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Palace Hotel, Childers, Heritage-listed hotel in Childers, Australia.

The Palace Hotel stands as a two-story masonry building with corrugated iron roofs and a rectangular wing connected through an internal courtyard.

Built in 1902 after a fire destroyed several buildings on Churchill Street, this masonry structure replaced an earlier wooden hotel at the same location.

The structure includes a memorial glass wall created by Queensland artist Sam Di Mauro to commemorate fifteen backpackers who perished in the 2000 fire.

The ground floor now functions as a tourist information center operated by Bundaberg Regional Council, while the upper level houses the Palace Backpackers Memorial.

Sydney artist Josonia Palaitis created a painting depicting all victims of the 2000 fire based on their photographs, which remains displayed in the memorial.

Location: Queensland

GPS coordinates: -25.23680,152.27860

Latest update: March 11, 2025 03:50

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