History

The agreements were finally in place and the first sod was turned in the construction.  This occurred at South Brisbane Station for the Queensland section, and later on June 23, 1926, in Kyogle for the New South Wales section.  All the work on the line was performed manually as modern […]

The first meeting to be held with the object of agitating for an extension of the railway from Kyogle to Beaudesert occurred on April 26, 1912. Many years of meetings and discussion ensued, with consideration also being given to alternative routes from Murwillumbah to Tweed Heads or Kyogle to Killarney. […]

The Logan and Albert Co-operative Dairy Factory was described by Kathleen Nutting in her 1974 book, ‘Then and Now: The story of Beaudesert’, as one of Beaudesert’s most valuable assets. Not only did the factory provide employment, it provided an essential product. The cream became Budgeree Butter, the main product […]

By Beaudesert Historical Museum The Logan and Albert Co-operative Dairy Factory, which opened in 1906, was the most important event in the lives of the local dairy farmers. Although there had been small cream factories operating in the district – the South Brisbane Creamery Company and the Lowood Creamery Company […]

Farming along the fertile flats of the Logan River in the early days was fraught with difficulty. Sheep, introduced with the first settlers, were soon found to be unsuited to the conditions. Cattle thrived, but markets for meat were not large enough to sustain a large industry. The answer, dairying, […]

April 21, 2026 was the 47th anniversary of an accident at Christmas Creek which took the lives of two adults – a teacher and his wife, and two of the students. The group, from Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School, were enjoying a weekend at the Lamington National Fitness Camp when the […]

The sons and daughters of Beaudesert and surrounding districts proudly volunteered and marched to war in both the 1914-1919, and the 1939-1945 conflicts. Local men and women served in Gallipoli and France during WWI, or in the Pacific, Africa and South East Asia during WWII. They were not forgotten by […]

In 1911, the O’Reilly men Pat, Luke and Joe and their cousins Tom, Herb, Ped, Norb and Mick arrived to take up their selections on Roberts Plateau. Their first access was via the timber tracks in Cainbable Gorge, a total of sixteen gruelling miles. When Lamington National Park was proclaimed, […]

By Beaudesert Historical Museum Easter 2026 is almost upon us. Known as a moveable feast, the date of our annual Easter celebrations varies from year to year. Calculated by the phases of the moon, it occurs on the first Sunday after the March equinox; it can therefore never occur before […]

By the Beaudesert Historical Museum Brisbane Street used to be home to a Woolworths Variety Store.  The store was located in the building now housing Jenny’s Western, and was certainly operating in the 60s and 70s but the exact dates are unknown.  The top floor of the building, accessed by […]