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'Field of Dreams'
Sarina District's Historical Centre
Located behind the Information Centre as you enter Sarina from the south (adjacent
to the Sarina Railway Station).
Opening Hours
10 am - 2 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Enquiries
PO Box 219
Sarina Q 4737
Group bookings: 07 4943 1926
icscott @ orion-online.com.au
Massey-Ferguson Cane Commander
photo.
Historic wholestick cane loader
photo.
Links to additional photos below right.
The Historical Centre is the former St Anne's Catholic Convent building and was
relocated here in 2001. The small station building nearby was built in 1911 as
QR's Eungella Range Station and renamed Netherdale Station in 1913. The
Netherdale Station was moved to Yukan in 1978, replacing the old siding shed
that was there, before being moved to the 'Field of Dreams' in 2002 (head photo
above).
More recently the centre has developed a walking trail through to Plane Creek and
will soon (mid-2006) be opening a miniature, but operational, sugar mill and
distillery (see photo below). Visitors will be albe to view the process of molasses
distillation through to the production of rum and other alcoholic beverages. This
new Sugar Shed will also have a display of sugar cane harvesting equipment.
Wagon signage (opposite side): Jilalan Station and Maintenance Depot, mines serviced by Goonyella Rail System, Goonyella wagon details.
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