Beardmore's Dry - a dry sense of humour!

Eddie Beardmore was an energetic and popular local Member for the Balonne Shire from 1957-1969. He was influential in promoting the St George Irrigation Project and it was fitting the Beardmore Dam be named after him on the eve of his political retirement.

Eddie was well known for his dry wit and storytelling. He once claimed he was so “poor” after a long drought that when he sheltered under a barbwire fence during a thunderstorm, he never got wet!

His son John lives on their family property 'Rosehill', West of St George, and owns the largest collection of Australian parrots in the world!