Back in time Family Fun Days
Ipswich Galvanized Festival of Heritage Family Fun Day Sunday 11 September 9am to 2pm
What a day this will be!
- Ride the Trackless Train with all the family - no cost involved.
- See Mr. Magic perform his tricks - you may remember him as Boris the Black Knight from TV.
- Listen to the guitarist's music and play some of the games your ancestors played.
- Check out the classic motorcycles
- Trace your family history with the Genies
- See the Mini Crafters exhibit of an old Queenslander in the museum and don't forget to look at all the other exhibits while you are there.
- In Brighton House visit the Spinners, Weavers, Fibre Artisans of Ipswich - they are happy to show you how to create with yarn.
- Cooneana Homestead has been in its current location since it was first built in 1868 using a unique architectural style. Check it out.
- See the horse-drawn vehicles - bread van, a restored sulky and our famous WW1 mobile forge.
- Watch the blacksmiths as they create all manner of things from metal bars
- Create your own collage or miniature doll.
- Food and drinks available for purchase
Tickets: Adults $7.50 Children 4-12 years $5.00 Family of up to two (2) adults and four (4) children $25.00
Online bookings: www.discoveripswich.com.au/tour/cooneana-family-fun-day (Select the date on the booking site -11 September.)
There will be a free Heritage bus trip from Cooneana Heritage Centre to Swanbank Station to see one of the Pioneer Steam Railway's locomotives being tested! Buses approximately every half-hour there and back.
A Time of Courage Family Day 9am - 2pm 12 June 2022
One of our visitors, Kevin Williams, is an amateur photographer who took lots of shots at our A Time of Courage open day on 12 June. Kevin has provided us with a link to his photos for all to enjoy:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100000717075488&set=a.5628159797217867
We thank Kevin and Margaret Taylor who also provided some of the additional shots below.
