Merv Jones in the apiary, Oakleigh, Redbank Plains, Ipswich, 1950s

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TitleMerv Jones in the apiary, Oakleigh, Redbank Plains, Ipswich, 1950sDate Created1950-1959

Location

StreetBrittains RoadSuburbRedbank PlainsCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionQueenie, Merv and Audrey, at 'Oakleigh', Redbank Plains, Ipswich. 'Oakleigh' was purchased by Elsie's husband, Henry (Harry) Lewis Jones, in 1898. Queenie's name was Elsie Llewella. Since Harry was interested in beekeeping, he called his infant daughter, 'his little Queen Bee' and she became known as Queenie. [1]

Henry developed the very successful Mel Bonum apiary there. He was President of the Queensland Bee-keepers Association 1904-1920. He established a factory to build bee-keeping equipment and set up a sawmill in Mill Street Goodna to cut timber for bee boxes. [2]References (offline)[1] Information taken from: 'Queenie's Diary: a schoolgirl's life, 1914-1915 by 'Queenie Elsie Llewella Jones, edited by Margaret Cook and Helen Pullar, 2005.References (online)[2] Expanded Ipswich Heritage Study

Connections

Buildings & StructuresOakleighPeople & FamiliesCharlotte Elsie JonesJones familyElsie Llewella Evans (nee Jones)Henry Mervyn (Merv) Jones (1899-1962)Audrey Jones (1902-1989)Taxonomy20th Century | 1950s

Subjects

SubjectsMen's fashion

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