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The Historic Dickabram Bridge stands 23m (70 feet) above the winding Mary River at Miva. This famous bridge, built by Mc Dermott and Owen, was completed on June 1, 1886. The bridge is just over 200m in length and is as far as we know the only rail and road bridge built to its design in Queensland.
McDermott and Owen had the contract to build the railway line from Kilkivan Junction, now Theebine, to Kilkivan, and no doubt spanning the Mary River was a formidable challenge. The word Dickabram is Aboriginal for a type of yam that grew along the river flats there.
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The Mary River runs beside the town of Tiaro and one of the best places to enjoy all it offers is at Petrie Park, a couple of kilometers north.
Facilities include a boat ramp, toilets, barbeque and shady camping area.
Continue south along the Bruce Highway where Bauple Mountain and its National Park provide a stunning backdrop to the surrounding farming and bushland.
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Tiaro Shire has an abundance of natural tourist attractions just waiting to be explored. In the northern section of the shire, the landscape is dominated by Mt. Bauple National Park, home of the original Macadamia. Tiaro Shire has a diverse range of natural and social environments with a rich array of flora and fauna.
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Reflecting the early history of the Tiaro area, the museum is set within extensive gardens and houses a treasure trove of memorabilia including old photographs, family histories, war records, rare coin collection and an extensive display of telephones, antiques and collectables dating back more than a century.
Of special interest is a crocodile skin from a large reptile shot in the Mary River near Owanyilla in 1964 and a 1907 locomotive. The gardens have free BBQs and picnic tables.
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Tiaro is located within the Wide Bay Region of southeast Queensland, Australia, between the Regional centres Gympie and Maryborough and close access to Hervey Bay and Fraser Island.
The Tiaro district is predominantly rural in nature, with a number of small townships distributed throughout the agricultural areas of the shire. Population in 2001 numbered 4,533. Read more...
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Tiaro Parks and Gardens
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Dickabram Park, Miva Road, Miva
Dickabram Park is located beside the picturesque Dickabram Bridge. The historic structure is one of only two bridges of their kind in Australia that were traversed by cars and trains.
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