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St James Anglican Cathedral, constructed in English Bond red brick with dressed sandstone trim, is located on a terraced site on Melton Hill between the Townsville central business district and Cleveland Bay.[1] The Gothic Revival building was built in two stages, both of which are quite obvious, both in materials and design. The main roof is clad with slate and has a small spire over the nave and transept junction. The lower roof to the side aisles and ambulatory has ribbed metal cladding. The chancel is surrounded by an ambulatory which contains the vestry and a Seaman's Chapel. The north transept has a large organ loft inserted and the roof features exposed trusses with a diagonally boarded ceiling. Cast iron columns with clerestory above separate the side aisles from the nave. The clerestory of the original section of the building contains stained glass windows. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27_Cathedral,_Townsville

James ATHERTON was born on 8 May 1830 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England, died on 23 December 1903 in Queensland, Australia at age 73, and was buried on 24 December 1903 in Yeppoon Cemetery, Queensland, Australia. In 1856, James with his younger brother John, overlanded sheep from the family property of `Bold Blair near Armidale to Queensland and formed a sheep station called `Rosewood'. James remained around this area all his life. He invested in Mount Morgan Mine which did not prove successful losing his property and lastly moved to `Copland` (now St. Brendans College) where he died in December 1903. Source: atherton.one-name.net/tng/getperson.php?personID=I10867&a... The Atherton family arrived in Sydney during 1844 on the brig Briton. There were 7 siblings; James, John, Alice, Rebecca, Edmund, Harry, and Thomas. But also two further siblings, Esther and Richard, who were born in New South Wales. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Atherton_(pioneer) Both Atherton, the town, and the Atherton Tablelands were named after John Atherton, a remarkable early settler who, in 1857 when he was only twenty, overlanded sheep from the New England area of NSW to Rockhampton. He moved to the area in the late 1870s. Source: www.aussietowns.com.au/town/atherton-qld

James (Cooterman) Cairncross – 3610 47th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements, then 25th Battalion James Cairncross was aged 40 when he enlisted in Brisbane on May 14, 1917. He had spent his early years on North Stradbroke Island, and listed his next of kin on his enlistment papers as Margaret Rollands (Brown), also known as Granny Mibu. He had worked as a labourer. James was wounded in France, and returned to Australia in January 1919. “Jimmy Cooterman was known by his Aboriginal name of Jungi. Uncle Jungi was born at Myora Mission on North Stradbroke Island [Minjerribah]. When he outgrew the mission school, a doctor named Cairncross took him to live at his home on the mainland. At the outbreak of World War 1, he enlisted under an assumed name of James Cairncross for though his skin was rather fair he was ineligible for military service as a native ward. He served overseas in the 25th Battalion in France. In 1917, the 25th Battalion was part of the 2nd Division’s first wave at the battle of Menin Road in Belgium. Victory here was followed up with the capture of Broodseinde Ridge on 4 October. The 25th reprised its role from Menin Road, in what was its last large-scale offensive action for the year. Uncle Jungi was wounded twice in France during that year of 1917. After the war Uncle Jungi settled at Sandgate and from there operated as a fisherman owning his own boat and gear and also some property. He eventually sold off all his assets and went to live at North Arm near Nambour until he died. He was buried with military honours at Woombye soldier’s cemetery. His descendants are still closely associated with their traditional lands on Minjerribah/North Stradbroke Island and still continue to live on country.” Information supplied by family member, Sandra Delaney James Cairncross is not listed on the Roll of Honour. Source: stradbrokemuseum.com.au/first-world-war/