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(11 pictures)
Picture relating to Kingaroy - titled 'Construction of the large peanut silo, 1938'
Picture relating to Somerset Dam - titled 'Reinforced sections of Somerset Dam during its construction, southeast Queensland, 1938'
Picture relating to Somerset Dam - titled 'Somerset Dam under construction, 1938'
Picture relating to Somerset Dam - titled 'Somerset Dam during construction, July 1938'
Picture relating to Murgon - titled 'Aerial view of construction of the Public Hall and commercial buildings, Murgon, 1938'
Picture relating to Brisbane - titled 'North section of the Story Bridge during construction, Brisbane, ca. 1938'
Picture relating to Brisbane - titled 'Fortitude Valley and surrounds seen from atop the Story Bridge during construction, Brisbane, ca. 1938'
Picture relating to Brisbane - titled 'Story Bridge in the fourth stage of construction, Brisbane, 1938'
Picture relating to Brisbane - titled 'Story Bridge under construction in Brisbane, 1938'
Picture relating to Brisbane - titled 'Story Bridge during construction, Brisbane, 1938'
Picture relating to Brisbane - titled 'Construction of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1938'

Construction of the large peanut silo, 1938

contributed by QldPics, taken in 1938
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Settled in the 1870s by the Markwell brothers, Kingaroy expanded when the railway came through in the 1890s. It was traditionally known as a centre for growing peanuts and navy beans but since the 1990s it has become the centre for an important wine growing region in the South Burnett area. (Information taken from South Burnett tourism website, 2002-2006, retrieved 3 July 2007 from

This picture is also part of the following Bonzle photo collections: