The beginning of 1972 saw the death of a Pioneer, Denis Sheahan; however, as the year progressed Stanthorpe was predicted to be the top wine area. A curious sighting of a bear at Liston in September would have had locals talking.
January 4
Ballandean Gun Club to Hold Commonwealth Titles Commonwealth Double Rise Titles second largest organisation of its kind in the State
January 6
• Doug Croston · Stanthorpe’s Modern Artist
January 11
• Government Rebutts Plea For Help Cannery Committee Reacts – The Premiers Letter
• A Mighty Task · Centenary Festival Committees 220 people in 21 sub-committees. Planning started 18 months beforehand.
Blowing Our Trumpet Award for Border Post Photo of committee
January 18
• Cannery’s Future: Now It’s Up to Three Local MP’s Formation of Country Party’s Deciduous Fruit Committee
February 1
• Death of a Pioneer – Denis Sheahan (Butcher) Altar Boy for Fr. Davadi
Council Rejects Rail Passenger Service Closure
February 22
• Growers Angry • Ripe Fruit in Reject Shipment
• Festival Arches – Designed by Agnes Boucher, Ted Reeves, painted by Bob Barnett, Phil Ingram, Faweld & carpenter Jack O’Brien
February 29
• DSGC Attempt to Help Cannery Committee
March 2
• They Came to A Plateau
• Wine, Wine Glorious Wine
Sydney Smith Sid’s 19th Century Boyhood (Accommodation Creek)
March 7
Centenary Spectacular. 60,000 Hit Town
• Beautiful Beards A beard which had been rinsed red and festooned with ribbons won the prize for the most unusual entry in the Apex Beard Growing Competition (Des Hansen) – 32 men entered. Ernie Colley – bushiest beard; Cliff Jones – best groomed.
March 9
Sculpture Centre of Australia
• Rugby League Club to Buy Own Sports Ground
Arts Festival Already Draws 10,000 People
Western Transport Does It Again Champion Float
March 14
Car Plunges 100 feet – Young Man Killed Devil’s Elbow
March 16
RAAF Hercules – Largest Aircraft to land at aerodrome
• Another Cannery Committee. A Cannery Now or Never Convened by Tony Thouard
• Mrs. Rita Lowe – Artist
March 21
• New Moves in $1 million Tavern-Winery Project Lack of local interest
Visitors Decry Caravan park Inadequate services, exorbitant charges, speeding motorists, shabby environment
March 23
• Cannery Committee Snaps Back At Critics Bruce Goulter
Letter Proposal put to cabinet for $250,000
• A Pistol Crackshot · Steve Mihalka
• Wine, Wine, Glorious Wine Surely there are more than enough facilities provided in Stanthorpe for drinking without every backyard boasting its own winery: H.W. Dunn
• Jim Robertson (Fireman · Photo)
March 28
Town Clock Stops Tomorrow Stanthorpe Needs a Tourist Association
Cr. Fred Rogers calls a public meeting: “It would be a great pity not to follow up the work of Festival organisers“
• Rate Problems: Graziers Meet Council Growers in the shire are finding rates an intolerable burden on their resources. Complete refusal to pay rates is not ruled out.
March 30
• MP’s Son on Murder Charge Bruce Henry McKechnie charges with murder of his mother
• Deciduous Fruit Tree Plantings (1969, 70, 71)
April 4
• We’d Like to Return, Say Queensland Band Association Stanthorpe emerged Queensland Champion in D Grade, third overall “Civic Centre was acoustically perfect – I could almost hear the sweat running off their faces. Mal Pidgeon, chairman,
April 6
• Sundown National Park Envisaged Moves are underway to make a 12,926 acres expanse of land known as the “back of Sundown“ into a National Park.
• Wishing for a Museum Stanthorpe’s nomadic Historical Society: Four times in the past 12 months members have had to move their treasured relic from one display base to another. Jack Macbeth, vice-president,
April 20
• Tourist Association Launched Unanimous vote of 17 people: Geoff McKillop as President
• Mal Thorpe – Weapon’s Collector
April 27
• Go Ahead for New Stanthorpe Fire Engine Replace town’s 20-year-old Dodge
May 2
• $5000 Raised So Far for Carramar
• Hundred Enjoy Harvest Home Festa Centenary of Church in Stanthorpe
Plans for Tourist Guide
May 4
• McKechnie Against Poker Machines “Degradation of families“
Processing & The Granite Belt . The ALP’s Viewpoint Fauna Survey at Girraween Matt Vale · Saddler
May 9
• McKechnie Challenges Sullivan to Show His Hand
May 11
• Post Office The first Post Office was opened on April 11, 1872 Mr. T. Kelly was the first postmaster on a salary of £12 a year.
Death of Stanthorpe’s Oldest Resident. Louisa Plant
Top Shooters for Commonwealth Title Ballandean Gun Club – Double Rise Championship Mr. McKechnie’s One Promise
May 16
• Country Towns Becoming Ghost Towns – Neil Sullivan
The Beginning of an Art Gallery Paintings to value of $3305 presented to Stanthorpe Shire Council
May 18
• Frank Gurney. Ambulance Man
• Will the Water Every Rise Glenlyon Caves; Aboriginal Graves Publicity over the cave’s predicament led to many of the limestone stalactite being broken off by souvenir hunters
May 23
Sections of old Postmaster’s residence transported to Broadwater Government has not favoured Stanthorpe
Tenterfield Saddlery Building Recognised by National Trust Cannery Committee Reacts to electioneering propaganda
May 30
• Mr, McKechnie Scrapes Back in · Granite Belt Swing to ALP Neil Sullivan wins at 11 Granite Belt Booths; ALP had promised direct financial grant for cannery
June 6
• The Plight of Growers 2 million bushel apple harvest; Douglas Gow Problem
calls for Royal Commission into Rural Rate
June 8
Cash Crop for Granite Belt – Soy Beans at J. Deutscher’s property
Not so rosy future for Australian Apples – European Report
• Wedge Tailed Eagle – Tom Ryan
June 20
• Mr. McKechnie Sworn In as Cabinet Minister Today
Fasten Your Belt – Car Racing in Stanthorpe Soon Old Rifle Range Site – Stanthorpe Sporting Car Club
Wallangarra Sewerage Scheme
Householders in Wallangarra will have to fork out $85 each if they want to be connected to an efficient town sewerage system
• Radio System a “luxury we can’t afford“ · Council
June 22
• Amiens Toffee Apple Factory Starts Production
June 27
• Local Man to be Ordained Guido Mattiazzi;
• Very Rare Plant Discovered Near Ballandean Mervyn Fletcher, “Darwinia Fuscicularis“ – a living fossil
• Independence for Blue Nursing Service Partnership with Warwick ended
July 6
• Cautious Reaction to Factory Proposal New proposal from Mr. McKechnie
• Did Not Wear Seat Belts First man fined under new law
• The Koala Bear – By Tom Ryan
• A Stanthorpe Museum Before 673 Hopes to acquire School Master’s house at Dalveen
July 11
• Local Apples Sent to Southern Processors
• More Information Call from Cannery Committee
July 18
• 4.6 million Grubbing Out Scheme for Fruit Growers Compensate apple pear, and canned peach growers
• Growers Opposed to Daylight Saving
July 20
• Interstate Agreement Reached – Pike Creek Dam Operating in 1975
The Yellow Robin – Tom Ryan
A History of the Border Post A Newspapers Early Days; Good Old Egg Timer; Jim Scully, the Growers Champion
• 100 years of Banking in Stanthorpe
August 1
C.F. White Clubhouse Meeting Local sporting groups have bought the old wooden clubhouse from
The Summit Bowls Club
August 15
• Guido Mattiazzi 600 people and 50 priests attend the ordination of Fr. Guido Mattixzzi in the Civic Centre
Pubs, Halls Are Breaking Fire Regulations Brigade Chief report that not one of dance halls, church halls, or similar places comply
• Fatal Accident Near The Summit
August 29
Stanthorpe Can Be Top Wine Area – Expert Predicts Strong Council Backing for Sports Project
• Anderson’s Profit of $455,000
August 31
• Club Football in its Heyday (1947 · Newtown)
September 14
Tenders for Tunnel of Pike Creek Dam Dr. Alex Richard – A Pioneer in Dentistry The Banksia Moth
The Fight Against Illegal Bird Trapping
September 19
• Bear Seen at Liston (First in 16 years)
• Tree Pull Scheme Criticised by DSGC Members
September 21
• Cr. F. Rogers President of Local Government Association of Queensland
• Loan Granted for Stanthorpe Museum Provided building installed on Council owned lands with Council as trustee
The Ring Tailed Possum Pottery, Stanthorpe’s Flowering Hobby Concern at out of town shoppers
October 5
Cannery Committee meets Mr. Anthony Teachers Speak Out Against Cinema Restrictions The Summit Sawmill – Serving Local Industry
October 12
• Don’t Panic Over Petrol Retailers restrict sales due to fuel shortage
October 24
Mr. McMahon Asked for Relief Council to write to PM and Deputy PM seeking further unemployment funds
November 7
• Strength in Unity for Tourist Promotion Stanthorpe Chamber of Commerce disbanded with intention of forming Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Tourist Development Association with the help of the tourist association.
• Large Influx for State Fire Brigade Conference Stanthorpe to host State Conference of Fire Brigade Boards
November 9
Assimilated Progress – International Club
Wallangarra Meatworks Advances
November 23
• Sir Colin Hannah’s Visit
• The Old Says Goodbye To the New Old Summit Bowling Club moved to C.F. White Oval
December 7
• Chairman Calls Public Meeting Inaugural meeting of Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Tourist and Development Association
• Building a Lodge With their own hands Knieling, Kai and Kathy
December 12
• A Civic Project · More People Needed Too few people present to form Tourism and Development Association
December 14
One Killed, Two Injured in Crash
• Stanthorpe’s first Drive-In Bottle Shop – Stanthorpe Hotel
