December 8, 2024
View along John Street, Rosewood ca. 1920 (Photo: Qld State Library) Rosewood History A Country Christmas 100 Years Ago Customs and traditions that were considered old […]
December 4, 2024
Rosewood History Bartholomew COVENEY and Mary Ann HAYES Name: Bartholomew COVENEY Occupation: Farmer at Rosevale & Lanefield; Boarding House Keeper; Dealer Birth: 1846 Kilpatrick, near Bandon, […]
December 1, 2024
Rosewood History Edmund John LUDLOW and Sarah Jane MINOR Name: Edmund John LUDLOW Occupation; Farmer; Butter Packer, Clerk at Booval Cooperative Butter Factory Birth: 14th November […]
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 On Anzac Day (25th April), when the first two notes of a bugle fill the air at a commemorative service, a […]
November 6, 2024
Rosewood History James PONTING and Selina HILL Name: James PONTING Occupation: Timbergetter; Farmer at Tallegalla; Proprietor of Commercial Hotel Birth: 1841 Calne, Wiltshire, England [Registered at Calne, […]
November 1, 2024
Marburg History Tom Morris The man in the photo is Thomas Morris. Tom was one of the most versatile athletic performers in the world. He had established […]
October 25, 2024
(Now Rosewood Uniting Church, 21 John Street, Rosewood) Rosewood History Rosewood Congregational Church I’ve added a chronological account of the first 100 years of the Congregational […]
October 15, 2024
Rosewood History The Royal George Hotel 1890-1954 “It’s a nice two storey building, with a cellar to keep the beer cool.” – October 1890 Rosewood once […]