Wednesday 10 May 2017

Peter Ludlow's Blog

Local historian Peter Ludlow has maintained a Blog since March 2015 and recently posted several items related to Bribie Island.

Below is a link to each post and a brief description of its contents.

Peter Ludlow's Moreton Bay History blog

Koopa Memories [10 Dec 2016]
https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/koopa-memories/
features recollections by Marilyn Carr and photo of "Koopa" at Bribie Jetty 1920s (photo courtesy of Ian Hall).

Bullets and Beans [3 Dec 2016]
https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2016/12/03/bullets-and-beans/
features recollections by Marilyn Carr and photo of Pebble Beach Memorial, Toorbul Point.

The People of the Passage (Bribie in its Golden Era of the 1930s) [17 Sep 2016]
https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2016/09/17/the-people-of-the-passage-bribie-in-its-golden-era-of-the-1930s/
Peter Ludlow's story of life on Bribie Island featuring Dave King and son Eric King, Lottie Tripcony, Freddie Crouch, arrival of the Koopa, Wally Campbell, Mr Freeman, departure of the Koopa and photo of 1) Camping at Bribie in the 1920s and 2) Sunset across the Passage from Bribie Island.

Stories from Bribie Island - 2 [3 Sep 2016]
https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/stories-from-bribie-island-2/
Peter Ludlow's writing of early Bribie. Also features recollections from Jack Wheeler and Lyne Marshall with photo of 1) a Postcard from Bribie Island - Koopa Jetty, tents, from Marian Young;  2) Koopa approaching Bribie Island from Yvonne D'Arcy and 3) Hauling in the mullet from Lyne Marshall.

Stories from Bribie Island - 1 [27 Aug 2016]
https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2016/08/27/stories-from-bribie-island-1/
features recollections from Les Bax, Jim Ormiston and Lisa West. Also photo of s.s. Cormorant (hulk at Bongaree) and photo of Ian Fairweather and hut from Ron Powell.

Reference: 
"Moreton Bay People - The Complete Collection" by Peter Ludlow.
https://peterlud.wordpress.com/my-publications/moreton-bay-people-the-complete-collection/
CONTENTS
BRIBIE ISLAND
A Healthy Neglect – Kathleen McArthur
Settling The Still Water Side – Ian Hall
That Bribie Feeling  – Adrian Dalgarno
A Sylvan Sketch – Lisa West
The House By The Sea – Ian Fairweather
The Road To Bribie  – Dorothy Schulte
Starting From Scratch – Jim Ormiston
Shellgrit And Cargo – Audrey Abrahams [nee Maloney]
The People Of The Passage
The Shields Of Bribie Passage – Don Shields
The Bell Family – Bribie Island 1915 – 1979 – June Berry
Doctor At The Fort – Doctor Noel Ure
Fort Bribie – Stan Muller
Fort Bribie Revisited – John McKenna/Doctor Noel Ure

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