More of Maryborough

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St Paul’s Anglican Church was today’s first stop – admiring the beautiful stained glass.   http://maryborough.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/ 

Maryborough Markets are held every Thursday and include a town crier in costume.  We purchased some beautiful donuts for morning tea – cinnamon ones and chocolate ones. These were not iced, but rather sugar and cinnamon or sugar and cocoa – they were divine!

https://www.maryboroughqldbusiness.com.au/markets.html

The Whistle Stop Museum was a quick stop to look at a small collection of railway memorabilia.  https://www.maryboroughwhistlestop.org.au/  

Last up was the Hospital Museum, which was housed in the first doctor’s residence on the hospital grounds. https://www.facebook.com/widebayhospitalmuseum/  

I then took some time to explore the river around the campsite.  

After packing downs we drove to The Christmas Shoppe in Tiaro to choose an item for our Christmas Tree to represent Drew’s Mum. https://christmascottage.com.au/

Last stop before home was “Matilda” from the 1982 Commonwealth Games, at Traveston. 

Exploring Maryborough

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The Maryborough Visitor Information Centre provide free guided walking tours of the city. 

https://www.visitfrasercoast.com/product/maryborough-fraser-island-visitor-information-centre/

This began with a tour of City Hall. The Council Chamber had some truly amazing wood inlay in a clock and rostrum. We also visited St Mary’s Catholic Church, the Kanaka Memorial and the flood markers on the Bond Store.

https://www.visitfrasercoast.com/product/maryborough-city-hall/

https://www.stmarysparishmaryborough.com/

https://www.monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/community/display/104181-kanaka-memorial-

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm12B3D_Flood_level_marker_Maryborough_Qld_Australia

Next up was Brennan and Geraghty’s Store Museum – a store left as it was when it closed in 1972.

https://nationaltrustqld.org.au/visitor-sites/Brennan-and-Geraghty-s-Store-Museum

Then on to Story Bank – a building dedicated to all things Mary Poppins and her creator plus the art of storytelling.\

https://storybank.ourfrasercoast.com.au/

We finished the afternoon with a swim, followed by dinner around the fire.

Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum, Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial and Wongi Waterholes

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Drew and I enjoyed a trail run before breakfast.

The Military and Colonial Museum in Maryborough is one medium sized building cram packed with information. 

https://www.maryboroughmuseum.org/

I left here with the same feeling of mental overload I have after a session at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.  This museum is more people focussed and less the machinery of war.  As well as the information there was some art that I really appreciated. There were many replica medals on display, including Keith Payne’s very substantial set. A very helpful and informative volunteer showed us two original medal sets from the safe – one belonging to Tim Britten (of Sari nightclub bombing rescue fame) including his pure gold Cross of Valour and Herbert James including his Victoria Cross.

Next, we explored Queens Park and the Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial.  I felt this was an excellent artistic interpretation of the landing at Gallipoli.

https://militarytrail.visitfrasercoast.com/gallipoli-to-armistice-memorial/

We visited the Mary Poppins Statue and admired the Mary Poppins pedestrian crossing lights.

https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b260202880253d74c4867e-mary-poppins-statue

Last stop for the day was Wongi Waterholes. Google maps sent us on a very circuitous route, which was excellent driving experience for our teenage learner drive, but definitely not the most direct route.  The waterholes were lovely with pretty reflections.  I am glad we visited, but also glad we decided not to camp here as it is a rough road to the highway which we would have had to travel multiple times.

https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/wongi/camping