Dobbs family … some photos

What follows are several images from my collection of memorabilia of the Dobbs family from Boolburra, Queensland. John Alexis Dobbs Coker and...

Ray Dobbs on growing up at Boolburra

Before he passed away in 2000, Ray Dobbs recalled life on the farm at Boolburra. Looking back some 60 years I think how lucky we were; a family with...

Life at Boolburra

Boolburra is the central point of a once-thriving  community on the banks of the Dawson River about 100km (60 miles) west of Rockhampton,...

Boolburra school

In 1874 when the railway bridge and line were under construction over the Dawson River at Boolburra, the Education Department received...