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Representatives from two of the Kumbia \/ Mannuem area’s oldest settler families spoke at the official opening … David Crawford, left, unveiled the Centenary plaque while Gary Truss cut the Centenary cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 5, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kumbia residents celebrated history, agriculture, community – and Father’s Day – at the inaugural Kumbia Country Festival on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The festival took over the grounds beside Kumbia Hall (officially, the Memorial School of Arts), the museum (the Kumbia Federation Heritage Centre) and a large slice of the sportsground area in Gordon Street.<\/p>\n

There were milking demonstrations, carriage rides, whip-cracking, chainsawing, competitions, market stalls, live music and visits by Missy Peacharoo (promoting stonefruit) and Alvin the Avocado (keen to raise awareness about next weekend’s Avocado Festival in Blackbutt).<\/p>\n

Local resident David Crawford was called upon to officially open the Festival and unveil a plaque to mark the Centenary of the Kumbia Hall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The plaque will be mounted inside the hall.<\/p>\n

“Pioneer plaques” listing local families will also be placed around town after Council’s streetscaping project is completed, and an updated edition of a history book about Kumbia will be available later this year.<\/p>\n

David\u00a0was joined on stage by another local resident with deep family connections to the area.<\/p>\n

Gary Truss cut the Centenary cake and reminisced about the many events which have been held at the hall over the past century.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This hall has been the centre of this community for so many years,” Gary said.<\/p>\n

However, he said it was important to remember it was a “memorial” hall dedicated to the families who lost sons in the Great War.<\/p>\n

Among the names on the monument, Gary said, was that of his great-uncle Jacob Truss who arrived in the area in 1907 when Taabinga Station was being broken up for closer settlement.<\/p>\n

Jacob enlisted on January 8, 1917, at Maryborough, and served with the 26th Battalion on the Somme. <\/p>\n

He was killed in action on May 31, 1918, just months before the Armistice.<\/p>\n

“I often wonder what the family histories would be like if so many of these names on the Honour Board had come home,” Gary said.<\/p>\n

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Missy Peacharoo and Mira Milich dancing with Oliver Dugdell, 4, from Kumbia … Missy Peacharoo was spreading the word about fresh fruit and vegies (and in particular, stonefruit, for which Kumbia is famous)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The carriage rides around the festival grounds proved popular with families<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ruby Beil, 10, from Kingaroy, was making friends with one of the milking cows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peace Lutheran Church members Meg Noack, Bunya Mountains, and Helen Golley, Kumbia, were selling soft drinks and sausages on bread at the church stall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Local resident Gary Truss officially cut the special Centenary cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kumbia Country Festival committee members Gayle Carroll and Desi Crawford with the Centenary Cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The chainsaw displays included post-ripping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jodie Duffy, from Toowoomba, entered her 2005 Holden Crewman in the ute show’n’shine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Andrew Rackemann, from Kingaroy, with Julian Cross, from Kumbia and Cr Scott Henschen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A display of historic trucks were lined up out back near the ute show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Well-known local auctioneer Bill Steffensen was checking out the displays in the Kumbia Federation Heritage Centre museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kumbia country music singer Richie Hamilton was providing the live entertainment in the morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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