THE DAYBORO STORY:
the first 100 years
History is said to be the study of the human past. It tells stories to examine events which have happened and places the present where it is today.
It also tries to look into the future, so this display of "100 Years of Settlement in Dayboro" was very interesting for the 140 or so people who attended the opening on Friday 26th March at the North Pine Country Park Museum.
Verne Gibson, the curator of the museum, opened proceedings and asked Councillor Bob Millar to speak on the present. He touched on how History has affected all the families who were in the room and even referred to the fact that people who complain to present Councillors about their children getting their shoes and socks wet crossing the causeways to get to the school bus should see the photo of two Dayboro men wading waist deep across the causeway with a can of milk before lodging the complaint. Maybe we have become "a bit soft" in our present expectations.
Carmel Bond was responsible for compiling much of the information for the exhibition and she spoke about all the families and many of the events such as the coming and going of the milk factory and the railway. She thanked Melva Welch, the current Honorary Pine Rivers Historian, for her assistance. Mary Rowley, who was born, lived and taught in the area, recounted lots of stories about how the war and the settlement of Dayboro affected her family. She was affectionately known as Miss Rosp”i”garoff (Miss Roast Beef & Carrots) and referred to herself by that nickname as a way of getting students to remember her title at school. She handed over to Rhyle Winn who is, by way of his books, a keeper of many interesting and amusing narratives about characters of our local history. He read the poem he had written especially for the night.
Mayor Sutherland officially opened the night and the display will be in the Museum until May 16th. It is well worth the visit. Photos have been put on to a moving slide show and articles from the period are on display in cabinets round the room. One of the interesting ones was a medallion presented by the Brisbane EKKA to J.K. Berry for 6 canes of sugar grown at Dayboro. Remember to take your reading glasses, as there is historical information on display all around the walls – all beautifully presented.
There are other events including the Mt Pleasant Hall Centenary to be held during this year of celebration.
Verne Gibson, the curator of the museum, opened proceedings and asked Councillor Bob Millar to speak on the present. He touched on how History has affected all the families who were in the room and even referred to the fact that people who complain to present Councillors about their children getting their shoes and socks wet crossing the causeways to get to the school bus should see the photo of two Dayboro men wading waist deep across the causeway with a can of milk before lodging the complaint. Maybe we have become "a bit soft" in our present expectations.
Carmel Bond was responsible for compiling much of the information for the exhibition and she spoke about all the families and many of the events such as the coming and going of the milk factory and the railway. She thanked Melva Welch, the current Honorary Pine Rivers Historian, for her assistance. Mary Rowley, who was born, lived and taught in the area, recounted lots of stories about how the war and the settlement of Dayboro affected her family. She was affectionately known as Miss Rosp”i”garoff (Miss Roast Beef & Carrots) and referred to herself by that nickname as a way of getting students to remember her title at school. She handed over to Rhyle Winn who is, by way of his books, a keeper of many interesting and amusing narratives about characters of our local history. He read the poem he had written especially for the night.
Mayor Sutherland officially opened the night and the display will be in the Museum until May 16th. It is well worth the visit. Photos have been put on to a moving slide show and articles from the period are on display in cabinets round the room. One of the interesting ones was a medallion presented by the Brisbane EKKA to J.K. Berry for 6 canes of sugar grown at Dayboro. Remember to take your reading glasses, as there is historical information on display all around the walls – all beautifully presented.
There are other events including the Mt Pleasant Hall Centenary to be held during this year of celebration.
