Situated just km northeast of bundaberg, bargara is the largest coastal town around the region of the mouth of the burnett river. Views overlooking bargara and bundaberg from the hummock lookout. A seismic hazard assessment and microzonation of bundaberg city. Bundaberg is one of queenslands gracious coastal cities. Bundaberg line in 1881 and is proudly maintained as a railway historical museum. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Use our bundaberg journey maker site to visit hummock lookout on your trip to bundaberg, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
Volcanic rocks were drilled at a depth of 421592 m on the northern tip of fraser island. Dec 14, 2010 browse the hummock, qld 4670 sold property prices and auction results. See the most recent property sales and auctions in the hummock, qld 4670. The area surrounding the hummock has a high agricultural productivity, with sugar. It was named the sloping hummock by matthew flinders as he sailed along. With a temperate climate, clean water and rich red soil, bundaberg s only hill provided. The island is 30 kms south east of gladstone and in the southern waters of the rodds bay dugong protection area. Two years later, in january 20, bundaberg experienced its worst flooding in recorded history as a result of cyclone oswald. The hummock is the perfect location to view the sunrise over the coast or the sunset over the inland. There is a large aboriginal art mural at the site which depicts the violent story of paddys island at the time of european settlement. Find real estate and browse listings of properties for sale in the hummock, qld 4670. Here are some highlights of our journey and successes so far. Watch the moon rise over the ocean as the sun sets over the land.
This is the official facebook page for bundaberg regional council. The ocean is visible to the east while, to the west, the sugar fields can be seen encircling the city with the smoke stacks of the bundaberg distillery and. Just outside of bargara is the lowlying volcanic remnant known as the hummock lookout. The ocean is visible to the east while, to the west, the sugar fields can be seen encircling the city with the smoke stacks of the bundaberg distillery and mill on the horizon. Things to do in bargara beach bargara beach caravan park. The hummock is an easy to drive to lookout with a magnificent view over bundaberg. December 1984 yengarie hall family history, december, mansions, house styles, places. Apr 04, 2011 the hummock for this earth cache is a low volcanic hill between bargara on the coast and bundaberg on the burnett river floodplain. Lady elliot island history is scattered with flickers of darkness and despair. Bundaberg rum behind the scenes distillery tour and museum experience we enjoyed the tour and the guide was very informative and very interesting on the process of rum making. The area surrounding the hummock has a high agricultural productivity, with sugar cane making up most of the farmland. At bundaberg brewed drinks, we have a long history of creating premium, craftbrewed drinks that dates back generations. Bundaberg is a major centre within queenslands wide bayburnett region. You know you are in a country town when the main road is so wide that there is car parking separating traffic lanes.
In the secret of magic, the authenticity of historical fact blends seamlessly with fiction to explore the tragic murder of a young man and a womans determination to bring those responsible to justice. You do need to prove the owner of the cache that you checked out the boardwalk, walked up to the top to the view, read the information board down the. Its road, which includes miller street, the esplanade and woongarra scenic drive, runs along the coast is a long strip of motels, flats, apartments and holiday homes all built between the beach and the hinterland. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. You dont have to spend much time in bundaberg to realise how flat it and its surroundnig are. The cavern inside the hummock is accessed via a number of the homes that sit on the hill, homes which are only ever sold on to approved coven members. Marches past in early 1978, a damp dentist and his dog walked in the dark down a road at the hummock, between bundaberg and bargara, at 2.
The bundaberg rum museum experience, the bundaberg rum distillery experience and a blend your own rum experience. An easy to drive to location with a magnificent lookout over bunderberg. The first is a great lookout that offers views you can drive right up to. To the north you can see the burnett river and the port of bundaberg.
Bundaberg history and people by janette nolan national. After the tour you get to sample 1 liquer and 1 of the rum blends. Statelibqld 2 395865 hummock sugar plantation, bundaberg district, 1898. Another of bundaberg s dark features is the legendary hummock. Bundaberg rum distillery 2020 all you need to know before. Econo lodge park lane bundaberg accommodation choice hotels. Statelibqld 2 395861 man on horseback looking across hummock plantation, bundaberg district, ca. Anthony rehbein is the fourth generation of his family to proudly grow food in bundaberg, queensland the gateway to the southern great barrier reef.
Recommended places to visit are bundaberg hummock, bundaberg war memorial and fairymead house. Anthonys great grandfather grew sugarcane on and around the hummock, a volcanic remnant. Worth a look and listen to the recording to learn about the areas history. Bundaberg library library bundaberg, queensland, australia. Property data for 144 hummock road, windermere, qld 4670. Her book, as long as boomerang, was released in 1933. Hummock hill island is the only substantial undeveloped island located within the southern area of the great barrier reef marine park world heritage area gbrwha south of shoalwater bay. The hummock earth cache new life on the land living. Ghosts, paranormal activity and everything that goes bump in the bundaberg north. A pleasant drive between the cbd and the coast brings you to the sloping hummock and extinct volcano. The cavern inside the hummock is accessed via a number of the homes that sit on the hill, homes which. The view from hummock lookout is well worth seeing, just a short drive from bargara, and on a clear day you can see for ever, and we were fortunate to have a perfect day. Bundabergs late 1970s drought crisis wasnt as bad as 2019. The summit of the hill holds both a memorial to bert hinkler and the heritage listed sir anthonys rest.
Dec 11, 2018 situated just km northeast of bundaberg, bargara is the largest coastal town around the region of the mouth of the burnett river. A brief history of bargara kacys bargara beach motel. Hummock lookout bundaberg 2020 all you need to know. Bundaberg hummock lookout photograph, one of thousands of australian photographs displayed within the massive australian explorer photo gallery. The avenue granville rank, number, battalion, distinctions. The taribelang aboriginal people were the first humans to inhabit this area. In fact theyre so flat that a rise of just 96 metres above sea level offers some pretty impressive views, and thats just what youll get at the hummock. As the gateway to the southern great barrier reef, there is so much to discover in the bundaberg region. Their burning mountain is the sloping hummock of today. This bundaberg hummock lookout photo can also be sent as an electronic postcard. Bundaberg is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedias coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Another of bundabergs dark features is the legendary hummock.
Use our bundaberg journey maker site to visit hummock lookout on your trip to bundaberg, and learn what else travelers and. Apr 14, 2016 the hummock earth cache you all know how addicted we have become to geocaching, well there are three caches up at the hummock, overlooking bundaberg. Chapter 1 entitled the burning mountain and the first people mentions the taribaleng people and clans barrang, banjoor, bunda and turroine who lived in the vicinity of wangora, the burning mountain the hummock. The hummock is a hollow, extinct volcano that dominates the areas otherwise flat landscape. Moswetuset hummock is a wooded historic place in quincy, massachusetts. Get free delivery at your online books outlet store. Bundaberg history and people by janette nolan university of queensland press st. Hummock road qunaba, bundaberg, queensland 4670 australia.
Gc2rh6j the hummock earthcache in queensland, australia. The hummock, qld 4670 houses for sale page 1 property. You all know how addicted we have become to geocaching, well there are three caches up at the hummock, overlooking bundaberg. The hummock holds an important place in local indigenous history. Lava from bundaberg, childers, and gin gin were extruded from a series of fissures. The hummock earth cache is not a physical cache, you havent got any log book to pick up and sign.
This week 88 years ago the top of the hummock officially opened to. View sold price history for this house and research neighbouring property values in windermere, qld 4670. On 14 august 1937, the president of the racq unveiled a memorial to the bundabergborn aviator bert hinkler on the top of the hummock. The hummock earth cache new life on the land living with. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. There are two sections to what is the hummock once you reach the summit.
Ccc hummock hill island capricorn conservation council. It offers a panoramic view with the ocean and bargara to the east and sugar cane fields and bundaberg to the west. Bundaberg, colloquially known as bundy, is in queensland, australia, south of rockhampton and north of hervey bay. Gull hummock gourmet market 115 mason ave, cape charles, virginia 23310 rated 4. About bundaberg with a population of just over 50,000, bundaberg lies on the burnett river, approximately 385 kilometres north of the queensland capital of brisbane. A history of bundaberg, 18401920 university of queensland. The hummock just off bargara road between bargara and bundaberg is a distinctive volcanic outcrop a remnant of a volcanic cylinder cone which matthew flinders named the sloping hummock. Bundaberg brewed drinks makers of the iconic ginger beer bundaberg brewed. The combined population of bundaberg and surrounding burnett shire is about 74,000. Zoe young pictured told the bundy book that they use local pineapples. Situated off the road to bargara is the lowlying volcanic remnant known as the hummock which, although only 96 metres above sealevel, offers visitors spectacular views over the whole area. Olfen the avenue granville mother name and last address of father. The site is located at the northern end of wollaston beach along quincy bay on east squantum street near the junction with quincy shore drive. Bundaberg volcano, queensland, australia john seach.
The bundaberg region really is a great place to visit. The sloping hummock is the highest point in bunderberg. The hummock for this earth cache is a low volcanic hill between bargara on the coast and bundaberg on the burnett river floodplain. In december 2010, bundaberg suffered its worst floods in 60 years, when floodwaters from the burnett river inundated hundreds of homes. Facebookers questioned if the hummock was dormant like a sleeping baby waiting to wake or if in fact it was now extinct.
The land on either side of the river is made up of alluvial soil. Eruption could happen but not the hummock news mail. This district is at the northern edge of hervey bay, which opens out at the northern end of the great sandy strait, discovered by matthew flinders in the norfolk in 1799. The report said within 10 years there would be a significant volcanic eruption in southeast queensland near bundaberg or between townsville and cooktown. The taribelang aboriginal people were the first people to inhabit this area. Australias most awarded rum distillery, and the home of bundaberg rum, opened the doors to a new visitor experience in august 2016 following an aud8. The volcano was formed by a short lived eruption period, 60 million years ago. Here you can see the coast, the town itself and the patchwork of sugar cane that is the land around it since you can see in both directionseast towards the coast and west towards the townthe hummock is a place to watch both the sunrise and sunset. The bundaberg hummock, also referred to as the hummock, is an extinct volcano remnant situated in the locality of qunaba east of bundaberg, queensland, australia. Genealogy sites genealogy research family genealogy genealogy chart history books family history family tree research all family family trees. Traces the history of irrigation in the bundaberg area from the first community efforts in 1885 to the conception of the bundaberg irrigation scheme in 1977, the intention being to provide surface water to farmers in the bundaberg and isis districts and to battle salt water intrusion of underground.
It was added to the national register of historic places in 1970. Plantations, stations, properties and orchards of maryborough. News qld research comes up with a novel way to relax social. Bundaberg, from pioneers to prosperity by nev rackemann. With the great barrier reef just off our shores, ancient mariners the turtles returning annually to nest at mon repos beach and plenty of things to see and do both natural and manmade, theres something for everyone. Its official but rarely used name is sloping hummock. To find the hummock, youll need to head out of bundaberg on either bargara road or windermere road, and turn off at the aptly named hummock road. The view highlights the rich agricultural land, the proximity to the coast and the city of bundaberg. Bundaberg volcanic province is located in the bundaberg childers area. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Elliotts bookshop, also trading as boomerang book exchange, at 154 bourbong street, bundaberg, is just another shopfront on a street lined with historical buildings and two hundred year old trees. Situated off the road to bargara is the lowlying volcanic remnant known as the hummock which, although only 96 metres above sealevel, offers visitors good views over the whole area. Visit hummock lookout on your trip to bundaberg or australia.