March 10, 2025
Rosewood History Photo: Portrait of Prince Edward 1920 – Reginald G. Eves. He was named Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Windsor). Called “David” by […]
March 4, 2025
Rosewood History Philip ANGEL and Louisa BEAVIS Rosewood Store & Bakery © Jane Schy 2025 Name: Philip ANGEL Occupation: Baker; Proprietor Rosewood Store & Bakery Birth: […]
February 25, 2025
Rosewood History A Rosewood Miner Remembers The Job He Loved! © Jane Schy 2025 Raymond Lester Schreiweis was a lifelong coal miner and he is a […]
February 1, 2025
Rosewood History The Rosewood Infectious Disease Hospital aka The Epidemic Hospital 49 Hospital Road, Rosewood © Jane Schy 2025 In the early days, infectious diseases such […]
January 22, 2025
A bullock wagon hauling timber from the Rosewood Scrub 1890 Rosewood History Charles YARROW, Matilda Hannah BATES, William James BENNETT © Jane Schy 2025 Name: Charles […]
January 9, 2025
Rosewood History Photo: Traditionally, at a Greek wedding, sweetened almonds or “koufeta” are given out to guests in odd numbers, usually five, to symbolise that the […]
January 1, 2025
Rosewood History Henry MCGEARY and Jane LANGDON © Jane Schy 2025 Name: Henry MCGEARY Occupation: Horse Trainer; Butcher Birth: 1841 (1) 1843 Morpeth, New South Wales […]
December 8, 2024
View along John Street, Rosewood ca. 1920 (Photo: Qld State Library) Rosewood History © Jane Schy 2024 A Country Christmas 100 Years Ago Customs and traditions […]
December 4, 2024
Rosewood History Bartholomew COVENEY and Mary Ann HAYES © Jane Schy 2024 Name: Bartholomew COVENEY Occupation: Farmer; Boarding House Proprietor; Dealer Birth: 1846 Kilpatrick, near Bandon, […]
December 1, 2024
Back row L-R: Jane Elizabeth Ludlow (née Sharkey), her son Edmund Joseph Vincent Ludlow, Ethel Mendham Hunter (née Ludlow) Seated: Sarah Jane Ludlow (née Minor), Edmund […]
November 19, 2024
Dan Desbois wearing “Piccadilly Weepers” (A particular style of facial hair taking the form of exaggerated bushy sideburns.) Photo: Rosewood Scrub Historical Society Rosewood History Dan […]
November 11, 2024
Rosewood History The Last Post © Jane Schy 2024 On Anzac Day (25th April), when the first two notes of a bugle fill the air at […]
November 6, 2024
Rosewood History James PONTING and Selina HILL © Jane Schy 2024 Name: James PONTING Occupation: Timbergetter; Farmer at Tallegalla; Proprietor of Commercial Hotel Birth: 1841 Calne, Wiltshire, […]
November 1, 2024
Marburg History Tom Morris © Jane Schy 2024 The man in the photo is Thomas Morris. Tom was one of the most versatile athletic performers in the […]