Nambour and Woombye Roads reach back in time

It is remarkable to think that not so long ago, these photos were the street views of our busy thoroughfares of today.

Currie Street, Nambour, looking north from the corner of Bury Street, ca 1915. Bury Street intersection in foreground, two-storey E.S. & A. Bank in middle distance (on the eastern side of Currie Street).Two horsemen passing the building which originally housed the Chronicle Office.

Currie Street, Nambour’s main street, was previously known as Gympie Road. It runs from Petrie Creek to Lamington Terrace. The street was officially named in 1896 to honour Daniel Currie, the father of John Currie, who was a member of the Maroochy Divisional Board Committee, chosen to name the streets of Nambour.

Blackall Street, the main street in Woombye, was named by surveyor Abraham H. May after Sir Samuel Blackall, the second Governor of Queensland. The street marks the track along which the early teamsters hauled timber from the scrubs along Paynters Creek and the Rafting Ground at Eudlo Creek.

Thanks to the Heritage Library staff for the words & Picture Sunshine Coast for the images.

Pictured top: Blackall Street, Woombye, looking west to the Range, 1912.

Bottom: Two horsemen pass the building which originally housed the Chronicle Office in Currie Street, Nambour. Looking north from the corner of Bury Street, ca 1915. Bury Street intersection in foreground, two-storey ES&A Bank in middle distance (on the eastern side of Currie Street).