A Small Town in Queensland, Australia
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Pastoral and Town Directory 1891 In 1891, the Western Champion listed the Pastoral and Town Directory for the greater Barcaldine area in its ‘1891 Almanac‘. It provides a valuable record of the towns and the …
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 …
In May 1991, the first stage of the Australian Workers’ Heritage Centre project was opened by Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The momentum to establish something significant to cement Barcaldine’s place in history started to build …
Watchmakers Western Champion 22 February 1887 Western Champion Almanac 1891 Western Champion 30 November 1907 Western Champion Almanac 1891
A Land Court opened in Barcaldine in 1900 conducted in the Lands Office building on the corner of Ash and Maple streets. Land ballots were conducted for portions of larger rural properties – Saltern Creek …