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St Clare’s Church was built and opened in 1927, and Tully became a separate parish in 1935. A community of Good Samaritan Sisters arrived in Tully in January 1928 in response to an appeal by Father Clancy and the Catholics of Tully. They opened a school on 3 February 1928 with an enrolment of 35 pupils, but by April this enrolment had risen to 75 pupils. The first classes were held in the church and in an old cottage which was modified for use as a school. On 10 December 1933, the foundation stone for St Clare’s School was laid. The first building consisted of three classrooms and was opened in 1934. The Good Samaritan Sisters finally closed their doors and departed from Tully in 1995, although our admiration for their contribution to this school, lives on. St Clare’s School is now staffed totally by lay teachers (not a member of a religious order) and ancillary staff. In 2011 Cyclone Yasi caused some damage to the school buildings and grounds of St Clare’s. Repairs were carried out and ongoing refurbishment continues, the most recent of which was last year. Source: www.stclares.qld.edu.au/about-us/our-history/

Officially opened in 1916, Ithaca Pool clocks up 104 years in Brisbane’s swimming history on the 21st of October this year, 2020. Nestled in Neal Macrossan Park at 14 Caroline St., Ithaca Pool is a far cry from the days of old when it was an excavated hole in the ground. Improved over the years and undergoing a multi-million dollar refurbishment in 2011, the locals are proud to have this inviting escape from Brisbane’s heat in their own backyard. In the early years of Brisbane, a dip in the river was primarily for hygiene purposes. Not without peril, the colonials faced the fear of drowning or shark attack. From 1857 shark-proofed floating baths were established by town councils along the river. The Paddington Cemetery Act was passed in 1911 by Queensland Parliament, which authorised the government to resume the burial grounds and relocate the remains to another site. Around this time the locals took advantage of a cleared space on the northern side of the cemetery and fashioned a pool of sorts. It was little more than a rudimentary pit filled with water pumped from the Brisbane River. It was a great boon for Paddington, although sometimes not the most desirable place to cool off. Behind the scenes, to keep the river water suitable for swimming, chlorine was poured into a holding tank and then pumped into the pool. Raising unpleasant memories for locals from the era, the water was often murky and odorous. In January 1928, a Letter to the Editor of the Brisbane Courier mentioned the pool was in such terrible condition that they suspected someone had thrown a dead cat or rat into the water. After recommendations in 1940 by a health committee, City Council installed a water filtration plant as an experiment at Ithaca Baths. The process removed the sediment and made the water fit for public bathing. Fresh town water soon replaced the suspect supply from the polluted Brisbane River. In 1942, the Chairman of the City Council Health Committee announced in the Courier-Mail Brisbane that…”Ithaca municipal swimming pool is to become the show baths of Brisbane.” (The Courier-Mail Brisbane Tue 27 October, 1942, page 2 ) Plans were approved to build new dressing rooms and toilets at an estimated cost of £1800. The article also stated that the galvanised iron fence surrounding the baths be replaced with a wire fence, so people passing could watch swimmers in the pool. Source: www.jonzunlee.com.au/2020/10/15/hidden-gem-in-paddington-...

Wonderful set of photographs of bicycles. And this one tells such a wonderful story. (Thanks for your project to make such wonderful images available to us all.)

Looks like Portland, Oregon today.

What! No Bike Locks!

Thanks for sharing your wonderful photo
for all to see.


PLANET EARTH BACK IN THE DAY
This group is dedicated to the past.
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The first public swimming baths in Maryborough were floating baths built last century in the Mary River. These baths were swept away by a flood in the 1890s. These were replaced in 1906 by a 33 yard (30 m) pool adjacent to the local council gardens near the river. George Ambrose White, a local widower had donated the then huge sum of 1000 pounds towards its construction after a local boy drowned swimming in the Mary River. The water was initially unfiltered river water. Attempts to use bore water had failed. Competitive swimming began around 1922 with the Mary River Swimming Club. The Club flourished on and off for a few short years till 1934 when a bitter dispute between officials and swimmers over financial assistance to go to the State Championships caused a walkout of some very talented swimmers. Two of these were Merv Witt, an Australian 1650 yard (1500 meters) champion, and Tom Mutta King, the first Queenslander to break 60 seconds for 100 yards. They then competed for the Bundaberg Club. The Mary River Swimming Club soon folded. Source: www.maryboroughswimmingclub.org.au/history.htm