Gain an insight into the timber industry of yesteryear
Situated just north of Gympie, WoodWorks: the Forestry and Timber Museum is a living historical museum focused on the timber and forestry industries from their colonial beginnings up to the 1950`s. The Museum provides a fascinating insight into the role of forestry and timber in Queensland`s and Gympie region`s colonial beginnings through a significant collection including pioneering handtools, timber samples, timber getting and forestry equipment and associated transport.
Features include a 619 year old Kauri Pine disc section, bullock wagons, a blacksmith shop, a replica timber getter`s hut, a replica of a 1860s steam driven bush sawmill and a 1925 Republic truck.