Court House
The first Court House was brought from Pine Hill in 1887 and sited on the corner of Beech and Elm Streets. This site was occupied by the Police Mounted Infantry Corps during the 1891 shearers’ …
Aeroplanes and Air Services
Source: Hoch, Isabel. 2008. Page 76, 77, 95, 105, 157 Most Barcaldine residents had their first sight of an aeroplane in 1919. The Commonwealth government offered £10,000 for the first Australians to fly from England and …
Barcaldine Convent
1924 postcard view of Convent (Image: Barcaldine museum) Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Convent opened on 3 February, 1896 when the Sisters of Mercy commenced Catholic schooling in Barcaldine in a combined convent and school …
Railway Station
The first railway station was shifted to Barcaldine from Pine Hill (built 1883) in 1886 with the arrival of the Central Railway line, and was erected on the northern side of the line. It had …
Engineering
George Bourne & Associates Barcaldine was the headquarters for the engineering firm of George Bourne and Associates, consultants for eight shires. The business developed from the enterprise of C. H. Wilson, the firm established in …
Victoria Hospital 1887-1928
The First Victoria Hospital 1886-1896 Money had been collected to establish a hospital at each terminus of the railway line, but the line always moved on before it could be built. In May 1887, Mrs. …
Barcaldine District Hospital
The last meeting of Victoria Hospital Board was held on July 4, 1928. Thereafter the institution was known as Barcaldine District Hospital. There were many changes at the hospital in the 1929-30 period. Miss S. M. …
Kenilworth Nursing Home, Glencoe Private Hospital
Kenilworth Nursing Home In February 1919 the Kenilworth Nursing Home opened. It was staffed by three nurses (Green, Long and Southgate), an assistant, and Dr. Cook as visiting surgeon. The Western Champion euphemistically described it …
Radio and Television
Source: Hoch, Isabel. 2008. Pages 121, 144 Radio The first account of wireless reception in the town appeared in May 1924. A ‘wireless plant’ was set up by C. F. Hobler at the Yew Street …
Telephone & Internet
Telephone Communication by telephone meant gradual changes in life style in Barcaldine and surrounding districts. The Barcaldine Chamber of Commerce met on the 6th August 1907 to consider a proposal to establish a telephone exchange. It …