October 11, 2013
A book re-telling the life story of Nanango pioneer Jacob Goode – the man behind the famous Goode’s Inn at Nanango – is planned to be the first in a series about the Burnett’s colourful characters of the 1840s.
“Jacob Goode and his Burnett Inn” has been written by Nanango historian and author Dr Judith Grimes.
Dr Grimes, who is a high school teacher and family historian, has published many books, including local histories of Nanango Shire, Wooroolin State School, Kingaroy State School and Memerambi.
Her latest work will be officially launched at a wine and cheese night at Ringsfield House in Nanango from 5:30pm on Monday, October 21.
Then on Wednesday, October 23, Dr Grimes will speak about her book at a function at Kingaroy Library from 10:00am.
The biography of Jacob Goode – a butcher, accountant and publican – delivers insights into the early history of Nanango and south-east Queensland.
Goode arrived in Sydney in the early 1830s and became one of the colourful characters of the early settlement of Moreton Bay and the licensee of the South Brisbane Hotel.
He built the Burnett Inn – the first commercial building in Nanango – beside a waterhole in 1848 and the township soon began to grow around it.
The inn – popularly known as Goodes Inn – also served as the Nanango post office from January 5, 1852.
