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History

Historic toilets restored at old Boolboonda School

In what must be one of the more unusual jobs for a Council worker, historic toilets are being restored at the heritage-listed former Boolboonda State School 82km west of Bundaberg.

Babies without names rest eternally at South Isis

Plaques in the South Isis Cemetery acknowledge the heartache the deaths of unknown infants must have created more than 140 years ago.

Two Islanders hanged for murdering swagman

Pacific Islanders Miore and Narasemai were hanged at Boggo Road Gaol in 1895 for the murder of swagman Francis Macartney at Avondale.

Botanic Gardens was Paul’s family farm

The well-maintained lawns of the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens don’t reveal its history as a dairy farm but Paul Trammachi remembers well the time he spent there as a boy.

Bundaberg Armistice celebration remembered

The Bundaberg Armistice festivities in 1918 saw people celebrate by hanging an effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm II in Alexandra Park.

Bundaberg voted ‘yes’ to Federation in 1899

Did you know that Brisbane voted against Queensland joining the Australian Federation 120 years ago while Bundaberg voted in favour?
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