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Pomona was first known as Pinbarren Siding, the town of Pinbarren first being surveyed at the road junction 3km north of Pomona. Today, nothing remains of the town.
The baptism register of St Peter’s, Gympie, records the baptism of Percival George Armitage at Pinbarren Siding on 24th February, 1896. The first use of the name Pomona in church records relates to the Baptism of Claude Ernest St.John Carter on January 8th, 1902. This probably took place at the Union Church which was an inter-denominational slab building a short distance north from the present rectory, which was subsequently burned down.
On 26th August, 1923 the dedication of the Church of the Good Shepherd by the Most Reverend Gerald Sharpe, Archbishop of Brisbane took place. The following year, the Rectory was build beside Good Shepherd to be the home of the parish priest.
On 11th February, 1971 Cyclone Daisy blew the church off of its stumps. The church suffered severe structural damage and was condemned and demolished. The stained glass window and furniture, however, were untouched by the storm and subsequently used in the new church.
The Patronal Festival for the Good Shepherd is celebrated with a Combined Parish Eucharist and Lunch on the Fourth Sunday of Easter each year (this Sunday is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday).
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