mozzasbigtrip: Childers

Before arriving at Maryborough we did a day stopover at a town called Childers. It was an absolutely lovely town. Lots of heritage buildings, clean & green. We visited an old pharmacy that the Council now owns. It is exactly as it was when it was built more than 100 years ago. The first pharmacist died in the 1930s. His son took over until the 1960s and then his business partner took it on. The pharmacy was then handed over as an historical site. The Council now own it. When they went thru the sheds etc. in the back, there were hundreds of boxes of brand new medications, lotions, potions, products etc. Been stored in these sheds since the beginnings of the pharmacy. Bottles of all shapes and colors, boxes of products not seen these days. The tiled floor is over 100 years old and looks almost new. It was great to look at all the bottles of lotions & potions from yesteryear. Great stuff. But the best was to come. We visited the Memorial Hall and saw the most beautiful war memorial that we have ever seen. Of course, it was just a few days after Anzac Day, and all the floral tributes were on display. Lots of wreaths made by local school children, poems etc. made it even more special. Each of the fallen soldiers from the area, in all of the various wars that we have had, have their own special plaque, with their name & photo. So many young looking "boys". It was a very special place and made us feel very privileged to have visited.