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Jonathan Raymond Wright and Elizabeth Jane Daley are my great grandparents.

Brief history Tobacco growing commenced during Australia's early years of settlement. Governor Macquarie experimented with plantings at Emu Plains in New South Wales in 1818, and by the 1820s tobacco was cultivated by farmers in the Hunter Valley. During the 1850s growing extended to Victoria and Queensland. It is likely that some proportion of the early crop was intended to supply the colony with the makings of pesticide for use in ridding sheep of parasites.9 Growing reached its peak in the early 1970s, when nearly 16 000 tonnes of leaf were sold annually,10 but by 2006 the crop yielded under 4000 tonnes.11 Prior to deregulation of the market, most Australian leaf was purchased by local manufacturers.12 Major influences contributing to the downturn in local tobacco growing included declining tobacco consumption in the Australian population, and successive reductions in the protective tariff on Australian leaf during the 1990s, which permitted manufacturers to purchase leaf more cheaply on the international market (see below).12 This led to an increase in diversion of Australian leaf into the illegal tobacco trade12 (see also Chapter 13, Section 13.7). Commercial tobacco farming no longer occurs in Australia. The industry began to wind down during the mid-1990s, with successive announcements at state and federal level for government-financed restructuring grants (exit grants) to tobacco farmers to assist them in leaving the industry. Source: www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/chapter-10-tobacco-industry...

The New Ross Standard of 12th August 1949 has a description of a wedding between John Quigley of Rathduff, Killanne and Miss Agnes King of Astinvillar, which took place in Waterford Cathedral on Wed. 10th. The reception was in the Imperial Hotel Waterford with about 30 guests.

Bridesmaid: Miss Bridie King (sister of the bride wearing stone coloured dress, and brown accessories) Best Man: Mr. Patrick Quigley (brother to the groom) Celebrant: Rev. P Brennan OSA Grantstown, Wellington Bridge (cousin to the groom) Bride's parents: Mr & Mrs Henry King, Askinvillar Groom's father: Late Patrick Quigley of Faree, Fouksmills The bride wore pink, with blue accessories.

The Enniscorthy Guardian of 3rd July 1987 mentions the death of John Quigley of Rathduff, Rathnure on June 22nd at the age of 77.

Here is the marriage record of Agnes King's parents in 1919. Her mother being Rebecca Hickey.

So was this at the Poole studio or the Imperial Hotel? You would think that someone would have given the floor a quick sweep!

Barney Point (1428) is the only swimming beach in the township of Gladstone and is located 1 km east of the city centre, on Barney Point. It is a 300 m long, east facing beach that usually only receives low wind waves generated inside the harbour. It is composed of coarse sand and pebbles and consequently has a relatively steep beach face, fronted by 200 m wide tidal flats. It is backed by a reserve that commemorates the founding of Gladstone, together with a picnic, playground and barbecue area. While the access, facilities and easterly views are all attractive, the adjoining northern half of the point is occupied by a large coal storage facility, with the jetty and wharf running off the northern tip of the point, all within 1 km of the beach. A seawall for the facility forms the northern boundary of the beach, with rock flats and a 20 m high grassy bluff to the south. Source: beachsafe.org.au/beach/qld/gladstone/barney-point/barney-...

Barney Point Beach is the city's birthplace - Gladstone's first settlers landed here in 1847. It's also the location of the city's earliest grave, with historical plaques marking points of interest. A floating tidal enclosure makes for safe summer swimming. Source: www.queensland.com/au/en/plan-your-holiday/journeys/p-56b...