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Peter Coyne, from Barkers Creek, took Jacob, 6, and Stefanie, 9, into the Kumbia Memorial Hall to admire the display of Christmas Trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 16, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kumbia Hall Committee members weren’t sure the 16th annual Kumbia Christmas Carnival would go ahead when they woke up on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

And their worries grew as the rain began to fall and dark storm clouds hung over the town<\/p>\n

But when the steady drizzle finally stopped about lunchtime – and with so much work already done – they shrugged their shoulders and elected to go ahead regardless.<\/p>\n

As things turned out, it was the right decision.<\/p>\n

While the sky stayed largely overcast for the remainder of the day, the rain didn’t return.<\/p>\n

When the first revellers began arriving in the grounds of Kumbia’s Memorial Hall about 5:00pm they found everything ready for a night of fun.<\/p>\n

Guests enjoyed all the traditional delights, including the annual Christmas Tree Festival inside the hall. This year’s theme for the decorated tree competition was “Lollies”.<\/p>\n

The Kumbia and District Historical Society also opened their museum for the evening to give visitors the opportunity to browse its extensive displays.<\/p>\n

Children enjoyed a jumping castle, merry-go-round, face painting and other amusements while adults browsed market stalls or grabbed a bite to eat from the food stalls.<\/p>\n

The popular ham wheel was busy doling out Christmas hams to lucky winners while ticket-sellers roved the grounds.<\/p>\n

Santa put in an appearance about 7:30pm – much to the delight of the children – arriving with the assistance of Senior Constable Adam Entwistle who has become Santa’s official Kumbia chauffeur in recent years.<\/p>\n

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Kevin McConville, Paul Winter and Morris Winter were manning the barbecues to help feed the hungry crowd … they were in no mood to show the sausages any mercy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dion Handford and Jacyntah Koehler, both 14, were helping out at the hot chips stall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Anne Beil and Jenny Gemmell had fun selling tickets for burgers and sausages<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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It just wouldn’t be a Christmas Carnival without the Kumbia QCWA … Mollie Kratzmann, Julianne Cross, Katherine Woodham and Linda Matthews were dishing up sweets and crafts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archie Black, 7, brother Fletcher, 10, and sister Tilly, 7, took advantage of free entry to the Kumbia Historical Society Museum to see how their town looked a century ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There were a good selection of stalls in the grounds for last-minute Christmas shopping…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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… along with a merry-go-round and a jumping castle which drew lots of young fans<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Christmas ham, anyone? Kumbia Hall Committee president Jim Hancock was kept busy spinning for hams all night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kingaroy Speedway driver Josh Wicks helped Erin Carroll sell games tickets and snacks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Christmas Carnival grounds were dominated by a giant decorated Christmas tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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