St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral, Rockhampton

It's good when travelling to seek out the Catholic Churches and take photos, go to Mass or whatever.  St. Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton was built between 1893 and 1899. It's built with local sandstone and is in the Gothic style.  The sanctuary was added later, completed in 1982.  Next door is the Catholic School.

Flower in Winter.

The flowers below were taken around the caravan park in Rockhampton, Queensland.
Always look forward to looking at these plants as we don't have them at home here.

One of the bathrooms at the caravan park.

Rockhampton, Queensland

After Biloela we headed for Rockhampton to the Caravan Park we usually stay at.

Rockhampton is a city with approximately 78,600 people living in it.  These days it's an agriculture and industrial centre plus a tourist destination.

The road to Mount Morgan, Queensland.

The above photo was taken from the vehicle as we drove around the round a bout, it's a large bull.

These flowers were at one of the stores in Rockhampton, Queensland.

A building at Mount Morgan, Queensland.

A few hotels at Mt. Morgan, Queensland

Love the wrought iron on the building below.  Above give some idea of a house in Rockhampton.

The train line and an old building in Rockhampton, Queensland.

View from Mt. Archer, Queensland

Mt. Archer National Park is 522 kilometres northwest of Brisbane.  It's the backdrop of the city of Rockhampton which marks the start of Tropical Queensland.
Mount Arches is 604 meters above sea level.  The park covers 4250 hectares of open forest and woolands.
There is a nice picnic area with a good sized car park which is sealed as the road is up to Mt. Archer.

The city below of Rockhampton.

Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland.

Quay Street in Rockhampton mostly follows the Fitzroy River, it's catchment covers an area of 142,665 square kilometers, making it the largest river catchment flowing to the eastern coast of Australia.
The lower reaches of the river are home to salt water crocodiles.  In 2003 a crocodile measuring more than 4 meters (13ft) long was captured.  The most diverse range of freshwater fish in the country are found within the Fitzroy basin.

Walking along Quay Street this is the view.

The River has flooded many times over the years and below is the measure of the floods including the years.

More of Quay Street, Rockhampton, Queensland

Criterion Hotel/Motel in Quay Street is a beautiful building which can be seen from the bridge across the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton.  It's not an easy building to photograph because there are trees behind me then the river so one can't take a whole photo of it.
The Hotel was built in 1899 to 1890.

Rockhampton Post Office on East Street. Built from 1892 to 1896

Quay Street Rockhampton, Queensland

Quay Street in Rockhampton runs beside the Fitzroy River and it's where most of the old buildings are.
In 2016 the street was being renewed and cars were not permitted along that way, only the people that worked in the buildings, 2017 it was finished so we were lucky to be able to drive and park in Quay Street.

The Custom House built in 1899 to 1900