Buildings at the Caboolture Historical Village

Caboolture
Pleasant commuter town north of Brisbane.
Located only 45 km north of Brisbane and 15 m above sea-level, Caboolture is now a commuter township of around 40,000 people on the edges of Greater Brisbane. The regular fast trains, which take less than an hour, transport residents to and from work in the city. The staples of the local economy are the service industries, dairying, mixed farming, timber, cattle and tropical fruit.

The Caboolture area was settled in 1842 when the land around the Moreton Bay penal colony was opened up to free settlers. By the mid-1860s the local pastoralists were experimenting with sugarcane and cotton. In 1867 a tiny settlement was established to service the needs of miners making the trek from Brisbane to the goldfields near Gympie. The local shire was constituted in 1879 and in 1888 the railway line from Brisbane was opened.

It is thought that the town's name probably derives from the local Aboriginal word 'cabul', 'kabultur', 'kabul-tur' or 'rabultja' meaning 'carpet snake' or 'place of the carpet snake'. The spelling 'Caboolture' was first used in 1848.

Markets are held each Sunday from 6.00 a.m. to midday at the showgrounds in Beerburrum Rd.

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Visitor Information
The Caboolture Tourist Information Centre is located at 55 King Street,,tel: (07) 5495 3122.

Historical Village
The town's major attraction is the superb Historical Village which is located on Beerburrum Road to the north of the town centre. It currently has 66 old buildings and is becoming so vast that it will soon constitute a separate township. The buildings include a barber's shop, post office, police station, stable, chook house, shire hall, blacksmith's foundry, sawmill, lockup, and morgue. Apart from all the interesting old buildings the village actually has shops where normal trading occurs. On the Australia Day weekend and Fathers Day Sunday all the machinery in the village is operational. There is an excellent booklet The History of Caboolture and Districts, published by the Caboolture Historical Society, which is available at the head office. It provides detailed histories of most of the important buildings.

Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology
Another interesting tourist attraction is the excellent Abbey Museum (situated on Old Toorbul Road leading to Bribie Island) which claims to have one of the finest private museum collections in Australia. Owned by the Confraternity of St Michael the collection is unusual in that it has representative artefacts and art works from cultures as diverse as Ancient Egypt and Medieval Europe. A far cry from the typical Australian folk museum the Abbey collection boasts over 4500 separate items, tel: (07) 5495 1652.

Caboolture Airfield and War Plane Museum
Hot-air ballooning, gliding and skydiving are popular at the Caboolture Airfield. It is also home to the War Plane Museum which houses an extensive collection of aircraft, military vehicles, World War II memorabilia and an audio-visual presentation. It is located at 104 McNaught Rd, tel: (07) 5499 1144.

Delaney's Creek Winery & Vineyard
Delaney's Creek Winery & Vineyard is located at 70 Hennessey Rd, Delaney's Creek. It is open from 10.00 a.m. to daily, closing at 4.00 p.m. on weekdays and 5.00 p.m. on weekends, tel: (07) 5496 4925. They produce cabernet franc, shiraz cabernet franc, marsanne blanc, muscat rose, verdelho and fortified wines.

	Tourist Information
	Caboolture Visitor Information Centre BP North Travel Centre, Bruce Hwy Caboolture QLD 4510 Telephone: 1800 833 100
	Motels
	Caboolture Motel 4 Lower King St Caboolture QLD 4510 Telephone: (07) 5495 2888 Rating: ***
	Hotels
	Caboolture Sundowner Hotel/Motel Cnr Bribie Island Rd & Aerodrome Dve Caboolture QLD 4510 Telephone: (07) 5495 8666 Rating: ***
	Club Hotel 16 Mathew Tce Caboolture QLD 4510 Telephone: (07) 5495 1088
	Caravan Parks
	Caboolture Caravan Park Bruce Hwy Caboolture QLD 4510 Telephone: (07) 5495 1041 Rating: ***