After the end of World War One, there were camphor laurel trees planted along Christie Street, Canungra, as a memorial to those men from Canungra and district who did not return. In the late 1990s, […]
From 1884 when Lahey Brothers began their Sawmill in Canungra, they employed Mr Tyson as an ambulance and first aid officer when needed. Transport to Beaudesert Hospital grew from a hand litter pulled and pushed […]
THERE still remain vestiges of the Lahey tramway that ran from the old Canungra sawmill up Duncan Street to the tunnel, and then wound its way up the Coomera Valley, also known as Pine creek, […]
Desmond Libke’s second Great Grandfather, Ludwig Carl Lubke arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the “Reichstag”. The family eventually settled in the Mt French region. Des’s parents Alfred (Snow) Libke and Grace Venz met in […]
By Canungra Historical Association Witheren Provisional School opened on August 21, 1899 on land originally selected by Mr Robert Christie, eight kilometres from Canungra on the road to Illinbah. Miss Greenaways was the first teacher […]
By Bob King DURING the late sixties and early seventies Canungra was a very small township with a hotel – whose publican’s wife had the beautiful Christian names of Gertrude Pansy May. Other services in […]
In October 1934 a Show was held in Canungra with proceeds going to the Canungra Hospital auxiliary fund. It was officially opened by Mr T F Plunkett MLA, who said he thought it would be […]
Herbert Flesser was born in Beaudesert Hospital on July 15, 1929 to Trangote (known as Traugott to his family) and Emily Flesser. Born in Germany, Wilhelm Friedrick Flesser, Herbert’s grandfather, emigrated to Australia in 1865 […]
For those amongst us who are my age I ask you to cast your mind back 55 years to 1969 Canungra and the nights of the of the Bullocky’s Barn Dances at the Canungra School […]
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