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As the beer is pulled in Joe’s Waterhole, Eumundi, stories of past beer-loving local legends are told. A former Queensland boxing champion and local larrikin, Joe Whiting traded his cane field for the hotel, previously known as the Commercial in the 1860s. Joe was famous for his mischievous behavior. A story is told about how Joe would glue money onto the bar and after someone would leave, he’d call out to them that they had left their change behind. Of course, when they tried to pick the money up it would be stuck there to great amusement of Joe. Source: www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/News-Centre/Backward...

Joseph’s son William Burrell purchased the first three town lots subdivided in 1890 and constructed Eumundi’s first building – the Railway Hotel. It was renamed the Eumundi Hotel in 1900. After a second story was added it was renamed the Commercial Hotel… this one burnt down. For any visitors to Eumundi today, Joe’s Waterhole marks the site of the original Railway Hotel building. Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/discovering-eumundi-heritage-and-...:

The history of St Joseph’s Cathedral Rockhampton is woven like a tapestry through the history of the Bishops of the diocese. To date, each of the ten Rockhampton Bishops has contributed to its present magnificence. St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral has stood for over a century on the inner-city corner of William and West Streets, Rockhampton. Its architecture and beauty and the magnitude of its stature, make it a focal point of the Rockhampton Diocese. It is as much for the people of the Diocese as visitors. St Joseph’s features a particularly fine black and white chequered Italian marble floor, sandstone block construction, and authentic leadlight windows hand-crafted in England. These windows depict themes from the New Testament. Balancing the sandstone and tile construction is the deliberate use of timber, creating a warm and natural atmosphere. Compared to modern church design, the design of St Joseph’s and its character reminds us of the transcendence of God. Source: www.cposj.com/more-about-me

The building called CTEC was also known as HTA or High Temperature Aerostructures. I was located in San Marcos, Texas.

Photo of actual building at CTEC: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/54640147723/]