A Small Town in Queensland, Australia
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 …
ORIGINS Barcaldine township sprang into being with the opening of the railway on 8 November 1886 and is ‘the most notable of the “instant” railway towns’ which flourished at the successive termini of the Central …
On 19 April, 1929 the Chinese baker and storekeeper, Quan Hong – known to locals as ‘Charlie’ – was viciously attacked in his rooms at the back of his store. He died a few hours …
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 …
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 …