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The Bundaberg railway station has been extended and modified since its 1887 origins in the late nineteenth century. Refreshment rooms were added to the original buildings in 1897 after the opening of the railway to Gladstone. In 1932 a short turntable was provided for turning railmotors that ran to Mount Perry, Morganville, Maryborough and Bororen over the subsequent decades. Trains also ran to the seaside at Neilson Park and Bragara. The original railway station for Bundaberg was situated on the North Side of the Burnett River and linked the town with Mount Perry. The photo was taken in 1881, with a contractor's locomotive being serviced in the station yard. - Queensland Rail Historical Collection. Source: www.queenslandrail.com.au/History/Documents/QR014.3_150St...

SEPTEMBER 16 2017 When the region was rich, from an influx of migrant families by Ian Jones “Old tobacco barns, in various stages of decay, are still able to be seen from the highway and from local roads throughout the Inglewood, Yelarbon and Texas areas. “They are a reminder of what was once a thriving industry in this region.” “The tobacco industry played a fundamental part in the growth and prosperity of Inglewood, Yelarbon and Texas,” “During the peak period approximately 900 growers, mostly share farmers, grew tobacco in the area. Local businesses thrived and there was little or no unemployment. In the late 1950s and early 1960s the town of Inglewood boasted its first electrical retail shop, six local motor vehicle dealers, several machinery franchises and numerous fuel suppliers. “Several factors contributed to the tobacco industry’s initial demise in the area. These included the huge 1956 flood, the increasing demand for a lower nicotine content leaf, shortage of water due to the large area of irrigated tobacco being grown and problems with the salt content in the water. “Growers struggled to produce the quality of leaf demanded by the manufacturers. By the mid-sixties nearly all the share farmers had left the area.” “Tobacco growing was a very tough industry. It involved back breaking physical labour and almost daily use of chemicals most of which are now banned. Source: www.goondiwindiargus.com.au/story/4928410/when-inglewood-...

my mother was a lady carpenter in france or holland. I have a programme of a concert given at byfleet by the woodsnippers on 24th jan 1919 She appears twice as Miss french.attached is a somewhat corroded badge if a dutch boy kissing a dutch girl there is a picture oif it on myy photostream ewart_white