November 11, 2024

The Last Post

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 […]
September 24, 2024

The Rosewood Police Precinct – 1 John Street

Rosewood Police Station 1981 (formerly the Courthouse) Photo: Courtesy of Kathryn Rodgers  Source: Picture Ipswich Rosewood History The Rosewood Police Precinct A public meeting was held in […]
July 25, 2024

Tom Kerle of Calvert – A True Bushman

Rosewood History Tom Kerle of Calvert – A True Bushman While browsing Ipswich First, the Ipswich City Council’s news and information feed, in June 2020, I […]
April 13, 2024

Careless Acts Breed Tragic Facts – Sergeant James Miller STEWART

Prisoners of War working on the Burma Railway. Grandchester History Sergeant James Miller Stewart At the end of World War 11, in October 1945, all Australians […]
April 1, 2024

Who Is This Man? Rosewood’s War Trophies

Rosewood History Unveiling Rosewood’s War Trophies In November 2021, at a Rosewood History Group gathering, I was shown the photo above. It had appeared in the Moreton […]
March 30, 2024

A Friendly Visit From The Crew of A German Warship

Marburg History GERMAN SAILORS VISIT MARBURG & BOONAH One of Germany’s most modern warships, the German Cruiser “Karlsruhe”, reached Brisbane on 18th January 1934 after a journey […]
February 27, 2024

Major Fred EVANS M.C.

Rosewood History Fred EVANS and Edith May DAVIES Name: Fred EVANS Occupation: Coal Miner; Under-Manager of the Caledonian Colliery at Walloon; Mine Inspector; Manager Lanefield Colliery […]