2015-03-31 Infrastructure and Services Committee Meeting Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 31 MARCH 2015


Morrish:      Robert Morrish was a partner in the mill for only 4 years and does not appear to
              have remained in the district.
              EXISTING RECOGNITION: No place-naming or named asset.

Blandford:    Rueben George Blandford and Frank Roy Blandford were partners in the mill.
              Rueben was resident in the Cooroy district from approx. 1925 to 1937 (he died in
              Brisbane in 1940). His wife Alice appears to have continued to reside in Cooroy
              until 1943 before moving to Maryborough and then Brisbane.
              Frank Roy Blandford came to Cooroy from North Arm. He only resided in Cooroy
              for a brief year or two, before moving to the Nambour district.
              EXISTING RECOGNITION: A street in the Greenwood Grove estate in Cooroy
              (see additional details below) has been named Blanfords Court, which is
              presumed to be a tribute to the Blandford family (NB spelling error). The
              background research to this street naming was undertaken by PEET Limited and
              copies of the supporting information have been requested but not received to-
              date.

Llewellyn:    Edward Harold Llewellyn does not appear on electoral rolls for the district until
              1936 and by 1949 is residing in Brisbane. While in the district he was involved in
              civic activities.
              EXISTING RECOGNITION: No place-naming or named asset.

Carter:       Arthur Charles Robinson Carter was the Tewantin Police Officer circa 1928-1930
              and was later posted to Isisford and Ipswich. His wife Sarah was the partner in
              the mill.
              EXISTING RECOGNITION: No place-naming or named asset.
              NB: Carter’s Ridge is not named for this Carter.

Smith:        John William Leopold Smith is recorded as residing in the district from 1913 to
              1949. Both he and his wife were heavily involved in the activities of the
              community, particularly during the 1930s.
              In June 1932 both he and Blandford were injured in separate incidents in the mill
              on the same day, both requiring medical attention.
              EXISTING RECOGNITION: No place-naming or named asset.

Strakers:     As noted above and in prior summary, the Strakers had the longest tenure of the
              mill. Arthur John Straker, Frank Charles Straker and Frederick Charles Straker
              each held title to the mill. Strakers remained in the district at least into the 1980s.
              The Strakers were involved in community activities.
              EXISTING RECOGNITION: The main street in the Greenwood Grove Estate is
              named Straker Drive (see additional details below). Additionally, an area of the
              Cooran Playing Fields is known as Straker Park.

3.   Traditional Owners

There is little documented information regarding the presence, connection or activities of the
traditional owners in connection with the Cooroy Lower Mill site. A network of aboriginal
pathways existed across the Sunshine Coast prior to the arrival of Europeans. A north-south
pathway passed through Cooroy (the North Coast Railway line was built adjacent to this
pathway). Another pathway followed the course of the present-day Gyndier Drive from its
junction with Tewantin-Cooroy Road.


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