Cloncurry & District Historical & Museum Society Inc in Cloncurry, Queensland | Museum

Cloncurry & District Historical & Museum Society Inc

Locality: Cloncurry, Queensland

Phone: +61 419 758 831

Address: McIllwraith Street 4824 Cloncurry, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 We are looking for new members who are enthusiastic about the preservation of Cloncurry district history. If you would like to join our team please email us on [email protected] or leave a message on this page.

22.01.2022 A very successful event at the Twilight Markets on Saturday evening at Mary Kathleen Memorial Park. The Historical Society wishes to thank Cloncurry Shire Council for the movie event, the Lions Club for the BBQ, the PCYC for the jumping castle and the locals for attending. A special thank you to the stallholders, especially those who have supported us during the year. We look forward to seeing you all at the Sunday Markets from May to August and the Twilight Markets in 2019. Dates for the Markets will be published on this site. Please share with your friends and family.

21.01.2022 We are looking for interesting stories relating to Cloncurry and District history for this page. If you have any stories please forward them by email to [email protected] We will respect your wish to remain anonymous, but we will need to verify the facts before publication.

20.01.2022 The $100 board to raise funds for the Historical Society was drawn today and the winner is Simone Downes. Congratulations Simone.

20.01.2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Will be held at6.30 pm Saturday 13th April 2019 at Post Office Hotel Dining Room... New members welcomed. Annual Membership is now due $ 15.00 couples $ 10.00 singles AGM Meeting followed by general meeting. The Secretary Cloncurry & District Historical & Museum Society Inc PO Box 420 CLONCURRY QLD 4824 Phone 0419758831 Email: [email protected] Please note, some of us will be staying for dinner after the meeting all welcome to join us.

19.01.2022 Sunday Markets are starting on May 26th at 9am at Mary Kathleen Memorial Park. Mark your calendar for the 4th Sunday each month until August. Bring the family along for a BBQ breakfast.

19.01.2022 This story has been researched by Shirley Powley and is relevant to Anzac Day. Shirley has done an enormous amount of research and we hope to share more of her stories on this site, These three soldiers whose names are on the WW1 panel of the Cloncurry War Memorial, all died on 20th September 1917 JAMES McNAMARA (25th Battalion) James McNamara was born at Bourke, NSW. He was working in the Cloncurry area as a miner when he enlisted. His Will stated that he wished to make his ...step-brother, Frank Davis, Longreach, his beneficiary. Although Frank Davis appears to have been a Carrier in the Winton district, living at the Winton Hotel from about 1913 until at least 1925, letters to him from the Army authorities and solicitors (in 1921) remained unanswered. A letter to Donald R. McDonald, chosen as his Next of Kin when he enlisted, and sent to Kalkadoon, was re addressed to him at Vergamont Station, Longreach. He replied that he was not aware that James had any relatives alive.; THOMAS NOLAN (9th Battalion) was born at Ballarat, Victoria. He worked at mining and apparently having no family in Queensland, gave as his next-of- kin, Mr.George Mowatt, the owner of a mine at Mt. Cuthbert probably his employer. In late February or early May,1917, George Mowatt died in the Cloncurry hospital, and so letters to him from the Army authorities, regarding the death in action of Thomas Nolan in the following September, remained unanswered Like his friend, Thomas Nolan, George Mowat also lies in an unmarked grave - in the Cloncurry Cemetery. It is most likely that the Medals due to James and Thomas were classed as Untraceables and possibly destroyed. GEORGE OLUF TOWNSEND (9th Battalion) was born at Charters Towers but his family were at Kuridala during the war years. From newspaper articles, he played local cricket and was a successful bowler. The 9th was allocated to the Polygon Wood-Nonne Bosschen sector, and was committed on the 20th. (September 1917) It was relieved on the night of the 21st after having suffered 35 killed, 149 wounded, and 56 missing. In this battle the Australians lost 5,000 in two Divisions, and the British casualties were between 20,000 and 25,000. (http://www.9bnassoc.org//9th_bn_histo/ ALL ARE COMMEMORATED AT THE MENIN GATE, YPRES ( IEPER) BELGIUM. See more

16.01.2022 Tidy Towns Queensland has once again given the title of the friendliest town in Queensland 2018 to Cloncurry. What a great testament to the people of Cloncurry - congratulations.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to Gail, our current Treasurer, who has been an active member of the Historical Society since its formation in 1985. It is worth noting that Wayne Tapp was also a founding member and is still actively involved in the Society. Wayne and Gail have been recognised in the past for their voluntary contribution to various organisations in the Cloncurry Australia Day awards. Their passion for the preservation of Cloncurry history has been recognised and is very well deserved.

15.01.2022 Updated story on A B Kitchener’s visit to Cloncurry. This story was researched by a member of the Historical Society

12.01.2022 Winners of the multi draw raffle at Rockhana Gem & Mineral Festival 2019 are as follows- Maree Walduck x2, Bronwyn Smith, Leanne Walton, Ian Dodd. Thank you to the donors of the prizes.

12.01.2022 Come along to support your local groups- Lions Club will have a BBQ, try your luck with the Historical Society $100 board, Christmas is only 6 weeks away so check out the local crafts stalls for presents and bring a blanket or chair to watch the movie. Fun and entertainment for the whole family. Entry is free.

11.01.2022 Credit to North West Star for this article in 1995. The Cornish Boilers pictured below produced steam to power the machinery used at the mine. The Society is hoping to relocate the boilers to Mary Kathleen Memorial Park.

11.01.2022 Update on AGM- the meeting has been postponed until further notice. Watch this space.

10.01.2022 DATE CLAIMER - July 5th to 7th at Mary Kathleen Memorial Park.

07.01.2022 To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first newsletter produced by the Historical Society we have attached the first copy on our Facebook page. These early newsletters were created without the access to the internet for research, when pictures had to be added from actual photos and the text had to be done on a typewriter. We pay homage to the dedicated members who volunteered their time to preserve the history of Cloncurry district and we will be adding more stories from these newsletters on this page. Double click to see the full page.

02.01.2022 Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the first pedal radio message from Cloncurry to Augustus Downs. join us at 6pm on Friday 14th June at Cloncurry Show, followed by wine and cheese at John Flynn Place from 6.30pm.