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Special Achievements

  • First all girl timber cutting team in Queensland.

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  • 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

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Link - MUSCULAR WOMANHOOD – THE FORMIDABLE LYNCH SISTERS OF GYMPIE

The State of Queensland (State Library of Queensland)

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Image - Tea break for the Lynch sisters

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Link - THE REMARKABLE LYNCH SISTERS.

National Library of Australia: Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922) Saturday 12 July 1913 p 11 Article Illustrated

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Link - THE LYNCH SISTERS.

National Library of Australia: The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924) Friday 5 March 1920 p 2 Article

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Link - Gympie’s Timber History

Gympie & District Woodworkers Club

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