Est. 2004

Carmel Bond, President
Ph: 3425 1717 (h) or 3425 2032 (Dayboro Cottage)

With the Dayboro Players presenting their production “Tragedy at Terrors Creek” on 4th & 5th September, I thought readers might be interested in this article which was published in the “Courier Mail” on 6th April 1939 – 70 years ago:
“The first presentation by the Dayboro Amateur Dramatic Society entitled “The Ghost” was submitted to a large audience in the Public Hall, and an excellent display was also given by the Dayboro school children…a dance followed.”
Does anyone have any recollection of this evening?  If so, we would love to hear from you.
GILBERT HAROLD (DICK) DALE:  Dick Dale, one of the district’s “oldtimers” passed away on 5th July 2009, aged 95 years.
Gilbert Harold Dale (known to all as Dick) was born at Zillmere on 23rd November 1913.  His father was William Dale and his mother was Gustine Christine Kriesch.  He had 8 older brothers and sisters and about two years later his youngest sister Phyllis was born (Jeff McKenzie’s mother).
His grandfather was Rev. William Dale, a Scottish migrant who was the first resident minister of the Samsonvale Presbyterian Church which was opened in 1884.  Rev. Dale bought land in the Kobble Creek area and combined farming with his pastoral work.
Dick married Vera Wilhelmina Heathwood on 5th November 1939 in the Dayboro Presbyterian Church and they moved into their new house in Hay Road, Dayboro.
In October 1949 their only child, Joy Diane, was born.  Shortly after her birth the family moved to the Dale family farm at Kobble Creek.
Dick had three properties at Kobble Creek.  It was in 1973 that Dick and Vera built their new house in Dayboro and sold the Kobble Creek properties.
MT. PLEASANT CAGE DIP
Stock Dip Reserve No. R899 (originally part of Portion 45 Parish of Pine owned by George Frederick Williams) in Charles Road, Mt. Pleasant – an extract from “The Mt. Pleasant Story 1874-1985” states:
“…cattle ticks introduced into the Northern Territory from Indonesia towards the end of the century, spread into the area bringing with it the parasite responsible for Tick Fever, better known as “Redwater”.  Once again the herds were almost wiped out.  In an effort to control the tick population a cage dip was built on the Dip reserve.  This was a slow and tiresome job as each beast had to be put into a wooden crate and lowered into a pit full of dip until the beast was submerged and then raised out of the dip.  This lowering and raising was done by a horse and ‘dummy’.  The horse was on the end of a shaft which was attached to an axle which drove the ‘dummy’.”
It would appear that this dip had ceased being used by 11th December 1914 when George Williams’ son, Sydney Francis Williams, was born.
Does anyone recognise the men in this photograph?  If so, please give me a ring.