Our blog
The blog has replaced our earlier newsletter which can be accessed at Newsletter.
Now you can get the stories hot off the press as we uncover them – or easily search for past stories!
Recent blogs
The BATY brothers
Mr Thomas Benham BATY married Miss Nellie MOORES on the 17 June 1907 in Gympie, they lived most of their life in 3 Lime street on the Mt Pleasant. They had 7 children of which 5 survived infancy,...
Who was the first discoverer of gold in Gympie
DENMAN Reuben John Who was the first discoverer of Gold at Gympie? R. J. Denman claimed that he led James Nash to the spot where Gympie gold was discovered on the understanding that any success...
JAMES NASH One man’s search for a fortune
Known as the ‘Man who saved Queensland’ from financial depression, records show that James Nash was the first to report the discovery of profitable Gold in the area, by taking his find up to...
Some older stories
The Story of an ANZAC – Sapper John Dahl – 1871 – 1916
Sapper John Dahl Service number: 9445 Unit: 11th Field Company Australian Engineers First World War, 1914-1918 LIGHT LOSS‘OUR LOSS was light,’ the paper said, ‘Compared with damage to the Hun’:...
Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914 – 1918
This blog post contains a collection of stories from publications put together by Society Members to mark the Centenary of the Great War. There are six books in the collection and they are...
Gympie’s Great War Stories 1914-1918
This blog post contains a collection of stories from publications put together by Society Members to mark the Centenary of the Great War. There are six books in the collection and they are...
A Tragedy of the Flood. William Coomber’s Story 1852 – 1890.
Gympie has seen many tragedies during it's history of mining and floods, however the following story has to be one of the saddest we have found. It involved the Coomber family and events which...
A History of Labour Day happenings in Gympie
Eight Hour Day Procession - Fortitude Valley c 1908On this Labour Day weekend, we thought we should take a look back at what our Ancestors and their family members may have been doing on this...
A Visit to Donegal -1930
Continuing with our 'Irish' theme, this interesting story was published in the Society Newsletter of December 1989 when our Society was called the Gympie Ancestral Research Society. The person who...
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Research officer: research@gfhs.com.au
Phone: (07) 5482 8211
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Friday: 9:30am – 12:00pm
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LOCATION
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In the Old Ticket Office under the Rattler Railway Station.
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