Eacham Historical Society

About twenty members of the Society recently enjoyed a field trip into the Middlebrook area to the south of Millaa Millaa.  The bad weather which had caused the earlier postponement of this expedition held off, so on a recent Sunday morning, the group headed off with the first stop being the top of Kjellberg Road.  The expedition also travelled Pheasant and Whiting Roads and a number of historical sites were visited about Hennessy Flats.  As it is the 50th anniversary of the greatest flood to hit the tablelands, it was decided to start a project to collect information and memoirs on the flood of 1967 and its local effects.  The March history paper was written by the late Roy Fischer for the Topaz re-union and tells the story of his time teaching at the Topaz State School during the late 1930's.  A report was made on the large number of Kulara books the Society has sold due to the low water at Tinaroo and it was decided to make a move to get the book undated and professionally printed.  The Society recently loss a valued member when Ed Dennis moved southward and a Certificate of Appreciation was presented to him in recognition of the many years of service he had given the group.  The April meeting was held at the History Centre with a paper by Lil Henson been read which told of her memories of war-time Malanda to mark the 75th anniversary of the town's involvement in the Second World War.  It was decided to take advantage of the Irvinebank open days for the next fieldtrip and the Society has booked Sunday 7th May for the outing.  The next meeting which will be held on 16th May will also be the Annual General Meeting.