How amazing is this love story: on 12 August, just two weeks ago, James and Gladys Turner of Kawungan in Hervey Bay celebrated 75 years of marriage! Can you believe that—seventy-five years?
In 1950 James and Gladys married in Burpengary.
James was born in Mundubbera and Gladys was born in Brisbane.
Throughout the 1950s the pair had four children: Trevor, Michelle, Malcolm and Eric.
James was in the police force in the early days of their marriage, but his career was mainly spent running dry-cleaning businesses in Mackay, Rockhampton and, for a lengthy period, the heritage city of Maryborough.
They were also kept busy growing macadamias and pineapples. James and Gladys moved to Hervey Bay in 2018, and I was fortunate to be able to give them my personal well wishes and a bouquet of flowers.
I wish to take this opportunity to again congratulate Mr and Mrs Turner on a wonderful and inspiring 75 years of marriage— and many more to come.