Ah Long with his sickle
Image credit: Kilkivan Historical Society — in Goomeri, Queensland.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Man with his dog Ploughing in the 1930s
Man with his dog ploughing in the 1930s
Image credit: Kilkivan Historical Society — in Goomeri, Queensland.
The Great 1911 Land sale in Marquee - Goomeri 1911
The Great 1911 Land sale in a marquee - Goomeri 1911
Image credit: E.D Euler, WARR — in Goomeri, Queensland.
Lawless Quilt 1839 - Queensland Women's Historical Association
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| Mrs Price of Hertfordshire, England |
About this object
Unfinished quilt top. Hexagon edged. Multicoloured but predominantly blue,brown,pink aqua. Cotton chintz and glazed muslin/calico. Some hexagons contain fussy cut fabrics to highlight design.
Made by Mrs. Price of Hertfordshire, England. Mrs Price was married to the Rev. Rice Price M.A. The quilt was part of her estate and bequeathed to her daughter Mrs. Jessie Evans,(wife of Thomas Evans) who brought it to Queensland in 1897. The quilt was given to Mabel Lawless, (born Mabel Evans in Gayndah in 1870 and granddaughter of the maker), and who was married to John Paul Lawless from 'Boobyjan' and 'Windera', Goomeri. Mabel gave the quilt to The Queensland Women's Historical Association in 1959.
Maker Mrs. Price Maker Role Quilter Date Made c.1839 Place Made England
Read more at link: https://ehive.com/collections/4074/objects/395422/lawless-quilt
Kilkivan - Goomeri Football Team - 1967
Image credit: Kilkivan Historical Society
Kilkivan - Goomeri Football Team - 1967
1967 A GRADE LOWER SOUTH BURNETT PREMIERS
Back L-R, Horrie Whitebread (lower South Burnett President), Jack Brown (Official), Robbie Sanderson, Cyril Peters' Doug Weier, Stan Patterson, Len Weier, Malcolm Denning, Rex Brown, Eric Turner (President).
Centre, Geoff Furguson, Keith Pearson, Peter McIntosh,
John Hayward, Neil Peters.
Front, Col Smith, Dean Purdy (Captin coach), Reg Smith, Allan Lewis.
Kilkivan-Goomeri football team really put the shire on the map for team sport, from 1952 to 1972. This team produced players who played for Australia, Queensland, Queensland Country, Wide Bay and South Burnett and had many victories, due to great team efforts and the will to win. Quote Dulcie Logan, 'Where Two Rivers Run' Page 379
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