Blackall - more Township InterestsBlackall continued. Jack Howe, a famous shearer lived and died here. In 1892, he set the record by shearing 321 sheep in just under 8 hours, using the old hand scissor clippers, not the mechanical ones. That was a lot of sheep and a lot of clipping!
There was also a fossilized tree stump, see above, found locally and was millions of years old, displayed in the main street. It was chained down! Would have to be Superman to pick that up and run away with it! Just down from the caravan park was the old Masonic Lodge, built in 1807. A beautiful building, quite striking, built in the old colonial tradition with local timber and sheets of tin.
The windows on the top floor had cute little shades over them. The lovely wide verandah encircled the building. This and the little window sun hoods were added on later around 1909.This is such an unusual looking building.
In the next street was a lovely old garage, a typical Australian country tin building from earlier days - see pic below
IN THIS SECTION Queensland-Inland Blackall Charleville 
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