eBook: Where the beech trees grow
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A free, low resolution PDF copy of Where The Beech Trees Grow – The Story of Binna Burra.
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FOREWORD
We live in an era of rapid and confusing change.
When Binna Burra was founded in 1933, jet engines, television and computers were not in general use. A mere 50 years ago many words and phrases common today were unknown – laser, satellite, super-market, drive-in theatre, hydrofoil, laundromat, cassette deck, open-heart surgery, to mention a few.
Surrounded by such hectic change we need to pause occasionally, not only to gain an objective view of these changes but also to measure their effect upon us. We need to pay attention to our body, mind and spirit and provide the nurturing they need. Lamington National Park is a place for this to happen as well as being a reference point itself, against which we can measure some of the changes. Equally importantly, Binna Burra Lodge has offered something stable and unchanging – a reassuring anchor in a confusing world. Although Harry Throssell highlights some areas where he sees change, I believe they are, in the long-term, superficial. Sometimes it is merely the words that have changed while the spirit and intent have remained the same.
I have enjoyed reading Harry’s account immensely. He had the unenviable task of sifting through a mass of material (assisted, we have to admit, by one of those new-fangled word processors!). He had to summarise the major events, mention each of the many people who have made a contribution to the Lodge and, at the same time, produce a book which newcomers to Binna Burra would find readable and enjoyable. I believe he has succeeded in each area. Binna Burra to me is more than home. It is more than a lifetime commitment. It is a feeling, a spirit, a way of life. It is also a sum of all those who have worked there or stayed as a guest. It is only five years older than I am, but I believe that the life of Binna Burra Lodge (unlike my own) is unlimited. It has already outlived its founders and almost everyone else connected with it in early years. My hope is that an unchanged Binna Burra, the place and the spirit, will outlive me and my children.
Tony Groom
Binna Burra
October 1984.
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Author: Harry Throssell 1984
Bibliography: p. 148-150.
