by admin@herberton | Apr 22, 2022 | Events, What's New
Machinery, volunteers and the Village team are working up a head of steam for this year’s much-anticipated Pioneer Weekend on May 7 and 8. The ever-popular Littmus Steampunk Band will be back on stage at historic Elderslie House, while various machines, including the...
by admin@herberton | May 4, 2021 | Events, What's New
Step back into the 1880s this weekend (May 8 and 9) when the Historic Village Herberton presents its Pioneer Weekend Country & Folk Music Festival. Dress up in the costumes of yesteryear for the Pioneer Fashions On The Field (children and adults) to add to the...
by admin@herberton | May 2, 2021 | What's New
Herberton, otherwise known as the Village in the Hills, owes its European settlement to the discovery of tin. It takes its name from the Herbert River as its sits at its headwaters and it was named in 1864 after the first premier of Queensland. Prospectors came to the...
by admin@herberton | Apr 27, 2021 | What's New
There will be plenty of steam-powered entertainment for everyone this May 8 and 9 when the Historic Village Herberton presents its Pioneer Weekend Country & Folk Music Festival. Talented crowd pleasers the Littmus Steampunk Band will be spreading the word about...
by admin@herberton | Apr 2, 2021 | Family, School Holidays, What's New
Imagine this? This is the school of hard knocks – no heating or cooling apart from an open window and the infamous “cane” hanging by the blackboard. Built in 1881 Herberton State School took students from Grade 1 to Grade 7 (5 to 12 years old) Grades 8, 9 and 10 were...
by admin@herberton | Mar 29, 2021 | Events, Family, School Holidays, What's New
Take a stroll down nostalgia lane, see a century-old mechanical blast from the past, or enjoy the added bonus of a guest appearance by country music favourite Dave Kirk at the Historic Village Herberton this Easter school holidays. A huge 1905 Marshall Steam Traction...
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