Spring Bluff Railway
Weeping Mothers Memorial
The Lights on the Hill Memorial at Lake Apex in Gatton commemorates truck and coach drivers of Australia who have lost their lives. Built using Helidon sandstone, the monument features carefully chosen symbolic materials and shapes to represent the lives and emotional bonds between drivers, friends and family and the Australian community.
Gatton murders
Michael Murphy (aged 29), Norah Murphy (aged 27) and Ellen Murphy (aged 18) were brutally murdered on their way home from a local dance. The siblings were well liked and the murder was a national sensation. To this day, no perpetrator has been convicted of the crime. Visit the grave sites at the Gatton Cemetery and stop at the Gatton Library to read the full account.
In 1898, Gatton was the scene of a triple murder, known as the Gatton Mystery or Gatton Tragedy. Victims
HORSE FIELD DAYS GATTON HEAVYa part of the LOCKYER VALLEY HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Annually on the May long weekend Phone: 0427 566 029
www.gattonheavy horses.com.au
Come and see the Heavy Horses that built our nation Visit the Lockyer Valley
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