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adrian wrote a new post, Cherbourg Hornets Rugby League Team c1970s 54 years, 3 months ago
Coach Cyril Fisher snr, (kneeling)
Frank Malone, Alfred Murdoch, Daly Mickelo, Ronnie Watson, Les Stewart Jnr, Donald Chambers, Robert Miller (back row left to right)
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adrian wrote a new post, Cherbourg Hornets Rugby League Team c1970s 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Mr and Mrs Angus Rabbit in their winning garden at Cherbour 1979 54 years, 3 months ago
Mr and Mrs Angus Rabbit pose in their winning garden.
Each year, a garden competition was held in conjunction with the annual show. -
adrian wrote a new post, Jubilee celebrations poster 1979 54 years, 3 months ago
November 1979 — we celebrated Cherbourg’s 75th Jubilee with a week of festivities. Starting with a procession and ending with an open air church service.
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adrian wrote a new post, Car in the Cherbourg Jubilee Parade 1979 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Group in AIM Church at Cherbourg c1970 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, The Aboriginal Tent Embassey 1972 54 years, 3 months ago
1972 — An Aboriginal Tent Embassy is set up in Canberra to protest and fight for land rights. It is called an embassy because it represents a displaced nation and is a powerful symbol of resistance.
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adrian wrote a new post, Roy Fisher on the veranda of the Girls Dormitory 1987 54 years, 3 months ago
1980 — Only a few dozen children still live in the Boys’ Dormitory. The Mothers’ Quarters and the Girls’ Dormitory close. The Mothers’ Dormitory is demolished.
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adrian wrote a new post, Beemar Yumbah childrens shelter c1980 54 years, 3 months ago
1982 — the Boys’ Dormitory closes and re-opens as the Beemar Yumba Children’s Hostel in 1984. The hostel operated until 2005. In 2009, it became part of the Cherbourg Historical Precinct.
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adrian wrote a new post, Deed of Grant in Trust 1986 54 years, 3 months ago
1985 — A significant step towards self-determination for our community occurs when Cherbourg is granted a Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) from the Queensland Government, along with Palm Island, Woorabinda, […]
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adrian wrote a new post, Cherbourg Community Council members 1986 54 years, 3 months ago
We now manage our own affairs. Our council, Cherbourg Community Council, is recognised as a local authority and is run by people from the community.
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adrian wrote a new post, Stairway to upper floor of the Girls Dormitory 1987 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Sewing room in the Girls Dormitory at Cherbourg 1986 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Ground floor of the Girls Dormitory 1987 54 years, 3 months ago
The dormitory system “… did not encourage the inmates to adopt the values of the white man. In the dormitories, the inmates were poorly fed, denied privacy, forced to sleep in crowded conditions, separated from […]
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adrian wrote a new post, Cashiers in the Supermarket at Cherbourg 1986 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Branding at Cherbourg Farm Section 1986 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Smoko at Cherbourg sawmill 1986 54 years, 3 months ago
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adrian wrote a new post, Trade Training Workshop and Joinery at Cherbourg c1980 54 years, 3 months ago
“The building … is the joinery and next to it is the Plumbers. We had all the timber lined up from the Forestry, we stacked it up in the sheds and then the joinery would take some of the wood and the Pre-Fab […]
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adrian wrote a new post, Cherbourg Hospital domestic delivering meals c1980 54 years, 3 months ago
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