Old World Charm
Rekindle your love of…Old World Charm
If you are fascinated by South East Queensland's rich pioneering and pastoral heritage, the Southern Downs' offers a treasure trove of history and heritage.
Highlights of a drive through the Southern Downs include the Glengallan Homestead. Now restored, it embodies the history of the Allora region since the late 19th Century. A major draw card on the Heritage Building Trail, Glengallan divulges a fascinating insight into the workings of a pastoral station.
From Allora head towards the Warwick City Trail. Pringle Cottage is a two-story sandstone building built between 1871 and 1874. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Pringle Cottage housed a private school run by a Mrs Pringle and her daughter. Today the cottage is open to visitors interested in its historical value. Warwick also contains a collection of the State's most preserved and magnificent sandstone buildings, all of which can be found on the Warwick City Walk Trail.
Clifton was the home to many well-known identities, including Steele Rudd who wrote three of his Dad n Dave stories while in Nobby. Nobby's famous daughter, Sister Kenny, who pioneered simple yet ground breaking polio treatments is recognized in the Sister Kenny Memorial building located in the main street of Nobby. The Clifton Historical Museum, housed in the former Butter Factory, also contains an excellent collection of preserved agricultural and housing implements used by pioneer settlers.
The Stanthorpe Historical Museum accommodates buildings and items offering a nostalgic glance back at Stanthorpe's pioneering hey day.Follow the Stanthorpe to Texas Trail and you'll come across the Rabbit Freezer Works. Built in 1930 to take advantage of the demand from England for rabbits and rabbit skin, the rabbit industry was the economic mainstay of Texas during the depression. Hints of the past are the tobacco-drying sheds scattered about the landscape and the old Silverspur mine, which ceased operation in 1913.
Today, Inglewood is fast becoming known for its burgeoning olive industry and primary produce, transforming what was once a tobacco and timber town and adding a touch of diversity to the traditional country-town atmosphere.
For more information contact Southern Downs & Granite Belt Regional Tourism
(07) 4661 3122
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