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Queensland

Gympie Area

The gold strike that saved a bankrupt colony

In 1867, prospector James Nash found gold on the exact ground where Gympie's town hall now stands, and the rush rescued Queensland from the edge of bankruptcy. The Mary Valley Rattler keeps that era alive properly, a heritage steam train still winding through the valley on tracks laid during the gold days. Walk the heritage streets built on the same boom, then let the Rattler do the rest of the sightseeing. For anyone heading north to K'gari, Gympie makes the natural last stop.
Map of Gympie Area

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