Stories from the Shadows – Mary Anne Lovelock
Mary Anne Lovelock was the second of seven children born to George and Mary (nee Shanahan) Lovelock. Mary Anne was born on the 24 January, 1869 in Bowen, Queensland. Mary…
Cairns Inlet Tragedy
A tragedy occurred in the Cairns Inlet on 13th April 1945, when the Adelaide Steamship Company’s tug “Uta” overturned and sank while assisting a U.S. ship away from No. 10…
The pioneer who put her experiences into verse
You just never know what treasures you might find hidden in the bookshelves of historical collections. Whilst browsing in the Queensland section of the Cairns & District Family History Society's…
Keeping History Alive with the Q ANZAC 100 Workshop
I have just spent three absorbing, and very educational days with Niles Elvery, Regional Coordinator, and three other members of the Q ANZAC 100 team from the State Library of Queensland. The first morning was a unique opportunity to look at some of the State Library’s precious original First World War materials. (more…)
Stop! That’s your family!
Coincidence? Fate? Serendipity? Call it what you like, but it happened. My husband Ron and I were passing through Bowen in North Queensland recently, when we got a bit lost…