Maryborough Story Trail Concept Designs

Cree & McCullough (#2) 

Bursting with industrious trades, the historic plumbing shop along Adelaide St served the Maryborough community diligently for generations. The sketches depict their well-worn wrenches alongside various tools of the trade. 

Maryborough Women’s Armed Forces (#3) 

Acknowledging the contribution of the women who served their country during World War II, sketches depict the nurse’s cape and dress hat worn by those brave women. Tin Pails donated by Hosburghs Hardware were also filled with homely comforts for the soldiers in the front. The remnants of their training camp are still standing near Mackenzies Jetty on K’gari. 

Inspector of Nuisances (#5, #12, #13, #16, #17) 

Now everyone knows that a goat will eat almost anything - but when rogue farm animals ran amok in the growing city centre, the townspeople insisted that the Council employ an inspector to control them, and so was born the Inspector of Nuisances. It was their role to ensure these animals didn’t wreak too much havoc across the town. The pigs could always be found wallowing in the hole left behind by the old fig tree that was rooted out beside the Royal Hotel. 

Langer’s Broadway Shoe Store (#6, #7) 

Opening in 1926,  Henry and Mary Langer established the iconic family-owned shoe store of Maryborough. With over 95 years of serving the feet of Maryborough folk, the store is celebrated with sketches of its own excellently designed men’s and women’s shoes. 

Monsour’s Beehive Emporium (#8, #9) 

Famed for their silks and oriental novelties, folded textiles and fabrics form a neat pile of patterned drapes. The geometric patterning references the grand leadlight windows adorning the façade of the building, while the bee acts as a subtle nod to its name. 

Courthouse (10) 

Built in 1877, the Maryborough courthouse was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and constructed by John Thomas Annear for the Queensland Government. As the oldest operational courthouse in Queensland, the building is symbolised by a traditional judge’s wig and gavel alongside piles of official books and documents. 

Baby Clinic (#11) 

Built in 1924 – following the introduction of the Maternity Act 1922 – the Baby Clinic was one of ten regional clinics built by the Queensland government throughout the state in the early 1920s. The building closed during the mid-1990s, however it’s teddies, building blocks and crayons capture the beautiful early childhood memories shared by those mothers and their babies. It was also a very popular creche for children while their parents would shop throughout the CBD. 

Sauer’s Pies (#14) 

Even in the darkest of times, local movie houses flourished with patron queues congesting the footpaths throughout the town, waiting to see the latest blockbusters. The business was formerly established and owned by Augie’s two older brothers, with Augie Sauers Pie visiting each of the three theatres at interval. They would always be selling freshly baked pies and sweet apple turnovers among other flaky fancies.  

Maryborough Fire Brigade (#15) 

After the Great Fire of 1876 wiped out a whole row of 12 shops and a hotel in Kent Street, volunteers established the Maryborough Fire Brigade, the first organised brigade in Queensland. For many years, the lookout was the tallest building in Maryborough, while the concept captures the helmet worn by those brave folk who could be found at its peak. 

School of Arts (#18) 

Built between 1887-88 and later added to the heritage register in October 1992, the beautifully ornate building was once a single storey building that served as the venue for the National School. Later established as the local School of Arts, it was a public place brimming with various art supplies that hosted creative learning and activities for the local community.