Gympie Ultimate Steam Festival

The Gympie Goldmine and Historical Museum Logo.Gympie Mining Museum

The Gympie Gold Mine and Historical Museum will be lighting the 20,000 litre Cornish Boiler to generate the steam to operate a 110 year old Walker Winding Engine, which was used to raise and lower the gold miners and their equipment into the shaft and to raise the gold ore produced, to be processed as well as bail the water from the shaft. These shafts were almost a kilometre deep.

At the same time, the Thompson steam powered 12 tool 2 stage air compressor, which provided the air used to power pneumatic tools down the mine will be operating. A small Hindley steam powered 110V DC generator will also be operating.

Restored Steam Engine at the Gympie Mining Museum.

The machines will operate between 10 am and 3 pm on each of the 4 days and these will be supplemented by steam roller demonstrations, portable steam engines and other steam powered equipment.

The site of the Museum is that of the former No2 South Great Eastern Mine with some original relics still on site and an operational authentic steam winding engine, compound air compressor and generator reconstructed on the original footings.

The Museum will keep you busy discovering many things about Gympie and its' past, some of the things you will see are:

  • Relics of later Mining and Gold recovery including gem displays.
  • Military History such as The 5th Light Horse Regimental Military Museum which houses an Award Winning Collection. It includes Military equipment and memorabilia of sons and daughters from the Gympie area that went to war.
  • The Andrew Fisher House, named after Australias' second Labour Prime Minister between 1908 - 1915. Andrew Fisher lived here with his Family.
  • An original old Jail House from the Gympie area.
  • A restored 1930s Bus Plus Much More...

Restored 1930's Bus at the Gympie Mining Museum.


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Heritage Steam Attractions

 

 

 

 

 

  

The Valley Rattler

Valley Rattler

The Valley Rattler heritage steam train will run three hour trips twice a day over the four day Gympie ltimate Steam Festival. The train features a C17 class locomotive and original wooden carriages, with volunteer locals manning the train, as you gently make your way through Mary Valley scenery, starting from the historic Old Gympie Station. Click to read more...

Click here for information on the Mary Ann replica Steam Locomotive.

The Mary Ann

The Mary Ann is a faithful replica of the first steam locomotive built in Queensland in 1873, serving on timber lines in Cooloola National Park. Based in Maryborough, and operated by Volunteers, the replica is on its second visit to Gympie and will be running tours from Old Gympie Station on Sunday and Monday during the festival. Click to read more...

 

   

Gympie Gold Mining Museum

Mining Museum

During the Steam Festival between 10am and 3pm each day, the Gympie Gold Mine and Historical Museum will be lighting the 20,000 litre Cornish Boiler to generate the steam to operate a 110 year old Walker Winding Engine as well as operating the Thompson steam powered 12 tool 2 stage air compressor and other steam equipment. Click to read more...

Gympie Woodworks Museum

Woodworks Museum

Woodworks The Forestry and Timber Museum in Gympie provides a fascinating insight into the role of timber in Queensland and the Gympie region’s colonial beginnings. Discover how the pioneers worked the timber and how the industry evolved over the decades up to the 1950’s – from axes and adzes, to chainsaws and saw mills. Click to read more...