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Historic St Matthew's Church facing closure THE imminent closure of historic St. Matthew's Church and Hall will be a tragic loss, not only to Howard, but the whole Fraser Coast community. By Rosiejay THE imminent closure of historic St. Matthew's Church and Hall will be a tragic loss, not only to Howard, but the whole Fraser Coast community. Located in William Street next to Brooklyn House, it is set on land donated by William Rankin. The Rankin family is well-known for their past political contributions, through Col. Colin Rankin and Dame Annabelle Rankin DBE. Whilst the present congregation of St. Matthew's is small, their dedication and love for their church and its rich history is evident. The peeling paint on this little timber church belies its well-kept interior. Its stained glass windows depicting the Church's namesake, St. Matthew, overlook the altar draped in crisp, white linen, neat rows of wooden pews and gleaming polished plaques bearing the names of long-past parishioners. An aura of warmth pervades, no doubt from the love of many generations who have been a part of this welcoming church. The original church was built in 1883. This church became a hall when it was replaced in 1913 by the current church. During World War 2 the hall was utilised as a field hospital. Today it still serves the community as a meeting place for local group activities. The Parish of Howard was formed in 1891, with St. Matthew's being the only Church of England in the area. In the following years, St. Matthew's curate would make the then long, difficult journey to Pialba to minister to the people there. Nowadays, the situation is reversed, though the journey is much easier. Whilst financial circumstances should be considered, other factors must also be taken into account. As St. Matthew's is an active part of the Howard community, its closure will affect many more than the congregation. The fellowship of the congregation, many of whom come from other communities, will be torn apart and scattered. Irreplaceable history will be lost forever. Can it be saved? St. Matthew's Church and Hall will be taking part in Coalfest this Saturday with free tours of the church, sausage sizzle, floral displays, an art exhibition in the hall, and much more. Source: www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/fraser-coast/histo...

Out here they call it Poppa’s Place or Harry’s place. Its official name, however, is the Hotel Corones. It is named after its proprietor, Harry Corones, one of the richest men in the west. The number one hotel in Western Queensland with a State-wide reputation for pleasant living, it is at the same time the most western and the least western of any hotel beyond the Great Divide. It is most western in its spaciousness — not the length and breadth of its rooms, but the atmosphere brought to them by the outback people who make it their town headquarters. It is made un-western by the other people who come to it — a wide variety of people who are classifiable only by the fact that they are not westerners. Some of their names in the hotel register make it read like an extract from Who’s Who? THE hotel itself is a long white, double storied building in Charleville’s main street, built in 1929 at a cost of £50,000. Its main feature is the big green summer lounge with the marble floor which you enter as soon as you pass through the doors of Corones. This is where the westerners and the non-westerners meet and mingle and talk things over. This lounge is the hub of social life in the Warrego for eight months of the year. For the other four — the cold months — it moves up to the top floor where the same thing occurs before a log fire. At the back of the hotel there is a sun porch and a piazza. THE story of Harry Corones is the old success story. As a young man of Greek parentage he came to the town 40 years ago, and started a small cafe. A fire set him back, but after he became established in the hotel Charleville, and after that the present Corones. In all the present hustle of his guests celebrating the district’s centenary he’s undisturbed. Grey-haired, with a towel over his shoulder, he shuffled through his hotel on errands of supervision. Assisting him is gentle Mrs. Corones, also grey-haired. His trade connections extend beyond Corones. If you sit down in the dining room you may use a serviette marked Hotel Charleville, or at night you may sleep on a pillow with a label from one of two hotels at Quilpie. These are all operated by his family. If you go dancing in Charleville he will probably dance in Corones’ Hall, next door to the hotel. Outside of business, he takes a prominent part in town affairs, being on the fire brigade, ambulance, and hospital boards. The up-to-date Charleville hospital is his special interest. He is interested in golf but says he is now growing too old to play it and extends benevolent patronage over other sports. But Corones is his chief interest. And he is confident that one day in the distant future Corones itself will celebrate a centenary. – Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld), Thursday 6 November 1947. Source: timegents.com/2017/11/13/hotel-corones-charleville/