• Subscribe To Gladstone News
  • Pickup Points
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contact Us
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
No Result
View All Result
Gladstone News
  • Login
  • Register
  • Home
  • Online Magazine Issues
  • What’s On
  • Local
  • Industry
  • Community
  • Real Estate
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Home
  • Online Magazine Issues
  • What’s On
  • Local
  • Industry
  • Community
  • Real Estate
  • Business
  • Sports
No Result
View All Result
Gladstone News
No Result
View All Result
Home Art & Culture

LOCAL HISTORY WITH BETTY LAVER – WILLIAM WYNDHAM’S HOUSE ON BOYNE ISLAND

by Ruandi Van Der Merwe
20 April 2019
in Art & Culture
Reading Time: 1 mins read
LOCAL HISTORY WITH BETTY LAVER – WILLIAM WYNDHAM’S HOUSE ON BOYNE ISLAND
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

William Trevelyan (Bill) Wyndham migrated to Australia from England in 1850 when he was twenty years of age. By 1888 he had found his way to Boyne Island and bought land off an original settler Charles Hedley. Bill called his property Carnym, supposedly an Aboriginal name meaning “sand”. From the 1880’s, fruit growing became one of the main happenings on the island and Bill toiled enthusiastically to create a large orchard. A government report of the day describes that he had established a fully fenced eight-acre orchard. It contained 500 pineapples, thirty-six grafted orange trees, an acre of bananas and a quarter of an acre of a nursery garden that was filled with rare plants and trees. It is believed that the first pineapples planted, and the rare plants and trees were brought out from Kew Gardens in England. Bill later sent some of his Boyne Island grown plants back to Kew Gardens. The different varieties of seeds of the magnificent mango trees that he grew at Boyne Island were exported to India. Pineapples were grown by three generations of the Wyndham family on the island. Bill passed away in 1898 and he was buried in the orchard that he had so lovingly cared for. After his death, his daughter Bessie took up residence on the island and she employed Billy Yow Yeh (a Kanaka) as a property hand. Later Bessie relocated Bill’s grave to the ridge crest on the north-west of the property and she had a huge granite boulder shipped from Magnetic Island to mark his resting place. This boulder weighted 1.5 tons and was hauled to this site by a bullock team. The Wyndham’s land remained in the family until 1972 when it was bought by Comalco Ltd as part of the Smelter site. 

Tags: Boyne IslandGladstoneGladstone NewsHistorical VilliagehistoryLocalnewsWilliam Wyndham
Ruandi Van Der Merwe

Ruandi Van Der Merwe

Ruandi is a journalist for Gladstone News, passionate about sharing local community stories and feel-good features that celebrate the people of our region.

Related Posts

2025 Paint the Port Art Exhibition Opens with Spectacular Showcase 
Art & Culture

2025 Paint the Port Art Exhibition Opens with Spectacular Showcase 

The 2025 Paint the Port Art Exhibition opened with a bang, thanks to the fantastic efforts of ARTmatters at Creative...

Margaret Worthington: A Creative Voyage from Durban to Bustard Head
Art & Culture

Margaret Worthington: A Creative Voyage from Durban to Bustard Head

Artist Margaret Worthington has spent more than four decades exploring the world through the lens of creativity, environmental awareness, and...

New Art Exhibitions Opening Soon at GRAGM 
Art & Culture

New Art Exhibitions Opening Soon at GRAGM 

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum (GRAGM) is preparing to launch a series of exciting new exhibitions, showcasing local...

5 Interior Design Trends to Embrace this Autumn 
Art & Culture

5 Interior Design Trends to Embrace this Autumn 

The new season brings an exciting wave of design trends that redefine how we live, relax, and connect with out...

Gladstone News

Gladstone News is a free fortnightly magazine targeting the Gladstone Region and the many tourists that visit.

We love to support local businesses and people, with a focus on feel good community stories.

Follow Us

Facebook Instagram

Gladstone News Subscription

  • Subscribe To Gladstone News
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs

Browse Categories

  • Industry
  • Sport
  • Council
  • Election
  • Here in History
  • Real Estate
  • Art & Culture

Browse Categories

  • Local
  • Community
  • Business
  • What’s on
  • Education
  • Advertising Feature
  • Home & Family
  • Subscribe To Gladstone News
  • Pickup Points
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contact Us

© 2024 Gladstone News | Website created by Elevate Media.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Online Magazine Issues
  • Subscribe To Gladstone News
    • Subscription FAQs
  • What’s On
  • Local
  • Industry
  • Community
  • Real Estate
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Cart

© 2024 Gladstone News | Website created by Elevate Media.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?