Local History Sites
Local History Sites - Listings
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Billiard Saloon & Barber Shop (c1907)
Lowood's national and state billiards and snooker champion, 'Bert' Sakzewski, learned to play here while waiting for a haircut. Click photo for more...
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Cairn Hill Creamery (1897)
Lowood was well known for producing quality cream and butter and this building is a survivor of those bygone days. Click photo for more...
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Cairnhill Provisional School (1881) Lowood State School (1891)
Of the first 30 children to attend school in Lowood, only four spoke English. Click photo for more.
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Commercial Bank of Australia (1931)
This building replaced the School of Arts after a devastating fire, then narrowly survived a similar fate. Click photo for more...
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First Post & Telegraph Office (c1910)
For 25 years the railway station was the mail depot before Lowood got its first proper post & telegraph office. Click photo for more...
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First Private Hospital (c1913)
Lowood's first hospital was probably just a couple of tents before the opening of Lowood Private Hospital. Click photo for more...
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Glendale Colliery (1933)
In the Great Depression a coal seam discovered near Lowood generated lots of optimism but little coal. Click photo for more...
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Historic Cemeteries (from 1880)
Many district pioneers and their families can be traced at nine local cemeteries. Click for more...
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Jubilee Theatre (1935)
Lowood's entertainment centre for over 30 years with its cinema, dance hall, theatre stage and cafe. Click photo for more...
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Kavanagh & Smith / Cordial Factory (c1905)
This versatile building squeezed between two streets and the railway line has housed shops, offices, a cafe, a butcher and a cordial factory. Click photo for more...
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Lockyer Creek Rail Bridge (1885)
This magnificent heritage-listed bridge is an enduring monument to the builders of the Brisbane Valley Railway. Click photo for more...
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Lowood Airfield Mt Tarampa (1941-46)
During WWII this operational base and intelligence centre was at the forefront of Australia's defences. Click photo for more...
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Lowood Methodist Church (1902)
Lowood's second oldest surviving church has been part of the local landscape for 109 years. Click photo for more...
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Lowood Motor Racing Circuit (1946-66)
This former wartime aerodrome became Queensland's premier motor racing venue and even hosted the Australian Grand Prix. Click photo for more...
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Lowood Police Station (1893/1937)
It was Brisbane River floods, not rampant crime, that brought the first police station to Lowood. Click the photo for more...
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Lowood Railway Station (1884)
When the railway line reached Lowood it changed the town and the district forever. Click photo for more...
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Military Reserve (1892) & Orderly Room (1895)
This was the base for Lowood's Boer War volunteers and WW1 Light Horse Mounted Infantry. Click photo for more...
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Produce Sheds (c1890-1915)
These buildings illustrate the importance the railway once had to the district's economy. Click photo for more...
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Railway Terminus (Club) Hotel (1884)
Lowood's first established business was a pub and it's still trading 126 years later. Click photo for more...
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Royal Bank of Queensland (1901)
It took considerable ingenuity and muscle to move this heritage-listed bank and its 40 tonne strongroom from Main Street to Railway St. Click photo for more...
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Show Society Hall (1920)
Lowood Show Society has held annual pastoral and agricultural shows since 1907. Click photo for more...
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St James' Church of England (1894)
Lowood's oldest surviving church was built on this hill to avoid the fate of its predecessor. Click photo for more...
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St John's Lutheran Church Coolana (1891)
This heritage-listed classic is an example of many similar churches erected in the Queensland in the late-1800s. Click photo for more...
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The Gig River Rescue Boat (1900)
Flood rescues were attempted in flimsy dinghys before Lowood residents had this lifeboat custom-built for the job. Click photo for more...
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Wadley's Chemist Shop (1930)
This shop was custom-built in 1930 by John Walters for Lowood's new pharmacy. Click photo for more...