Category: Buildings
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Shepherd’s Bridge over Eel Creek, Rocks Road
The Eel Creek Bridge (Shepherd’s Bridge) on Rocks Road, South Side opening circa 1920’s.
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Bell’s Bridge & O’Leary’s Crossing
The crossing of the Mary River at Bell’s Bridge was known as O’Leary’s Crossing before the…
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Channon Street Bridge (now named Kidd Bridge)
The current Kidd Bridge (W. H. Kidd Bridge) was opened on 5 August 1961 replacing an…
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Normanby Bridge – three bridges
There have been three bridges at the Normanby Bridge crossing. The photo below is the opening…
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Wilbrahams Department Store
Every town has one of those stores that is remembered as being the “Go To” Store.…
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Woolooga Post Office Store
Photos of the inside of the Woolooga Post Office store were taken by Isaac Tarbit (Ike…
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Postcards – Cootharaba Hill
~ View from Cootharaba Hill, Gympie ~ looking towards the old Gympie State High School timber…
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The Fiveways Fountain
Here is an amazing old Murray Views Postcard featuring the original iconic Fiveways roundabout fountain. Who…
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Postcards – Gympie Railway Station
A postcard from the region….. Photographed by the Crown Studios, Sydney, this postcard features the old…
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Imbil in 1918
Wow! Take a look at this amazing full page pictorial in the Queenslander Pictorial Supplement published…
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Variety Alcove, Mary Street
Take a look at the amazing things on offer at the Variety Alcove in Mary Street,…
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Upper, Lower & Central Mary Street
Which end of Mary Street is Lower? Which end is Upper? Historically, “Lower” Mary Street was…
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Gympie Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic
The State Heritage listed building on Mellor Street started its life as a Maternal and Child…
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Scott’s Store Explosion
The story of the Scott’s store explosion is a great example of how disaster can strike…
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Central Mary Street
Take a virtual walk down Central Mary Street, Gympie through different time periods as we showcase…
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1893: The Greatest Flood of Gympie
The 1893 flood is our biggest recorded flood. The greatest flood recorded at 25.45 metres (83…
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Gallangowan Forestry Station
Gallangowan Forest Reserve The Gallangowan Forest reserve was once part of the Manumbar run and was…
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The New Cash Store (A. Schumann)
General Storekeepers/Grocers & Produce Merchants The New Cash Store opened in early 1914 by Arthur Schumann…
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Gympie Court Houses
The Gold Commissioner of the late 1860’s, Henry Edward King, conducted his court in temporary structures. …
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Rural Community and Memorial Halls
Rural halls were once the epicentre of district communities, and some still are. Sadly, others have…
