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Gympie Howard and the Central West camp cooks memory
The narrative recalls Gympie Howard a colorful camp oven figure in Central Queensland. It recounts 1906 Mutu Warbreccan shed events, the introduction of machinery at shearing, social entertainments, and the strong personalities of cooks. It notes wage changes after the 1906 Award and the lively sheds atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gympie
Howard
Queensland
Pye
Excime
Quetnaland
Jundary Hospital
Brisbane
Longreach
Camooweal
Northern Territory
Cooke
Phil Reddicar
Phil
Barkly
Central West
Sam Baker
Bom
Scotty
Ted Pont
Tle
Tucker
Muttl
Warbreccan
Croesus
Midas