The death of Lighthorse Trooper Joseph Pascoe in the Illbogan Lagoon in December 1918- January 1919 was one of those unexpected events in the life of a soldier. A soldier faces unknown risks to his life while overseas fighting for his country, and returns home only to lose his life […]
A newspaper clipping in November 1934 gives much detail of an Ambulance Waltzing Competition in Beaudesert. Dancing was such a great social outlet for every district. In some places you would play tennis all day Saturday, go dancing that night and be home in time to milk the cows next […]
By Maxwell Harris From a little shed about the size of an old fashioned out house, near the pig and calf sale yards Aggie sold sandwiches, tea and coffee to raise money for the soldiers of both World Wars. Aggie never missed these fortnightly sales where she sold refreshments, at […]
Few things made as much of an impact as the supply of power to the growing township of Beaudesert. The Beaudesert Electric Light Authority was established in July 1928 and began supplying power to approximately 200 customers in the town area from crude oil engines which consisted of 2 x […]
Dr. Ashley Beet was appointed medical officer to the Beaudesert Hospital in 1903, where he served almost continuously for 44 years. At that time the hospital had 8 patients with a table from matron’s room serving as an operating table. Many babies, both Aboriginal and white, were named Ashley after […]
A small suitcase made from Weet-Bix cartons is on display at the Beaudesert Museum. It is the work of Italian prisoner-of-war Angelo, who worked as a farmhand on the Bilarabyn property of R L (Les) and Sheila Harrison of Gleneagle during the Second World War. The Italians were a war-weary […]
“Bet’ya didn’t sell dynamite”. “Yes we did, sonny.” Ric Enright was telling a group of youngsters that Enright’s Store sold everything! When Irish migrant, Michael Enright opened his small general store in Beaudesert in 1884 he never dreamed it would become one of the largest country stores in Australia with […]
There was a time when Beaudesert folk fought fires with buckets of water. Back yard tanks were used from which to throw water on the flames. It was such a bucket brigade that saved Dr. Beet’s cottage in Albert Street from destruction in 1912. By the time a little tea […]
Henry C Burgess was one of the first contacts made with the outside world by Bernard O’Reilly coming down Christmas Creek during the Stinson Rescue. Henry took Bernard and the two Buchanan boys, Ray and Charlie, to the Buchanan home by car. Henry was also responsible for the donation […]
Part 1 of 2 Thomas Chesworth Burgess was born in 1835 at Lymm, Cheshire, England; he married Jane Gilbert on 14 January 1865 in the Parish of West Derby, Lancaster. In an 1861 census the family is recorded as Inn Keepers. Thomas and his brother Henry received an […]
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