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Gatton and District Historical Society

Locality: Gatton, Queensland

Address: Freemans Road 4343 Gatton, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 Christmas lunch at the Royal

25.01.2022 A busy weekend in and around the Village! Did you know East Coast Paranormal. AU is hosting their investigation on Saturday night? Yep right here in the Village. The Historical Society is also coming down to Colours of the Lockyer on Sunday with some of their engines! So glad the sun is shining again.

25.01.2022 Just found these few photos from our Australia day event from back before the world became SO different. I particularly enjoy the pics of the Community Art Project as it progressed with input from all visitors old and young.

25.01.2022 Here is a video of our A H McDonald type C "Super Diesel" engine. These are very unusual engines utilising the Hvid (some say Brons) diesel system. There is no high pressure fuel pump or injector. Fuel is fed through a needle valve in the "vapouriser" and drops into a cup at bottom via the fuel valve. The cup has 2 tiny holes outletting into the cylinder. Compression causes heat which vapourises the volatile components of the fuel .These ignite and the combustion then spreads via the 2 holes into the combustion chamber burning all of the fuel. We had to repair a broken fuel valve operating arm and regrind the big end bearing. See video 2 for it's final appearance

24.01.2022 At the Gatton Christmas carnival ,come down and see us

24.01.2022 This is a video of the pride and joy of our engine shed. It is a 1919 (we believe) Ruston Hornsby Suction Gas Engine. Rated at 19hp, Bore - 9", Stroke - 17". Low Tension Magneto Ignition. Currently running on LP gas although original gas production plant (visible out front of engine at end of video) is fully functional. The engine drives the original 4" 2-stage centrifugal pump. We understand that this was the first successful irrigation plant used in the Lockyer Valley. Kindly donated by the Logan family.

22.01.2022 G'day everyone. Are you ready for our big open day? We are hosting the inaugural Gatton Village Markets and, to celebrate, we are having the village open for a free tour by all visitors, Just remember to sign in as you enter from the markets or at our main entrance in Freemans Road. The Logan Engine Shed will be operating with our showpiece Ruston-Hornsby Suction Gas Engine as well as the McDonald "Super Diesel" pumping water. The Blacksmith Shop will be operating too to just show you how things were "back in the old days". Don't forget to climb the little hill to check out Caffey Hall - our main Museum and the old Tuck Shop with all sorts of articles from days gone by on display. There will also be a grand array of vintage and classic cars provided by LAMA - check them out as you come in - See you all there tomorrow.

18.01.2022 I am continuing to load some videos of our engines (and tractors). They are a few years old but I will endeavour to post some newer ones when I can take them. Enjoy!

17.01.2022 G'day everyone. Don't forget that we are hosting the inaugural Gatton Village Markets on Sunday from 7:00am to 1:00pm. The village will be open with free entry - we will have stationary engines running, lots of machinery and tractors on display and several other buildings open for you to wander through to relive some of the history of how life used to be in this great valley of ours. The local LAMA club will be putting some of their vintage and classic cars on display too. More details to follow this week. Book this Sunday in - don't miss it.

16.01.2022 Hi Everyone! Idell Wadley here and I am pleased to be assisting the Commitee with their facebook page. I look forward to broadening our audience and keeping everyone up to date with all the happeniings at the Village!

16.01.2022 Well, what a day. A huge thank you to all of the (over 500) people who wandered through our village today. We really appreciate your support of the village and of the new "Gatton Village Markets". They will be on again on Sunday 1st November and we will be open again for you to wander around. We must apologise for the Blacksmith Shop not being open today - we will try to have it open next month for your enjoyment as well as some of our other interesting buildings.We will have some images of today's big day posted ASAP

15.01.2022 The Gatton and District Historical Society have a lovely little country church available for weddings, etc. Users are able to decorate it as they wish for their special day. It comfortably seats up to 70. The grounds offer extensive photo opportunities with an assortment of Historic buildings to use as a backdrop. We also have an air-conditioned function room (with kitchen) available for receptions, etc. which will seat approx. 50. Please email the Village at [email protected] for more info or to arrange an inspection. Please note - the guest numbers quoted above do not account for any COVID-19 restrictions.

11.01.2022 Happy Wednesday everyone! With school holidays uupon us I hope we are all having a lovely break from the hustle and bustle of school life (for some of us anyway) Our little Village will be pretty lively come May with several events coming up Village of the Doomed is first up on Saturday Night May 1st Gatton Village Markets on Sunday May 2nd... East Coast Paranormal. AU will be hosting their Investigation on May 7th! See more

10.01.2022 We have finally got around to installing a roof over our shipping container (used for storage). We luckily had all the materials available bar some screws and bolts. It ain't much but it does the job. The container is an old fibreglass refrigerated one which had a damaged roof. Every time it rained water just pooled on top and dripped through making a very damp environment.

08.01.2022 P.S. We must not forget to thank all of the members of LAMA who bought their wonderful cars along for the public to appreciate. Thank You LAMA

06.01.2022 This video shows our McDonald type C after we made a new fuel tank and repaired the fule valve arm (the long arm you can see being gently opened by the side shaft. This engine has LOTS of compression. The piston has 7 compression rings. We now have it installed (with a new crank guard) operating an Ajax piston pump as a working display. The engine was made in 1928, Rated at 3HP @ 500 rpm, Bore - 4 1/8", Stroke - 6".

05.01.2022 We are not sure of the date of this engine.. It is ratedat 6Hp @ 550rpm, Bore - 4 3/4", Stroke - 8'. This engine is started on petrol then switched to kreosene once warm. It has a HT magneto and a free-wheeleing clutch on the pulley.

04.01.2022 Here are a couple of pics of the annual Lockyer Antique Motor Association (LAMA) Tractor Trek held a couple of weeks ago. LAMA use our village as "home base" for the event. Even with the Covid-19 restrictions they were able to get the event up and running and had a really good turnout (55 tractors). Here they are getting ready to head out from the Village on the Saturday morning. After a day's trekking they camped overnight at Helidon and headed back to the village for a BBQ lunch on Sunday. Thanks to LAMA for the photos.

03.01.2022 Australia Day At The Village. Awesome day out. it was nice to see so many out enjoying the sunshine and food and entertainment on offer

03.01.2022 Here is a presentation we put together after re-restoring our Fordson E27N Major back in 2016. Manufactured in 1948, 27HP @ 1200 rpm, 4 cyl in-line side valve, Bore - 4 1/8", Stroke - 5", Petrol/Kerosene, 267 cu in (4400 cc) Weight 4340 lbs (1968 kg)

02.01.2022 This is our oldest engine. It is rated at 6HP @ 300rpm, Bore - 5 1/2", Stroke - 11", Hot Bulb ignition. The Campbell runs on nearly any fuel. Currently running on kerosene/diesel mixture.