by Mitch Brunke | Jan 31, 2020
Freedom Park is the historical heart of Hervey Bay. The Pialba War Memorial, unveiled in 1921 to commemorate the men from the district who served in World War I, forms the centre of a memorial complex that includes the former Pialba railway station building, Shire...
by Mitch Brunke | Jan 20, 2020
The Krait Memorial commemorates the MV Krait and the Australian commandos that undertook daring wartime raids behind Japanese lines in World War II. The Krait was a Japanese fishing vessel that was used by Z Special Unit commandos in Operation Jaywick in 1943, in...
by Mitch Brunke | Oct 23, 2019
The Hervey Bay RSL Sub-Branch is a great place to stop for a meal and refreshments on the trail journey and while there view the large display in the building’s foyer that covers all conflicts from pre-federation to current operations and peacekeeping. There are...
by Mitch Brunke | Oct 9, 2019
Items from Australia’s largest World War I relic, Gallipoli hospital ship TSS Maheno, were opened as an exhibit in 2015, marking the 80th anniversary of the beaching on Fraser Island of the former Union Steamship Company vessel. A twin-screw passenger steamship of...
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