Queensland Family History Society Inc
QFHS Calendar Event
Members Lounge - Presenting … A Medal for (or from) Commissioner Thallon
Starts: 20 May 2026 at 1:00 PM
Ends: 20 May 2026 at 3:00 PM
Notes:
THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ONLINE AND IN PERSON AT THE QFHS FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH CENTRE i.e. A HYBRID MEETING. Guest Speaker: Greg Hallam, Historian with Queensland Rail Greg Hallam will talk about two towns that stand on the Queensland Railways system, both now very much “at the end of the line”, one at the end of the Etheridge line in far northern Queensland, and the other at the end of the south western line from Warwick and Goondiwindi, in tribute to one of the Commissioners for Queensland Railways, James Forsayth (or Forsythe in older spellings) Thallon. Thallon died in 1911, and despite his death over a century ago, he maintains a legacy that continues with the railways in Queensland to the present time. Following his death, the fund from 1912, in memory of Thallon, was maintained by voluntary subscription, and the interest used to provide 3 gold medals annually.