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Quiet town northwest of Gympie. Kilkivan is a small town nestled in the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and on the bank of Wide Bay Creek. Historically it boomed during a brief goldrush - the area is rich in minerals - but today it is a quiet rural center, with attractive parks and interesting heritage buildings, which service the beef and cattle farmers in the surrounding district. Source: www.aussietowns.com.au/town/kilkivan-qld

The Federal Hotel at Kilkivan now Kilkivan Hotel Motel in the 1950’s was the place to be, it is now under new management so get out to Kilkivan and grab a cold one or a counter meal. Source: www.facebook.com/GympieRealTreasure/posts/the-federal-hot...

Located in the pictureesq town of Kilivan, The Kilkivan Hotel Motel is a watering hole with a difference. Under new management by the Boxing Tent legend Fred Brophy and his wife Sandra, the recently refurbished hotel is attracting visitors from near and far for its good old-fashioned Australian hospitality. Heritage - Listed the grand old Pub boasts a friendly public bar, a relaxing beer garden, and a country-style restaurant with some of the best home-cooked meals in the region. A range of charming, reasonably-priced accommodation options are also available - from bed and breakfast style hotel rooms to a fully appointed motel. Just 30 minutes from Gympie, the Kilkivan Hotel Motel is the perfect place to unwind and soak up the country atmosphere in relaxed welcoming surroundings. Source: www.gdaypubs.com.au/_hotel_kilkivanhotelmotelqld.html

It is also painted pink.

Hotel Tully, on Queensland’s Cassowary Coast, has hit the market amid increasing interest in tourism-laden regional assets. Commonly known as the ‘Top Pub’, Hotel Tully was built in 1926 and is considered a local landmark, with direct frontage to main road Butler street, exposed to vehicles and pedestrians. Its 2,224sqm lot enjoys dual street access and connectivity to the Bruce Highway. The town of Tully is situated along the Great Green Way, between Cairns and Townsville, around 1,500 kilometers northwest of Brisbane. It is surrounded by a veritable flock of tourist attractions, including the Tully Heritage Trail, Golden Gumboot, Hearts Full of Hope Statue, Tully Sugar Mills & Tours, Mount Tyson, Alligators Nest, Tully Gorge & Falls, White Water Rafting, and the Murray Falls. Source: pubtic.com.au/hotel-tully-hits-hot-queensland-market/

Known as a "Top Pub" and heritage listed. Source: www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/2724/2020031...

In the forty years after Federation the most noticeable incursion of new settlers were the Soldier Settlers who came to the Boyne Valley after the war. Fifty-four families, with little or no farming experience attempted to farm very small areas. Before long most of them moved to more lucrative and certain incomes elsewhere. There were still two newspapers though The Advocate had been replaced by the Daily Times. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the Bank of New South Wales and the Queensland Bank all had branches in town; and there were two private hospitals and a chemist. Shops were numerous, and seem to have been larger. Friends store was well established, serving a much greater clientele than the town and there was a Cash & Carry, several butchers, bakers and car dealers. In a sign of real maturity in the town, the Post Office Directory lists a 'French Beauty Saloon' (though for 1939 it mentions only nine women by name). In short, everything was in place for the town to deal with the next wave, a population increase that was occasioned by the Second World War. Source: gragm.qld.gov.au/media/1017/waves-of-settlement-1901-1939...