A note from Geoff
There were two older ladies (sisters, from memory) who lived directly across the road from us
I remember them as being good friends with Dad and Mum
If I was forced to guess at their name, I would say it was Seppelts?

A note from Brenton
The spinsters across the road were not named Seppelts
They were the great Aunts of the Smallacombe clan that had many families farming around Gladstone, Georgetown, Laura etc
The boy that drowned on the opening day of the Gladstone pool was one of the Smallacombe boys
Geoff might remember the name of Rhonda Smallacombe, his mother
Shortly after this accident they sold up the farm and moved to Horsham in Victoria to get away from the memory

......and refer to "The Gladstone Memorial Pool" page