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    2008 Anzac Day

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    Mock miss world

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    1954 funeral union

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    Collinsville Early Buildings

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    Lions Bilby in the park 2005

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    Surface Sites Evaporation Ponds ramp 12 treatment plant

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    Scottville school's ICT Training 2006

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    Building power house

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    Surface Sites Work Shop

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    Underground Sites No 1 bccm

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    Collinsville Hillside Haven

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    Show Ball RSL Hall

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    Melbourne Cup Luncheon - Pam and Natalie McPhee

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    Saint John Bosco's 1989

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    St John Boscos school trip 1979

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    Bowhunters

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    Collinsville Community Clubs CWA

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    Union Leaders

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    St John Bosco's School 1986

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    Mt Coolon 1930's

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    Early miners

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    Union strike 2005

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    Bowen river sunset

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    Lions Santa in the Park 2004

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    Collinsville Pioneers Searles

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    Saint John Bosco's School Year 6&7 1990

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    Meals on Wheels Christmas Luncheon 2008

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    1977 Bonus Strike

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    Show Ball RSL Hall - Margaret & Roy Hjortshoj

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    High School Ball 2006

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    State Mine Scottville Early Machinery

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    Collinsville Pioneers Brunker

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    Abbott Point coal loading terminal

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    Old Buildings Bottom Hotel

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    Collinsville State School

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    Early May Day

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    Bowhunters

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    Surface Sites Work Shop

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    Moongunya News 1984

    Magic Watches Len Moir came to Scottville to live in 1931, with his mother and sister Shirley (who now lives in America) and his brother Boris. His father had started work in Scottville Mine in 1929. Len's first job in 1933 was as skip cleaner when he was 14. He then worked as a spragger and wheeler, and after two years experience went on to the coal face about 1937. Len spent 25 years on the coal face and in 1962 he was working at No 2 mine as a miner/loader/shuttle car driver and roof bolting, when mechanisation was first introduced. After coming to the surface in 1970 Len worked many jobs including: gardening and cleaning the workshops until retiring in 1978. Len married Daphne Poole in 1943, and they have one daughter Elaine and four grandchildren. They both play golf, starting at the age of 15 at the Scottville golf course. Then also played rugby league until he was 33. His team won for the first time, the "B" Grade North Queensland Championships, both Northern and Southern zones in 1940. In 1941 Len played in the first Whitsunday team against Cairns and were finalists in the "A" Grade competition. WHO? WHERE? John Harrigan is Apprentice Master and has been employed at CCP for the last two years. He runs an off-the-job training establishment to aid in the training of apprentices, with the State and Commonwealth governments and TAFE College regarding the training and welfare of apprentices in Collinsville. John, and his wife Jan and daughter Rowens live in Collinsville with two sons - Warren and Grant, living in Mount Isa. ">

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    Early May Day

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    Mining Surface Machinery Drills

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    Surface Sites Workshop Xstrata

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    Mining Blasts

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    McQues

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    Collinsville Pioneers Historical Society

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    Meals on Wheels Christmas Luncheon 2008

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    Collinsville Connect Telecentre Opening Day 2001

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    Paul Hamilton.

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    May Day 2007 Bow Club

Welcome to Memoirs Online

Memoirs Online is the online photo collection of Collinsville, a small community in Central Queensland. Nearly 10 years in the making, the complete archive includes over 20,000 images scanned and sent in by both present and past residents of Collinsville. The photos are gradually being added to this website so they are accessible to all. The costs and time involved in assembling an archive as large as this, are also quite big. If you value this resource, please consider making a small donation. You can do so by visiting the Collinsville Connect Telecentre, or dropping us a line - cvilleconnect@gmail.com.

 

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