Brixton School & Geera School
Two small Provisional schools opened during the drought of 1895 to 1905 at Brixton (1900) and Geera (1901) Brixton School BRIXTON was a watering stop for steam engines west of Barcaldine, peopled by a few railway …
Month: May 2020
School buses, Barcaldine
The first school bus, supplied and driven by Bill Latham, operated between Cumberland and Barcaldine in 1958. Known locally as The Monkey Bus it was sold to Fred Brown in 1964. By 1985, a total …
Student Hostel, Barcaldine
The Hostel 1961-1975 After 1961 accommodation for country children, primary or secondary, was available at ‘The Hostel’ established by Mrs. A. M. Pumpa of Lara. The hostel, a converted private dwelling in Yew Street, began …
St Peter’s Church and Hall
St Peter’s Anglican Church and Hall is a heritage-listed church at 85 Elm Street, Barcaldine. It was designed by Edwin Hockings and built in 1899. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. It is a substantial timber church …
Primitive Methodist / Methodist Church / Anglican Church
The Methodist faith was the first to open a church in Barcaldine, in Ash Street – the first Primitive Methodist Church. Like other buildings in town, it arrived by rail, following the progress of the …
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army played a prominent role in Barcaldine affairs, using Forester’s Hall in Oak Street until they purchased it in 1896. The Salvation Army Barracks were in Oak Street. They owned the Foresters’ Hall, …
Presbyterian Church
A Presbyterian Church was not built until 1910. It was equipped with a bell tower of 30 ft in 1912. The church and the Caledonian Society had a close connection, as did all the Scotsmen …
Roman Catholic – Sacred Heart Church
First Catholic Church 1886-1898 The first Sacred Heart Church was one of the buildings that was moved from one stop on the railway line to the next as it advanced westwards. It was re-erected – …