Ltd as a tourist attraction and is operated by volunteers of the Maryborough Whistle Stop Inc on railway tracks in Queens Park at designated times. The replica Mary Ann was built in Maryborough by WM Olds & Sons Pty. in 1873, now recognised internationally as the Downer Group, the loco was built for timber pioneers William Pettigrew and William Sim who used the Mary Ann to haul logs in the Tin Can Bay area. This year’s Mary Poppins festival celebrates 150 years since the original Mary Ann locomotive was built in the heritage city and the first built in Queensland! Built by John Walker & Co.
Returning to Queens Park and Portside precinct in Maryborough on Sunday 2nd July 2023 for its 15-year anniversary, this year the much-loved event showcases the depth of Maryborough’s history and ‘Storytelling through time’.
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