{"id":85262,"date":"2014-10-20T00:56:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T14:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=85262"},"modified":"2020-11-23T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T04:01:17","slug":"memories-of-elgin-vale-live-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/10\/20\/memories-of-elgin-vale-live-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories Of Elgin Vale Live On"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_85264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85264\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85264\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Elgin Vale residents, sisters Bev Hay (Freebairn) and Billie McDonald (Freebairn), were enjoying checking out the former school building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October 20, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 60 former residents of Elgin Vale gathered on Saturday to swap memories of the former township which has all but disappeared from the landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Elgin Vale is a genuine &#8220;timber town&#8221; whose existence hinged on the surrounding forestry and associated sawmills.<\/p>\n<p>All that is left now at the site is the historic steam-driven sawmill &#8211; which closed in 1987 &#8211; and the fully restored &#8220;new&#8221; school building which has been converted into a QCWA hall.<\/p>\n<p>(The &#8220;new&#8221; school opened in 1948; it replaced the &#8220;old&#8221; school which operated from 1927-1947.)<\/p>\n<p>Glancing around the surrounding paddocks, it&#8217;s hard to imagine the rest of the once-thriving township which included streets of houses on both sides of the Moonda Waamba Creek plus\u00a0a corner shop.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from many of the old Elgin Vale and Manumbar families were at the reunion, including Franzs, Duncans, Freebairns, Ryans and Hockeys.<\/p>\n<p>They enjoyed a barbecue lunch prepared by members of the Elgin Vale QCWA.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/08\/back-to-elgin-vale-reunion\/\">Back To Elgin Vale Reunion<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85263\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85263\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale9.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale9-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lois Thurecht (Ryan) with Billie McDonald (Freebairn), from Kingaroy; Graeme Ryan, Nanango; and Elaine Schefe (Ryan), from Maroochydore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_85267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85267\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85267\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale4.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale4-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Gagen (Pert) travelled from Mundubbera for the reunion &#8230; she lived in Elgin Vale during the 1950s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_85268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85268\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85268\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale5.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale5-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy Dale (Murray), from Kingaroy, lived in Elgin Vale 80 years ago &#8230; her father Aubrey Murray used to drive a timber truck<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85271\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85271\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale8.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale8-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan (Downing) and Kev Zischke, Kingaroy, with Warren Hockey, Manumbar, and Yvonne Pert, Bundaberg &#8230; Joan and Warren started Grade 1 at Elgin Vale in 1955, while Yvonne started in 1956 \u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_85269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85269\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85269\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joan Springate (Hartwig), Imbil, with Margaret Jones (Pert), River Heads &#8230; Joan started school in 1961; Margaret&#8217;s three children also attended<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_85270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85270\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85270\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eileen Franz (Stegeman), 91, from Gympie, with her son Len Franz, also from Gympie &#8230; Eileen attended the &#8220;old&#8221; Elgin Vale school from 1935<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85266\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85266\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All that remains of a street of homes along the creek bank are sets of stumps (the black dots)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85265\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85265\" title=\"20141018 Elgin Vale Reunion\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141018elginvale2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old Elgin Vale sawmill finally closed its doors in 1987 and is now a tourist attraction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 60 former residents of Elgin Vale gathered on Saturday to swap memories of the former township which has all but disappeared from the 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