The Historical Complex is a hidden gem in Childers, mostly hidden from the main road though the town. There is of course a brown sign for it, one of the smaller varieties and (at the time at least) dwarfed by a larger brown sign for a winery that isn’t operating anymore. The main entrance is … Read more
It can be a struggle finding brown signs in Australia’s capital cities but they can be found in Brisbane. Hopping off the train at Central and heading to the river, we came across the brown sign. On our way back we called by to check it out. St John’s Cathedral is of the Anglican Diocese … Read more
Howard is a Queensland town between Maryborough and Childers in the Fraser Coast region, west of Hervey Bay. There are historical buildings in Howard, including the home of a former early Prime Minister. There is also Brooklyn House, a colonial mansion build in 1890, and the Grand Hotel built in 1899, an early watering hole … Read more
Brooklyn House is a heritage-listed home built in the 1890s in the historical township of Howard , Queensland. It was built for the Rankin family as the headquarters for Queensland Collieries’, a major coal mining operation in the coal industry that started the Howard township. William Rankin was born in Scotland, coming to Australia to … Read more
Princes Park, named in 1855 after Prince of Wales, was originally part of the Mulgrave Battery. The Hobart semaphore station, part of a relaying network to communicate to Port Arthur penitentiary, is located in Princes Park. The semaphore post with signal arms can be seen beside the building. It relayed to the Mt Nelson signal … Read more
The Masons Bridge in Rosewood is a recognition of history named after two of Rosewood’s earliest settlers. The brown sign sits beside where the original Masons Bridge existed before it was damaged by floods. The “bridge” is crossed when travelling along the Cobb & Co Tourist Drive . Richard and Emily Mason moved to Queensland … Read more
The Tallegalla Cemetery is a heritage place in the Ipswich City Council. It started with several names before it settled on its final name. On the 3rd April 1872, Charles Freeman selected 80 acres of Rosewood Scrub at Tallegalla. On 2nd May 1876, 10 acres of his land was resurveyed for a cemetery and church … Read more
The Main Roads marker is in Rosewood on the road north towards Tallegalla, marking 1 mile from a survey point. Mile markers used to be a common feature along roadways, marking distance along roadways from a location called the zero point. Mile markers from Sydney were measured from the historic Macquarie Place Obelisk , designed … Read more
The Grandchester Railway Station is a heritage-listed historic railway station built in 1876, part of the National Trust in Queensland. Originally known as Bigge’s Camp, it was the western terminus of the first section of the Main Line from 1865, the first railway line in Queensland and the first narrow gauge main line constructed in … Read more
Reverend John Flynn was sent by the Chruch to investigate the needs of bushmen and women living in the Northern Territory in 1912. He found a complete lack of services. Communication was slow and difficult, and Illness and injury was often fatal. Flynn’s report led to the Australian Inland Mission (AIM) to be established, Flynn … Read more
