A Western Holocaust
In 1988, on the 70th anniversary of the disastrous 1918 bush fires on Willoughby, Saltern Creek and Rodney Downs, the members of the Barcaldine Historical Society placed a plague in the vicinity of the fires …
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Disastrous bush fires of 1918
On 29 and 30 October 1918, bushfires claimed the lives of seven stockmen on Saltern Creek, Willoughby and Rodney Downs stations. Their deaths were recorded as: ‘an unfortunate accident, owing to the very hot dry …
Denis Hoare’s Little Yarn About Paraguay 1
REFRESHER In the early 1890s, Australia’s colonial government violently put down a shearer’s strike in Queensland. The conflict compelled the radical socialist William Lane to start a utopia where all men would be equal. “New Australia” would be founded in …
Hoare family travel to Paraguay on the ‘Royal Tar’
REFRESHER In the early 1890s, Australia’s colonial government violently put down a shearer’s strike in Queensland. The conflict compelled the radical socialist William Lane to start a utopia where all men would be equal. “New Australia” would be founded in …
Margaret [Hoare] Riley’s Little Yarn About Paraguay
Source: Whitehead, A. (1997) Source: Whitehead, Anne. (1997) Margaret Hoare was nearly 11 years old when her father decided to take the whole family to Paraguay as part of William Lane’s ‘New Australia’ party. Born …
Denis Hoare’s Little Yarn About Paraguay 3
Denis continues with his story. To recap: After arriving in the colony, Denis was concerned that there was dissent among the people already there. It only got worse over time, and the leaders had to …
Return to Barcaldine from Paraguay
Denis Hoare on New Australia. MR. DENIS HOARE and family have arrived in Barcaldine from Paraguay, after an absence of 3 years, during which time the family passed through considerable hardships. Denny and some of …
Denis Hoare and the Paraguay connection
Who was Denis Hoare? Denis was born in 1851 at Dun-drum, County Tipperary, Ireland, and came out to Victoria when he was two years of age. He spent most of his early life on …
Denis Hoare’s Little Yarn About Paraguay 2
Denis Hoare continues his tale … I now continue on the progress of the colony. We worked on very hard but cheerfully for about 12 months, and for my part I would never wish …
Some Stats drawn from the first State School Roll 1887
The information provided in this post has been compiled from work originally conducted by Barcaldine Historical Society. 1886 Opening of railway line to Barcaldine 1887 Opening of first state school July …