Read the full-text online article and more details about "Mary's History Now on DVD" - Gympie Times, The Qld., December 14, 2010Gympie Times, The Qld
Back in the early1800’sMaryboroughplayed a vital part in connecting their neighbouring city, Gympie to theirMary Riverso the mining that was underway in Gympie could be transported across the seas. Mining lorries would transport coal from Gympie to the Maryborough region where it would be loade...
Read the full-text online article and more details about "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary; History Shows When It's Time to Evacuate" - Gympie Times, The Qld., March 6, 2010Gympie Times, The Qld
small agricultural town ofGympie, about 90 miles (145 km) north ofBrisbane. The find marked the start of the Gympie gold rush, and within months 25,000 people came to the area to try their luck. Theinfluxof miners gave a much-needed boost to the struggling economy of the young colony....