Jacksonville Jackson Road http://moretonbay.biz/part-4-russell-island This is the site of a settlement established by Mark Jackson in the 1920s. The Jackson family came to the island about 1905 and took up pineapple farming, one of the first farming families to do so. In 1915 Mark Jackson opened a pineapple cannery that employed up to 20 peopleContinue reading “Jackson Road Russell Island”
Daily Archives: August 14, 2013
The New Wave…Story of Pioneer Russell Island
THE NEXT WAVE (1910-1950) http://www.repreme.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7701 This is the story of the growth of a pioneer community in Russell Island in Eastern Australia. The problem for most of Australia’s settlers was the isolation of distance in a large country. But these “next wave” settlers chose to live on a group of fertile islands within a bayContinue reading “The New Wave…Story of Pioneer Russell Island”
Roadworks Saga at Russell Island…Will the road ever be fixed properly?
The road is a mess here and when it rains, the water pours down the hill and cuts a gully down the side of the road During the heavy rains in February, I called council asking them to fill the gullies along the roadside so my car was not falling into the gully. They cameContinue reading “Roadworks Saga at Russell Island…Will the road ever be fixed properly?”
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