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September 2020 – 295 535 – Fairymead House and Bundaberg Botanic Garden,
Baldwin Swamp
We finished off the Bundaberg CBD Heritage walk this morning, some lovely old buildings.
https://www.discoverbundaberg.com.au/cbd-storywalk
We then drove to the
Australian Caravan Museum and looked at the half dozen older vans they had
there, and also a modern A-van that may suit us well when there are only two of
us. https://www.searlesrvcentre.com.au/australian-caravan-museum/
Fairymead House and Bundaberg Botanic Gardens filled our morning. The upstairs of Fairymead House primarily shows the beautiful Queenslander’s design with each room providing information on a particular local history topic e.g. South Sea Islanders, Toft Brothers etc. Downstairs is a rich information source on all things Bundaberg sugar cane related.
https://www.discoverbundaberg.com.au/fairymead-house-sugar-museum
Five facts I
learnt today:
·
There are six bulk sugar terminals in Queensland
including Bundaberg
·
340 000 tonnes of raw sugar can be stored at
Bundaberg Port
·
There are now only three mills operating in the
Bundaberg area
·
Some fields are environmentally better to be
burnt than green harvested, depending on soil type
·
Originally 51 male and 51 female cane toads were
brought into Australia
The Bundaberg Botanic Gardens are beautifully maintained and
well utilized. The lake has an incredible number of freshwater turtles, as well
as short-finned eels and many many waterbirds. https://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/botanic-gardens
After a
picnic lunch in the gardens, we headed back to the van for a nap and to do some
washing.
https://www.aussiebushwalking.com/qld/wide-bay-burnett/baldwin-swamp
http://www.bundabergbirdobservers.org/site/birding-sites/baldwin-swamp/
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