[Index]
Charles CARCARY (1860 - 1953)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James CARCARY (1879 - 1879)
Annie CARCARY (1890 - 1975)
Charles Harry CARCARY (1893 - 1902)
William James (Jim) CARCARY (1895 - 1973)
Mary Elizabeth (bessie) CARCARY (1897 - 1989)
George Samuel CARCARY (1900 - 1982)
Margaret Jane CARCARY (1902 - 1988)
David Alexander CARCARY (1904 - 1926)
John Howard (Jack) (Jock) CARCARY (1906 - 1977)
Frances Elsie CARCARY (1908 - 1981)
Alice Heatherbelle CARCARY (1911 - 1980)
Gordon Arthur CARCARY (1914 - 1915)
 Charles CARCARY (1860 - 1953)

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Mary GOODFELLOW (1860 - )

Annie Elizabeth PORTER (1871 - 1958)
 James CARCARY (1821 - 1887) Robert CARCARY



Ann FORBES



Elizabeth MILNE (1822 - 1899) William MILNE (1784 - )



Jane WATT (1790 - )



Charles CARCARY Annie Elizabeth PORTER
Charles CARCARY
Charles CARCARY Annie Elizabeth PORTER Charles CARCARY
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b. 25 Sep 1860 at Farnell, Angus, Scotland
+. (1) Mary GOODFELLOW (1860 - )
m. (2) 1890 Annie Elizabeth PORTER (1871 - 1958) at Queensland, Australia
d. 29 Jul 1953 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 92
Near Relatives of Charles CARCARY (1860 - 1953)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Robert CARCARY
Grandmother Ann FORBES
Grandfather William MILNE 1784 Arbuthnott, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandmother Jane WATT 1790 Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father in Law William PORTER 1837 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1887 Inkerman, Ayr, Queensland, Australia 50
Mother in Law Mary SLATER 1838 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 1920 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 82

Father James CARCARY 09 Mar 1821 Nether-wardropton, Angus, Scotland 1887 Northgate Careston, Angus, Scotland 66
Mother Elizabeth MILNE 1822 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 1899 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 77

Self Charles CARCARY 25 Sep 1860 Farnell, Angus, Scotland 29 Jul 1953 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92

Spouse/Partner Mary GOODFELLOW abt 1860
Wife Annie Elizabeth PORTER 1871 Queensland, Australia 29 Aug 1958 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 87

Son James CARCARY 31 Jan 1879 Luthermuir, Scotland 05 Feb 1879 Luthermuir, Scotland 0
Daughter Annie CARCARY 18 Dec 1890 Queensland, Australia 1975 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 85
Son Charles Harry CARCARY 12 Jun 1893 Queensland, Australia 22 Nov 1902 Queensland, Australia 9
Son William James (Jim) CARCARY 27 May 1895 Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1973 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 78
Daughter Mary Elizabeth (bessie) CARCARY 18 Aug 1897 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 12 Jul 1989 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 91
Son George Samuel CARCARY 01 Apr 1900 Queensland, Australia 1982 Queensland, Australia 82
Daughter Margaret Jane CARCARY 10 Jun 1902 Queensland, Australia 18 Oct 1988 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 86
Son David Alexander CARCARY 20 Aug 1904 Queensland, Australia 24 Jul 1926 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 21
Son John Howard (Jack) (Jock) CARCARY 05 Aug 1906 Queensland, Australia 1977 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 71
Daughter Frances Elsie CARCARY 20 Oct 1908 Queensland, Australia 15 Jun 1981 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 72
Daughter Alice Heatherbelle CARCARY 04 Oct 1911 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 06 May 1980 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68
Son Gordon Arthur CARCARY 1914 Queensland, Australia 22 Jun 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1

Sister Jane CARCARY 1840 Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland 1911 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 71
Brother William CARCARY 1842 St Cyrus, Kincardine, Scotland 1930 88
Brother David Christie CARCARY 1845 Ferryden, Inverkillor, Forfarshire, Scotland 1909 Lunan, Angus, Scotland 64
Brother Alexander Bell CARCARY 1847 Craig, Angus, Scotland 1933 Forfar, Angus, Scotland 86
Sister Ann CARCARY 1849 Ferryden Farm, Craig, Forfar, Angus, Scotland 1933 Dundee, Angus, Scotland 84
Sister Elizabeth Orchinter CARCARY abt 1851 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 1920 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother George Andrew CARCARY 1852 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 1876 Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland 24
Brother John Clare CARCARY 1854 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 1903 Forfar, Angus, Scotland 49
Brother Robert Jack CARCARY 1856 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 1915 Perth, Perthshire, Scotland 59
Brother James Robertson CARCARY 1858 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 1952 Dundee, Angus, Scotland 94
Sister Sarah CARCARY 1862 Farnell, Angus, Scotland 1934 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 72
Brother Samuel Carnegie CARCARY 1864 Farnell, Angus, Scotland 1947 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 83

Son in Law Charles Beattie Dunlop RATTRAY 1889 Queensland, Australia 1975 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 86
Daughter in Law Amelia DANIELL 28 Sep 1898 Queensland, Australia 03 Jun 1933 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 34
Daughter in Law Grace BETTERIDGE
Son in Law Herbert Frank SMITH 14 Jun 1896 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia 20 Feb 1963 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 66
Daughter in Law Ellicia Lily LADBROOK 08 May 1907 Queensland, Australia
Son in Law Bertram KEYSE abt 1901 07 May 1982 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 81
Son in Law Robert BYERS 1902 Queensland, Australia 18 Jun 1955 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 53
Daughter in Law Laura Irena (Ivina) OLSEN 1907 Queensland, Australia 11 Aug 1940 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 33
Son in Law Frederick Clyde SAWYER abt 1910 14 Feb 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Son in Law Frederick Alfred HALLER 13 Sep 1905 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 28 Oct 1962 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 57

Grandson Harold (Bunny) George SMITH 17 Jul 1923 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 18 Aug 2009 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 86
Grandson Kenneth Charles SMITH 12 Feb 1925 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 09 Dec 2007 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 82
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Gordon Charles CARCARY 1921 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 2013 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92
Grandson Harold John CARCARY 1926 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1982 Queensland, Australia 56

Nephew Francis Young DAKERS 25 Jan 1870
Nephew James Carcary DAKERS abt 1873 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 14 Aug 1941 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 68
Niece Elizabeth Jane DAKERS abt 1876 Eassie and Nevay, Forfarshire, Scotland 1926 Queensland, Australia 50
Nephew John Thomas DAKERS abt 1879 Eassie and Nevay, Forfarshire, Scotland 1974 Queensland, Australia 95
Nephew Charles Stuart (Stewart) DAKERS abt 1882 1959 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 77
Niece Mary Ann DAKERS 01 May 1884 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1964 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 79
Niece Robina CARCARY 1888 Angus, Perthshire
Nephew David Bennett CARCARY 1891 Dunning, Perth, Scotland
Nephew Walter Bennet CARCARY 1894 Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland 1970 Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland 76
Niece Lucy Ann PORTER 1919 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Herbert PORTER abt 1877 Queensland, Australia 1938 Tully, Queensland, Australia 61
Niece Margaret Elizabeth PORTER 1901 Queensland, Australia 1983 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew William James Leonta PORTER 1903 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1906 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 3
Nephew George Henry PORTER 1905 Queensland, Australia
Niece Jessie PORTER 1909 Queensland, Australia 2003 94
Niece Mary Isabel PORTER 1913 Queensland, Australia 2002 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 89
Niece Annie PORTER 1914 Queensland, Australia
Niece Mary Grace SOPER 16 Jun 1886 Queensland, Australia 12 May 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92
Nephew John SOPER 1888 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 02 Jul 1971 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Sarah Jane SOPER 1892 Queensland, Australia 04 Oct 1982 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 90
Nephew William George SOPER 25 Mar 1894 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 17 Sep 1985 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 91
Niece Ellen SOPER 1897 Queensland, Australia
Niece Ethel SOPER 1899 Queensland, Australia 26 Apr 1970 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 71
Niece Emily Margaret SOPER 1903 Queensland, Australia 1903 Queensland, Australia 0
Nephew Henry Samuel SOPER 1904 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 22 Sep 1987 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 83
Nephew Herbert Francis SOPER 1906 Queensland, Australia 22 Feb 1976 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 70
Nephew Arthur Frederick SOPER 27 May 1908 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 30 Jun 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 71
Nephew Walter James SOPER 1910 Queensland, Australia 16 Dec 1964 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 54
Niece Mary Ann SELDON 1894 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1966 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 72
Niece Alice SELDON 1895 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1987 Queensland, Australia 92
Niece Martha Elizabeth SELDON 1898 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1985 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 87
Nephew Edward SELDON 1901 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1901 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 0
Niece Maud Charlotte SELDON 1902 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1971 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Nephew Richard SELDON 1905 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1994 Brisbane, Queenland, Australia 89
Nephew Charles William SELDON 1908 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1990 Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew Silas SELDON 1910 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1989 Redland, Queensland, Australia 79
Niece Eva SELDON 1913 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1993 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 80
Nephew James Donald MACKERSIE 1903 Queensland, Australia 1961 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 58
Nephew William George MACKERSIE 1905 Queensland, Australia 1963 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 58
Nephew Henry Gordon MACKERSIE 1906 Queensland, Australia 1949 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 43
Nephew Charles Leslie MACKERSIE 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1984 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Niece Lilly May PORTER 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1997 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79

Brother in Law George PORTER 1858 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1878 Jarvisfield, Ayr, Queensland, Australia 20
Brother in Law John PORTER 1860 Coventry, Warwickshire, England abt 1874 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 14
Brother in Law Thomas PORTER abt 1862 England 1863 1
Brother in Law Thomas PORTER 1864 1933 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother in Law Henry (Harry) PORTER 1867 Queensland, Australia 1952 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 85
Sister in Law Margaret Sarah PORTER 1869 Queensland, Australia 06 Apr 1953 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 84
Sister in Law Elizabeth PORTER 1874 Queensland, Australia 1964 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 90
Sister in Law Sarah PORTER 1876 Queensland, Australia 1943 Queensland, Australia 67
Brother in Law William PORTER 1879 Queensland, Australia 1947 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68
Brother in Law William NICHOLL
Sister in Law Isobel DUNDAS
Sister in Law Helen TAYLOR
Sister in Law Jane Ann WILKIE
Brother in Law James Deucher DAKERS abt 1848 Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland 13 Dec 1894 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 46
Brother in Law William Charles CHEAL 1873 Edenbridge, Kent, England 1901 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 28
Brother in Law Thomas LINDSAY 1924 Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Mary Ann COUTS abt 1851 Stracathro, Angus, Scotland 1921 Brechin, Angus, Scotland 70
Sister in Law Mary BENNET 1855 Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
Sister in Law Unknown (CARCARY)
Brother in Law Peter ALLAN
Sister in Law Mary NEATE
Events in Charles CARCARY (1860 - 1953)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
25 Sep 1860 Charles CARCARY was born Farnell, Angus, Scotland Note 1 54, 59
1861 1 Residence Farnell Castle, Farnell, Angus Note 2
1861 1 Residence Farnell Castle, Farnell, Angus Note 3 67
1871 11 Census 3 Wallace Lane, Brechin Note 4 67
31 Jan 1879 18 Birth of son James CARCARY Luthermuir, Scotland 54
05 Feb 1879 18 Death of son James CARCARY Luthermuir, Scotland 54
25 Aug 1885 24 Immigration Maryborough, Queensland, Australia age 24 - on the 'Winstow Hall' 54
1887 27 Death of father James CARCARY (aged 66) Northgate Careston, Angus, Scotland Note 5 7
1890 30 Married Annie Elizabeth PORTER (aged 19) Queensland, Australia Note 6 52
18 Dec 1890 30 Birth of daughter Annie CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1891/C11512 52
12 Jun 1893 32 Birth of son Charles Harry CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1893/C11334 52
27 May 1895 34 Birth of son William James (Jim) CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1895/C11666 52
18 Aug 1897 36 Birth of daughter Mary Elizabeth (bessie) CARCARY Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 7 52
1899 39 Death of mother Elizabeth MILNE (aged 77) Brechin, Angus, Scotland Note 8 7
01 Apr 1900 39 Birth of son George Samuel CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1900/C11393 52
10 Jun 1902 41 Birth of daughter Margaret Jane CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1902/C11521 52
22 Nov 1902 42 Death of son Charles Harry CARCARY (aged 9) Queensland, Australia Reg No. 1902/C4783 52
1903 43 Residence Macdisme, Ayr, Qld Note 9 37
20 Aug 1904 43 Birth of son David Alexander CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1904/C11711 52
05 Aug 1906 45 Birth of son John Howard (Jack) (Jock) CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1906/C11062 52
20 Oct 1908 48 Birth of daughter Frances Elsie CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1908/C11699 52
04 Oct 1911 51 Birth of daughter Alice Heatherbelle CARCARY Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 10 52
1914 54 Birth of son Gordon Arthur CARCARY Queensland, Australia Cert. 1914/C14786 52
22 Jun 1915 54 Death of son Gordon Arthur CARCARY (aged 1) Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 11 59
1919 59 Residence Macdisme, Ayr, Qld Note 12 37
1925 65 Residence Macdisme, Ayr, Qld Note 13 37
24 Jul 1926 65 Death of son David Alexander CARCARY (aged 21) Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 14 52, 59
1930 70 Residence Macdisme, Ayr, Qld Note 15 37
29 Jul 1953 92 Charles CARCARY died Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 16 59
29 Jul 1953 92 Burial Ayr Cemetery, Queensland, Australia Note 17 59
Note 1: died 1953 age 92 Ayr burial register

25/9/1860 in Scotland - Fiona Cutforth tree - Genes Reunited.

Charles Carcary
in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Charles Carcary
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1860
Birth Place: Farnell,Angus,Scotland
Father: James Carcary
Mother: Elizabeth Milne
FHL Film Number: 6035516
Note 2: CARCARY James (40), c 1821 at St Cyres, Kincardineshire - ploughman; Elizabeth (38), c 1823 at Kinneff, Kincardineshire; Ann (12), c 1849 at Craig, Forfarshire; Elizabeth (10), c 1851 at Brechin, Forfarshire; George A (8), c 1853 at Brechin, Forfarshire; John C (6), c 1855 at Brechin, Forfarshire; Robert J (4), c 1857 at Brechin, Forfarshire; James (2), c 1859 at Brechin, Forfarshire; Charles (6mo), c 1860 at Farnell, Forfarshire
Note 3: CARCARY James (40), c 1821 at St Cyres, Kincardineshire - ploughman;
Elizabeth (38), c 1823 at Kinneff, Kincardineshire;
Ann (12), c 1849 at Craig, Forfarshire; Elizabeth (10), c 1851 at Brechin, Forfarshire; George A (8), c 1853 at Brechin, Forfarshire; John C (6), c 1855 at Brechin, Forfarshire; Robert J (4), c 1857 at Brechin, Forfarshire; James (2), c 1859 at Brechin, Forfarshire; Charles (6mo), c 1860 at Farnell, Forfarshire
Note 4: CARCARY
James (50) 1821, St Cyrus - labourer
Eliza (45) 1826, Kinneff - wife
Ann (22) 1849, Craig, Forforshire - factory worker
Charles (10) 1861, Farnell - nursery worker
Sarah (8) 1863, Farnell
Samuel (6) 1865, Farnell

Francis (1) 1870, Brechin - GRAND DAUGHTER
Note 5: Fiona Cutforth tree - Genes reunited

Burial: Careston Kirkyard, Angus, Scotland
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF / JAMES CARCARY / WHO DIED 9TH NOV 1887, AGED 65 YEARS / BELOVED AND MOURNED / ALSO OF HIS WIFE / ELIZABETH MILNE / WHO DIED 20TH SEP 1899, AGED 77 YEARS. / ERECTED BY THE FAMILY Headstone

Extract of an entry in a Register of DEATH
James CARCARY - Agricultural labourer and church officer - married to Eliza Milne
9th November 1887 - North Gate, Careston - M - 65 years
Parents - Robert Carcary - salmon fisher (deceased) and Ann Carcary M.S. Forbes (deceased)
Inflammation of the lungs, bronchitis - 5 days
Witness: Ann Carcary - daughter - present at 20 River Street, Brechin
Note 6: Reg No. 1890/C2139

Possibly an earlier marriage to Mary Goodfellow in Scotland with a son James 1879-1879 born in Luthermuir. Fiona Cutforth tree - Genes Reunited.
Note 7: Cert. No. 1897/C11215

burial reg - born Ayr
Note 8: Fiona Cutforth tree - Genes reunited

Burial: Careston Kirkyard, Angus, Scotland
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF / JAMES CARCARY / WHO DIED 9TH NOV 1887, AGED 65 YEARS / BELOVED AND MOURNED / ALSO OF HIS WIFE / ELIZABETH MILNE / WHO DIED 20TH SEP 1899, AGED 77 YEARS. / ERECTED BY THE FAMILY Headstone

Extract of an entry in a Register of DEATHS
Eliza CARCARY - widow of James Carcary - a farm servant), Sept 20th 1899, 21 Crockets Buildings, Montrose St, Brechin - F - 74 years
Parents - William Milne - farmer (deceased) and Jane Milne M.S. Watt (deceased)
Senile decay /heart failure
Witness - Sarah Allan - daughter, present.
Note 9: CARCARY Annie - hd, Charles - farmer
Note 10: Cert. 1911/C13267
Date and Place - Connell/Cutforth family tree - ancestry
Note 11: Burdekin burial register - died 22/6/1915, age 18 months
Note 12: CARCARY Annie - hd, Charles - farmer
Note 13: CARCARY Annie - hd, Charles - farmer
Note 14: Burdekin burial reg - died 24/7/1926, age 21 - buried with brother G A Carcary
cause of death - Bright's disease

Qld bdm - reg no - 1926/3763
Note 15: CARCARY Annie - hd, Charles - farmer
Note 16: Burdekin burial register -died 29/7/1953, age 92
Note 17: Carcary, Charles
Surname
Carcary
Given Names
Charles
Date of Death
29/07/1953
Cemetery
Ayr
Grave Number/Niche
286
Age
92
Gender
M
Late Residence
Ayr, Qld
Nationality
British
Religious Denomination
Presbyterian
Date Of Burial
29/07/1953
Day Of Burial
Wednesday
Time Of Burial
4:30 PM
Personal Notes:
Home Hill
Home Hill, a rural town, is 75 km south-east of central Townsville and 11 km from Ayr. It is situated south of the Burdekin River on the Lower Burdekin delta.

The area was part of the Inkerman pastoral estate (1862) which by the end of the century was held by the North Australian Pastoral Company. In 1906 a public meeting in Ayr petitioned the Government for repurchase of the estate and its subdivision for farming. Aware of the good supplies of bore water for irrigation the Government proceeded as the petitioners requested. Co-incidentally, the local sugar processing king, John Drysdale, set about building the Inkerman crushing mill, tapping the foreseeable cane supply from the Inkerman repurchase and protecting his other mills around Ayr from a Government central mill. The Inkerman farm lots sold quickly when offered in 1911.

Cut off from Ayr by an unbridged Burdekin River, a township was needed. Placed near a lagoon and surveyed in 1911, it was named Holme Hill. Soon changed to Home Hill, the connection to Inkerman was possibly Home Ridge, the British 2nd Division's main position in the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimean War in 1854.

The Inkerman crushing mill was opened in 1914, connected to Ayr by a low level railway bridge (1913) over the Burdekin. The southwards rail connection to Bowen was also made in 1913. A flooded Burdekin, nevertheless, could separate injured people from the Ayr hospital, and a road bridge was not built until 1923. A private hospital was thus opened in Home Hill in 1915.

Home Hill's cane farms needed irrigation water during the annual dry spell. Hollow spears driven down into the gravel beds drew a good supply of water, and power plants were needed to raise the water to farm level. A drought in 1915 proved the need for a central electricity supply for pumping, and the Inkerman Water Supply Board (1917) constructed a power house and electricity reticulation system to the numerous local wells. Fluming, rather than porous earthen channels, conveyed the pumped water to the cane blocks. Premier Theodore officially opened the power house in 1922. The next year the town was put on a reticulated supply and the power house was used continuously until 1953.

Home Hill's first agricultural show was held in 1928, and the town was the base for the North Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. The show began as a modest event and in 1935 secured its own ground on the irrigation reserve. A rodeo was organised in 1932 and after the war it was revived as a fundraiser for a memorial hall. After the hall was completed in 1960 it was used as the venue for a district ball which accompanied the annual rodeo which by then was a combined Ayr-Home Hill event. The memorial hall, a testament to the local self help, was modernised in 1982 and named the Burdekin Memorial Hall. The Home Hill Observer was published from 1929 to 1980, when it amalgamated with the Ayr Advocate.

The Home Hill high school was opened in 1964, and the town later became the district's post-secondary education centre with a rural training college (1970) which was converted to the Burdekin Agricultural College in 1986, and a TAFE (1985). Sugar is the dominant crop, but tomatoes, green vegetables and tropical fruit are grown. Mango gorwing increased five-fold during 1995-2004. There is also beef-cattle grazing. The power house was converted to a mill for processing rice grown in the Burdekin Irrigation Area. It was later listed on the Queensland heritage register and became the Powerhouse museum.
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