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Historic Locations in QueenslandBarcaldine - Located 1080 km north- west of Brisbane, Barcaldine is often called a ‘Sleepy town' renowned for its role in the development of Australian labor movement. It is a fascinating town with plenty of pubs and extraordinary buildings. Some important sights are: • Australian Workers' Heritage Museum • The Wanpa-rda Matilda Outback Education Centre • The Shearers' Strike Camp • The Barcaldine and District Folk Museum Some of the interesting buildings are:
• The Visitor Information and Orientation Centre • The Venus Gold Battery Some historically significant buildings include:
• Childers Pharmaceutical Museum • Olde Butcher Shoppe • Soldiers Room Memorial • Historical Complex • Isis Central Mill • Burrum Coast National Park • Woodgate and the Woodgate Section of Burrum Coast National Park Other places with great historical importance in Queensland include:
Bruny Island - The history of Bruny Island is interwoven in many ways with the history of Tasmania. It is located south of Hobart and is a historically noteworthy place. Some important sights are: • Cape Bruny Lighthouse • Adventure Bay – Walks • Labillardiere State Reserve • Memorials on the Island Campbell Town - Located 67 km south of Launceston, Campbell Town is a historically significant and beautiful town with many 19 th century buildings. Some important sights are: • Fox Hunter's Return • St Michael's Church • Campbell Town Inn • The Grange • St Luke's Church • Campbell Town's National Estate Buildings George Town – Located 53 km north of Launceston on the East Tamar Highway, George Town is considered one of the most significant historical places in North Eastern Tasmania. Some important sights are: • Old Watch House Museum • 'The Grove' • Bell Bay • Low Head Other great Historical places in Tasmania include:
• The Bathurst Visitors' Centre • Howick Street • Bathurst Regional Art Gallery • Roman Catholic Cathedral • Webb's Building • Abercrombie House and Strath • Courthouse and Museum • Old Cobb & Co Heritage Trail • Government Cottage Berrima - Situated in a valley by the Wingecarribee River 122 km south-west of Sydney, Berrima is a significant and beautiful historic village noted for its jail and Court House. Some important sights are: • Courthouse Museum • Berrima Gaol • Lambie's Well • The Finlayson Memorial Church Broken Hill - Located on the Barrier Range on the far west of NSW, Broken Hill is an important outback centre of New South Wales and a renowned mining town. Also known as the 'The Silver City'. Some important sights are: • Thankakali Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Centre • Delprats Underground Tourist Mine • Stephen's Creek Reservoir Other great Historical places in New South Wales Include:
Historic Locations in Northern Territory Arltunga – Located 111 km east of Alice Springs, Arltunga is a beautifully preserved mining Ghost town. Some important sights are:• The Arltunga Visitors and Information Centre • The Arltunga Historical Reserve • Crossroads Barrow Creek – Located between 284 km north of Alice Springs and 1198 km south of Darwin, Barrow Creek is significant in the history of Northern Territory. Some important sights are: • The Graves • “The old pub” Borroloola – Located 954 km south-east of Darwin and 380 km from the Stuart Highway Borroloola is an isolated township filled with peculiar stories about its curious inhabitants. Some important sights are: • Borroloola History and Museum • Barranyi ( North Island) National Park • Caranbirini Nature Reserve Other places in the Northern Territory with great historical importance include :
Historic Locations in Western Australia Albany - Located 406 km south of Perth, Albany is an important centre on the Western Australian south coast and a beautiful historical township. Some important sights are: • Albany Historic Town Trail • Town Walk Heritage Trail • Mount Adelaide Heritage Trails • Torndirrup National Park • Jimmy Newell's Harbour • Whale world • The Old Farm Broome – Located on Roebuck Bay, 2200 km north of Perth, Broome is an attractive port on the western edge of Australia. Some important sights are: • Japanese Cemetery • The Pindan soils • Broome Crocodile Park and Pearl Coast Zoo • Cable Beach Resort • Broome Historical Museum • Sun Pictures building Coolgardie – Located 558 km east of Perth, 425 m above sea level, Coolgardie is a well maintained gold mining town. Some important sights are: • Town Cemetery • Marble Bar Hotel • Warden's Court • Gaol Tree • Warden Finnerty's House - The Residency • Old Coolgardie Railway Station • Ben Prior's Open Air Museum Other places in Western Australia with great historical importance include:
Historic Locations in South AustraliaAndamooka – Situated in the middle of a desert a few kilometers from Lake Torrens, Andamooka is an extraordinary and wonderful opal mining town in South Australia. A common practice among the Andamooka miners is that they combine digging along with selling polished and unpolished opals in little shops. Beltana – Located 450 km north of Adelaide, Beltana is one of the exceptional outback settlements in South Australia. Some important sights are: • Old school • Smith of Dunesk Mission Church • Old Bullock Dray Burra – Located 156 km north of Adelaide, Burra is a copper town and one of historically significant places of South Australia. Some important sights are: • The Burra Mine Site and Powder Magazine • Morphett Enginehouse Museum • Miners Dugouts • Bon Accord Mine Complex • Hampton Township Other places in South Australia with great historical importance include:
Historic Locations in Victoria Ballarat - Located 110 km west of Melbourne, Ballarat is an important provincial centre and a historical gold mining city of great sophistication. Some important sights are: • The Eureka Trail • Ballarat Gold Heritage Trail • Gold Monument • The Ballarat Fine Art Gallery • Eureka Stockade Centre • Gold Museum • Sovereign Hill Beechworth – Located 275 km north-east of Melbourne, Beechworth is Victoria's perfectly preserved 19 th century gold town. Some important sights are: • The Courthouse Museum, the Gaol and Ned Kelly • Public Building Group • The Bank of Australasia • Former Bank of Victoria • Wallace Park • London Tavern • Buckland Gallery • Murray Breweries Historic Cellars/Carriage Museum/Light Horse • Library and Burke Museum Bendigo – Located 150 km north- west from Melbourne, the city of Bendigo consists of one of the finest collection of Victorian buildings. It is a city that prospered by gold and was considered the world's most important gold mining site. Some important sights are: • Alexandra Fountain • Post Office and Law Courts/Federation Exhibition • Shamrock Hotel • Town Hall • Central Deborah Mine • Sacred Heart Cathedral. • Fortuna Villa • Bendigo Art Gallery Other places in Victoria with great historical importance include:
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
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