HERBERTON & IRVINEBANK WATCH VIDEO In the late 1880s, miners like John Moffat created a boom on the back of the tin they extracted from the bush clad hills. Today, Herberton’s well-preserved buildings and inviting streets are drawing people back with a new vibrancy. Connect with Australia’s history and folklore by re-visiting the past. HISTORIC VILLAGE HERBERTON The Historic HERBERTON TOWN The oldest town on THE RAILWAY MUSEUM Also worth a visit Village Herberton provides a rare the Atherton Tablelands has its entire is the Railway Museum, located at the glimpse spanning two centuries into precinct listed on the National Heritage end of John Street. Open on weekends Australia’s pioneering past and cultural Register, and is best discovered via and public holidays, the museum is history. Exhibits range from dwellings, its intriguing photo posts and self- operated by The Atherton-Herberton antiques and vehicles through to guided Heritage Walk. See the earliest Historic Railway Inc. volunteer Aboriginal artifacts and World War building, the 1881 School of Arts, in organisation. Having restored the old II memorabilia. It is a living museum the main street and wander down to train line, they now operate train rides experience, with demonstrations the Jack & Newell Store c.1882, which from Herberton Station to the Historic of vintage machinery and trades, houses the fascinating Spy & Camera Village Herberton on a regular Sunday including blacksmithing and printing. Museum. timetable between 10am and 3pm. The Village occupies 16 acres (6.5 Open seven days, this museum is Please check the Historic Village’s hectares) at Herberton and has been one-of-a-kind and will transport visitors website for more information. laid out to resemble a tin mining town from downtown Herberton to the cold, THE HERBERTON MINING MUSEUM AND with a garage, newspaper office, dark streets of the former USSR and INFORMATION CENTRE Occupying the site butcher’s shop, chemist, grocery store, the world of espionage. Learn the of the first big tin discovery at the frock salon, toy shop, coach house, history of photography, starting with Great Northern Mine, the museum has John Deere tractor shed, radio store, the birth of today’s modern camera and themed areas telling the fascinating sewing machine shop and tool shed. finish with owner Michael Peterson’s story of Herberton’s mining history Each each stocked with period wares favourite – the spy camera. and the town’s development. There are and items. mineral collections on show, plus a Elderslie House, built for John Newell, HERBERTON HIGHLIGHTS small theatre for multi-media displays. ‘the father of Herberton’, sits grandly IRVINEBANK Established in 1882, among more than 60 restored Irvinebank boasts many century- buildings. These include the Herberton ► Historic Village Herberton old buildings such as century-old State School, circa 1883, and the ► Spy & Camera Museum buildings. These include Loudoun ‘haunted’ Bakerville Tearooms, where House, now a museum, and which was food is served daily. Allow a full day for ► Railway Museum the home of the town’s founder, John your visit. Moffat. At nearby Montalbion, a former ► Train Rides The Village is open seven days and Cobb & Co. stop, you can fish in the dogs on leads are welcome. dam and camp under the stars. WATCH VIDEO 30 www.athertontablelands.com.au