Now they were underway, and the introduction was a strong one for the party, a creek crossing as wide as a cricket pitch is long, and thigh deep and floored with slippery boulders like pumpkins. There were miles of that ahead. They came out of the creek into […]
BANG! A rifle shot. “Hoy!” from Bernard. “Where the hell did you come from?” was the reply. Bernard told him he had found the missing aircraft and two men were alive. Swiftly Bernard’s questions were answered: He was a Buchanan, this is Christmas Creek, and Lamington was nine miles away, […]
The voices came again from below – two voices – men alive, but in what condition? Bernard stood for a minute, afraid to go on to them, afraid of what he would see. Bernard saw John Proud first, lying as he had for ten days on that wet […]
Compiled by Barry Kenny Excerpt from Bernard O’Reilly’s book “Green Mountains”.Used with permission from Rhelma Kenny (O’Reilly) On the summit of the southern extremity of Mt Throakban, the first of Bernard’s high points, he waited for the clouds to lift. For fifteen minutes he stood in cool moist wind looking […]
Original author Anthony Healy. From Museum records. Compiled by Barry Kenny. It was in 1886 that Anthony and Ann Healy (Flanagan) decided to take up a Selection on Burnett Creek on the Upper Logan River; they were married eighteen months with a seven month old daughter. They set out on […]
Compiled by Barry Kenny Excerpt from Bernard O’Reilly’s book “Green Mountains”. Used with permission from Rhelma Kenny (O’Reilly) From Bernard and Viola’s home, ‘Goblin Wood’, there was a riding track to Mt Bithongabel on the Queensland – NSW border, Bernard planned to ride there on a chestnut mare ‘The Great Unknown’. […]
Compiled by Bernard O’Reilly Excerpt from Bernard O’Reilly’s book “Green Mountains”.Used with permission from Rhelma Kenny (O’Reilly) Bernard O’Reilly looked up at the pale grey scum that had spread itself over the sky from the sea, heralding one of the most violent cyclones that had ever swept the mountain tops […]
Original author Brian Ward. From Museum records. Compiled by Barry Kenny Sheep were only cutting three or four pounds of wool once a year which was sold in England, seedy wool bringing twopence to twopence halfpenny a pound weight, better quality wool was around two shillings (2/-). There was up […]
Compiled by Barry Kenny. “In 1986 the Beaudesert Historical Society erected three monuments to honour and remember the Chinese shepherds who lost their lives doing their work protecting the flocks of sheep belonging to their employers, and the Aboriginals, trying as best they could to drive out the invaders. These […]
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