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Pioneer Country Park

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Pioneer Country Park is an important historical site on the Fraser Coast, with a section of the eastern boundary once part of Eaton Vale Station, the first European occupation in the district. It was also the ...

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Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial

Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

The Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial traces the birth of the Anzac legend. Drawn from the personal perspectives in letters written home to loved ones by Wide Bay district men who fought on the front line, includ...

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The Story Bank

Maryborough Art, History & Culture

Once upon a time, a baby girl was born in the upstairs bedroom at the Australian Joint Stock Bank, Kent Street in Maryborough, Queensland. Her name was Helen Lyndon Goff, but she became known to the world as P...

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Maryboroughs Guns

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

The Maryborough's Guns represent the rich history of the Fraser Coast region. The beginning of the First World War saw the Royal Australian Navy begin the process of updating its armoury. They presented the ...

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Colonial Naval Guns

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Visit Queen’s Park and marvel at the nineteenth century gun technology, including an early version of a machine gun. You may have noticed there is an empty concrete plinth next to the naval guns. What was it fo...

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Brooweena Historical Village and Museum

Howard, Torbanlea and Surrounds Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

The Brooweena Historical Village is a charming village depicting what life was like in days gone by, set in a tranquil rural setting in the hamlet of Brooweena 304 kilometres north of Brisbane. Europeans first ...

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Mary Valley Rattler

Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

All aboard the award-winning Mary Valley Rattler for a heritage rail journey like no other! Wind your way through the breathtaking Mary Valley aboard our beautifully restored steam and diesel locomotives, cla...

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Cenotaph and Memorial Gates

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

The Maryborough Cenotaph was erected in 1922 with funds obtained by public subscription as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War. The memorial includes five Italian Carrara marble statues which port...

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St Pauls Anglican Church Maryborough

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Maryborough Anglican Parish is one of the oldest parishes in Queensland with its beginnings traceable to 1847. St Paul’s Anglican Church in the heart of Maryborough CBD and has a very strong community presenc...

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Dickabram Bridge

Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Step back in time at Dickabram Bridge, an iconic heritage-listed landmark spanning the Mary River in the Gympie Region. Built in 1886, this rare combined road-and-rail bridge is a testament to 19th-century eng...

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Excelsior Band Hall

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Maryborough’s modern Excelsior Band Hall replaces the earlier hall destroyed by fire in 1987. It was designed in Victorian Style to compliment the precinct. The design choice also commemorates the length of t...

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Original Maryborough Town Site

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Pioneer graves help to create a sense of history when visiting the Original Maryborough site, known as the Wide Bay Village, it was first settled by Aldridge and the Palmer Brothers in 1848, although George Fur...

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Freedom Park

Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Freedom Park is in the historical heart of Hervey Bay. The Pialba War Memorial, unveiled in 1921 to commemorate the men from the district who served in World War I, forms the centre of a memorial complex that...

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Gatakers Artspace

Art, History & Culture

A creative hub in two restored heritage warehouses dating back to the 1800s, the Artspace blends the charm of history with contemporary creativity. Since opening in 2010, it has become a central hub for the Fra...

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J E Brown Warehouse

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

J E Brown commenced business as a provisions and victuals merchant in 1857 in Richmond Street. In 1879 J E Brown had this two-storey brick warehouse built and was designed by a local architect James Buchanan. ...

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School of Arts

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

This School of Arts building was constructed in the classic revival style in 1887 and contained a library, museum, reading room, technical college and a billiard room. It replaced the first School of Arts built...

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HMAS Tobruk Dive

Hervey Bay Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Experience this incredible world-class dive site on the Fraser Coast. The 127-metre heavy-lift former navy ship involved in 26 major operations will spend the rest of its life in the waters between the Fraser ...

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Bauple Heritage Trail

Tiaro & Hinterland Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

The Bauple Heritage Trail acknowledges the rich historical foundations of the small village of Bauple also known as the original home of the macadamia or 'bopple' nut. The self-guided tour is approximately 3.3k...

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Maryborough Town Hall Green

Maryborough Art, History & Culture

For many decades Maryborough Town Hall Green has been a place for residents and visitors to meet and is a popular vantage point to sit and watch the passing parade. It was here at the site of the first Maryboro...

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Maryborough City Hall

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Designed by Brisbane architects Hall and Dods in American colonial style, Maryborough City Hall was erected in 1908 to replace the original timber Town Hall which stood on the opposite side of Kent Street. The ...

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Band Rotunda and Fairy Fountain

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Miss Janet Melville bequeathed the Fairy Fountain and Band Rotunda in memory of her brother Andrew who was Mayor of Maryborough in 1863. The entire structure was imported from Scotland in 1890 after the Hon. A...

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Dayman Park

Hervey Bay Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Dayman Park offers barbeque and picnic facilities, a playground with climbing net in the lower section adjacent to the Waterfront Restaurant and Reefworld Aquarium. The upper section of Dayman Park offers gre...

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Old Maryborough Railway Station

Maryborough Historical Sites & Heritage Locations

Built-in 1882, the heritage-listed Maryborough Railway Station features a Victorian design. The stationmaster’s residence has much of the character of larger Queensland houses of that era. The railway complex a...

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Bond Store

Maryborough Art, History & Culture

Explore the Bond Store and let this beautiful, heritage-listed building share its stories with you as you wander through the space. See the earthen floors of this former store for her Majesty's Customs Service...

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