The Bundaberg Hummock, also referred to as The Hummock, is an

extinct volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ar ...

remnant situated in the locality of Qunaba east of Bundaberg,

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, Australia. Its official (but rarely used) name is Sloping Hummock. The summit of the hill holds both a memorial to

Bert Hinkler Herbert John Louis Hinkler (8 December 1892 – 7 January 1933), better known as Bert Hinkler, was a pioneer Australian aviator (dubbed "Australian Lone Eagle") and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person ...

and the heritage listed

Sir Anthony's Rest Sir Anthony's Rest is a heritage-listed dry-stone lookout at Sir Anthony's Rest Street, Qunaba, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built for the official visit of the Governor of Queensland, Sir Anthony Musgrave, to Bundaberg in ...

History

From the deck of

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, Lieutenant

Matthew Flinders Captain (Royal Navy), Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first littoral zone, inshore circumnavigate, circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland ...

took a bearing on a small volcanic outcrop, five kilometres to the south of Mon Repos beach. Flinders was surveying the waters between Great Sandy Island (

Fraser Island Fraser Island ( Butchulla: ) is a World Heritage-listed island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland, Australia. The island is approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fra ...

) and the mainland. He named the outcrop the Sloping Hummock during his 1799 visit. In 1930, the Bundaberg branch of the

Royal Automobile Club of Queensland The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ) is a mutual organisation and Queensland’s largest Club, providing services including roadside assistance, insurance, banking and travel to its approximately 1.75 million members. RACQ i ...

(RACQ) acquired the land at the top of the Hummock in order to create a park for motoring tourists to enjoy the views. The park was officially opened on 17 October 1931. On 14 August 1937, the President of the RACQ unveiled a memorial to the Bundaberg-born aviator

on the top of the Hummock.

Geography

Qunaba is predominantly farming land, much of it used to grow sugarcane. It is mostly flat land with the exception of the Hummock which provides excellent views over the surrounding flat farmlands. The sides of the Hummock have attracted residential development to take advantage of the views. The fertility of the area is due to the volcanic soil from previous eruptions of the Hummock, which also left the local area scattered with volcanic rocks. Queensland State Archives 337 The official opening of The Hummock Lookout at Sloping Hummock Burnett Shire c 1931

Queensland State Archives 337 The official opening of The Hummock Lookout at Sloping Hummock Burnett Shire c 1931

Heritage listing

The Hummock has been heritage listed as follows: * Sir Anthony's Rest Street:

, a dry-stone rubble platform, constructed during the visit of the

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, Sir

Anthony Musgrave Sir Anthony Musgrave (31 August 1828 – 9 October 1888) was a colonial administrator and governor. He died in office as Governor of Queensland in 1888. Early life He was born at St John's, Antigua, the third of 11 children of Anthony Musgra ...

, to Bundaberg in 1888

References

External links

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