July 30, 2013
A “Back to Wengenville Day” is being organised by the Bunya Mountains Natural History Association as part of a push to make sure the former town in the foothills of the Bunya Mountains is not forgotten.
The day – to be held on Saturday, October 5 – will coincide with the official unveiling of signs to be erected by the South Burnett Regional Council which will mark the location of the town, the sawmill, and the school.
Wengenville is one of the South Burnett’s genuine “timber towns”.
At its height there was a school, shops, houses and a thriving sawmill which operated from the 1920s until 1961, processing timber from the nearby mountains.
These days, the town is still marked on many maps but there’s little to be seen in the locality, only one house on the side of the Maidenwell Bunya Mountains Road.
The association is still gathering photographs of the old town and sawmill.
Anyone with photographs – or any stories – about Wengenville should contact Gaye Smith, from the Association, on (07) 4163-1365 or John Learmont on 0409-625-865.
- Related article: Do You Remember Wengenville?
[Photos: Bunya Mountains Natural History Association]
