Snow falls in 1958
January 9
• Bushfire Brigade formed at Applethorpe
January 14
• Wallangarra water shut off every night from 7:30pm to 5:30am
January 21
1957 declared record dry year
• Granny...
Getting ready for exams
On Monday 31 October I had the day off school and Mum and I went to Toowoomba and Warwick for our Australian Music Examination...
Hellos and goodbyes
And the rain keeps coming down. After four glorious days the predicted change in the weather arrived and I am not game to go...
Some spectacular sights
Well, as Slim Dusty once sang...“I’ve been and I’ve seen and I’ve done that!”
I have seen floods and wild storms and spectacular sunrises and...
This week on the farm
How wonderful to wake up to a brilliant sunny blue sky after all the miserable grey days and showers of the last few months....
Part of the Beersheba legend
It was exactly 105 years ago, on 31 October last, that amid the rifle and artillery barrage at Beersheba in World War I, as...
This week on the farm
I was working at the Endeavour Shop on Saturday when a customer wanted to buy a dozen mugs.
We do have a lot of mugs...
Gardening is best medicine
Quote for this week ..“Gardening is medicine for which you do not need to go to a doctor or have a prescription”.
How true...
The enthusiasm endures
Congratulations to all the entrants, winners and place getters in the Warwick Horticultural Society’s Spring Garden Competition that was judged last week. A big...
Stanthorpe in 1954
Key Stanthorpe events, 1954:
January 8
• Stanthorpe Show - Appeal To Orchardists, Make Fruit Display Worthy of District
January 12
• Flying Saucer - Object Seen...
Stanthorpe in 1953
Key Stanthorpe events, 1953:
January 20
• Town Band To Be Reformed
February 3
• Water Supply - Cost Now estimated at over a quarter of a million,...
Three… bird sightings in the region
This week we're taking a nature stroll through the Southern Downs and sighting three birds in the region.
1- Laughing Kookaburra
With a recognisable and distinctive...
Lisa Hooper joins CLO
CLO Lawyers proudly announces the addition of Lisa Hooper as Special Counsel in their Toowoomba office.
With more than 20 years of experience practising...
