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Burrum Mining Museum

Locality: Howard, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4305 9620

Address: Burrum St 4662 Howard, QLD, Australia

Website: http://howardmuseum.com/

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23.01.2022 We would like to invite you to book Launching of "Moments In Time Vol 2" at Maryborough station square 9:30am Thursday 26th November.There is 30 pages with stories and pictures of the Burrum District. If you would like to pre-order a copy please phone, email or contact us thru facebook comments

20.01.2022 Howard Town - post World War II This aerial photograph, taken between 1945/50, shows Steley Street prior to the construction of Wood’s Drapery and the present Van Cooten’s Drapery buildings - circa 1952/52

19.01.2022 Miner’s Hotel, Howard The original licensee was Charles Christiansen. Located on the corner of Thomas and Williams Streets, this hotel ceased trading by 1900 and was later owned by Matt and Dorrie James and widely became known as James’ Boarding house. Photograph courtesy of the Maryborough Wide Bay and Burnett District Historical Society

19.01.2022 WE are reopening the Museum from Tuesday 9am to 12am. We will be abiding by Covid Restriction ( Social Distancing and Hygiene). Also the Train ride will be opening at the next market day (4th July)

19.01.2022 Gauchalland Collieries - May 1920 Pit ponies were used extensively in the mines up until the 1960’s to pull coal skips in the underground shafts.

16.01.2022 Royal Hotel, Howard - circa 1930/31 The Royal Hotel building was rebuilt as a two-story structure following the original single story being destroyed by fire in 1930.

16.01.2022 Community Spirit

14.01.2022 Burgowan Bowls Club, Torbanlea - 1930 Note the original clubhouse later replaced by a two story Queenslander.

12.01.2022 Burgowan number 4 Collieries - circa 1921 From left to right: Arthur Proctor (Co-secretary), Bob Keene, Tom Rowston and Dave Kerr (Manager).

08.01.2022 William and Steley Streets, Howard - circa 1940’s

08.01.2022 This photograph shows Ellen and John Henry Burrell with children Nellie and Henry outside their residence and the cordial factory. The residence and the factory survive today and are located beside Maria Creek, behind the Howard Garage. One of John’s daughters, Alice, married John Salter and they took over the family business after John’s death. The business was eventually moved to Bundaberg where it became known as Salters Softdrinks, a well known local brand.

06.01.2022 Howard, William 1838 1930 The town at Burrum was originally named Steley but later there was an altercation and it was renamed Howard in honour of George Cocky Howard and his son, William, who played an important role in developing the Burrum Coalfields.... William Howard was born in 1838 in Hobart, Tasmania, the son of George Howard and Matilda Pattie. The family moved north to Maryborough about 1855. William spent some years in the upper Burnett and five or six months in Gympie. He was the first white man to sight the lsis Scrub in 1861 which is the current Childers area Cordalba and Dallarnil and also Bodalla which now is Apple Tree Creek and this also consists of the Burrum and Gregory Rivers. William married Elizabeth Broom (born 1845) at Agnes Vale cattle station in 1861. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Broom and Elizabeth Mclntosh who had overlanded from the Namoi River in New South Wales to the Maryborough area in the 1850’s. William and Elizabeth made a home on the Burrum River in 1B69. The couple had six sons and two daughters. The eldest, William George, was born in Maryborough in 1886; (died 1916, Apple Tree Creek). Siblings Thomas John Broom (born 1865), Robert Charles (1869) and Alfred Selby (1873) were first-day enrollments at the Burrum Provisional School on 18 February, 1879. Their father was listed as a coal proprietor, Stephen Arthur (born 1867) enrolled six days later. School records also list an enrollment on 11 August, 1880, for William Howard, aged 17 years and two months, presumed to be the elder son. His father was listed as a settler.

06.01.2022 Torbanlea Tennis Club - 1906 This photograph was on the event of the Torbanlea Tennis Club trip to ‘Sunlight Court’, Childers on the King’s birthday (Edward VII - 9th of November).

06.01.2022 Rusty No 5 In action again, come and see him at the next Market day

04.01.2022 Blue bottles for sale, mostly used for medicinal purposes other bottles also for sale at the museum and at the monthly markets.

03.01.2022 Upper Steley Street - 1931 This photograph shows the old van Cooten’s Store followed by Dart’s Butchery, the baker and the newly built two-story Royal Hotel. The bakery is the only surviving early commercial building located on this side of Steley Street. The photograph is taken from an issue of The Queenslander Magazine dated August 10th, 1931.

01.01.2022 School of Arts - 1909 The School of Arts was built in 1883 on the site of the present library building. Destroyed by fire in 1949, the building was rebuilt in its present form in 1955. Photograph courtesy if the Maryborough Wide Bay and Burnet District Historical Society.