Whew - busy in town the last few days - had the Qld Vigaro championships here - women everywhere - add them to the motorcyclists in town this morning, couldn't get a park in town - coffee shops full, great to see.
Working in visitors info centre this arvo - hope to be busy with all these people in and around town. Next few weeks should be pretty busy - junior cricket camp, car clubs, motor home club and heaps more - lots to keep us all busy.
Hope they all enjoy our beautiful area.
rredbeak said
02:29 PM Jan 15, 2012
wont get any argument there Jules.
Boonah is a truly great place to live or visit. has just about everything too.
Personally i love visiting the Glider airport and then theres the few NP's right on boonahs doorstep.
Rod
goinsoon said
06:08 PM Jan 15, 2012
Is that what the crowd at the oval was, we thought there were a lot of extra people in town, had to park in the old friendly grocer carpark to go to the Super IGA yesterday.
Cruising Granny said
11:43 PM Jan 15, 2012
I enjoyed my short visit to Boonah just after Christmas, and enjoyed Jule's hospitality. It really is a picturesque piece of Qld. Like anywhere, I had no idea there was such a beautiful region on Brisbane's door step. Visit the area and call in for a cuppa a Jule's cafe.
pauline said
07:52 AM Jan 16, 2012
Jules, in my other life my 1st husband who unfortunately died quite young (28) was born at Boonah, he was one of fourteen children.........we used to spend weekends at in-laws place quite often. Boonah was a very quite sleepy town then.............we went for a drive that way a few months back and I couldn't believe how busy it was on a Sunday, has certainly gone ahead in the intervening years.
Cheers
Gerty Dancer said
08:17 AM Jan 16, 2012
You are a great ambassador for your place Jules! Now we are busy with maps planning a visit next March.
jules47 said
08:32 AM Jan 16, 2012
Come on up Rosey (GD) - heaps to see and do in the beautiful Scenic Rim - home of the famous O'Reilly's and Binna Burra - spectacular mountains, lakes and lots more - you will be most welcome, as will any other GN's who are travelling this way.
jules47 said
08:35 AM Jan 16, 2012
pauline wrote:
Jules, in my other life my 1st husband who unfortunately died quite young (28) was born at Boonah, he was one of fourteen children.........we used to spend weekends at in-laws place quite often. Boonah was a very quite sleepy town then.............we went for a drive that way a few months back and I couldn't believe how busy it was on a Sunday, has certainly gone ahead in the intervening years.
Cheers
Hi Pauline - do that family still live round here? What was the name? Lots of big families, sometimes got to watch your p's & q's - someone is always related to someone else - no a great community really.
Elle on Wheels said
02:44 PM Jan 16, 2012
Hope to get up that way at some point, haven't been there since the 70's.
03_troopy said
06:23 PM Jan 16, 2012
pauline wrote:
Jules, in my other life my 1st husband who unfortunately died quite young (28) was born at Boonah, he was one of fourteen children.........we used to spend weekends at in-laws place quite often. Boonah was a very quite sleepy town then.............we went for a drive that way a few months back and I couldn't believe how busy it was on a Sunday, has certainly gone ahead in the intervening years.
Cheers
My Brother in law died about that age in Toowoomba.
03_troopy said
06:25 PM Jan 16, 2012
jules47 wrote:
Whew - busy in town the last few days - had the Qld Vigaro championships here - women everywhere - add them to the motorcyclists in town this morning, couldn't get a park in town - coffee shops full, great to see.
Working in visitors info centre this arvo - hope to be busy with all these people in and around town. Next few weeks should be pretty busy - junior cricket camp, car clubs, motor home club and heaps more - lots to keep us all busy.
Hope they all enjoy our beautiful area.
I had to re-read that. I couldn't work out how those championships would be judged.... At least it stops you rolling out of bed in the morning though.
Beth54 said
06:27 PM Jan 16, 2012
I know what you mean about watching your p's a q's Jules. I went to hig school in Beenleigh when it was a quiet little country town,,same thing. Every second person was related to someone else there.
The Scenic Rim is definately a place to visit. My family has been doing day trips around the area for decades...showing my age.
I WILL get down there for a visit some time in the near future Jules.
Beth54 said
06:29 PM Jan 16, 2012
03_troopy wrote:
jules47 wrote:
Whew - busy in town the last few days - had the Qld Vigaro championships here - women everywhere - add them to the motorcyclists in town this morning, couldn't get a park in town - coffee shops full, great to see.
Working in visitors info centre this arvo - hope to be busy with all these people in and around town. Next few weeks should be pretty busy - junior cricket camp, car clubs, motor home club and heaps more - lots to keep us all busy.
Hope they all enjoy our beautiful area.
I had to re-read that. I couldn't work out how those championships would be judged.... At least it stops you rolling out of bed in the morning though.
It's okay Jules...I knew what Vigaro was! Played it at high school.
03_troopy said
06:50 PM Jan 16, 2012
hahaha so did I really Beth, I went to school in Ipswich after attending primary school in Georges Hall, near Bankstown, and that was the first place I ever heard of Vigaro... OK so Georges Hall is western suburbs Bankstown... lol
goinsoon said
06:51 PM Jan 16, 2012
OH! I thought you said Viagro
03_troopy said
06:55 PM Jan 16, 2012
goinsoon wrote:
OH! I thought you said Viagro
Aren't they a chopper lokalike made by Suzuki? lol. A mate of mine had one and we used to give him heaps about it.
goinsoon said
07:12 PM Jan 16, 2012
03_troopy wrote:
goinsoon wrote:
OH! I thought you said Viagro
Aren't they a chopper lokalike made by Suzuki? lol. A mate of mine had one and we used to give him heaps about it.
Yeh. That too
pauline said
08:39 PM Jan 16, 2012
Jules the name was Schumacher, my hubby was a jockey who was killed in a fall at Grafton...........very sad but as I said a lifetime ago, they were fairly well known in the area, also the other side was Gneoch, not sure that is the right spelling.
jules47 said
08:55 PM Jan 16, 2012
Brad Gnech is my mechanic,his wife is one of my daughters friends - well known family - Schumachers are also well known in town -
goinsoon said
09:00 PM Jan 16, 2012
My family here in Boonah are Wielands, they know lots of the Shumachers and they said the others may be Goetches or something more like that
-- Edited by goinsoon on Monday 16th of January 2012 09:00:27 PM
pauline said
09:13 PM Jan 16, 2012
It is a small world isn't it, GS i do recall the name Wieland and also an in law was married to a Gillett local butcher if I remember rightly, his name is John her name is Caroline, she was a Wessling...............gosh memories.
Beth54 said
09:26 PM Jan 16, 2012
I think there were Shumachers in Beenleigh too. There were a lot of German settlers in all those country areas way back.
jules47 said
08:28 AM Jan 17, 2012
03_troopy wrote:
goinsoon wrote:
OH! I thought you said Viagro
Aren't they a chopper lokalike made by Suzuki? lol. A mate of mine had one and we used to give him heaps about it.
Think that is a "Virago" bike - and trust you guys to be thinking about one thing!
goinsoon said
04:13 PM Jan 18, 2012
OK - Back to serious, went into Boonah today and found it was very quiet after all the activity over the last couple of weeks, even able to get into the barber for a haircut.
jules47 said
04:29 PM Jan 18, 2012
Looking good now? Yep was quieter in town today - Thursday is usually the busiest day I have found - shopping day for most.
goinsoon said
04:41 PM Jan 18, 2012
jules47 wrote:
Looking good now? Yep was quieter in town today - Thursday is usually the busiest day I have found - shopping day for most.
Dropped into the info centre today to see if we could meet up with you but the lady there said she did not know you and didn't seem interested enough to look at the volunteers list on the wall in the kitchen.
Cruising Granny said
05:28 PM Jan 18, 2012
I noted a lot of German names in the Toowoomba region as I drove through. Genetic Lutherans, no doubt.
Boroma577 said
02:34 AM Jan 19, 2012
My daughter and SIL own Garage World (aka Shed Boss) in Boonah. Yes, I agree it is definitely a great little town.
We used to camp and 4WD at a place at there called Tookeron which unfortunately has closed down.
Whew - busy in town the last few days - had the Qld Vigaro championships here - women everywhere - add them to the motorcyclists in town this morning, couldn't get a park in town - coffee shops full, great to see.
Working in visitors info centre this arvo - hope to be busy with all these people in and around town. Next few weeks should be pretty busy - junior cricket camp, car clubs, motor home club and heaps more - lots to keep us all busy.
Hope they all enjoy our beautiful area.
Boonah is a truly great place to live or visit. has just about everything too.
Personally i love visiting the Glider airport and then theres the few NP's right on boonahs doorstep.
Rod
Is that what the crowd at the oval was, we thought there were a lot of extra people in town, had to park in the old friendly grocer carpark to go to the Super IGA yesterday.
It really is a picturesque piece of Qld. Like anywhere, I had no idea there was such a beautiful region on Brisbane's door step.
Visit the area and call in for a cuppa a Jule's cafe.
Cheers
Hi Pauline - do that family still live round here? What was the name? Lots of big families, sometimes got to watch your p's & q's - someone is always related to someone else - no a great community really.
My Brother in law died about that age in Toowoomba.
I had to re-read that. I couldn't work out how those championships would be judged.... At least it stops you rolling out of bed in the morning though.
I know what you mean about watching your p's a q's Jules. I went to hig school in Beenleigh when it was a quiet little country town,,same thing. Every second person was related to someone else there.
The Scenic Rim is definately a place to visit. My family has been doing day trips around the area for decades...showing my age.
I WILL get down there for a visit some time in the near future Jules.
It's okay Jules...I knew what Vigaro was! Played it at high school.
Aren't they a chopper lokalike made by Suzuki? lol. A mate of mine had one and we used to give him heaps about it.
Yeh. That too
My family here in Boonah are Wielands, they know lots of the Shumachers and they said the others may be Goetches or something more like that
-- Edited by goinsoon on Monday 16th of January 2012 09:00:27 PM
I think there were Shumachers in Beenleigh too. There were a lot of German settlers in all those country areas way back.
Think that is a "Virago" bike - and trust you guys to be thinking about one thing!
OK - Back to serious, went into Boonah today and found it was very quiet after all the activity over the last couple of weeks, even able to get into the barber for a haircut.
Dropped into the info centre today to see if we could meet up with you but the lady there said she did not know you and didn't seem interested enough to look at the volunteers list on the wall in the kitchen.
My daughter and SIL own Garage World (aka Shed Boss) in Boonah. Yes, I agree it is definitely a great little town.
We used to camp and 4WD at a place at there called Tookeron which unfortunately has closed down.