Residents of freestone and upper freestone from 1900

 

1 Keong S & Dingley B

2 Stanfield D & A Wilsons (burnt)

2a Roche D & C

3 Smale Mrs

4 Ragh M & T Harbers D & D

4a Robertson J & C Strang P & T

5 Moore E former house J Hallman relocated from51

5a Hildred N & D

5b Kasuba Y & N Raynor M & P

6 Gard P Former Forest Park Lodge

6a Beardsmore S & J

7 McVeigh W & D Doyle B & W, McMahon

7a McLean P & N Gaudie P & K

8 Noffke J & R Doyle B & W, McMahon

9 Curtis B & Morgan Nolan N

10 Watts V & G

11 Peters A Peters B

12 Byrne L & M Peters T

12a King M & M (relocated) Sergeant Luck

13 Palmer R & H Palmer W & J

14 Palmer J

15 Demolished Palmer W L

16 Relocated Christensen D & B, Christensen C & N,

Burton J, Chamberlain A

17 Demolished Ramsey D

18 Demolished Tucker W

19 McVeigh K & W Haywood J

19a Demolished Shelley J & J

20 Payne F & F

21 Payne J Payne E & M

22 Payne A & A Noble B, Noble Mrs, Rippingdale

23 Mauch A & I Mauch J & M, Owens M

24 Demolished Noble

25 Mauch B & V Mauch C & E

26 Mauch D

27 Law H & A

28 Mauch G & J Mauch C & M, Cox Ned, Cox Bert

29 Mauch C & M Canavan J & M

30 Coy P & N Boyce J, Ramsey J

31 Mauch M & O Mauch J & T, O’Dempseys, Ryan M

32 Demolished O’Dempsey B

33 Helensvale McMaster, Boldery

34 Gillespie M & J Mauch F, Noble A, O’Dempsey J

35 Briggs C & B Hagenbach J

36 Briggs T & M McKechnie Billy

37 Briggs B & E Daveron P

38 Eastwell L & L Eastwell V & S, Millar G, Wallace P

39 Hughes R & C Hughes L & G, King T, Ryan P M K H

40 Hughes M & C

41 Mauch L & E Angland M & D

42 Mauch R & B Hagenbach B, Cox K

43 Mauch Ron & Bev Gillespie L, Gillespie D G

44 Steketee N & D

45 Gillespie A

46 Coy D & J Larsen A, Bell B, Madsen A, Roche K

47 May C & R Gillespie N & M, Lysaght J & Q,

Biltoft N

48 Gillespie M & N Groves H

49 Gillespie K & R

50 Goddard S & K

51 Christensen C & N Hallman G & M, Hallman J & J (reloc)

52 Christensen C & N Johnson E & E, Wallace P, Kirkegaard

53 Noble N & B Peterson B & I

54 Payne N & J Owens J

55 Carmody B & H Ramsey D, Canavan M & J

56 Singleton D Hall L & A, Hall E & E, Lawless J

56a Demolished Roberts T & D, McKechnie, Matthews

57 Singleton J & R

58 Mauch I & A Booth H & N, Booth G, Wilson

59 Wyeth G & A (final site of Madsen’s store)

60 Freestone State School

61 Freestone Community Hall

61a Demolished Shelley M & M, Lancaster F & M

62 Relocated second site of Madsen’s store

63 Lambert V & P Collins A & T, Booth M & R

(Last store and telephone exchange)

63a Demolished Cox M & B

64 Demolished Site of last butcher shop

65 Demolished Reid E & K, Sparksman

66 Demolished Beard (site of last saddlers)

67 Smith G & T

68 Simon C

69 Demolished Cox J & I

70 Relocated Shelley P & R, Cox A & N

71 Shelley M & G

72 Relocated Shelley O & M, Shelley P & N

73 Booth P & J Hartnett J

74 Petersen B Drysdale G & B

75 Demolished Drysdale V, Christensen A & AM

76 Christensen A & M

76a Christensen P & K Christensen J & G, Christensen M & AM

77 Shelley J & D Briggs G

78 Demolished Tucker W

79 Ward J & P Ryan M & T, Tucker E & O,

Hallman B & H

80 Coles M & V (relocated)

81 Coleman M & A McBain M & J, Allen G

82 James N & D Rippingale M & M, Mauch E & R

Mutch C & E, Doran J

83 Berghoffer M Madsen N & V, Madsen G & B

84 Perquin N & T

85 Ruhle C & D Mauch D & M, Wilson D & M

86 Abandoned Ruhle J, Hansen W & M

87 Bourke G & S

88 Abandoned Bourke J & M

89 Last site of Smith’s Post Office

A Site of Payne’s Store

B Site of Upper Freestone State School (relocated

C Site of butcher shop

D Sacred Heart of Freestone Cemetery

E Site of Madsen’s store (relocated to 62, then 59)

F Site of Freestone School of Arts (relocated to 61)

G Shelley’s slaughter yard

H Site of Tucker’s butcher shop

I Site of Tucker’s slaughter yard

J Telephone Exchange (moved to 30)

+1 Beattie P Former Catholic Church

+2 St Luke’s Anglican Church

+3 Freestone Uniting church Formerly Methodist Church

The above map and residents names have been produced as close as possible on information received. Please excuse any errors or omissions.

Bev Christensen (compiler)

1988 BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION GLIMPSES

Left: Mrs Grace Bell and Melissah Gillespie - oldest and youngest students

Left: Mr Ron Mauch, (President P & C) laying the time capsule

Left: Peg Lyons, Monica Ryan and Mavis Christensen

Left: Freestone students with time capsule

Right: Former teachers Roger Cavanagh and Mr Retschlag

Above: The Cox family wearing the old school uniform L-R Rose, Norma, Lorraine, Laurel and Shirley.

Below: The Mauch and Shelley family picnic (approximately 1926 at Spicer’s Gap)

Below: Kevin O’Dempsey

Below: The Christensen home before restoration.