Events

Museum Markets at the Duck Ponds

The Markets are located in the surrounds of the Museum with Lake Alford and its parks and picnic areas as a beautifully maintained backdrop.

1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of each month - 7am - 12pm

Contact the Cafe at the Museum for market site details.

Ph. (07) 5482 3995 - 9am - 4pm, 7days (Except Christmas Day, Boxing Day & Good Friday)
On market days Café at the Museum will be open from 7am.
For a get up and go starter coffee, or an early morning breakfast prepared by the café team. If you would like to have a word with Charlie about booking a future market site, look for the ‘It’s Chow Time’ food van at the Market.

Steaming Days

The Davey-Paxman Boiler of the Colonial era, and other related historic machinery will be operating.
10am to 2pm. Held on the first Monday of the month (except Jan and Oct).

2024 Steam Festival

The 1906 Cornish boiler is fired up periodically to run the 1899 Walker winding engine, the 1907 Thompson cross compound air compressor, the Hindley powered 110V DC generator and the associated steam powered Weir, Schwage, and Evans feedwater pumps.

Miniature train rides

For miniature train rides please wait at specified times at the far lower corner of the Museum complex at Clyde's Hut near the dam.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday @ 11 a.m.

Gold panning demonstration/tuition

On Qld. school holidays:
Depending on Volunteer availability

Blacksmith Shop

There are sometimes demonstrations in the blacksmith shop Chris is demonstrating his skills in the Blacksmith Shop to visitors, and will oblige in making saleable items.
Depending on Volunteer availability

Gympie Museum Re-enactment Group

Sometimes be attending Museum events

Gympies History

In 1867, James Nash discovered 72 ounces of Gold. This started the Gold Rush in Gympie and it became known as The Town that saved Queensland from Bankruptcy...

Get In Touch

  • 215 Brisbane Road, Monkland, Qld
  • (07) 5482 3995
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About Us

The Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum is operated by the Gympie & District Historical Society Inc, a wholly volunteer operated organisation, with the Museum development and operation the most significant of its objectives. The Society was formed in 1965 to establish the Museum on the site of the former No 2 South Great Eastern Mine which was the second richest mine on the Gympie Goldfields

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