{"id":326373,"date":"2022-11-15T15:25:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T05:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=326373"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T04:57:35","slug":"wooroolin-looks-back-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/11\/15\/wooroolin-looks-back-in-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Wooroolin Looks Back In Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the main organisers of the event, Noel Weller from Wooroolin Lions, with local MP Deb Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What all the fuss was about … the time capsule was encased in a concrete plinth mounted above ground at the front of the Wooroolin Memorial Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 14, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot can change in a small town in 50 years … as visitors to Wooroolin quickly discovered on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

On November 11, 1972, a time capsule was encased inside a concrete plinth outside Wooroolin Memorial Hall with much pomp and ceremony.<\/p>\n

A former Wooroolin resident (and ex-local councillor, recently retired Federal MP and knight of the realm) Sir Charles Adermann KBE sealed the capsule before it was laid to rest.<\/p>\n

The plaque placed on top read, “This is to be raised at a public function, 11th November. 2022. Recovery instructions Kingaroy Shire Council. Commonwealth Bank, Kingaroy”.<\/p>\n

The organising committee’s desire was that “some responsible public body will raise it”.<\/p>\n

Well, a day late – November 12, 2022 – the wishes of those residents 50 years ago were fulfilled.<\/p>\n

A ceremonial lifting of the time capsule was carried out by four of the people involved in that original ceremony half a century ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joyce Horne was secretary of the original time capsule committee and Ivan Ritchings was a member. David Pailthorpe was also president of Wooroolin Rural Youth and Allan Obel was on the Wooroolin Hall committee.<\/p>\n

A large crowd of Wooroolin residents, ex-residents and visitors gathered outside the hall on Saturday for the occasion.<\/p>\n

The monthly Wooroolin markets, across the road, also attracted a large crowd with almost double the usual number of stalls in attendance.<\/p>\n

Many people were camped in the free-stay area beside the grain sheds.<\/p>\n

The morning was compered by Wooroolin’s most famous recent resident, retired international cricketer (and former member of the Wooroolin Bugle Band) Carl Rackemann.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carl pointed out some of the changes Wooroolin residents have seen over the past 50 years:<\/p>\n