John Drysdale and the Tooloom gold fields.

Urbenville, originally known as Tooloom.  John Drysdale had a gold mining lease here in1860S

Tooloom Creek, Paddy's Flat, site of the gold rush that began in the 1850s.  John Drysdale was also in a partnership selling goods on the gold fields.  Much of the Tooloom gold was send to Ipswich or Brisbane banks.

Bizarre WWII anti tank traps to protect the south form the Japanese! (Maybe they stopped a few cattle...)

Kerry Drysdale down stream from the original mining town Tooloom Creek on the road from Urbenville.

Congratulations Kerry on starting this blog and for the invitation. Courtesy of the Family History (State Library of Queensland) my earliest find on Andrew Drysdale is as 2nd Mate on the Convict Transport 'Lord Melville' sailing from Batavia to England 23 Apr 1817.

Me outside the Royal Mail Hotel, Goodna.  Still going strong after 170 years! Andrew Cafe showed me around. It's now a very popular Blues venue.  Worth a visit and a cold beer!