Hughenden, Qld, 4821
Posted by: 
SeabreezeOZ
S 20° 50.545 E 144° 12.010
55K E 208625 N 7692757
A Brilliant post office building in an outback Queensland town
Waymark Code: WMJ55R
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 09/26/2013
Views: 2
This amazing Post office building is a wonderful example of some of the North Queensland style of Post Office and is a pleasure to see it still in use today.
Hughenden is a town in Queensland, Australia situated on the banks of the Flinders River. It was named after Hughenden Manor, the home of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Hughenden is located on the Flinders Highway, 376 kilometres (234 mi) west of Townsville and 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) north-west of Brisbane, the state capital.
Torrens Creek near Hughenden is where the Americans stored explosives in World War II. The Americans didn't know of the dangerous bush fires out there. After they put out a fire they went back to camp thinking that the fire was out. However, the fire took hold again without them knowing. They then heard about twelve major explosions in succession; the explosions left craters twenty feet deep. Hot shrapnel covered a wide area and started more fires. In the townships, people said that buildings shook and windows broke, and some people were convinced that an air raid had occurred. Thousands of soldiers and civilians attacked the blaze in an attempt to stop it spreading to fuel dumps, but were unable to control it. When the fire got to the explosives it was so powerful it blew the Americans out of their trucks. Many buildings and shops got burnt down from the spreading fires. However the locals were able to save the Post Office. A police Constable from Torrens Creek Police was awarded the King’s Medal of Bravery. Sadly all the pubs were lost.
State/Territory: QLD
Post Boxes: Yes
Historical Significance: Yes
Current use: Yes
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