Pioneer Cemetery
Mareeba Pioneer Cemetery was established shortly before the turn of the 19th century. It contains inscriptions that range from 1896 …
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Historical Marker (John Atherton)
Tucked away in a street off the main road through Mareeba, a historical marker sits in commemoration of John Atherton. …
Bigges Camp Park
Bigges Camp Park is at the eastern end of Grandchester, between Rosewood and Laidley. Grandchester was formally called Bigge’s Camp, …
Cemeteries
New settlements in Australia were often harsh. Cemeteries can be a good place for learning the stories met by settlers …
Pioneer Graves
The Pioneer Graves are located at the original site of the Maryborough settlement of the 1840s. The site is marked …
Spicers Gap
Spicers Gap is a pass over the Great Dividing Range, found in 1847 by a stockman as an easier route …
Pioneer Graves
The Pioneer Graves are three graves of pioneers in the Fassifern area, Alexander Balbi, Sarah Campbell Mercer, and Anders Nielsen. …
Pioneer Settlement
The Pioneer Settlement is a museum in Swan Hill set on the edge of the Little Murray River. It started …
Nat Buchanans Grave
Nat Buchanan’s Grave is in the general cemetery at Walcha in New South Wales. Nat (Nathaniel) was a pastoralist, explorer, …