Discover Herston: History and Golf

You can explore Herston during your trip through a range of interests: historic buildings, cultural walks, a medical history collection and golf. Would you like to learn about a building’s former use, explore a collection at your own pace, or find out about the layout of a golf course? The details below can help you decide what to focus on during your stay.

Historic buildings and cultural walks

The two eight-storey Lady Lamington Towers were formerly nurses’ accommodation. They are the oldest surviving nurses’ accommodation in Queensland. The Towers are significant both for their specific former function and for the preservation of this accommodation. Their former use offers a different way to explore them than focusing solely on their architectural form.

Cultural walks in Herston offer insights and stories from the area’s past. They broaden the focus from individual buildings to the history of the area. If you would like to take part in a heritage trail, you can contact rbhnursesassn@gmail.com. Check the contact details before making an enquiry, as they may change.

Medical history at the museum

The Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History offers a self-guided visit to its collection. The museum displays Queensland’s first X-ray machine. This exhibit gives your visit a specific connection to medical history, while the self-guided visit also lets you explore the collection as a whole. The museum is open daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Opening hours may change, so confirm them before your visit.

Auchenreoch and its original features

Auchenreoch has been restored and retains many of its original features. Here, the focus is on the house and its preserved architectural characteristics. This distinguishes it from the Lady Lamington Towers as a historic point of interest: at Auchenreoch, restoration and original features take centre stage, while the Towers are notable for their former use as nurses’ accommodation. If you’re comparing historic places by theme, these offer two different perspectives on buildings.

A golf course with two nine-hole rounds

Victoria Park’s 18-hole golf course consists of two nine-hole rounds, each of which returns to the clubhouse. Each round returns to the clubhouse, giving you a sense of the course’s layout as two sections. If you’d like to include golf in your travel plans, this format offers a specific point of reference. It describes the course’s layout and provides a different focus from the buildings, walks and museum collection.

Different points of reference for planning

These details help with different planning questions: the opening hours offer guidance on when to visit the museum, the contact details are for enquiries about joining a heritage trail, and the nine-hole format describes the layout of the golf course. These points are not interchangeable; each relates to a different interest. This can help you decide whether to focus on building history, a collection, the area’s past or golf during your trip to Herston.

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