VOLUME 20 - ISSUE 20
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29 OCTOBER - 12 NOVEMBER 2025
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Above: Carmel proudly shows her letter from the King and Queen; inset left: Carmel in her WAAAF Uniform and Inset right: Carmel at her River Street home.
A Century of Love, Loyalty, and Service: The Remarkable Life of Carmel Boyes The life story of Carmel Boyes (née Venaglia), who celebrated her 100th year on 26 October, is a tapestry woven with threads of deep family loyalty, unwavering community service, and a true, enduring partnership with her late husband, Jack Boyes. Their story is a testament to the grit and heart of Central Queensland, founded on “love, loyalty, blood, sweat and tears.”
Carmel’s journey began in Toowoomba on 26 October, 1925, where she was born the third youngest of eleven children—a bustling family of six girls and five boys. Yet, thanks to an early administrative bungle, official records listed her birthdate as 29 October, 1925. This discrepancy only came to light when Carmel joined the Women’s Australian Auxiliary Air
Force (WAAAF) at the age of 18 in January 1944. When she sought advice on correcting the error, she was given a piece of enduring, celebratory advice: She was told to have two birthdays a year. To this day, the family typically marks the original date, 26 October.
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