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I have two beautiful family portraits of Gil and Dorothy and their children Justine (my mother) and Dan, probably taken around 1928 in the back yard of their home on Upper Chelsea Road. I would love to include them in this collection if there is interest, and if I could figure out how to do that.

Thank you so much, Christina! I've received your two photographs and will add them to our collection. I've also updated the biographical information for Gil Carmack to include Justine and Dan. We truly appreciate your contributions to the collection!! By the way, we also have a lovely description of your grandparents' wedding in the second column on this page: ua-archives.cdmhost.com/u?/p4036coll9,1054

Also, I'm not sure if you're aware of our Norwester yearbook collection, but your mother appears throughout the yearbooks from 1927-1938. She was described as "joyful" and "charming," was a member of the yearbook's art staff in 1938, and illustrated the front and back flyleaf for the 1938 yearbook. You can view her senior photo here: ua-archives.cdmhost.com/u?/p116001coll1,20475

I live in a house in Beechwold whose first owner (after the developer) is listed as Gilbert H Carmack and Warren A Armstrong. They look to be owners from Dec 26th 1922 until Nov. 9th 1927. Do you have any information on how this might fit into the Carmack history?

Gilbert Carmack and Warren Armstrong were real estate partners. Maybe they owned the house as a rental property, or maybe they bought it in order to resell it. Warren Armstrong was also Gilbert's brother-in-law, married to Gil's sister Susan.

Yarrabah Mission, now known as Yarrabah Community, was founded by Reverend John Brown (JB) Gribble in 1892 to protect the Gunggandji’s from the ongoing rampant exploitation of these people. JB fell ill shortly after he arrived so his eldest son Ernest inherited his legacy. Ernest Gribble went on to become one of the most controversial Missionaries in Australia. His career lasted for 64 years, making him the longest-serving Anglican Missionary. Gribble aspired for the Yarrabah population to take pride and control in their community. He implemented a government, formed from indigenous members, and a court (also staffed by indigenous members of the community) that monitored the behavior of the residents. Gribble also crowned a King, King Menmuny, who reigned over the Mission and looked after his people. By 1904, another mission on Fraser Island was closed and 117 residents were forcibly relocated to Yarrabah Mission. A move which was naturally resented and resisted by those involved. Mass breakouts and instances of insubordination became common so the court decided to expel the ringleaders to Fitzroy Island. Gribble secured a lease on Fitzroy Island in 1905 and the first 30 people were moved out to the new outstation ‘Kobahra’. The Kobahra residents were quick to build eight buildings including a coral church. They also planted coconuts, paw paws, mangoes, yams and other crops in an effort to become self-sufficient on the island. The settlement was closed in 1912 after residents petitioned the Protector of Aboriginals for their release. The island continued to be leased to the Yarrabah Mission for many years afterwards. While the Yarrabah Mission no longer maintained a permanent population on Fitzroy Island, it became a popular location for special occasions such as picnics and organised outings. World War II With the outbreak of war in the Pacific the Yarrabah Mission lost its’ lease. The Imperial Japanese Navy had a series of submarines patrolling our coast and attacking shipping. Cairns was the nearest main port for traffic bound to Papua New Guinea via Townsville. Due to the constant threat of attack, the No. 28 Radar Station was established on Fitzroy Island in 1942. No. 28 Radar Station monitored all shipping and air traffic approaching Cairns. Welcome Bay also served as a transient mooring for destroyers and cruisers waiting to join shipping convoys heading to Port Moresby. Between 1942 and 1945 over 100 servicemen served with the No. 28 Radar Station. In addition to the Radar Station, servicemen also manned a Wireless Signal Station and a Morse code-blinking Lighthouse. Submarine Indicator Loops spread through Welcome Bay were constantly monitored. The combination of these efforts uncovered a Japanese submarine lurking around the island in May 1943. The station monitored its movements for nine days while it avoided multiple attempts by the Royal Australian Navy to destroy it with depth charges. It finally slipped away on the 17th of May leaving the Investigating Officers at a loss as to its mission although it was theorized that it may have been dropping off or collecting spies. The World War II military base camp was on the site of the current Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. The dam constructed by the servicemen to store water can be seen at the start of the Summit track. Source: www.fitzroyisland.com/explore-fitzroy/history/

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Commons, and we'd love to have this added to the group!