1 Keong S & Dingley B
2 Stanfield D & A Wilsons (burnt)
2a Roche D & C
3 Smale Mrs
4 Ragh M & T Harbers D & D
4a Robertson J & C Strang P & T
5 Moore E former house J Hallman relocated from51
5a Hildred N & D
5b Kasuba Y & N Raynor M & P
6 Gard P Former Forest Park Lodge
6a Beardsmore S & J
7 McVeigh W & D Doyle B & W, McMahon
7a McLean P & N Gaudie P & K
8 Noffke J & R Doyle B & W, McMahon
9 Curtis B & Morgan Nolan N
10 Watts V & G
11 Peters A Peters B
12 Byrne L & M Peters T
12a King M & M (relocated) Sergeant Luck
13 Palmer R & H Palmer W & J
14 Palmer J
15 Demolished Palmer W L
16 Relocated Christensen D & B, Christensen C & N,
Burton J, Chamberlain A
17 Demolished Ramsey D
18 Demolished Tucker W
19 McVeigh K & W Haywood J
19a Demolished Shelley J & J
20 Payne F & F
21 Payne J Payne E & M
22 Payne A & A Noble B, Noble Mrs, Rippingdale
23 Mauch A & I Mauch J & M, Owens M
24 Demolished Noble
25 Mauch B & V Mauch C & E
26 Mauch D
27 Law H & A
28 Mauch G & J Mauch C & M, Cox Ned, Cox Bert
29 Mauch C & M Canavan J & M
30 Coy P & N Boyce J, Ramsey J
31 Mauch M & O Mauch J & T, O’Dempseys, Ryan M
32 Demolished O’Dempsey B
33 Helensvale McMaster, Boldery
34 Gillespie M & J Mauch F, Noble A, O’Dempsey J
35 Briggs C & B Hagenbach J
36 Briggs T & M McKechnie Billy
37 Briggs B & E Daveron P
38 Eastwell L & L Eastwell V & S, Millar G, Wallace P
39 Hughes R & C Hughes L & G, King T, Ryan P M K H
40 Hughes M & C
41 Mauch L & E Angland M & D
42 Mauch R & B Hagenbach B, Cox K
43 Mauch Ron & Bev Gillespie L, Gillespie D G
44 Steketee N & D
45 Gillespie A
46 Coy D & J Larsen A, Bell B, Madsen A, Roche K
47 May C & R Gillespie N & M, Lysaght J & Q,
Biltoft N
48 Gillespie M & N Groves H
49 Gillespie K & R
50 Goddard S & K
51 Christensen C & N Hallman G & M, Hallman J & J (reloc)
52 Christensen C & N Johnson E & E, Wallace P, Kirkegaard
53 Noble N & B Peterson B & I
54 Payne N & J Owens J
55 Carmody B & H Ramsey D, Canavan M & J
56 Singleton D Hall L & A, Hall E & E, Lawless J
56a Demolished Roberts T & D, McKechnie, Matthews
57 Singleton J & R
58 Mauch I & A Booth H & N, Booth G, Wilson
59 Wyeth G & A (final site of Madsen’s store)
60 Freestone State School
61 Freestone Community Hall
61a Demolished Shelley M & M, Lancaster F & M
62 Relocated second site of Madsen’s store
63 Lambert V & P Collins A & T, Booth M & R
(Last store and telephone exchange)
63a Demolished Cox M & B
64 Demolished Site of last butcher shop
65 Demolished Reid E & K, Sparksman
66 Demolished Beard (site of last saddlers)
67 Smith G & T
68 Simon C
69 Demolished Cox J & I
70 Relocated Shelley P & R, Cox A & N
71 Shelley M & G
72 Relocated Shelley O & M, Shelley P & N
73 Booth P & J Hartnett J
74 Petersen B Drysdale G & B
75 Demolished Drysdale V, Christensen A & AM
76 Christensen A & M
76a Christensen P & K Christensen J & G, Christensen M & AM
77 Shelley J & D Briggs G
78 Demolished Tucker W
79 Ward J & P Ryan M & T, Tucker E & O,
Hallman B & H
80 Coles M & V (relocated)
81 Coleman M & A McBain M & J, Allen G
82 James N & D Rippingale M & M, Mauch E & R
Mutch C & E, Doran J
83 Berghoffer M Madsen N & V, Madsen G & B
84 Perquin N & T
85 Ruhle C & D Mauch D & M, Wilson D & M
86 Abandoned Ruhle J, Hansen W & M
87 Bourke G & S
88 Abandoned Bourke J & M
89 Last site of Smith’s Post Office
A Site of Payne’s Store
B Site of Upper Freestone State School (relocated
C Site of butcher shop
D Sacred Heart of Freestone Cemetery
E Site of Madsen’s store (relocated to 62, then 59)
F Site of Freestone School of Arts (relocated to 61)
G Shelley’s slaughter yard
H Site of Tucker’s butcher shop
I Site of Tucker’s slaughter yard
J Telephone Exchange (moved to 30)
+1 Beattie P Former Catholic Church
+2 St Luke’s Anglican Church
+3 Freestone Uniting church Formerly Methodist Church
The above map and residents names have been produced as close as possible on information received. Please excuse any errors or omissions.
Bev Christensen (compiler)
1988 BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION GLIMPSES
Left: Mrs Grace Bell and Melissah Gillespie - oldest and youngest students
Left: Mr Ron Mauch, (President P & C) laying the time capsule
Left: Peg Lyons, Monica Ryan and Mavis Christensen
Left: Freestone students with time capsule
Right: Former teachers Roger Cavanagh and Mr Retschlag
Above: The Cox family wearing the old school uniform L-R Rose, Norma, Lorraine, Laurel and Shirley.
Below: The Mauch and Shelley family picnic (approximately 1926 at Spicer’s Gap)
Below: Kevin O’Dempsey
Below: The Christensen home before restoration.