Pioneer Day and Bush Poets Breakfast
Sunday 14 April 8am to 2pm
Ipswich Historical Society is proud to host Bush Poets Peter Frazer and Tony Caswell, along with any others who would like to join them.
Peter Frazer is the author of Beyond the Boundary Gate and co-founder of the Toowoomba Bush Poets. Peter says of his poetry, "Australian Bush Poetry today is no longer confined to the outback. Just as the structure and nature of the Australian population has evolved, so has Australian Bush Poetry. Today, it embraces and celebrates all facets of the Australian way of life and its people, both urban and rural. I see poetry as painting pictures with words and I try to create an image in the readers' mind. These images may elicit emotions of happiness, sorrow, contemplation or even anger, depending on the context of the poem." (https://www.peterthebushpoet.com)
Tony Caswell is a local Ipswich poet who appeared at Marburg's Poets in the Park last August and has enriched the ears of many with his words.
Breakfast will be available for purchase from 8am from the Redbank Plains RSL team who always serve up a delicious morsel.
Poetry will start at 9am until 11 am. Audience members will be welcome to mount the stage and read or recite a favourite poem.
Mr Magic will perform his tricks for the children and young at heart after the poetry is finished at 11am.
The Miner Chords, a local group, will entertain us with song from 12.30pm. The name reflects the coal mining history of Ipswich.
Lunches will be sold from the RSL wagon if you have room for it after having breakfast! Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be available for sale.
The Gatton Lapidary Group will have a stall to show visitors how they work on precious and semi-precious stones.
TJ's Leatherwork will be on site, demonstrating for visitors and giving you a chance to learn leather-platting.
Ipswich Woodworkers will give you a chance to create a picture by burning it into a piece of wood. You can also purchase items the club members have made.
Coal mining equipment and videos will be on show in Jim Donald House and our Cooneana Blacksmiths will show you their skills in the Blacksmith Shop.
Games such as sack races, egg and spoon races, stilt walking, hoops, croquet and quoits will test Mums' and Dads' ability to outsmart their children.
Activities such as doing the washing the old-fashioned way, making a peg doll and a picture to take home will be provided for families to enjoy together as well as all the displays you can explore in Cooneana Homestead and the museum.
The other groups on site will be open for visitors to explore:
- Spinners, Weavers, Fibre Artisans of Ipswich
- Ipswich Genealogical Society
- Historical Motorcycle Club of Queensland - Ipswich Area
Admission: Adults $10.00 (Breakfast not included)
Young Adults (12 to 17 Years) $7.50
Children under 12 years are free.
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