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fuji321
Dec 31, 202211 min read
HUMPYBONG 1870-1883 (By D. H. Mitchell.)
The Daily Mail Saturday 15 May 1926 Page 16 : (Original Newspaper article on Trove at the following LINK) HUMPYBONG FROM 1870 TO 1883...
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fuji321
Dec 30, 20222 min read
c.1881 O'Connell Town Estate map and James Mitchell family history
Portion 210 and 211 (119 acres) of the Redcliffe Agricultural Reserve was first purchased by James Mitchell on the 19th July 1871....
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fuji321
Dec 29, 20224 min read
Woody Point to Scarborough Road in 1881
In October 1881, the Caboolture Divisional Board invited tenders for the clearing of the coastline road from the soon to be completed...
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fuji321
Dec 28, 202221 min read
THE LAST ABORIGINAL BATTLE SOUTH OF WIDE BAY. Nambucca and Bellinger News 1929
A 3 part article by James Grayson in the Nambucca and Bellinger News in October-November 1929 THE LAST ABORIGINAL BATTLE SOUTH OF WIDE...
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fuji321
Dec 28, 20223 min read
Percy Manley - Redcliffe's early hairdresser
Manley Street is named after Percy George Manley and his wife Agnes, who brought their family to Redcliffe in the early 1920's. Percy had...
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fuji321
Dec 8, 20226 min read
1942 crash of two P-400 USAF Airacobras at Queens Beach
On the 2nd July 1942, 26 year old, Lt. George L. Austin, Jr. (0-392733) was killed when his P-400 Airacobra plane crashed in Rossiters...
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fuji321
Dec 6, 20224 min read
Olympic Pool, Shark proof fence and pavilion - Clontarf 1938-1960s
The Shark proof fence, promenade deck, diving boards and a bathing pavilion were constructed in Clontarf in 1938 by Manuel Hornibrook....
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fuji321
Nov 26, 20225 min read
Koch Ave Scarborough street history
Koch Ave (formerly Koch St and Helen St) was named after Colonial Felix Bernard Theodore Wilhelm Koch VD, who had decorated military...
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fuji321
Nov 23, 20227 min read
Kate St history and the attempted assassination of Prince Edward at Clontarf (Sydney).
Robert T. Scott first purchased portions 110 and 111 in the Redcliff Agricultural Reserve on 12th December 1864. paying 1 pound per acre...
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fuji321
Nov 22, 20224 min read
Redcliffe Rollerdrome
The Courier-Mail Tue 15 Nov 1938 SKATING RINK FOR REDCLIFFE Council Grants Lease REDCLIFFE, Monday.— The Lands Department notified the...
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fuji321
Nov 21, 20225 min read
"Humpybong: Where it is, and What it is Like" - in 1881
The Brisbane Courier Wednesday 9th March 1881 - Page 5 : "Humpybong: Where it is, and What it is Like" "TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRISBANE...
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fuji321
Nov 16, 202210 min read
Redcliffe Fire Station early history
From the 1949 Redcliffe Sesquicentenary book: "The Redcliffe Fire Brigade - New Station opened." "For many years Redcliffe struggled...
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fuji321
Nov 7, 20227 min read
Comino's Arcade Redcliffe
The Comino's building (Acropolis) is a three storey, heritage listed, brick building on Redcliffe Parade, built by Greek businessman...
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fuji321
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Dalton Farm. Dalton St , Beach St, Oleander St and Marsala St history
Herbert Edward Dalton and his wife Ellen and family, moved to Redcliffe from Cairns in 1954 after purchasing 21 acres, part of portion...
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fuji321
Nov 5, 20228 min read
Whelan's Lagoon Humpybong Back Tracks
The Brisbane Courier - Saturday 1st May 1926 - Page 19: "Humpybong Back Tracks. The Great Lagoons—Some of the Pioneers—One of the Old...
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fuji321
Oct 30, 20228 min read
Harriet Bell history and the 1893 Tornado
Charles Frederick Bell was born on the 28th March 1829 in Middlesex, England. The eldest son of Charles Bell Esq. of 29 Stanley Gardens,...
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fuji321
Oct 27, 20224 min read
Ma and Pa Beedham
Harold Sleight “Jack” Beedham was born in January 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. (Father was George Beedham (1850-1900) Mother was...
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fuji321
Oct 25, 20223 min read
New Years Sports Carnival at Humpybong 1886
A sports carnival was held at the Redcliffe Sports ground on New Years Day 1886 with steamers bringing over 700 passengers across from...
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fuji321
Oct 19, 202215 min read
Early Days of Humpybong (1860-89) from the diary of Philip Silcock
The following appeared in the Queenslander Newspaper in December 1933 and January 1934, and were excerpts from the diary of Philip...
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fuji321
Oct 18, 20221 min read
West Clontarf 1915 Map showing farms and wells dug for Sugar plantations:
A recently discovered Clontarf 1915 land Sale Map, "24 Magnificent seaside Farms. To be sold by public auction in the Port Office Auction...
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