Caboolture Wikipedia Entry

Caboolture, Queensland

Caboolture (27°04′S 152°58′E) is the administrative centre of the Caboolture Shire LGA in South East Queensland, Australia. Caboolture is located approximately 45 km north of the state capital Brisbane. Caboolture has a rich, yet quiet history. Due to its proximity to Brisbane, Caboolture was one of the first areas of the state opened up to European settlement. It hosts the Urban Country Music Festival each year, a ute muster and country music festival headlined by Lee Kernaghan.

Indigenous population
The Caboolture area is the traditional home of the Kabi Aboriginal people. The name "Kabultur" is derived from Kabi words meaning "Place of the Carpet Snake". The Kabi people harvested bush food, fresh water mussels, oysters, fish and some game animals, moving around the land to take best advantage of seasonally available produce.
Each year in March, the Kabi people would hold Bunya Festivals to feast on the plentiful and nutritious annual nuts of the Bunya Pine. These huge trees provided a food source which could sustain large numbers of people. Neighbouring clans were invited to the festivals, where singing, dancing story-telling, trading and arranging of marriages took place.

Agricultural development
Timber was the principal industry of the area until the 1860s. The valuable red cedar, now very rare in the Shire, provided a good income for the timber getters. The massive logs were rafted down the Caboolture River to Deception Bay, from where they were taken by steamer to Brisbane. Settlers also made good use of the valuable timber, using it wherever possible for houses, barns and even fence posts.
The first crown land sold in the area was auctioned in 1864 for one pound Sterling an acre. Soon, the area had a thriving agricultural industry. The first major crop was sugar cane, and soon wheat, maize and Indian corn were being grown on the river flats. Vegetables were grown for local consumption. After an early unsuccessful foray with a wool industry, damp-susceptible sheep were abandoned in favour of more hardy cattle.

Mining
Settlement in Caboolture was accelerated with the discovery of gold at Gympie. In 1868, the town was used as a stop-over point by the Cobb and Co coach service connecting Brisbane, Gympie and Maryborough. This function continued with the rail link established in 1888.

Local government
Local government came to the area on November 11, 1879 with the establishment of the Caboolture Divisional Board. In addition to present-day Caboolture, the Board was responsible for the areas now controlled by Redcliffe, Caloundra, Pine Rivers, Kilcoy and Maroochy Councils.
In 1902, under the Local Authorities Act, the body's name was changed to Caboolture Shire Council and achieved statutory recognition. The current Mayor of Caboolture Shire is Cr Joy Leishman who was elected at the last election in 2004.

Today, as many of Queensland's smaller towns decline, Caboolture is experiencing rapid growth. While agriculture retains its importance, the Shire is becoming increasingly urbanised. Several thousand new residents move to the Shire every year, taking advantage of an abundance of affordable real estate and a relaxed lifestyle.

(Well said!)

Tuesday

Been doing lots recently, yesterday took Jazmin to the playground which she loved and tired her out she went to bed nice and early!

Today I went to my guitar class, and put Jazmin in the creche. She was pretty grumpy and upset at morning tea time, so I ended up taking her into the class. I guess she is just not used to being left at all...it was for less than an hour though so I thought she'd be ok. Not so.

Finally some photos!

Congratulations to Rick and Sharon who had a baby boy earlier in the week. They called him Elijah.

Last night we went to a family movie night at Dayboro and saw "Over the hedge" which we thought was a pretty good movie.






We bought Jazmin a sandpit the other day and she loves playing in it.






Jazmin also likes frozen yogurt on a stick.














Yesterday we went and joined the Caboolture library. Outside it there is a lovely shaded playground so we stopped there and let Jazmin have a play. She especially liked the swing and is still getting used to the silde.












We've also bought and sold a lot of stuff on eBay over the last week. Mostly we have bought clothes for Jazmin. Some of the stuff we've bought:












Ok, well I can't get blooger to upload any more images - techincal issues.....but there are heaps of other things we got for her so maybe I'll add them to another post.

So Busy!!!!

Been incredibly busy recently. Thursday/Friday we were on the Gold Coast, Friday night we were round at John and Leah's half the night, Sunday night we were at Joel & Margy's and today was Alex's 2nd birthday so we were up at Jono & Emma's place. Lots of people, lots of fun but not much sleeping for me or for my very cranky Jazmin. She's going to bed ok now though I think. Tomorrow will also be busy, Justin is going to be in the city, and Sharon is coming round after her appointment, then James is coming up for the night since he has the day off on Wednesday for the EKKA.

House warming party

Was a good night, great to catch up with people. weren't as many people as we'd hoped, but enough to make it fun.

The History Of ANZAC Biscuits

I was just wondering how Anzac biscuits got their name (Justin had a pink fit when I referred to them as Anzac cookies, so I "sit" corrected!) Bit of Trivia for the day, off Wikipedia...enjoy...

ANZAC biscuits, made without coconut.
Anzac biscuits are a snack food most commonly made primarily from rolled oats, coconut, and golden syrup. Basically they are a re-named version of the time-honoured "Rolled oats biscuit".
Many myths have grown around the Anzac biscuit. It has been reported that they were made by Australian and New Zealand women for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers of World War I and were reputedly first called "Soldiers' Biscuits" and then "Anzac Biscuits" after the Gallipoli landing. The recipe was reportedly created to ensure the biscuits would keep well during naval transportation to loved ones who were fighting abroad. However, those were shaped like rock cakes and were made of entirely different ingredients.
Research carried out by Professor Helen Leach, a culinary anthropologist at Otago University in New Zealand, revealed that the first time the name "Anzac" appeared in the name for a biscuit in a recipe book was not until 1921. That occurred in the renaming of the "Oatmeal biscuit" recipe to "Anzac crispies", in the ninth edition of the St Andrew's Cookery Book. Subsequent editions renamed it as "Anzac biscuit".
Exactly the same recipe was included in contemporary recipe books as "Rolled Oats Biscuits", (and none of them included coconut which did not appear until 1927). The Oatmeal or Rolled Oats biscuits were developed in the Scottish-influenced city of Dunedin as a variation of Scottish oat cakes. (I thought this bit was pretty cool since I grew up in Dunedin)

Today the biscuits are manufactured commercially for retail sale. Because of their military connection with the ANZACs and ANZAC Day, the biscuits are often used as a fundraising item for the RSA and the RSL veterans organisations. Biscuits made using the traditional recipe are also carried by trampers (hikers) as a food of last resort; their tough constitution and good keeping properties enabling them to survive many days of rough travel.
The term ANZAC is protected under Australian law [1] and therefore the word should not be used without permission from the RSL, and its misuse can be legally enforced, particularly for commercial purposes. There is a general exemption granted for Anzac biscuits, as long as they remain basically true to the original recipe and are sold and referred to as Anzac biscuits and never as cookies.

Anzac biscuits can still be found in New Zealand Army 24 hour ration packs.

Yuck Day

Felt horrible with a headcold this morning, not quite so bad now. Felt too crappy to go to guitar class, just slept most of the morning. Went out and got some codral in the afternoon and we went to an indoor play centre for Jazmin she seemed to have a good time coz she was the only one there and had total run of the place!

Bought a wheatgrass juicer today, ($50 cheaper than the one I was going to buy in Sydney) so now I only have to get round to planting the wheatgrass. Got a planter trough and potting mix at Bunnings on Saturday and still haven't done it!!!!

There will be some pics coming up soon, we have lost/misplaced/not unpacked yet/left behind the cable that lets the camera "talk" to the computer so when we find it or give up and decide to buy another one (of course if we do that the old one will turn up) there'll be lots of pics.