The year 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan and a time of deep reflection for local Vietnam Veterans. Vietnam Veterans’ Day is commemorated annually on August 18, the anniversary of the 1966 Battle of Long Tan. The Battle of Long Tan was a significant moment […]
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 […]
Despite looming clouds, Beaudesert’s dawn service and march were spared, with the rain holding off at just the right time. Hundreds gathered along Brisbane Street to watch the parade, with veterans, serving personnel and community groups taking part, including the 11th Combat Service Support Battalion of the Australian Army. Students […]
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 […]
Journalist Susie Cunningham walked the rugged and historic Stockyard Creek Track as part of centenary celebrations for the O’Reilly family. AVA O’Reilly walks the Stockyard Creek Track for the first time the day after she turns 20. She is a fourth-generation member of the O’Reilly family, which from 1914 to […]
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 […]
By Beaudesert Historical Museum On July 24, 1828, Logan, Cunningham and Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser set out from Brisbane Town to solve the Mt Warning mystery. On August 3, the ascent of Mt Barney East Peak was attempted, via Logan’s Ridge. Cunningham bailed first due to the ‘alarming steepness’, then […]
IT IS now 200 years since the first European exploration of our region. In his book ‘One Mountain After Another’, Arthur Groom details his research of our early history. Arthur was the founder of Binna Burra and inventor of the name ‘Scenic Rim’. In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed along […]
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