Category: Buildings
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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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Dairy Industry & Butter Factory
Dairying goes back to almost the beginning of white settlement in the Gympie region. The miners…
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Harriet Harris
In celebration of Women’s History Month, March 2022 Harriet Harris (nee Gidley) was born in 1836…
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Fencing to keep the goats out
The first fencing was placed around plantings in the new Town Hall reserve to keep the…
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Gympie Court Houses 1, 2, 3…
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…
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One Mile School Swimming Pool
The One Mile State School Swimming Pool opened in March 1959 and a reported 2000 adults…
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Town Hall & Nash’s Gully
Did you know that the Gympie Town Hall was once three storeys? The area of Nash’s…
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Duke Street, Gympie
Duke Street, Gympie runs a good length north from Commissioner’s Hill on Upper Mary Street through…
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Early postal history – Gympie
In 1867, after the Gold Rush of Gympie had commenced, the Postmaster-General, Mr Thomas L Murray-Prior…
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World Post Day – Postal history
Welcome to our local history talk on ‘Communications’. It is a fitting theme for 2020 with…
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Gympie Fire Station, Bligh Street
The Gympie Volunteers Fire Brigade was established at a public meeting held at Town Hall on…
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Opening of the Civic Centre 1977
The Gympie Civic Centre was officially opened by Queensland Premier Mr Joh Bjelke-Petersen on Thursday 13…
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Gympie Telephone Exchange
The Gympie Telephone Exchange first began operation on 1 October 1901 with 54 subscribers. The first…
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The Borumba Dam
The Borumba Dam was officially opened in 1964. The project took nearly 4 years to complete.…
