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Paulette Sybil Flint
BornPaulette Sybil Fohrman
(1953-11-25) 25 November 1953 (age 70)
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
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Paulette Sybil Flint (née Fohrman; born 25 November 1953) is an Australian local historian and author. She is an independent history columnist for The Observer (Gladstone).[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Paulette Sybil Fohrman was born in Gladstone, Queensland on 25 November 1953, to Frederick Allan Fohrman, a shop assistant, and Sybil Beatrice Fohrman née Barker).

Flint graduated from Gladstone State High School in 1970,[2] after which she received a state scholarship. She received a Diploma of Teaching from Kedron Park Teachers College in 1973.[3] After spending time teaching, she earned a Bachelor of Education from Central Queensland University in 1993, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History from the University of New England (UNE) in 2007.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Flint began her career teaching at Gladstone Central State School and Hamilton Island State School (1986-1988). She later taught at Toolooa State High School in Gladstone, Benaraby State School, and Kin Kora State School in Gladstone. At the latter, she taught lower school and served as Key Teacher for the Year 2 Net.

In January 2007, she attended the Summer School for Teachers, which the Australian Government saw as a reward for high-achieving teachers with attendees receiving a bonus payment.[4][original research?] In 2007, she was employed at Kin Kora State School as Special Education Teacher, and was promoted to Head of Special Education Services. She was employed in this position by Education Queensland from January 2013 until her retirement in 2015.[5]

Community involvement[edit]

Flint joined the Genealogical Society Gladstone District Incorporated (then known as Genealogical Society of Queensland, Gladstone branch) early in 1992 and has held various management committee positions from 1992–present. She conducts regular Genealogical Workshops for the Genealogical Society, including an annual Beginners’ Workshop.[6] She is a regular guest speaker on the history of the Gladstone Region, or on Genealogy. At the Gladstone City Library she has spoken on local history via “Words of Wisdom” in March 2016 [7][8] and on Genealogy in May 2018.[9] Flint, along with other Genealogical Society volunteers Judy Spencer and Jan Koivunen conducted a walk titled "Tales from Yesteryear" in the Gladstone Cemetery in November 2018.[10]

Flint was employed as a Master Class Teacher for “Our Priceless Past”[11] events at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum from 2015-2019. For 21 years, this annual community event has involved students interviewing and writing the life stories of seniors over the age of 70, who have lived in the Gladstone area for over 30 years. The stories are printed in a collectors’ section of The Observer (Gladstone) and are displayed with photos and memorabilia from the seniors at the exhibition at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum. In this role, Flint assists school students to interview the seniors and write articles for the exhibition.[12][13][14]

Flint is regularly consulted when local history information is sought [15] and was involved in research for some local mysteries, such as finding the descendants of Reverend John Campbell after his 100-year-old diary was discovered in a charity bin in Gladstone in 2012.[16] Flint assisted in locating living relatives of one of the Australian soldiers who had left graffiti in the Naour tunnels on the Western Front. Gilles Prilaux, a French archaeologist was seeking this information for his book.[17][18]

Writing[edit]

Commencing in 1994, Flint writes regular articles about the history of the Gladstone Region for the Observer (Gladstone) under the category of “Times Gone By”. These articles are also published by other newspapers in the News Corp Syndicate.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Forhman married Raymond Flint, an electrician, in 1973. The couple had three children: Nicole (1979), Megan (1982), and Kate (1989).[citation needed]

Selected works[edit]

Books[edit]

  • What's in a name? The stories behind the street names of Gladstone, Queensland. HistoryInc. 2009. ISBN 978-0-980-70930-8.

Articles[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Harris, Matt (6 August 2019). "Surprising history behind your Gladstone street name". The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ ""TONKA 1970", Gladstone State High School Annual Yearbook". 1970. Retrieved 20 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Graduands Kedron Park Teachers College 1973". QUT Digital Collections. 1973. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ Missingham, Roxanne (21 May 2017). "Budget Review 2007-2008 Education". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Kin Kora State School Newsletter" (PDF). Kin Kora State School. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ^ Gillani, Noor (19 March 2019). "Who do you think you are? This event will help you find out". The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ Norris, Sue (12 March 2016). "All About Women". PressReader, The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Gladstone women offer their wisdom as what's good for her is great for us". PressReader, The Observer (Gladstone). 7 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ Bray, Bray Gregory (16 May 2018). "Researchers top tips to trace your family tree". The Western Star. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  10. ^ Bray, Gregory (24 November 2018). "Tales from yesteryear as old cemetery comes to life". The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ^ Gray, Nicola (26 September 2019). "Case study: Students interview seniors for Our Priceless Past lift-out and expo". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Our Priceless Past - Gladstone Observer. Seniors 2017 official supplement". issuu. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  13. ^ Paddick, Di (20 June 2019). "Our Priceless Past". PressReader, The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 Our Priceless Past". Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  15. ^ KIRVING (6 May 2013). "Properties snapped up in suburbs no-one has heard of". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  16. ^ Lanzon, Ren (26 March 2012). "Discovery leads to intrigue". Coolum & North Shore News. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  17. ^ Bray, Gregory (1 October 2018). "Genealogical society secretary's investigation pays off". The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  18. ^ Bray, Gregory (1 October 2018). "Historic signature of Gladstone soldier found in French cave". The Observer (Gladstone). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Times Gone By: Boyne Valley CWA gets its own home". Northern Star. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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