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George Ansell aboard his fully restored Fordson tractor (Photo: Leo Geraghty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 11, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well-known Murgon resident George Ansell recently celebrated his 100th birthday … twice!<\/p>\n

His family and friends hosted a big birthday celebration at the Murgon Services Club on Sunday for George but Goomeri residents also hosted a celebration before Christmas in Goomeri.<\/p>\n

George was born in Tweed Heads Hospital on January 7, 1924, however he’s really a Queenslander as his parents were living at Coolangatta at the time.<\/p>\n

When he was just two years old, the family moved to Goomeri where his father, William, found work cutting timber for the railway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

George later attended the local school.<\/p>\n

The family then moved to a property near Booubyjan where George, now aged about 17, did some mustering and then worked as a driver with a local cream carrier, JBH Maudsley.<\/p>\n

When World War II broke out, George went up to the Hall of Memory in Goomeri where army recruits were being tested.<\/p>\n

“I swore on the Bible and was told when you get the call-up, report and you’re in the army,” George told southburnett.com.au<\/strong><\/p>\n

But to his disappointment, that call never came.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think my employer may have applied for an exemption. Cream and mail were very important during the war,” he said.<\/p>\n

In 1948, George married a local girl, Eva Hair, and the couple moved to a property just outside Murgon where they raised stud cattle.<\/p>\n

They also had cattle on a property on the Black Snake Range at Upper Widgee.<\/p>\n

George and Eva also took on two local mail runs, serving the Proston, Byee, Mondure, Hivesville, Cloyna and Windera areas, which they ran for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

The couple were married for almost 73 years, and had four children.\u00a0 Eva died in January 2020, aged 93.<\/p>\n

A highlight of his Murgon birthday celebration was when George’s former tractor was brought around to the club’s entrance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He had donated the old workhorse to the Murgon Men’s Shed where the volunteers carefully restored the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Other highlights included birthday congratulations from King Charles III as well as cards from local MPs and councillors.<\/p>\n

George still lives on his 60 acre property, and – remarkably – regularly drives his old Ford Maverick 4WD into town as he still has an open driver’s licence.<\/p>\n

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The Murgon Men’s Shed inscription on the fully restored tractor (Photo: Leo Geraghty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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