Radio and Television
Source: Hoch, Isabel. 2008. Pages 121, 144 Radio The first account of wireless reception in the town appeared in May 1924. A ‘wireless plant’ was set up by C. F. Hobler at the Yew Street …
Month: May 2017
Telephone & Internet
Telephone Communication by telephone meant gradual changes in life style in Barcaldine and surrounding districts. The Barcaldine Chamber of Commerce met on the 6th August 1907 to consider a proposal to establish a telephone exchange. It …
Women’s War Fund
A local Women’s War Fund committee was a combined Red Cross and Comfort’s Fund group that formed during the second world war to fund raise to support the war effort. It raised £11,405 in the …
Barcaldine Historical Society
History of the Barcaldine Historical Society and Museum as recorded by Dell Scott 2016 After the Folk Museum opened at Ilfracombe in the 1960s, Bill Scott, then secretary of the R.S.L. approached the committee regarding …
Aramac Tramway
History of the Aramac Tramway A bold step was taken by the Aramac Shire Council in 1909 when it decided to borrow £66,500 to build a tramway from Barcaldine to Aramac. The tramway was an …
Arthur Family
Source: Fox, Matthew J. (1923). The History of Queensland: its people and industries 1923. See Volume 3b History of Central Queensland.