Upper Ulam

 For quite a few years now ex Ulam resident, Mrs Marjorie Bostock has been persevering with her efforts to rejuvenate and preserve a part of Central Queensland's history - the first settlers of Upper Ulam, just south of Rockhampton.

On 3rd May 1981, the chance reunion with three of her friends she had not seen for fifty years enticed Mrs Bostock into endless and painstaking hours of research, coupled with considerable  cost. The reason for her dedication to the project stemmed from her belief that as Australians we had  let too much of our history slip quietly into oblivion.  "You know if it's let go too long it's very difficult to retrieve". Age had not been considered a barrier by Mrs Bostock in her efforts to trace the sometimes well-hidden past.  Mrs Bostock is in her eighties.

 In 1915 Mrs Bostock. nee Lilley, arrived in the Upper Ulam area with her parents, William and Lucie, but left when she married in 1930. She said her ancestry still lay with the area and her decision to trace the first settlers was part of her giving something back to the place she loved. Thousands of records. titles, land applications and pages of archival interest has kept Mrs Bostock busy.  She said there were a number of records which were not kept in Rockhampton but she was not deterred and made frequent trips to Brisbane, where she trudged the streets and searched titles and stamps offices. 

Mrs Bostock now has almost all the material and information she required, but she would like to hear from others whose ancestors were original settlers in the area.  In particular Mrs Bostock would like to talk to descendants of Patrick McGinley.  She is also interested in the emigration of the Upper Ulam residents - where they came from, on which ships and where they disembarked.  Her address is P.O. Box 1021, Atherton, Queensland 4883.
  

The following is a list of early Upper Ulam residents:-
 

     Ezra Thomas Shodey is the ancestor of member, Denise Frankel.