Menootabootery at The Bay; final days

Monday, May 20th was my last full day at Hervey Bay. I wanted to treat Trish and Neil to lunch but also wished to take photos of some delightful sculptures nearby. We combined the two things. Lunch was a straightforward "fush 'n' chups" for them (they are Kiwis, remember!) and chips and salad for me. Really good chips they were too. My focus for this post and Thursday's post, however, is those sculptures.

Why is this a two-parter? Well my dears, because there is a reading of information involved. I have learned that you like (well most of you anyway!) to learn about the environment and history of the places I visit. I often write it out myself, but there is no need here, due to the info boards being so good (and me still feeling 'wabbit' with the lurgy).

Harvey Bay was the terminus for trains coming down from towns around Maryborough. It owes its existence to Capn James Cook. (To read an amusingly Aussie version of the history, click here.) Rail and sea transport played a large part in the history of the settlement. (Remember, you can click on the images to 'biggify' them!)

This preserved remnant of the railway sits in the park which surrounds the civic centre. Here are some other sculptures to be found there; the fish - there are several other species represented - are the current main focus of HB industry (beyond tourism), then there's the quirky bike stand... and Fraser Island, which is across the straits from the bay, is known for one particular resident species...

Urangan Pier, mentioned in the info above, was once nearly twice as long as it is now. Wild weather put paid to a large part of it, but it is still impressive. Here it is in the background, behind T&N.

...tbc...