French family accepts plaque recognising 150 years of Gilberton settlement

Sally Gall
Updated January 19 2021 - 12:16pm, first published January 18 2021 - 6:30pm
Rob and Lyn French, Gilberton, Einasleigh, accepting the Australian Century Farm and Station Awards plaque from Senator Susan McDonald.
Rob and Lyn French, Gilberton, Einasleigh, accepting the Australian Century Farm and Station Awards plaque from Senator Susan McDonald.

When Tom Martel set up his butcher shop to cater for the gold rush in the Gilberton region in 1869, he could hardly have imagined his descendants still living there 150 years later.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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