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Special Achievements
- First all girl timber cutting team in Queensland.
Additional Information
- In 1900 the Lynch family faced ruin when their cattle were wiped out by fever. Cornelius then taught his daughters the art of timber-cutting. They became known as The Lynch Sisters.
Resources
Image - Timber worker sisters from the Lynch family, pictured with Jim Hunter on his paint pony, ca. 1900 File:StateLibQld 1 190687 Timber worker sisters from the Lynch family, pictured with Jim Hunter on his paint pony, ca. 1900.jpg
Wikimedia Commons
Link - MUSCULAR WOMANHOOD – THE FORMIDABLE LYNCH SISTERS OF GYMPIE
The State of Queensland (State Library of Queensland)
Image - Tea break for the Lynch sisters
File:Tea break for the Lynch sisters (5141916944).jpg
Wikimedia Commons
Link - THE REMARKABLE LYNCH SISTERS.
National Library of Australia: Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922) Saturday 12 July 1913 p 11 Article Illustrated
Link - THE LYNCH SISTERS.
National Library of Australia: The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924) Friday 5 March 1920 p 2 Article
Link - Gympie’s Timber History
Gympie & District Woodworkers Club
