History

Shark-proof enclosure top memory for Woodgate visitors

Made from wood and big enough to see from the air, the old Woodgate Beach shark-proof bathing enclosures were certainly a feature from the 1940s onwards.

When Childers really was a “knockout”

Few people would disagree that Childers, with its quaint buildings and leafy tree-lined streets can, as a rural township, be considered as somewhat of a knockout.

Welcome rain in 1920 repeats in 2020

Waterloo resident Shirley Galea discovered the welcome rain last week was a repeat of what happened 100 years ago in the Yandaran district.

Greek cafe owners made mark in Bundaberg

The State Library of Queensland has published a tribute to Greek-origin former Bundaberg cafe owners, the Lathouras brothers. They migrated to Australia from Alatsata, in modern Turkey, in 1906. By 1923 Jannos (Jack) Lathouras and his brothers, Michael and Mark, had...

Frederic Buss a giant of Bundaberg history

Learn more about one of Bundaberg's most famous citizens, Frederic William Buss, whose family name is honoured at Buss Park.

Life of Gladys Moncrieff on show at Bundaberg Library

Artifacts showcasing the dazzling history of theatre legend Gladys Moncrieff will be exhibited at the Bundaberg Library in February.

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