Carl Gesch of Kilkivan 1930s
Image credit: Goomeri History Qld
Image credit: Goomeri History Qld
GOOMERI an important district, the history of Goomeri, which is situated between the townships of Kilkivan and Murgon, is closely linked with the earliest days of settlement in the Burnett, dating back to the mid 1800s. This page present’s Goomeri in pictures, the people past and present, the industries that thrived such as Dairy, Timber, Beef the Railway and Agricultural through time.
Unravelling history is taking a journey back in time. We would like to thank Heather McIvor who offered her research knowledge of the...
Carl Frederick Gesch was born in 1853 in Wilhelmsdorf, Prussia, Germany. Carl married Mary Ann Reid, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Reid on 4 May 1882 at Boonara. Carl died on 5 April 1930 in Kilkivan. Mary Ann died on 19 Sept 1903 in Maryborough. Samuel and Elizabeth Reid, Mary Ann and siblings first went to Boonara Station on their arrival in Maryborough in 1863 from Ireland. Samuel and Elizabeth Reid are my Great-Great Grandparents and Mary Ann is my Great-Great Aunt.
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