History of city Hervey Bay, Queensland in photos
A small historical reference
Geography: Hervey Bay - is a city in the state of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is a natural bay between the Queensland mainland and nearby Fraser Island. The local economy relies on tourism which is based primarily around whale watching in Platypus Bay to the north, access to Fraser Island, accessible recreational fishing and boating and the natural north facing, calm beaches with wide undeveloped foreshore zones. (Wiki)
Date of foundation: 1863
History:
Population: 52 288
Sights:
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Father and son in a horsedrawn buggy, 1904 |
Lighthouse on Woody Island, circa 1906 |
Panorama of Hervey Bay |
Pialba Hotel |
Pialba Railway Station, Hervey Bay, 1912 |
Students of Urangan Farms State School, Hervey Bay, 1908 |
The Steamship "Calulu", loading coal at Urangan, Hervey Bay |
Torquay shopping centre, Hervey Bay |
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