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TOWN HISTORY
1844-1884 White Settlement
1885-1890 Town Settlement
1891 Great Shearers’ Strike
1892-1899
1900-1907
1908-1915
1916-1931
1932-1953
1957-1975
1976-2001
2002-2014
THE TOWN
The Early Town
Towns Out West 1888
Geography and Demographics
Employment
Women’s Paid Work
Land and Property
Streets
Houses
Barcaldine Downs
THE PEOPLE
Original Inhabitants – Iningai
Chinese
Ah Sam, Ah Day, Ah Sing, Fong Sang
Chinese in Barcaldine 2
Chinese in Barcaldine – Luoi Quay aka ‘Laffie’
Chinese exhumation from Barcaldine cemetery – Yung Doong
Quan ‘Charlie’ Hong
Thomas Ang Wong
Yung Doong
Wah Sung
Arthur Family
Duffy Family
Hoare family
Denis Hoare and the Paraguay connection
Hoare family travel to Paraguay on the ‘Royal Tar’
Denis Hoare’s Little Yarn About Paraguay 1
Denis Hoare’s Little Yarn About Paraguay 2
Denis Hoare’s Little Yarn About Paraguay 3
Return to Barcaldine from Paraguay
Margaret [Hoare] Riley’s Little Yarn About Paraguay
Jackson Bros – Barcaldine drovers
Women in Barcaldine
THE PLACES
Australian Workers’ Heritage Centre
Barcaldine Convent
Churches, Religions & Faiths
Anglican
Primitive Methodist / Methodist Church
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic – Sacred Heart Church
Salvation Army
Fire Station and Brigade
Halls
Forester’s Hall
Oddfellow’s Hall
RSL Hall
Shire Hall
Town Hall
Hospitals
Barcaldine District Hospital
Kenilworth Nursing Home, Glencoe Private Hospital
Victoria Hospital
Hotels, Motels & Billiard Saloons
Existing Hotels
Artesian Hotel, Barcaldine
Commercial Hotel, Barcaldine
Railway Hotel, Barcaldine
Shakespeare Hotel, Barcaldine
Union Hotel, Barcaldine
Past Hotels
All Nations Hotel, Barcaldine
Carriers’ Arms Hotel
Emerson’s Hotel
Exchange Hotel, Barcaldine
Federal Hotel, Barcaldine
Globe Hotel, Barcaldine
Half-Way Hotel, Barcaldine
Queen’s Hotel
Royal Hotel, Barcaldine now The Artesian Hotel, Barcaldine
Springsure Hotel, Barcaldine
Terminus Hotel, Barcaldine
Welcome Home Hotel, Barcaldine
West End Hotel, Barcaldine
Western Hotel, Barcaldine
White Horse Hotel, Barcaldine
Withersfield Hotel, Barcaldine
Icons
Alice River Bridge
Court House
Lands Office
Masonic Lodge
Memorials – Clock, Gates
Tree of Knowledge
Library
Local Businesses
Agents
Banks
Bank of New South Wales
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
National Australia Bank
Dressmakers/Tailors
Engineering
Factories
Blacksmiths and Saddlers
Brewery
Soap works
Food & Beverage
Bakeries, Cafes and Restaurants
Butchers
Corner Shops & Supermarkets
General Storekeepers
Draperies, Bootmakers and Shoe Shops
Hairdressers and Barbers
Jewellers
Newsagents
Hardware and Furniture
Meacham and Leyland
Other Small Businesses
Professionals
Teamsters and Carriers
Trades
Wool Scours, Boiling Down Works
Picture Theatres
Lyric Theatre – Paramount Theatre
Radio Theatre
Glideograph
School of Arts
Schools
Barcaldine State School
Barcaldine Convent School – St Joseph’s
Private Schools
Brixton School & Geera School
Showgrounds
THE THINGS
Communications
Post and Telegraph
Telephone & Internet
Radio and Television
District Newspapers
The Western Champion
Community newspapers
Disasters & Catastrophes
Droughts
Fires
Floods
Wars
Entertainment
Balls & Dances
Drama and Stage
Barcaldine Amateur Theatrical Society (BATS)
Music
Town Bands
Festivals
Artesian Festival
Back to Barcaldine Celebrations
Barcaldine Centenary 1986
Fetes
PAHS Show
Processions
Organisations, Clubs & Guilds
Barcaldine Historical Society
Cultural Associations
Friendly Societies
Caledonian Association
Forester’s Lodge
Hibernians
Oddfellows and Oddfellows Hall
Comet Lodge of Freemasons
Political Organisations & Activities
Australian Labor Party
Graziers’ associations
Trade Unions
1891 Shearers’ Strike
1931 Shearers’ Strike
1956 Shearers’ Strike
1983 Shearers’ Strike
Progress Association / Chamber of Commerce
Queensland Country Women’s Association, Barcaldine Branch
Red Cross
Rotary / Jaycees/ Lions
RSSAILA / RSL
Women’s War Fund
Power & Energy
Public Administration
Kargoolnah Divisional Board/ Barcaldine Divisional Board
Barcaldine Shire Council
Barcaldine Regional Council
Rural Industries
Alice River Co-operative Settlement
Wool
Cattle
Sport & Recreation
Boxing
Car racing – ‘Speedway’
Cricket
Football
Black & White Football
Women’s Football
Golf
Horse Racing
Lawn Bowls
Motor Cycle and Cycle Club
Netball
Pony Club
Rifle Club
Squash
Swimming Club
Swimming Pool
Tennis
Tourism Industry Development
Transport
Air
Railway
Railway Stations
Train Services
Aramac Tramway
Lagoon Creek Railway Bridge
Road
Motor Vehicles and Coaches
Main Roads Department
Water bores, tower and weir
Lloyd-Jones Weir
Water Tower
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