Brooweena Historical Village Museum

The Brooweena Historical Village provides a fascinating glimpse of the past with its tranquil rural setting in the centre of the township of Brooweena, 47 kilometres north of Maryborough. Open on the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm (other times by prior arrangement). Admission: $5 (children free )Concessions are available for group bookings with homemade lunch, morning or afternoon tea. Most buildings are wheelchair accessible. This area was first settled by Europeans in 1849 and the town developed with the arrival of the railway line in 1889. The local sawmill opened in 1924 and closed in November 2013, only to reopen in late 2017. In 1892 the first shop was built in the township, followed by the station master's cottage. In 1915 the Woocoo Shire Office was built and is now housed in the complex. The complex includes blacksmith's shop, butcher shop, wash house, an authentic rustic barn with a collection of bullock and horse drawn vehicles. There is a lot more