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Maryborough. Population 7,800.
Scottish pastoralists the Simson brothers took up land for sheep farming here in 1840. A gold rush to the district began in March 1853 when alluvial gold was first discovered. Assistant Gold Commissioner James Daly named the goldfield Maryborough after his birthplace in Ireland. By spring of 1854 Maryborough had a population of 25,000 and the following year a town was surveyed and land offered for sale with the town formally gazetted in 1857. Early structures were the police barracks and station, the gold assay office, the hospital and the Wesleyan Methodist church. This first church was rebuilt around 1860 and is the oldest still standing church in Maryborough but it is now a private residence. Next door to this old church is a later Wesleyan Methodist church which was erected in 1886. It too is now privately owned awaiting a new function.

By the mid-1860s the town had a school, Anglican, Presbyterian( built 1860 and now the blue basalt stone Uniting Church) and Congregational churches, a gold assay office, an early fire station which still stands, stores, hotels, Mechanics Institute, hospital and all the necessary buildings for a growing town. In 1874-75 railway lines from four directions reached the town but the magnificent Federation style Dutch gable railway station was not erected until 1890. From the late 1870s the gold town saw the erection of buildings worthy of a wealthy town including the impressive Post Office and Tower built 1878, the grand Town Hall built in 1887, the Courthouse constructed 1893 and the grand School of Mines which opened in 1890. Industry was established including brick works, flourmill, jam factory and horse carriage works. In the 20th century textile mills and butter factories were added. Gold mining ceased in the town in 1918. The town has a smaller population of around 8,000 people today compared with its gold rush era of 53,000 in 1856.

Maryborough. Population 7,800.
Scottish pastoralists the Simson brothers took up land for sheep farming here in 1840. A gold rush to the district began in March 1853 when alluvial gold was first discovered. Assistant Gold Commissioner James Daly named the goldfield Maryborough after his birthplace in Ireland. By spring of 1854 Maryborough had a population of 25,000 and the following year a town was surveyed and land offered for sale with the town formally gazetted in 1857. Early structures were the police barracks and station, the gold assay office, the hospital and the Wesleyan Methodist church. This first church was rebuilt around 1860 and is the oldest still standing church in Maryborough but it is now a private residence. Next door to this old church is a later Wesleyan Methodist church which was erected in 1886. It too is now privately owned awaiting a new function.

By the mid-1860s the town had a school, Anglican, Presbyterian( built 1860 and now the blue basalt stone Uniting Church) and Congregational churches, a gold assay office, an early fire station which still stands, stores, hotels, Mechanics Institute, hospital and all the necessary buildings for a growing town. In 1874-75 railway lines from four directions reached the town but the magnificent Federation style Dutch gable railway station was not erected until 1890. From the late 1870s the gold town saw the erection of buildings worthy of a wealthy town including the impressive Post Office and Tower built 1878, the grand Town Hall built in 1887, the Courthouse constructed 1893 and the grand School of Mines which opened in 1890. Industry was established including brick works, flourmill, jam factory and horse carriage works. In the 20th century textile mills and butter factories were added. Gold mining ceased in the town in 1918. The town has a smaller population of around 8,000 people today compared with its gold rush era of 53,000 in 1856.

Maryborough. Population 7,800.
Scottish pastoralists the Simson brothers took up land for sheep farming here in 1840. A gold rush to the district began in March 1853 when alluvial gold was first discovered. Assistant Gold Commissioner James Daly named the goldfield Maryborough after his birthplace in Ireland. By spring of 1854 Maryborough had a population of 25,000 and the following year a town was surveyed and land offered for sale with the town formally gazetted in 1857. Early structures were the police barracks and station, the gold assay office, the hospital and the Wesleyan Methodist church. This first church was rebuilt around 1860 and is the oldest still standing church in Maryborough but it is now a private residence. Next door to this old church is a later Wesleyan Methodist church which was erected in 1886. It too is now privately owned awaiting a new function.

By the mid-1860s the town had a school, Anglican, Presbyterian( built 1860 and now the blue basalt stone Uniting Church) and Congregational churches, a gold assay office, an early fire station which still stands, stores, hotels, Mechanics Institute, hospital and all the necessary buildings for a growing town. In 1874-75 railway lines from four directions reached the town but the magnificent Federation style Dutch gable railway station was not erected until 1890. From the late 1870s the gold town saw the erection of buildings worthy of a wealthy town including the impressive Post Office and Tower built 1878, the grand Town Hall built in 1887, the Courthouse constructed 1893 and the grand School of Mines which opened in 1890. Industry was established including brick works, flourmill, jam factory and horse carriage works. In the 20th century textile mills and butter factories were added. Gold mining ceased in the town in 1918. The town has a smaller population of around 8,000 people today compared with its gold rush era of 53,000 in 1856.

Maryborough. Population 7,800.
Scottish pastoralists the Simson brothers took up land for sheep farming here in 1840. A gold rush to the district began in March 1853 when alluvial gold was first discovered. Assistant Gold Commissioner James Daly named the goldfield Maryborough after his birthplace in Ireland. By spring of 1854 Maryborough had a population of 25,000 and the following year a town was surveyed and land offered for sale with the town formally gazetted in 1857. Early structures were the police barracks and station, the gold assay office, the hospital and the Wesleyan Methodist church. This first church was rebuilt around 1860 and is the oldest still standing church in Maryborough but it is now a private residence. Next door to this old church is a later Wesleyan Methodist church which was erected in 1886. It too is now privately owned awaiting a new function.

By the mid-1860s the town had a school, Anglican, Presbyterian( built 1860 and now the blue basalt stone Uniting Church) and Congregational churches, a gold assay office, an early fire station which still stands, stores, hotels, Mechanics Institute, hospital and all the necessary buildings for a growing town. In 1874-75 railway lines from four directions reached the town but the magnificent Federation style Dutch gable railway station was not erected until 1890. From the late 1870s the gold town saw the erection of buildings worthy of a wealthy town including the impressive Post Office and Tower built 1878, the grand Town Hall built in 1887, the Courthouse constructed 1893 and the grand School of Mines which opened in 1890. Industry was established including brick works, flourmill, jam factory and horse carriage works. In the 20th century textile mills and butter factories were added. Gold mining ceased in the town in 1918. The town has a smaller population of around 8,000 people today compared with its gold rush era of 53,000 in 1856.

Maryborough. Population 7,800.
Scottish pastoralists the Simson brothers took up land for sheep farming here in 1840. A gold rush to the district began in March 1853 when alluvial gold was first discovered. Assistant Gold Commissioner James Daly named the goldfield Maryborough after his birthplace in Ireland. By spring of 1854 Maryborough had a population of 25,000 and the following year a town was surveyed and land offered for sale with the town formally gazetted in 1857. Early structures were the police barracks and station, the gold assay office, the hospital and the Wesleyan Methodist church. This first church was rebuilt around 1860 and is the oldest still standing church in Maryborough but it is now a private residence. Next door to this old church is a later Wesleyan Methodist church which was erected in 1886. It too is now privately owned awaiting a new function.

By the mid-1860s the town had a school, Anglican, Presbyterian( built 1860 and now the blue basalt stone Uniting Church) and Congregational churches, a gold assay office, an early fire station which still stands, stores, hotels, Mechanics Institute, hospital and all the necessary buildings for a growing town. In 1874-75 railway lines from four directions reached the town but the magnificent Federation style Dutch gable railway station was not erected until 1890. From the late 1870s the gold town saw the erection of buildings worthy of a wealthy town including the impressive Post Office and Tower built 1878, the grand Town Hall built in 1887, the Courthouse constructed 1893 and the grand School of Mines which opened in 1890. Industry was established including brick works, flourmill, jam factory and horse carriage works. In the 20th century textile mills and butter factories were added. Gold mining ceased in the town in 1918. The town has a smaller population of around 8,000 people today compared with its gold rush era of 53,000 in 1856.

Veteran EMD 'bulldog' A70 leads 9194 ex Nullawil grain, as it stands at Maryborough as the inbound and outbound crews catch up on the latest, prior to departing for Melbourne.

Freshly returned to service wx Vline A70, now in the ownership of SSR leads 9194 ex Nullawil grain as it waits time on the outskirts of Maryborough.

Brennan and Geraghty's Store Museum

Brennan and Geraghty's Store Museum

Steamrail's 'Dunolly by Diesels' tour returns through Maryborough on the 22/2/25 with S313 "Alfred Deakin" and T364 on the front and S301 "Sir Thomas Mitchell" on the back.

Video available at: youtu.be/0dXwBGqD3o4

Steamrail's 'Dunolly by Diesels' tour returns through Maryborough on the 22/2/25 with S313 "Alfred Deakin" and T364 on the front and S301 "Sir Thomas Mitchell" on the back.

Video available at: youtu.be/0dXwBGqD3o4

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This one's a little special to me. Cleaning out my late mother's house when I spied a fellow photographer pull up across the road. I wandered out to introduce myself and ask what was coming, I didn't imagine he was there for the local Vlocity railcar. I was surprised to find SSR grain service was only minutes away so I went and grabbed my gear, thankfully always in the car and set up.
This spot, exactly 1km from the platform at Maryborough, on a 1:40 grade with a standing start for all trains is a great place to capture heavy freight on its knees. Unfortunately traffic isn't as high as it was in the good old days, 25+ years ago when my parents bought the house across the road. I was enthralled with the sights, sounds and smells of the spectacular shows that were put on on a daily basis. This spot is where I got my real grounding into the hobby and eventually the industry. It all started here. So, as on this day it began to end, this train coming, complete with a couple of old S class, just like way back then, just hit differently. Sure I can still visit this spot, I live interstate but still come back to visit sometimes. But it just won't be the same any more.

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