A Small Town in Queensland, Australia
In 1944, the Longreach Leader published photos of servicemen and servicewomen who had enlisted to fight for their country. These are those from Barcaldine. Some had more than one family member joining up. Men Women
An unassuming Corymbia Papuana ghost gum was growing in 1886 in what became the main street of Barcaldine. The tree was situated beside the railway goods shed. When the railway line ended at Barcaldine – The …
Teamsters were among the first to make their way out to the west after Mitchell explored the area in the 1840s. The land was surveyed into consolidated holdings, with managers and owners, the rural gentry …
Who were the Jackson Bros? The Jackson Bros company comprised Barlow and Jack, and operated for over 20 years. Their droving business was based in Barcaldine, and they moved stock ‘the length and breadth of the …
Thomas Ang Wong originated from Amoy in China. He was born in Xiamen Shiqu, Fujian in 1827. On 11th September 1854 he married Emma Welton in Sydney, moving to Queensland about 1864. He set up …
George and Mary Hammond were the proprietors of the Western Hotel in Barcaldine from 1886 to 1888 Mary migrated to Rockhampton from Devonshire, England on the sailing ship ‘Empress’ in 1863 (5?) when she was …
I am posting in full a recent news article on the latest iteration of the old hotel in Barcaldine now known simply as The Globe. The article was written by Kirili Lamb for the Rural …
Barcaldine started with a large number of hotels in the main street, Oak Street. Many burned down in the numerous street fires. Some of them were rebuilt, and some of them burnt down again, with …
The Kemp family settled in Barcaldine about 1887. This is the story of William and Hannah contributed by their great-grand-daughter, Diane Passmore. Hannah (nee McCall) Kemp William Kemp William Kemp was born in July 1844 …
This is a list of all the ANZACs from WWI who were born in Barcaldine. They registered at various sites in Australia, including Longreach. Further information can be found on the Australian War Memorial site. …