A Celebration of The History of Timber in Jandowae and District.

In honour of the workers and their families  and all who were involved with the timber industry during the 20th century.

The town of Jandowae was first settled in the 1860’s.

Jindowie was the aboriginal word for water hole, and was the first name used to describe the area.

As more travellers moved through from the south, a more permanent camp site was set up near the water hole at Jindowie

In 1866 Tom Bateman opened  the Northern Downs Inn on the site where the old National Bank building now stands. His son Harry was the first white child born in the settlement.

John Dowaie was a shepherd who also  made his camp by the water hole in the creek. Early settlers began to call the settlement John Dowaie’s camp. The settlement was on the northern edge of Jimbour Station, which covered the area occupied by the towns of Jimbour, Bell, Kaimkillenbun and McAllister.

 

 

 

 

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Jandowae Timbertown festival is a celebration of the contribution the timber industry made to the town during its history. Most of the long term local families have links to the industry. Many adults living in town were raised for at least part of their childhood in simple timber getting camps or bush saw milling

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Major Sponsor:

Our other generous supporters:  (to date)

 

Darren Alps—Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Ltd

Jacksons Parts ‘n’ Industrial Supplies—Chinchilla

John Davies Optometrist—Dalby

Ray Hopper MP—Member for the Darling Downs

Arthur Shirreff—Jandowae 5 Star Supermarket

Tucker Enterprises

Aleis

Weatherford Australia Pty Ltd

settlements and attended one of the many one teacher schools that used to dot the district.

A significant number of the commercial buildings in town are made almost entirely of locally milled timber in the classical Queensland style of construction.