Military & Heritage

Take a unique journey through The Great War in the Gallipoli to Armistice memorial in Maryborough, Queensland.
A Bronze statue of Maryborough man and first Anzac ashore Lt Duncan Chapman stands in front of an 8-metre steel representation of the cliffs of Gallipoli.
Chapman became the first Anzac when he stepped ashore from a rowed boat near dawn on April 25, 1915. Footsteps from the statue lead to a scale model of the bow of that boat, shaped from ironbark.
Continue the Military trail to the Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum. The museum, with more than 10,000 artefacts, is the best facility outside of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a place to connect with the nation’s military past.



Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum
While discovering the military past behind the Fraser Coast region, the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum is a must visit. The museum houses the largest collection of war memorabilia outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
You’ll find 7,000 items of memorabilia including two of the most historically significant medals groups to the Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War fromn 1964 – 1973.
The museum is part of the larger Fraser Coast Military Trail and is within walking distance from the Galipolli to Armistice Memorial in Queens Park.

Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum
While discovering the military past behind the Fraser Coast region, the Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum is a must visit. The museum houses the largest collection of war memorabilia outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
You’ll find 7,000 items of memorabilia including two of the most historically significant medals groups to the Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War fromn 1964 – 1973.
The museum is part of the larger Fraser Coast Military Trail and is within walking distance from the Galipolli to Armistice Memorial in Queens Park.

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