History of city Gympie, Queensland in photos
A small historical reference
Geography: Gympie - is a regional town in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods the town periodically. Gympie is the administrative centre for the Gympie Region area. (Wiki)
Date of foundation: 1867
Population: 20 810
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Deep Creek Bridge, circa 1890 |
Floods in the Gympie area in 1870 |
Gympie from the Three Mile during the gold mining boom, 1905 |
Horse Drawn whim on a gold mine, between 1870 and 1880 |
Land Office, circa 1911 |
Lower Mary Street, circa 1925 |
Mary Street, 1879 |
Mary Street, 1928 |
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