History

Travel back in time to Bundaberg 1895

7 November 2020

Step back in time and see how Bundaberg appeared to visitors in 1895 thanks to photographs taken for the Sydney Mail newspaper.

Little yellow engine still going after 62 years

31 October 2020

Freelance writer Yvonne Cunningham shares this story about one of the 1950s era engines still hauling cane on Bundaberg Region tracks.

End of an era for the Federal Backpackers Hostel

3 October 2020

Demolition of the Federal Backpackers Hostel will be finalised in early October marking the end of an era for the historical CBD building.

History is a waiting treasure for Merv

18 September 2020

Amateur historian Merv Hopton digs deep and the treasures he uncovers have at times turned accepted findings or beliefs on their ear.

Colonisation Through Black Eyes now available

13 September 2020

Colonisation Through Black Eyes by Dr Kerry Blackman and Dr Lysbeth Ford tells the story of local history from an Indigenous perspective.

Gin Gin history intact as time capsule recovered

10 September 2020

Time may be up for the Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre, but a precious time capsule buried in the foyer of the Centre has been safely retrieved by Council.

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