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Did you know...
Did you know that the town of Beaudesert started to form around the 1870’s? By 1885-1886 Beaudesert was only a very small town with a population of 25 and a row of shops in the main street. It was not until 1888, when the Beaudesert Branch Railway opened, that the town started to grow and become a prosperous transport hub for the region's industries. The Lahey Brothers of Canungra opened a sawmill beside the rail line which provided employment for many workers. The museum contains significant buildings and memorabilia from the railway, a comprehensive display of horse drawn vehicles, bullock yokes, bullock wagon and farm implements used by the industries from this era.
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Left: Milbanks Pioneer Cottage, 1875
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| Milbanks Pioneer Cottage, 1875 | |
A favourite photographic opportunity for visitors to Beaudesert Historical Museum is the Milbanks Pioneer Cottage. This cottage was originally built in 1875 by Patrick Milbanks on his Kerry property, out of local hand hewn timbers, slats and shingle roof. It is furnished with a four-poster bed, large cedar sideboard and numerous articles that portray the life of the early pioneers. It was donated to the museum by Patrick Milbanks' grandchildren and relocated to its present site in 1979.
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Left: 1936 Dennis Fire Engine
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Dedicated to the Fire Services by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, in 1936 it was considered to be the Rolls Royce of fire equipment. The dennis Fire Engine was used in South Brisbane for twenty years before working for ten years in Beaudesert. It was donated to the museum by the local brigade after it survived a flood in 1965.
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Did you know...
Did you know that in February 1937 a Stinson airliner crashed in the rainforests of the McPherson Range? Four people died in the crash and resultant fire. When Bernard O’Reilly (of O’Reilly’s guesthouse and author of Green Mountains) found the tangled and charred wreck of the plane ten days later, only two of the three survivors were still alive. The museum displays the thermos flask used by the men and presented to the Beaudesert Historical Society by John Proud, along with a watch and cigarette case belonging to James Graham, who died in the crash. The Museum display also contains parts of the wrecked plane and photographs of the rescue taken by Herb Meissner, who did work for the newspapers and was staying locally at the time.
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Left: Beaudesert Big Thing “Aussie Bee”
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| Beaudesert Big Thing “Aussie Bee” | |
Big Thing “Aussie Bee” stood above the fence on the Mt Lindsay Highway corner of Rice’s Honey Bee Farm. “Aussie Bee" was the brainchild of Heather Rice who asked Beaudesert sign writer, Tony Pellinkhof, to produce an advertising image for “Aussie Bee” with an Australian Army slouch hat, Jackie Howe shearers singlet, army marching boots and a bucket of honey. The Big Thing was produced by a local fibreglass worker based on Tony’s painting. Both the advertising sign and the Big Thing were donated to the museum.
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Beaudesert Historical Museum
Address: 54 Brisbane Street,
Beaudesert, Qld 4285
Phone: (07) 5541 3740
Email: hsb@hotkey.net.au
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