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“COURAGE” Poem by Ronnie Bostock
Ronnie Bostock wrote “Courage” from his lived experiences as a ringer on Glenhaughton Station Taroom 1950s-60s. He was a quiet, unassuming horsebreaker, stockman, and rodeo cowboy with many talents, including boxing (Golden Gloves runner-up); training animals (favouring his own kind and gentle methods); drawing, painting, and writing. Ronnie wrote many poems as he rode along,…
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“Glenhaughton 2023” Poem by Jeff Close
Jeff Close was a teenager still in high school when he visited and worked at Glenhaughton mustering camp with his cousin Lester Close, the head stockman in 1964. The Amphitheatre Tin Hut was a favourite camp with all the ringers, in the beautiful Expedition ranges near Taroom, Queensland. A reunion of ex-ringers and cooks in…
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MEMORIES OF GLENHAUGHTON (Christopher McConnel 1951-2025)
Christopher David McConnel, son of Duncan, passed away peacefully at Cressbrook 8 November 2025 aged 74 years. He graciously shared stories and records from the McConnel archives before he passed. Some of his memories and those of his father are shared here, of events and men he knew and had heard of. Christopher considered the…
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Bull Dust, Scrubbers and Lucky Escapes
The conversation with Noel Nugget Roser, John Bronc Bradshaw, and Lex Smith at the Tin Hut Ringers Reunion reveals the challenges and adventures faced by ringers in Taroom long before the 1970s cattle depression. These ex-ringers reminisce about their carefree, adventurous work conditions, characterized by remarkable tales of survival in mustering camps without modern technology.…
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Reunion Success Thanks to Taroom Community
Generous sponsorship and donations of all kinds from Taroom Community made the Glenhaughton Ringers Reunion a roaring success. 1950s & 60s ringers and cooks returned to The Tin Hut with family and friends in October 2023, the event organised in less than 2 months. Organiser Leesa Bongers thanks those who helped. Memories were made that…