Maryborough. The Anglican Church built in 1879. The first wooden Anglican church was erected in 1852. The free standing bell tower was added in 1887 as a memorial to Mrs Aldridge.

Brief History of Maryborough. This fertile area of Queensland was the fifth area to be settled when it was still part of NSW. The first settlement in QLD was at Redcliffe (and later Moreton Bay) as a convict colony in 1824. This was followed by white settlement at Ipswich in 1842 and further inland in… Continue reading Maryborough. The Anglican Church built in 1879. The first wooden Anglican church was erected in 1852. The free standing bell tower was added in 1887 as a memorial to Mrs Aldridge.

Maryborough. Side view of the former Joint Stock Bank in Kent St. Built in 1882 with a grand facade to the other street. P L Travers was born inside.

Brief History of Maryborough. This fertile area of Queensland was the fifth area to be settled when it was still part of NSW. The first settlement in QLD was at Redcliffe (and later Moreton Bay) as a convict colony in 1824. This was followed by white settlement at Ipswich in 1842 and further inland in… Continue reading Maryborough. Side view of the former Joint Stock Bank in Kent St. Built in 1882 with a grand facade to the other street. P L Travers was born inside.

Maryborough. Side view of Woodstock House was built in 1915 as the Queensland National Bank.A typical classical Greek style building with good symmetry and Corinthian columns.

Brief History of Maryborough. This fertile area of Queensland was the fifth area to be settled when it was still part of NSW. The first settlement in QLD was at Redcliffe (and later Moreton Bay) as a convict colony in 1824. This was followed by white settlement at Ipswich in 1842 and further inland in… Continue reading Maryborough. Side view of Woodstock House was built in 1915 as the Queensland National Bank.A typical classical Greek style building with good symmetry and Corinthian columns.