History
Going to the ‘Dump’
By Canungra Historical Assocation Back in the late 1920s and 1930s on the road heading south from Canungra and up into the mountains of Lamington National Park there was a logging operation. Today there is […]
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History
David Day (1880-1959)
By the Canungra Historical Association. As many before him, David Day came to Canungra to work in the Lahey’s Sawmill. As well as working in the mill during the day, he built cottages in Appel […]
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History – Wonglepong Cemetery
Wonglepong Cemetery is located in Franklin Lane, off the Beaudesert Nerang Road at Wonglepong. Prior to 1914 it was a private cemetery, part of the property Sarahvale, owned by the Franklin family. In approximately November 1914, […]
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Canungra’s History- Canungra Railway Station
Canungra Railway Station was situated where the Canungra State Primary School grounds are today. The railway line crossed Christie Street (about where the Canungra Bowls Club is) and followed round the creek bank north to […]
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Canungra’s History
Boyland Railway Station A short distance along the Biddaddaba Road from its junction with the Mundoolun Connection Road, on the left-hand side, there is a small plaque marking the site of the Boyland Railway Station, […]
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History: Mary’s Tree
Mary Hart was a member of the Wonglepong branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA).She attended the QCWA Annual Conference in 1951 when the country of study was Mexico.The delegates there were given a seedling […]
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100 Years of History to Be Demolished
Over 100 years of history will be lost when the Pig and Calf Sale Yards in Helen Street, Beaudesert are demolished. In 1912, the sale yards were part of a larger complex located at the […]