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Queensland’s Mary River marks the barramundi’s southern limit on the East Coast, with regular catches in the river and occasional fish from the labyrinth of channels, flats, and tidal creeks that make up the Great Sandy Strait into which the river flows. Though the Mary River flows through Maryborough, fishing access is generally done from Beaver Rocks ramp or River Head at the mouth, 35km from Maryborough. Barramundi prefers the turbid water of the river to the clearer water found in sandy creeks of the strait. There is a chance of catching a trophy saltwater barramundi or threadfin salmon in the Mary River, along with hordes of blue salmon, bream, prawns, and crabs. Though barramundi are present, the main saltwater catch is whiting (summer, tin can, and diver species), flathead, southern and pikey bream, tailor, blue and threadfin salmon, mangrove jacks, northern and southern jewfish, perch (which look like a small jewfish), cod, mud and blue swimmer crabs, and prawns. Source: www.wikifishingspots.com.au/maryborough-queensland-fishin...

Mary river runs through Maryborough and provides access to some great fishing spots around Maryborough. The Mary River is usually dirty water, upstream is freshwater which makes it the perfect environment for Barramundi and Crocodiles. In fact, Maryborough marks the start of Barramundi fishing. Source: www.fishingspots.com.au/s/maryborough/

In 1879 Queensland Railways took delivery of two 2-8-0 steam locos built by Baldwin in the United States. In 1883 and 1884 QR took delivery of a further six loco built to the same design but this time the builder was Dubs in the United Kingdom. These locos were originally referred to as ‘Small Consolidations’ but, along with the two Baldwin locos, were subsequently classified as the C13 class, and later still the classification was changed to C13 (Dubs) class to differentiate them from the early Baldwin locos. At the time these locos have introduced the railways north of Brisbane consisted of a number of unconnected lines reaching inland from a number of ports including Maryborough and Bundaberg and it was to these two centers that the Dubs locos were sent. These locos were originally referred to as ‘Small Consolidations’ but, along with the two Baldwin locos, were subsequently classified as the C13 class, and later still the classification was changed to C13 (Dubs) to differentiate them from the early Baldwin locos. Four of the locos went to Maryborough and two went to Bundaberg where they were assigned local numbers. Source: railwayvideos.club/queensland-railways-c13-dubs-class-ste...

Queen's Park is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Sussex Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. A reserve for the botanical gardens was gazetted in October 1873. It contains the Maryborough War Memorial. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. The Bandstand is an ornamental pavilion in Queen's Park, Maryborough which was originally constructed as shade over the Melville Memorial Fountain. The pavilion comprises a cast-iron ogee curved shade supported on cast-iron columns bedded in a concrete plinth. The Melville Fountain is located in near the south-eastern corner of Queen's Park. It is cast iron and forms the center of a large basin a column rises with griffin heads around the cap. Water spouts out of the mouths of the griffins. On the top of the column are three cranes. From the center rises two funnel-shaped, floral-type tiers, the lower tier larger, with a similarly designed upper tier. In the center of the upper tier is a cherub clasping a horn of plenty from which a jet of water is thrown upwards. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Park,_Maryborough