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Name plate displayed alongside other piece of history Whistlestop president Warren McPherson (left) and officer John Sim hold the original name plate where they intend to mount it on a piece of an old boiler from the Maryborough flour mill. A plaque will tell the story of the journey of the brass "Mary Ann" plate from when it was cast at Walkers Ltd in 1873 until it returned to the city 147 years later. News Nancy Bates Premium Content Subscriber only M...

News Nancy Bates Premium Content Subscriber only They are calling it a Christmas miracle at the Whistlestop museum. The original name plate of the legendary Mary Ann locomotive has mysteriously reappeared after 127 years. The little locomotive, the first built in Queensland, disappeared without a trace in 1893 after a Mary River flood and a disastrous fire at the Dundathu sawmill where she was stored. Maryborough engineer Peter Olds, long intrigued by the ...