Sunday, May 24, 2020

Logging in the Goomeri Railway Yard

Image credit: Dianne Howley‎ Goomeri

Logging in the Goomeri Railway Yard

Goomeri Street View - Looking from Alf & Lil Labudda's house over Lagoon

Image credit: Dianne Howley‎ Goomeri

Looking from Alf & Lil Labudda's first house in 
Maudsley St over the lagoon to General Store Gommeri


STUMP CAPPING, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 1956

Image credit: Dianne Howley‎ Goomeri Qld

THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
cordially Invites
Mr & Mrs L Howley
An invitation to be present at the 
STUMP CAPPING 
of the new St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
in Goomeri ( Tansey Street) 
Saturday 4th August 1956 at 2.p.m.

David and Lottie McIntosh - People of Goomeri

Image credit: Donna Anderson

David and Lottie McIntosh standing outside their THOLOTHIN tea room. Lottie Sweetnam McIntosh (Gilbert) with her husband David Gibb McIntosh owned the tea rooms. Lottie’s parents: Robert and Euphemia Gilbert (Eaton) owned Tholothin Station near Boompa, thus the name. The tea rooms were open during WWII during the forties.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Goomeri 'Bowlers Debutante Ball', 2nd September 1949

Image credit: Goomeri History Qld

Goomeri 'Bowlers Debutante Ball', 2nd September 1949 
held in the 'Hall Of Memory'

Distinguished Guests L to R,
Mrs Mizen, Mr T.H Spencer, Mrs Theodore, Mrs Heading & 
Hon T.A Heading M.P Wide Bay, Mr Arthur Wright & Mrs Wright, Mr J.W Hallo.

Debutantes & Partners Lto R,
Val Teague & Noel Peterson, Moya Kramer & Ken McIvor, Alisa Young & Herb Baldwin, Lois Squires & Trevor Squires, Yvonne Maudsley & Grahan Monkley, Val Sadler & Nel Jenkinson, Joyce Beresford & Colin Bennett, Joan Rogash & Ian Stanton, Norma Breitkreutz & Colin Greer, Daphne Smith & Des Smith, Daphne Freshwater & Wally Dickens, Betty Knipe & Colin Young, Margaret Sadler & Alex McGill, Linda Beresford & Jack Bennett, Eileen Smith & Peter Marr, Marlene Bauer & Colin Pearce, Annie Tallon & Arnold Euler, Joyce Nagle & Bryce Rogash.

Flowergirls in the front L to R, Deli Wright, Unknown?

1969 Debutantes Ball

Image supplied by Marlene Pointon.
Image from a newspaper clipping.

1969 Debutantes Ball
Goomeri Debutantes, who made their social bow.


Organised by Betty McIntosh in Goomeri 'Hall of Memory'.
Photos 1.2.3
Top Photo 1, L-R, Beverely Smyth now Bev Henness, Daphne Banks, 
Dianne Bryant, Coleen Young and Jan Sippel.

Middle Photo 2, L-R, Marlene Munro now Pointon, 
Glenda Harch now Glenda Reck, Leigh Reck now Leigh Kachel, 
Judy Elliott now Judy McKeen, Linda Moore now Linda Pearce.

Bottom Photo 3, L-R, Kathy Richards, Yvonne Dimmick, 
Carol Lewis, Carolyn Jenkinson and Clare Kidd.

The picture was taken around 1927

Image credit Marlene Pointon

The picture was taken around 1927
Top Row L-R: Great Grandma Burvill, Archie Pointon, 
Ada Pointon, Bob McIntosh, Eric Burvill.
2nd row down: Lady holding baby unknown?
3rd-row L-R: Man in the white shirt with tie unknown, 
Lady in white dress and glasses unknown, Nett McIntosh.
Front row L-R, 'Robert' Bobbie Pointon sitting on Bill Wilson's lap. 
2 children in the front unknown.

Annie Elizabeth Beer, Woman Pioneer of Goomeri

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