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Experience vintage style and heritage in all shapes and forms in Maryborough, one of Queensland’s finest heritage cities. Discover unique links to Mary Poppins, intriguing museums, a time cannon fired in city streets, steam trains and haunted sites.
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Maryborough Must-Do Moments MARYBOROUGH Markets Every Thursday the city centre transforms into a bustling outdoor market with a great variety of art, craft, fresh produce, plants and flowers. www.visitfrasercoast.com/markets
Steam trains Discover the delights of steam with a ride on the Mary Ann, a working replica of Queensland’s first steam engine, built in Maryborough in 1873 (every Thursday and last Sunday of the month). Adults and children can also take a ride on the delightful miniature trains around Queens Park as a part of Sunday in the Park (last Sunday of the month).
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Time Cannon A quirky Maryborough tradition, with the Town Crier and Mary Heritage firing a replica time cannon every Thursday at 11am at the Bond Store Museum and 1pm at the Town Hall Green as a part of the Maryborough Markets.
GALLIPOLI TO ARMISTICE MEMORIAL
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Words and thoughts of the original Anzacs will guide you on a unique journey through The Great War.
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Hit the culture trail Find the magic of Mary Poppins Maryborough is the birthplace of Pamela Travers, the creator of the world’s most famous nanny, and it offers many ‘practically perfect’ experiences for all ages. Mary Poppins statue Have a photo taken with Maryborough’s famous statue.
BIRTHPLACE OF P.L. TRAVERS See the heritage-listed former bank building and manager’s residence where the author was born in 1899. Travers’ father was the bank manager just like Mr Banks in the famous stories.
MARY POPPINS PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS Make sure you visit our themed pedestrian crossing lights, featuring a silhouette of the nanny and her brolly. The only place in the world with Mary Poppins-themed lights.
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Brolga Theatre
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Heritage Architecture Maryborough’s famed architecture includes streets of grand federationstyle buildings and colonial era hotels and stores, dating back to the 1860s. Many have been restored and reinvented into galleries, museums, antique stores and boutique shops, cafés and restaurants.
Brennan and Geraghty’s Store Museum
MARYBOROUGH STORY Trail Enchanting public art that brings magic to heritage streetscapes by day and by night, and tells the stories of a city rich in memories and voices from the past.
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Take in one of the many national and international shows at this first-class theatre, with a new program available every month. Backstage tours are held every Thursday.
Artistic Streetscapes Public art is found in green spaces, streets, laneways and shopfronts. Quirky, innovative and often historical, the collection includes sculptures, statues, memorials and water features.
Coffee and Dining Enjoy a wonderful collection of boutique cafés, stylish restaurants, quirky lolly shops and ice-cream parlours dotted along Maryborough’s heritage lanes and streetscapes. For more information www.visitfrasercoast.com
Visit one of only three preserved retail stores in the world to discover what shopping was like more than 130 years ago at this National Trust museum in Lennox Street. Opened in 1871, the store ceased trading in 1972, complete with stock and advertising dating back to the 1890s.
Gatakers Artspace Mary Poppins Festival Discover magic, history and timeless fun. Join in a zany, colourful festival every June/July school holidays. www.marypoppinsfestival.com.au
This stunning modern gallery located in Maryborough’s oldest warehouse showcases the talents of regional and touring artists.
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