Caboolture Historical Village

With over a century of local history on display, Caboolture Historical Village is a must-visit destination. Situated on 12 acres of land, north of Caboolture CBD, the Historical Village is a wonderful collection of vintage objects and buildings that tell a riveting story about our past. Amble through the streets of yesteryear, with quaint churches, a post office, butcher, corner store and beautiful gardens. Or learn about the region’s ‘underbelly’ of hardened criminals and murderers at the prison, where you can also view objects from Brisbane’s notorious Boggo Road. Automotive and machinery enthusiast? Caboolture Historical Village has over 73 refurbished cars, motorbikes, trucks and tractors on display and is home to the Antique Machinery Restoration Society of Queensland.

A history lesson for the whole family!

New Hologram Attraction

Mr William Geddes ‘Lord of Caboolture’ and the first Postmaster has returned to the same Post Office building where he worked back in 1869. The Caboolture Historical Village created a full-size ‘life-like’ hologram of Mr Geddes who welcomes visitors and talks about how he and his family risked the dangerous journey from Manchester in England and ended up following the gold diggers, who were on their way to the Gympie gold fields hoping to make their fortunes. Mr Geddes and his family got as far as Caboolture, where he established a store, a hotel, and eventually owning vast swathes of the local area, hence he became known as ‘the Lord of Caboolture’.

This new exhibit is funded by Arts Queensland and is the first of a number of exciting projects the Caboolture Historical Village are planning to enrich the experience of visitors and bring history to life.

The Caboolture Historical Village collection

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