Experience the heart of Bribie Island through Joyce Voysey’s memoir:
This Victory Press re-print comes forth with refreshed cover and enhanced photos.
A Treasure of Memories and History
From the sandy shores of Bribie Island to the joys and trials of simpler times, discover the life and legacy of Joyce Voysey (née Batterham), beautifully captured in A Girl From Bribie Island.
Contact Joyce Voysey at girlfrombribie@gmail.com for purchase, or you can find it at Moreton Bay Libraries.
Joyce Voysey's Journey
Joyce Voysey (née Batterham) lived on Bribie Island as a child in the 1930s and attended Bribie Island State School from 1936 to 1941. Her love for writing blossomed as she grew, leading her to craft this heartfelt memoir for her descendants.
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What began as a simple family record evolved into a cherished piece of local history, now celebrated by historical societies and libraries. Joyce’s passion for preserving her memories has gifted readers with a vivid portrayal of Bribie Island’s charm and history.
CONTENTS OF THE BOOK
A Girl from Bribie Island will be of interest to ancestry researchers and memoir writers. It contains social history, autobiography, biography, maps, photos, and emigrant stories from the 1840s and 1850s. There is a comprehensive index, a genesis of how the book came to be, plus full details of how the first edition was composed, printed, and bound.
Pivotal to the story is Joyce’s loss of her mother at an early age.
Read about:
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How families were impacted by two World Wars.
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How people helped each other and had fun despite the tough times.
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What life was like on Bribie Island before electricity, with neither sewerage nor septic, no medical people, no resident police or resident clergy, no street lights, no bitumen, no supermarket, no bridge. But lots of black sand!
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How womenfolk carried out tasks like food preparation, sewing the clothes, washing and ironing them.
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Joyce’s beloved SS Koopa’s and its essential role for transporting folk to and from the island (and Redcliffe).
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An interlude at Crows Nest (a small town near Toowoomba) 1933-1936, and the two-teacher school at Pinelands.
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How attending a one-teacher school is now deemed by Joyce to have been a privilege.
And...picture yourself in The Dunny!
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A Girl From Bribie Island
Contact Joyce Voysey at girlfrombribie@gmail.com for purchase, or you can find it at Moreton Bay Libraries.
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Bribie Island Times
