Moments in Time; A Pictorial History of Hervey Bay and Surrounds 1890 to 2018 Launch

Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum will host the launch of a new book Moments in Time; a Pictorial History of Hervey Bay and Surrounds, 1890 to 2018 compiled by John Andersen.The book is a pictorial history of Hervey Bay and surrounds dating from the 1890s to 2018. Many of the hundreds of photographs are in print for the first time and the book features many never before seen prints of glass negatives of local scenes and people dating back to the 1890s. These are extremely rare and give a glimpse of life on the Fraser Coast as lived by our pioneers.

The book also includes some 17 panagrams, (panoramic views), of Hervey Bay in 1950, many of which have not been previously reproduced. A set of local postcards from 1920 show the great changes that have occurred as the Hervey Bay of today developed from the hamlets of yesteryear. Captured by the local photographer of the time, these fascinating pictures are an amazing insight into our past.The book consists of 30 chapters containing hundreds of photographs, each with a story to tell. The official launch date is 5th April at 10am. Enjoy free entry to the village. 

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The History of Tiaro Post Office building

Source Tiaro State School 125th Anniversary Publication Echoes From The Past : Tiaro State School 125th Anniversary Publication 1995 / Barbara Scott found in Fraser Coast Libraries Local History Collection

A reader recalls riding their horse to the Tiaro Police station and leaving it tied there while they posted their letter at the Post Office and then returned home. This made us curious about the Post Office building.  Mrs Philomena Grimwade currently owns and lives in the old Tiaro Post Office building.  The second part of the building which was the Police Station and Court House is currently leased to The Hippie shop.

Mr and Mrs Grimwade purchased the Post Office business in Tiaro in 1980 and ran it in that building.  They sold the Post Office business in 1994 and the Post Office business then moved to the current Christmas shop in Tiaro.  After selling the business, the Grimwades kept the building where they had run the Post office. 

An article from 1869 Maryborough Chronicle states Tiaro was proclaimed a township five years ago 1864. Building of the first Tiaro Post Office was finished in 1868.

A report in the 1869 Maryborough Chronicle states that the 93 country post-offices of the previous year were increased by 11 in 1868, of which 5, i.e. Jimna, Kilkivan, One-mile Creek, Owanyilla, and Tiaro, belong to the Wide Bay District.

Do you have any recollections of this Tiaro building?

References:
Maryborough Chronicle 31st July 1869 retrieved from Trove
Maryborough Chronicle 19th August 1869 retrieved from Trove

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Hervey Bay Caravan Parks

Caravans at Pialba Hervey Bay, Queensland  Source:State Library of Queensland Image qhbp00122

Hervey Bay has been a great destination for campers.  A reader remembers going to the bay every Christmas holidays to camp in the family caravan. She enjoyed the freedom and remembers putting her clothes on the night before in anticipation of an early rise next morning to play with cousins and family at the beach. Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and Burrum Heads Caravan parks have been reserves for camping purposes owned by the Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy and are managed by the Fraser Coast Council as a Trustee. Another camping area at Dayman Point was also available as discussed in the Maryborough Chronicle on the 22nd of August, 1952.

Banana Ridge Kiosk October 1971 to December 1975. Source Fraser Coast Libraries Image Gallery

These were considered hugely popular in 1954 but nothing by today's standards. The Maryborough Chronicle  6th January 1954 states "the number of campers at the various centres between Christmas and New Year were roughly as follows;— Pialba 138, The Pines 30, Scarness 146,Torquay 30, Nielsens camp 31,Urangan 35, Keys's camp 54,Gataker's Bay 15." 

Electricity had been "laid out to the camping reserves at Pialba and Scarness" according to the Maryborough Chronicle 2nd June 1954.

Discussions about whether the reservations were Caravan Parks were taking place as reported in the Maryborough Chronicle on the 4th of August,1954.

Pialba Caravan Park and Kiosk in the background.

Camping fees were often a point of contention:
"An overwhelming majority of members of the Hervey Bay Chamber of Commerce supported a resolution registering a vigorous protest at the action of the Burrum Shire Council in increasing the fees for campers at Hervey Bay from 10/- to £1 a week" Maryborough Chronicle  16th September, 1953.

The fee collector would travel from camp ground to camp ground collecting fees and sometimes would miss campers.

Do you have memories of Hervey Bay camping and caravan parks?

References
Maryborough Chronicle 22nd of August, 1952 retrieved from Trove
Maryborough Chronicle  16th September, 1953 retrieved from Trove
Maryborough Chronicle  6th January 1954 retrieved from Trove
Maryborough Chronicle  4th of August,1954 retrieved from Trove

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