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The silos in 1945. The three free-standing silo structures known as Silos Nos 2, 3 and 4 stand prominently on Haly Street, Kingaroy, within the larger Peanut Company of Australia peanut processing plant which occupies a truncated rectangular block bounded by the streets Haly, Jarah and Alford Street East and the Kingaroy/Kilkivan railway line formation.
Kingaroy is the seat of the South Burrnett Region. [7] It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and its peanut silo dominates the skyline. [8] Kingaroy is also known as the hometown of former Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. [9]
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The Kingaroy Council Chambers, a single storey masonry building with Art Deco decorative features, is located on Haly Street directly opposite Kingaroy's towering peanut silos. In 2012 it forms part of the Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre and is linked to the former power house (now the Kingaroy Heritage Museum) via a connecting building to ...
The Big Peanut Tolga: 1977 [101] Big Peanut Kingaroy: 2021 The Big Pelican: Noosaville: Mounted on a motorised float in parkland next to the Noosa River. [102] The Big Pick, Shovel and Sieve Sapphire: 1999 4×2.5 m (13.1×8.2 ft) Located in front of the Blue Gem Store Van Park. Built by Barry Richardson and David Gould. [103] The Big Pie ...
One of the best known attractions in the area is the peanut-growing district centered on Kingaroy. [4] 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Murgon is the Bjelke-Petersen Dam. Other dams in the region include Gordonbrook Dam and Boondooma Dam. Tarong Power Station and the Tarong National Park are both in the south of the Burnett.
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Church with the Kingaroy Peanut Silos in the background, 2005. St Michael and All Angels Church, Kingaroy is a very intact example of an early twentieth century timber-framed church and is positioned on a largely flat site to the east of Kingaroy's main retail street.