The Past in Print

Landscapes of Change

Written by Dr Tony Matthews, Phd, Landscapes of change, chronicles the history of the South Burnett region of Queensland. Published by participating members of the South Burnett Local Government Association - the Cherbourg Community Council, and the Shire Councils of Kilkivan, Murgon, Wondai and Kingaroy, in 1997.
This a double volume set.

Read volume one

Read volume two

We would lke to thank Dr Tony Matthews (Phd), Ms Lensie Matthews, the Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council, the South Burnett Regional Council and the Gympie Regional Council (formerly Kilkivan Shire Council) for allowing us to digitise and make this book freely available.

Note: due to the large download of both volumes the files have been compressed. Should you require a larger file please email Gympie Regional Libraries.

Dickabram Bridge

The Dickabram Bridge is the oldest bridge in Queensland. Due to the generosity of Jennifer Lipsett-Nahrung, the family of Kathy Dakin and Shirley Lipsett-Adams we are able to make scanned copies of the three Dickabram Bridge books available. Note: Copyright is held with the authors and their family.

Read Dickabram Bridge Centenary 1886-1986

Read Dickabram Bridge 125 years 1886-2011

Read The Dickabram Bridge Remembers 1886-2011

Interlude at Elgin Vale is the story of an old mill engine at the Elgin Vale Sawmill near Goomeri. In 1996 , Peter Olds set about getting the steam engine working, and he did. This story is about the history of the steam engine, the Elgin Vale mill and its parent mill.

We would like to thank Mr Peter Olds for giving permission to digitise this book and make it freely available.

If you wish to buy a printed copy of Interlude at Elgin Vale please contact:
Olds Engineering, 78 North Street, Maryborough, Qld. 4650 Ph: 41213649

Read Interlude at Elgin Vale

26 Views of Gympie

Published in the early 1900s by the Hon. Henry Llewelyn who was a politician and was a Member for the Queensland Legislative Council, he was in office from 1917 to 1922. He was also a bookseller and stationer, running his shop, known as “H. Llewelyn’s Book Arcade” in Mary Street for 34 years in Gympie.

The booklet has 26 views around Gympie taken in the early 1900s.

View the booklet