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    • Connections with First Nations people
    • Bill Ferris
    • Ethel Burgess
    • Mary Grigor
    • Memories: the Grigor family at Bankfoot House
    • Pioneers
    • 150th anniversary of Bankfoot House
    • Bankfoot House ordinary home extraordinary story
    • Memories restored: Bankfoot House shed project
    • Timelapse of the Bankfoot House shed build
    • Burgess Family Collection
    • John Ferris oral history
    • Mary Ferris oral history
    Stories

    Stories of Bankfoot House and its historical significance to the Sunshine Coast

    • Connections with First Nations people

      Discover the First Nations history with Bankfoot House

    • Bill Ferris

      Bill Ferris remembers the early days of Bankfoot House

    • Ethel Burgess

      Ethel Burgess tours Bankfoot House

    • Mary Grigor

      Delve into the life of Mary Grigor, Bankfoot House pioneer

    • Memories: the Grigor family at Bankfoot House

      Grigor family members speak about their memories of Bankfoot House

    • Pioneers

      2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of Bankfoot House

    • 150th anniversary of Bankfoot House

      Hundreds of people turned out for the 150-year Bankfoot House celebrations on Sunday 14 October 2018

    • Bankfoot House ordinary home extraordinary story

      The history of Bankfoot House and its historical significance to the Sunshine Coast

    • Memories restored: Bankfoot House shed project

      Film documents the restoration of the historic 1930s shed

    • Timelapse of the Bankfoot House shed build

      Short video of the shed build from May to October 2018

    • Burgess Family Collection

      Discover the history of the Burgess family and learn about their life on the Sunshine Coast

    • John Ferris oral history

      John, who in his own words, “was born with a bull-whip in my hand”. He grew up in an area known as Pointon’s Pocket. His father was a Bullock Driver and he also became a Bullocky at an early age

    • Mary Ferris oral history

      Mary recalls growing up at Bankfoot House, Glass House Mountains

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