History
What he loved doing the best!
At the Opening Ball of the new Canungra School of Arts building on July 7, 1856 it was felt necessary to have two orchestras in attendance so that the dancing would be continuous. One of […]
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Bon Vue Guest House, Beechmont, 1924 – 1955 and Beyond
Visitors to Beechmont Markets will be familiar with the car park adjacent to the Old Beechmont School and Headmasters Cafe, at the Beechmont Roundabout. They could be forgiven for not realising that, for many years, […]
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The Lonely Grave of John Scarborough
At the Leicester Summer Assizes on July 27, 1833 John Scarborough received a sentence of Death on the charge of housebreaking. Later the sentence was commuted to Transportation for Life. Discrepancies surround his birth date […]
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Looking back – March 2026
20 years ago: Samantha takes out club title On Tuesday night, February 21, the Canungra Lion held the club judging for the 2006 Lions National Australia Bank Youth of the Year Quest. The five contestants […]
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Lawton Lane, Canungra
By Canungra and Districts Historical Association After a lengthy passage and unusually rough weather, the ‘Light of the Age’ arrived in Brisbane in January 1864. Among the passengers were the Lawton family hailing from Staffordshire […]
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Every Name Tells a Story – Boyland
IN JANUARY 1841 Thomas Boyland, a carpenter by trade, arrived in Sydney aboard the barque ‘Alfred’. A native of County Antrim in Ireland, Thomas soon made his way to the Colony of Moreton Bay where […]
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Save the Last Dance for Me
A RECENT donation to C&DHA came from Mr Ian Owen of the Sunshine Coast. He kindly presented us with two dance cards from 1913 and 1914 belonging to his grandmother Eliza Margaret Guest. During the […]
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Kokoda Barracks – a short history
LOCATED in the Scenic Rim adjacent to the village of Canungra, Kokoda Barracks has earned a rightful place as a national icon of our military history. Initially approved on November 3, 1942, the barracks was […]
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The Memory Keepers: Our Stories, our past
A FRIEND recently asked “What do you do at the Canungra and District Historical Association?”. This innocent question prompted the writing of this months’ article. History is more than a collection of dates; it is […]
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History Writing Competition
This year a brand new initiative for the Canungra & District Historical Association was conducting a History Writing Competition in conjunction with the Canungra State School. Students were asked to write a poem, an information […]