Another year has gone by and all of the 2018 brown sign destinations visited during the year have been published. It is time to look back on where the brown signs have led us in our beautiful country during 2018. The year started around Mt Coot-tha and Ipswich during the school holidays. The Planetarium was … Read more
The historical site at Nevilton marks the location of the St Peter’s Lutheran Church of Headington Hill. It is one of two Lutheran churches that were amalgamated into a single site for the Lutheran Church at Nobby , the other being St Peter’s Lutheran Church Mount Kent . The Headington Hill church was built in … Read more
The Steele Rudd Selection, or Steele Rudd Memorial Park, is a park dedicated to the Australian author of the Dad and Dave stories and the book On Our Selection. Steele Rudd is the pseudonym for Arthur Hoey Davis, creating the well-known characters from Snake Gully and part of Australia’s cultural history. Nearby Rudd’s Pub is … Read more
The Lutheran Church built in 1911 for Nobby has been relocated from its original site around 1941. The original Lutheran Church site was located a few kilometres west from where the town is. A corner of the property where it was located was donated for the church to be built. In those days, people would … Read more
The Nobby Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was built in 1941, amalgamated from other churches in the surrounding areas. With the growing popularity of cars, it was no longer necessary to have more churches spread out to make them accessible by horse. The St Peter’s Lutheran Church of Mount Kent, which is referred to as the … Read more
There are many places to drop in and explore in the area between Warwick and Toowoomba in Queensland’s Southern Country region. Rudd’s Pub in the small town of Nobby is a must, especially if you want to fit in a pub meal and a beer. Rudd’s Pub is a country pub built in 1893, previously … Read more
The Allora Historical Museum on Drayton St is the home of the Allora Historical Society and may be the oldest existing building in the town. The building was built in 1866 in Raff St as Allora’s first court house. A new court house was built in 1884 and this building was moved by the School … Read more
Glengallan Homestead is a two-storey sandstone heritage place built in 1867 in Queensland’s southern country region. The name Glengallan was given by the Campbell brothers who secured leases to establish the Glengallan run in 1844. The name is from a district near to their homelands in Scotland. The homestead wasn’t started until well after the … Read more
Jackie Howe Park is a rest stop park on the northern end of Warwick and the location of the Big Shears in tribute to Jackie Howe. Jackie Howe was a shearer in Queensland whose feats made him a legend, setting a record in the late 1800s that still stands today. Commonly known as Jackie Howe … Read more
The Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre in Warwick showcase the cowboys that set the standard of rodeo in Australia. The centre has exhibits of interactive and static displays. Saddles, ropes, chaps, and much more related to rodeo and its history in Australia. Learn an overview of rodeo and try your hand at roping ‘Sparky’, the mechanical … Read more
