Noosa News
My grandmother (1906-2005) told me her grandparents had owned this shop and I’d…
My grandmother (1906-2005) told me her grandparents had owned this shop and I’d like some help/advice please on where/how I could find out its history to confirm that it is the same shop. My gg grandparents
were Francis and Elizabeth Acton and my research so far confirms they owned a grocery shop referred to as “O’Connell Town Stores” on Bowen Bridge Road (now Lutwyche Road) from mid to late 1870s to about early 1886 when I believe a Robert Scott and his family took it over and resided on the premises. This was after Francis had died in 1883, transferring the shop along with a house on the block next door to Elizabeth. Then in early 1898 as part of the construction of the Enoggera branch railway, the house block fronting Kedron…
Continue Reading
-
General22 hours agoFifth person charged with murder over fatal Bega stabbing denied bail
-
Noosa News16 hours agoDangerous storm pounds south-east Queensland with giant hail, blackouts and widespread damage
-
Noosa News22 hours agoViolent thunderstorms to target southeast QLD and northeast NSW on Monday
-
Noosa News20 hours agoBruce Highway fatal: Grandmother’s heartbreak as daughter and granddaughter killed in Queensland truck crash
