Canobie

A visit to Canobie has become a regular event on our summer calendar at The (Real) Big Red House, and this way we could do it for “free” (the admission was free; any “extra” items like sno-cones or tchotchkes were out-of-pocket).

Summer Fun 2007

The aircraft this time was a vintage Dragon, which wandered round the cattle stations as on the previous flight, Canobie and Wandoola and Milgarra.

A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950

Murray, who died at the farm of Irvine (as you go from Langholm to Canobie), and had formerly been a proprietor in Eskdaldemuir, that he was acquainted with, or at least had seen an old man, I think his name was Beattie, who was grandson to a couple who had been handfasted.

Notes and Queries, Number 48, September 28, 1850 Various

The aircraft this time was a vintage Dragon, which wandered round the cattle stations as on the previous flight, Canobie and Wandoola and Milgarra.

A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950

After the party had left for Canobie, I was completely prostrated, and had no medicine on hand except Epsom salts.

Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 1873

This country was situated on a billabong 12 miles from Canobie, where

Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 1873

Soon after I was pleased to welcome this gentleman, and left for inside with a young fellow named Carolan, who had been working on Canobie.

Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 1873

After handing the station over to Mr. Hawkes, I went to Canobie to muster my horses, which were running on the Williams River, and thence travelled eastward in company with Carolan.

Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 1873

In the meantime, the blacks had come into Canobie at night, and attacked three men who were camped on the river, within sight of the station.

Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 1873

Canobie, on the Williams River, a tributary of the Cloncurry.

Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 1873