October 7, 2024
The recent “Sawdust In Our Veins” tribute night has raised about $10,000 towards the dream of creating a Timber Museum in Blackbutt.
The not-for-profit Blackbutt Tourism and Heritage Association – the group behind the successful Roy Emerson Museum – have long dreamt of creating another area dedicated solely to the town’s historic (and current) timber industry.
The group wants to create the museum as part of the Nukku Nook complex in the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail area near the Blackbutt Showgrounds.
Association member Noeleen Bird said they were exploring the cost of relocating a building from the Jimna forestry area to Blackbutt, although this had not been confirmed.
About 100 people, including volunteers from the Blackbutt Yarraman QCWA and Blackbutt Benarkin Lions, attended the evening in Blackbutt Memorial Hall on August 31.
Local resident Nick Freeleagus conducted a fundraising auction.
Noeleen said she wanted to thank the major sponsors for the evening, the South Burnett Regional Council and Stanwell, as well as the auction donors.
A wooden swing, made and donated by the Timbertown Woodworkers, was auctioned for $2000!
The hall was decorated with about 30 paintings by the late Blackbutt artist Janet Skinner, who died in March.
The paintings, part of a collection donated to the Blackbutt community by Janet’s partner Jim Duff and her daughters, were hung around the hall.
NB. A documentary about the Blackbutt timber industry, “Sawdust In Our Veins”, will be launched in Blackbutt in November.
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