Australian Sugar Industry Museum

Fowler #3 - Bundaberg QLD

The Bundaberg Fowler #3 is a locomotive built by the Bundaberg Foundry in 1952 & 1st commissioned on June 5, 1952. It spent its working life in the sugar industry, firstly at Mourilyan Sugar Mill, where it served until 1966. It then saw service at Millaquin Sugar Mill until 1978 and from there it went to Quanaba Mill until it’s retirement in 1979.
She was then donated to the Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society Incorporated for restoration in 1981. It was restored and first recommissioned on November 20, 1988 when rail operations began in the Bundaberg Botanical Gardens.

The society, trading as ASCR (Australian Sugar Cane Railway) is a working museum, and is a community non-profit organisation that restores, maintains & operates locomotives that were used in the Bundaberg district to haul sugar cane to the juice & sugar mills.
They can be found in Bundaberg QLD at the Botanical Gardens, just off Young Street.

We enjoyed our visit to the region, and this was our highlight. If you are ever in the area, look them up.
Further details can be found at

I am in no way affiliated with ASCR, nor am I profiting from this video. The information I have supplied was taken from a readout I received on the day and is possibly available on the above mentioned website .

Footage recorded 06/10/19

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Innisfail is the Cassowary Coast’s biggest town with a population of approximately 10,000. The township is situated about 5km from the coast 90km south of Cairns and approximately 50km from Tully and Mission Beach

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What is the weather like?

A warm tropical climate and an annual rainfall of around 3500mm ensures the area is always lush and green. Average daytime temperatures in Australia’s winter range from 26 and 30 degrees Celsius (in the dry season from May to October) and in the wet season (November to April) the temperature is around 30 degrees.

What are the local industries?

Agriculture is the major economic driver with well-established banana, sugar cane and tropical fruit industries. Nearby Mourilyan Harbour is a major regional port with bulk sugar-loading facilities, and the South Johnstone Sugar Mill is a significant local employer.

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What are the local attractions?

Innisfail has one of the best collections of art deco buildings in Australia and visitors can take a self-guided walk around town with the help of a brochure from the Innisfail Visitors Information Centre.

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Wooroonooran National Park, with the Mamu Canopy Walkway and walking trails through the Misty Mountains, is 27km west of Innisfail. Other attractions include an historic Spanish-style castle and pleasure gardens, a tropical fruit winery and sugar industry museum.

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or Ronnie: 0417 760 500