You’ll find haunted historic sites, time cannons fired on city streets, 19th century costumed guides spinning incredible tales of days gone by and a unique link to Mary Poppins.

The region’s eventful history stretches back over 5,500 years when the Butchulla Aborigines first made their home on Fraser Island. Captain Cook sailed its coast in 1770, Matthew Flinders landed ashore in 1799, while the region was settled in the 1840s.

This rich history lives on in historical villages complete with old settlers’ huts, schools, churches and working displays; lovingly restored colonial architecture and remarkable museums and historical collections.

Quirky characters, tours and events ensure you will be entertained and engaged time and again.

Discovering the past at the Hervey Bay Historical Musuem

Fraser Coast Museums Discovery Trail

A love of history is not compulsory – just a willingness to get lost on an amazing journey into the past following the Fraser Coast Museums Trail.

Fraser Coast Discovery Trails have been developed by Fraser Coast Regional Council © 2011 www.ourfrasercoast.com.au

City Walk Tour, Maryborough

If you like your history served with a large side-order of fun, then the Fraser Coast is the only place to step back in time.

q MARYBOROUGH PORTSIDE CENTREHoused in the former Customs House (c.1901), the Portside Centre celebrates the region’s early history with interactive displays including listening posts with first settler stories, time capsules and multimedia displays.

Digging for clues exhibitThe exhibit features Aboriginal and European artefacts from an archaeological excavation at the site of the first European township in the Wide Bay Village, the original township of Maryborough. It was settled for a short period only from 1848 to 1856, before the need for a deeper port lead to the townspeople relocating to the city’s current location.

w BOND STORE MUSEUMRevisit the time when sly grog running was rife and opium was a legal import with a visit to the Bond Store Museum. The Bond Store managed the thriving import, export and liquor trade of the era and the museum documents the history of the Port of Maryborough. The earthen floor and ancient handmade bricks in the original 1864 building downstairs still exist, as do many of the liquor barrels left over from that time.

Experienced guides and scores of publications help give people insight into the region and the city’s colourful origins.

sound and light showEnjoy a 3 minute light and sound experience based on the arrival of the first boat load of immigrants at the Port of Maryborough.

Wharf Street, Maryborough. Ph: (07) 41 905 730. Open 10am – 4pm Mon–Fri. Weekends and public holidays 10am – 1pm.

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e MARYBOROUGH ACHIEvERS WAlkThe first ANZAC to land at Gallipoli and Australia’s first ironman are among those honoured in Maryborough’s Achievers Walk. A series of plaques embedded in footpaths in the Portside heritage precinct pay tribute to the remarkable and varied accomplishments of around 80 current and former Maryborough residents including pioneers, Olympians, Rhodes Scholars and inventors.

r MARYBOROUGH MIlITARY MUSEUM Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum is regarded as one of the best community museums in Australia, with over 3000 items of military and colonial memorabilia.

Located in a beautifully restored heritage-listed building in the heart of Portside, it has an extensive navy, army and air force display, including three Victoria Crosses and a Cross of Valour.

It also has uniforms, historic vehicles and scale models, murals, wood sculptures and a 2000 book research library.

106 Wharf Street, Maryborough. Open daily 9am – 3pm Ph: (07) 4123 5900 www.maryboroughmuseum.org

t MARYBOROUGH HERITAGE CENTRE On the ground floor of the historic Bank of New South Wales building, the Maryborough Family Heritage Institute holds one of the largest collections of genealogy records in Queensland, covering the immigrant passengers into Queensland and cemetery and burial records.

Maryborough Family Heritage InstituteCnr Wharf and Richmond Streets, Maryborough. Ph: (07) 4123 1620. Open Monday to Friday from 9am – 4pm; Saturday afternoon 1 – 4pm and Thursday evening by appointment.

Located on the top floor of the Maryborough Heritage Centre, the Maryborough District Family History Society provides vital research resources for anyone interested in genealogy and heritage. It has an extensive library of records, historical books, articles, photographs, CD-ROM, microfiche and publications.Maryborough District Family History SocietyPh: (07) 4123 1842. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am – 3pm and Saturday 1 – 4pm (other times by appointment).

Maryborough Military Museum, Maryborough

Heritage Walk and Drive Tours, Maryborough

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A number of leading museums and historical collections are found within Portside’s heritage streetscapes and riverside parks.

Self guided and guided tours are also available.

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Fraser Coast visitor Information CentresHervey Bay 227 Maryborough Hervey Bay Road ph 1800 811 728 Maryborough City Hall, Kent St ph 1800 214 789 Hervey Bay Airport Don Adams Drive ph (07) 4197 4730Tiaro Mayne Street ph (07) 4129 2599

More discovery trails, guides and maps are available at Fraser Coast Visitor Information Centres and also at:

www.ourfrasercoast.com.au

Maryborough Heritage Centre, MaryboroughMaryborough Military Museum, Maryborough

Bond Store Museum, Maryborough

Maryborough Achievers Walk, Maryborough

Portside Centre, Maryborough Portside Centre, Maryborough

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www.visitfrasercoast.info

Baupleh MT BAUPlE AND DISTRICT HISTORICAl SOCIETY CUlTURAl CENTRE AND MUSEUMReflecting the early history of the Tiaro area, the museum is set within extensive gardens. It houses a treasure trove of memorabilia including old photographs, family histories, war records, a rare coin collection and an extensive display of telephones, antiques and collectables dating back more than a century. Of special interest is a crocodile skin from a large reptile shot in the Mary River near Owanyilla in 1964 and a 1907 locomotive. The gardens have free BBQs and picnic tables.

Bauple Drive, Bauple. Phone: (07) 4193 9341 Open 9am – 4pm daily. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Brooweenaj BROOWEENA HISTORICAl vIllAGE AND MUSEUM This charming historical village at Brooweena has an extensive array of memorabilia, equipment and musical instruments and aboriginal rock carvings, housed in a collection of 12 heritage buildings in a tranquil bush setting.

The complex includes blacksmith and butcher shops and an authentic rustic barn with a collection of bullock and horse drawn vehicles. There is an original settler’s slab dwelling with detached kitchen, dairy shed, an old railway goods shed, railway station and old carriage, along with a school and church display.

Brooweena is 50 kilometres west of Maryborough on the Maryborough-Biggenden Highway. Ph: (07) 4129 9262

Open on the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 10am – 3pm (other times by prior arrangement).

Hervey Bayk HERvEY BAY HISTORICAl vIllAGE AND MUSEUM This award winning tourism complex has 19 original buildings spread across three grassy acres, including a faithfully furnished slab hut from 1898, a complete railway station, an old church, a fully equipped blacksmith shop and a dairy shed.

In all, the museum houses a collection of more than 8,000 historical items – including authentic furnishings, household items and clothing, the wagons of early settlers and machinery used in Hervey Bay’s sugar cane industry.

Blacksmith, woodturning and rope-making demonstrations are held every Sunday from 1pm – 3pm, and can also be organised at other times by appointment for large groups.

13 Zephyr Street, Hervey Bay. Ph: (07) 4128 4804. Open Friday and Saturday 1pm – 5pm (closes 4.30pm in winter) and during public holidays and school holidays. Open from 10.30am on Sundays.

Howardl BURRUM DISTRICT MUSEUM The Burrum District Museum at Howard reflects the area’s past as a major coal mining centre dating back to 1863, when the first seam of coal was discovered on the banks of the Burrum River. Mining of the area spanned over 130 years until the closure of the last coalmine (Burgowan Number 12) in 1997. The museum also features displays of local history from Howard and Torbanlea, early farming, war memorabilia and cottage crafts.

Burrum Street, Howard. Ph: (07) 4129 0677 Open Tuesday and Wednesday 9am – 12pm. First Saturday of each month from 8am – 12pm.

; BROOklYN HOUSEVisit the childhood home of Dame Annabelle Rankin, Queensland’s first female senator. Brooklyn House (1890) has been lovingly restored and reflects the best of a bygone era.

23 William Street, Howard. Ph: (07) 4129 4943. Open Thursday to Sunday, 10am – 3pm (except school and public holidays). Entry fee applies.

2) BURRUM WAlk OF ACHIEvERSFourteen of Burrum’s finest one-time residents, including an Australian Prime Minister, Australian Member of Parliament and pioneering families are honoured in the first stage of the Burrum Walk of Achievers. Plaques on steel planter boxes decorated with remnants of machinery from the Burrum coalfields bear photographs and a short note on each achiever. The planter boxes are in the shape of the coal buckets used in the Burrum mines.

Located outside the Howard CWA Hall in Steley Street.

Historic homes & collections s MAvIS BANkMavis Bank (formerly Ormond), built in 1874 by the family of prominent settler James Cleary, consists of eleven rooms completely furnished as a Maryborough home of the period 1890–1940. Owners Liz and Patrick Mackenzie live among these extraordinary antiques and collectables – continually adding to and improving their collection.

Period pictures line the walls and clothes from 1890–1940 fill wardrobes and blouse chests. At night the home is lit by kerosene lamps and filled with music from antique gramophones.

256 Queen Street, Maryborough. Ph: (07) 4123 5497. Available for bus and large group tours only. Pre-booking is essential). Entry fee applies.

d ST MARY’S CATHOlIC CHURCHThe heritage room of St Mary’s offers an insight into the early history of the Catholic Church in the region. The first Mass was said in Maryborough in 1852. This heritage listed church (c. 1872) replaced an earlier wooden church built in 1858 which was also used for the town’s first school.

269 Adelaide Street, Maryborough. Heritage Room open Thursdays 10am – 11.45am. Enter from opposite Post Office. Free entry.

f GRAND SHIRl’S DOll AND TOY MUSEUMTake a step back in time and see beautiful antique dolls and old toys including a rare Holden Pedal Car made in 1944 and clockwork dating back to 1824. The museum is housed in a special cottage.

123 Walker Street, Maryborough. Ph: (07) 4121 2051. Open Thursday to Sunday, 9.30am – 4pm (or by appointment). Entry fee applies.

g WIDE BAY HOSPITAlS MUSEUM SOCIETYThis museum displays items and documents from the Maryborough Public Hospital, which opened in 1854 as Queensland’s first hospital outside of Brisbane. It contains admission and birth registers and 19th century nursing books.

Learn details of Australia’s first and only recorded outbreak of Pneumonic Plague or the Black Plague, which occurred in Maryborough in 1905, killing eight people including two nurses.

Some displays from the Hospital Museum are also on show at the Maryborough Heritage Centre in Wharf Street.

199 Neptune Street, Maryborough. Open third Thursday of the month 9.30am – 1pm. Entry by gold coin donation.

Historical toursJoin a number of special tours to discover some of the region’s hidden treasures and colourful past.

Magical Mary TrailTake an enchanting journey to celebrate Maryborough’s impressive heritage and its unique connection with Mary Poppins as the birthplace of her creator, Pamela Travers.

Tea with Mary TourYour very own Mary Poppins inspired character will guide you on a fascinating tour of discovery of all things Mary against a backdrop of beautiful riverside parks and glorious colonial architecture, finishing with a delightful morning tea in a heritage listed café.

Free Heritage City Walk TourDiscover Maryborough’s fascinating past on a tour with its city ambassador, Mary Heritage or a local guide. Departs City Hall Monday – Saturday at 9am.

Ghostly Tales and Tour of MaryboroughSee Maryborough in all its ghostly glory on an unforgettable night tour led by a colourful cast of costumed guides around some of the city’s haunted sites and graveyards.

Heritage Walk and Drive ToursEither use your smart phone to go on a virtual tour of Maryborough’s architectural gems, or pick up a Heritage Walk or Drive Tour brochure. Scan here for virtual tour:

Coach Tours and River CruisesLearn about the Mary River and the region’s maritime past on a river cruise or jump on board a bus designed like an “Old Queenslander” for a colonial tour.

Heritage Pubs TrailYour complete guide to uncovering the bottled history of the Fraser Coast’s impressive collection of hotels. Visit the pub where guests once showered in beer. Meet some unwelcome spirits said to haunt a number of our heritage-listed hotels. Experience the charms of old fashioned country hotels.

Guides and brochures available from the Portside centre, Wharf street, Maryborough or the visitor information centre at the Maryborough city Hall, Kent street. Many can be downloaded at www.ourfrasercoast.com.au.

Bookings for Tea with Mary Tour and Ghostly Tales and Tour of Marybrough are essential and can be made at the Maryborough Visitor Information Centre, Ph. 1800 214 789.

y MARYBOROUGH WIDE BAY BURNETT HISTORICAl SOCIETYLocated in the School of Arts, one of Maryborough’s most beautiful heritage buildings, the Society offers a wonderful snapshot of early history through a collection of more than 3500 photographs.

The collection also includes historical records, over 3000 books, wedding gowns from 1890–1910, needlework and lace artefacts.

Kent Street, opp. City Hall. Ph: (07) 4121 6646 Open Wednesday and Friday 9am – 12pm, Thurs 9am – 1pm.

u MARYBOROUGH WHISTlE STOP MUSEUMMaryborough’s impressive rail heritage is on show at the Whistle Stop Museum located on the site of the heritage-listed railway station (c. 1882). The museum contains a small but remarkable collection of railway memorabilia.

The museum’s dedicated team of volunteers also crews the Mary Ann, a working replica of Queensland’s first steam engine built in Maryborough in 1873. Mary Ann runs through Queens Park every Thursday and last Sunday of the month.

Railway Station, Lennox Street. Ph: (07) 4121 0444 Open Thursday and last Sunday of the month.

i BRENNAN AND GERAGHTY STORE MUSEUM Brennan and Geraghty Store Museum is the store that time forgot. The store opened in 1871 and ceased trading in 1972 complete with trading records and stock dating back to the 1890s.

The old grocery store is one of only three museum stores in the world where the contents have been preserved in original condition. The collection contains more than 100,000 relics such as rusty tins of World War II Lucky Hit tobacco and long-forgotten Australian brands like Brasso and Chief floor polish.

64 Lennox Street, Maryborough. Ph. (07) 4121 2250 Open 10am – 3pm daily.

o CROYDON FOUNDRY MUSEUM The Croydon Foundry Museum is a valuable piece of Maryborough’s history that gives an insight into one of the city’s major industries during the last century.

The foundry was established by English immigrant William Stevenson in 1908 and operated in Maryborough until 1968. It produced the popular Croydon fuel stoves and boiler stands along with agricultural, mining and timber milling machinery and equipment for Queensland’s sugar mills.

The complex also houses Bottlebrush Crafts whose members paint china, make bobbin lace, pottery, cloth dolls, scrapbook, spin and weave. Crafts are on sale.

30 Ferry Street, Maryborough. Ph: (07) 4122 2533. Open Wednesday to Friday 10am – 2pm and Saturday 9am – 1pm. Free entry.

a ORIGINAl MARYBOROUGH SITE Tour the Original Maryborough Site – one of the few original township sites in Australia left intact. Pioneer graves help create a lingering sense of history at the old township, which was settled in 1847, and was originally known as Wide Bay Village. It was abandoned in 1855 when its residents voted to relocate to where Maryborough’s city centre and port area is located.

Aldridge Street (off Alice Street) Maryborough.

Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum, Hervey Bay

Ghostly Tales and Tour of Maryborough

City Walk Tour, Maryborough

Heritage Pubs Trail, Maryborough

Croydon Foundry Museum, Maryborough Croydon Foundry Museum, Maryborough

Brennan & Geraghty’s Store Museum, Maryborough

Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum, Hervey Bay

Burrum Walk of Achievers, Howard Burrum District Museum, Howard

Burrum District Museum, Howard

Mt Bauple and District Historical Society Cultural Centre and Museum, Bauple

Brooweena Historical Village and Museum, BrooweenaBrooweena Historical Village and Museum, Brooweena

Brooweena Historical Village and Museum, BrooweenaSt Mary’s Catholic Church, MaryboroughMavis Bank, Maryborough Burrum District Museum, Howard Burrum District Museum, HowardOriginal Maryborough Site, Maryborough