Sport
27 March, 2024
Remember The Name Carling?
Well, let us introduce you to Cheryl, the daughter of Con Carling, a past publisher of the Allora Advertiser.
Cheryl and her husband Laurence Roe, who now live in Western Australia, visited the Allora Advertiser last week to the delight of the current staff who were intrigued to learn first-hand about an early owner of the paper.
Con, who was an experienced compositor from Brisbane, purchased the Advertiser when he came out of the Army. For the next 3 to 4 years he published the paper for the Allora locals.
Unfortunately family matters compelled him to relocate to Brisbane so reluctantly sold the paper around 1948 to Arthur Hammond.
Con Carling passed away in 1972 after lengthy problems with his heart.
Cheryl was proud of her Dad’s achievements and she knew what the paper meant to him - hence her visit to Allora.
Ink must have run in the family veins as Cheryl who is a journalist has worked at Universities in Brisbane and Western Australia as well as Freelancing for Corporate organisations.
