The provision of community facilities has always been a challenge for small rural communities like Ubobo.  The burden of fundraising has inevitably fallen on locals who band together to raise funds.  1928 was no different. Over the previous eight years Ubobo had grown steadily. The first soldier settlers had arrived in 1920 and a small township with provisions for a school, sports ground and police reserve had been surveyed by Jim …

Elsie Costello is the fourth daughter of Elsie and Harry Mercer who drew a Soldier Settlement block at Ubobo in 1920. She has written this story of her family’s life during the early days of the settlement. It paints a clear picture of the hardships faced by those who arrived with a dream of owning …

The Boyne Valley Community Discovery Centre Inc. and the Boyne Valley Historical Society are dedicated to promoting, developing and preserving the historical heritage of the Boyne Valley. History is all around us. It covers everything from the scar trees of the first Australians, to Milton Station, site of the first recorded European homestead, to the …

The Boyne Valley branch of the QCWA donated two trees to the children of Ubobo State School to plant on Victory Day, 15th August, 1946. One was planted in memory of Herbert Gray, a local lad who was killed in action in World War 2. It stands today a tall hoop pine that reminds us of …