Homebush was once a large and thriving community in the environs of Mackay. The Queensland Post Office Directory for 1893 describes Homebush as an “agricultural township, situated 15 miles SW of Mackay and 8 miles from the Eton railway station. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Taken from Mackay Genie Gossip Newsletter 13 Contributed by Carmel McDonald and Dawn Bilney James and Mary Ready (nee Hayes) came from Ireland; James from Limerick and Mary from Tipperary. They met and married in Sydney in 1858, living on … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Contributed by Joyce Jensen, granddaughter of Mary Ann Morris Mary Ann Ruddell was the eldest child of three children born to William Ruddell a linen weaver, and Ann Eliza Hanney. She was born on 14th October 1858 in Lurgan, County … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Contributed by Otto Hansen’s granddaughter, Adelaide Grendon For some years around 1920, before the railway was built, Otto Hansen had the Hampden Post Office and Store and the mail contract. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he would collect the mail from … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
by Judy Wallace Henry (Harry) James WALLACE was born at Ballycourcy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, on 2 August 1847 and was baptised at St. Mary’s Church of Ireland, Enniscorthy, on 22 October. He was the 10th of 13 children born to … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
