Mulgrave Shire Historical Society

The Society held it's AGM in September with Travis Teske been returned as President and the group's doyen Jim Hill as Vice-president.  Don Lawie was elected to the position of Secretary and Jenny Verrall to serve as Treasurer.  Their first ever Gordonvale Cemetery Tour was a huge success.  The wet drizzly weather didn't stop well over a hundred visitors listening to interesting stories told by amazing Gordonvale State School students dressed in period costume.  Thanks to Jenny Verrall from the Society for putting this wonderful idea into motion and thanks also to the school teachers, Patrice Honnef and Janine Faulkner who assisted Jenny.  Members have already started researching for the next 'Ghosts of Gordonvale Cemetery' walk to be held sometime in 2017 and are asking if anyone has any suggestions as to which pioneer families to include in the event.  The Gordonvale Scouts are celebrating their centenary with the first scout troop been formed on the 22nd November 1916.  The Society has just put together a Scouts display at their Mulgrave Settlers Museum and if you have any stories, photographs etc, about Scouting in Gordonvale, please let them know.  The local Mirriwinni State School also reached their 100th year recently and members of the Society attended their celebrations.  The Society has just enjoyed their annual Christmas dinner party which was held at the Hamilton Hotel in Edmonton and they will be closing down their museum from the 11th December until the 23rd January 2017.