Logan District Oral History

Jim Murray was a dairy farmer. He speaks about the Murray family, Slacks Creek, Tanah Merah, Loganholme, Logan River, dairying, agriculture, Logan Motorway, flooding, and fishing.

Ruth Fels speaks about Waterford, Bethania, Beenleigh, Bethania Lutheran Church, dairying, flooding, social life, and Logan River.

Harold and Keith Regeling speak about Loganlea, Waterford, Logan River ferries, Logan River, floods, Ernst family, fishing, 1937 tornado.

Norm Rachow speaks about Alberton, Carbrook, Logan River, Logan River ferries, place crashes, Ernst family, fishing, Beenleigh.

Hilda Willis, nee Kruger grew up in Gramzow or Carbrook, her family were some of of the earliest settlers in the Logan district.

Larry Storey was a dairy farmer and worked on the building of Waterford Bridge.

The Stegemann family came to Eight Mile Plains in about 1897. Fred talks about the local Aboriginal people, personalities such as King Jacky and King Billy visiting his family home.

George Sirett is the last working bullock driver in the region. He currently works in the Mt Crosby area, as well as giving demonstrations at his Berrinba property, for school children from all over South East Queensland.

Barry Seeleither's family donated land to Park Ridge School.

Patricia Pope's parents lived on the art gallery site from 1922 and later moved further along Jacaranda Avenue. Her father worked as a woodcutter and poultry farmer.

Don Obrist's family settled in Rochedale in the 1880s. They started a nursery that is still in operation.

David and Carol Brown present a story on their building and living in Browns Plains from 1970.

Sylvia Brown speaks about Laurie and Shirley, part of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), who set up the Paxton commune in 1941. As conscientious objectors, they were victimised in Brisbane. They cleared the land and started a charcoal business before starting a poultry farm.

Bill Colman worked at the Kingston Piggery and then the butter factory for 25 years.

Gertrude Cramb speaks about German settlement in Bethania and Waterford.

Gwen Cruickshank has lived in Browns Plains / Park Ridge from 1939.

Len Fels has an extensive knowledge of Eight Mile Plains history.

Doug Floate talks about his father Sid Floate, a local butcher in Slack Creek and his upbring at Loganholme, Tanah Merah.

Jack Heron has lived in Woodridge all his life.

Patricia Hill answers questions on how she came to live in Rochedale and tells tales of her family life.

Dora Joyce talks about her Tesch grandfather arrival in Queensland and historical events that had occurred in her life.

Arthur Kruger has worked as a dairy farmer, cane cutter, in the Beenleigh Rum Distillery, and as a small crop farmer.

Reg Knox speaks about his experiences as a shearer, bush worker, dairy farmer, Telecom installation worker, and Aboriginal Cultural Project officer. He has lived at Toomelah Mission near Boggabilla, Bunya Mountains, Redland Bay, Daisy Hill, and Kingston.

The Lehmanns had an arrowroot mill at Carbrook. Alma's father, Travgott (Jim) Rachow operated the Alberton Ferry. Alma's mother was Minnie Appel. She was adopted by Nicklaus Appel.

Jean Muchow provides information on her family background in relationship to the New England area and her life in Loganlea.

The Muchow family was part of the original German migration to the area, with William Muchow listed as a farmer in Bethania from 1868. Reuben still lives on the family property on Logan Reserve Road and remnants of the original farm buildings remain on site.

Barry Nason's grandparents (the Creswells) ran a store at Browns Plains, initially in the old hotel. They later demolished the hotel and built a new house and separate store.

Dairy farmer Ivan Wendt, who lives at Chambers Flat, who has a very long family history in the Logan district area.

Don Kunde speaks about farming in the California Creek pocket, real estate, and urban subdivision in the 1970s.

Peter and Sandra Brand talk about their immigration from England and their property at Wellington Point.

Mr and Mrs Pendry speak about early Woodridge prior to the 1960s subdivisions.

Vince Kunde speaks about his family, Loganholme Ferry, and farming.

Cec Clark speaks about Loganholme, dairying, and arrowroot in Pimpama.

David Huth speaks about the Ageston mill, sugar cane farming, fishing, prawn farming, Alberton, and Germans.

Heather Brown speaks about being in the Army and Beenleigh in the wartime.

Dick and Jean Mayes speak about growing up in Mayes Cottage.

Trevor Armstrong speaks about dairy farming at Loganlea. Elizabeth Lamb (nee Armstrong) speaks about her farm property called Riverdale.

Poppy Hampson speaks about the Dennis family history and Daisy Hill / Slacks Creek.

Fred Dencher established and ran a successful camping and caravan park, Blue Gum Caravan between 1959 and 1972. He speaks about how the swimming pool was filled from Slacks Creek and the pool was used for school swimming lessons, as well as teaching babies to swim. H also speaks about the slot car track, which was an important social activity for youth in the late 1960s.

Nancy Krarup's parents, Herb and Annie Bates, operated 'The Ritz' roadside stall in Slacks Creek in the late 1970s until World War 2.