Ray Dobbs on growing up at Boolburra

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 not much money but a lot of love; no car, no TV or radio but had happy times; always something to do. We had very few...
Life at Boolburra

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, Queensland. In the 1870s when the town plan was laid out and the school opened, those who lived in the community saw a prosperous...