Government Bond Store, Maryborough
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Maryborough Bond Store Museum, 2008
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| Location | Wharf Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 25°32′19″S 152°42′21″E / 25.5386°S 152.7058°ECoordinates: 25°32′19″S 152°42′21″E / 25.5386°S 152.7058°E |
| Design period | 1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1864 - 1883 |
| Architect | Charles Tiffin |
| Official name: Government Bond Store (former) | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 7 February 2005 |
| Reference no. | 600716 |
| Significant period | 1860s-1880s (fabric) 1860s-? (historical) |
| Builders | William Hope |
 Location of Government Bond Store in Queensland
Location of Government Bond Store in Queensland
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Government Bond Store is a heritage-listed bond store at Wharf Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles Tiffin and built from 1864 to 1883 by William Hope. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005.
The Government Bond Store in Maryborough, one of the earliest brick buildings in the town, was constructed in several stages from 1863. The building served for many years as a store for goods being processed by the adjacent Customs House.
The original township of Maryborough was situated, not in its current place, but on the north of the Mary River, after wharves were established there in 1847-8 providing transport for wool from sheep stations on the Burnett River. In 1850 Surveyor, Hugh Roland Labatt arrived in Maryborough with instructions to "examine the River Mary...to suggest ...the best site or sites for the laying out of the town, having regard to the convenience of shipping on one hand and internal communication on the other...also...point out the spots desirable as reserves for public building, church, quay and for places for public recreation." The site recommended by Labatt was not where the settlement was emerging but further east and from the early 1850s this is where the growing town developed.
With the separation of Queensland from the colony of New South Wales in 1859, Maryborough was declared a Port of Entry and a sub collector was appointed. As a port the conditions of importing and exporting from Maryborough were subject to the control of the Queensland Customs Department. Taxation on goods entering and leaving the colony was an important source of revenue for the newly established Queensland Government and, accordingly, customs services were highly regarded and respected. Collectors and sub-collectors were appointed as towns along the coastline were declared Ports of Entry, and although most customs officers commenced their duties in humble or makeshift buildings, the importance of the service demanded customs houses of more prominence and grandeur.
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