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Newspapers in the early 1900s told tales of strange creatures in the region.
A story published in the Wide Bay News in 1909 details a case of creatures dubbed "bunyips" in headlines of the time.
Reports came in initially of strange creatures spotted in the Burnett River at Gayndah, which prompted others to contact the paper about their own encounters.
A Mr Williams reported spotting the creatures on his property, Greenfield, located eight miles from Torbanlea and 12 miles from Maryborough.
The property contained large lagoons, some of which were as deep as 60 to 70 feet.
In about 1904, Mr Williams said his wife and 14-year-old daughter saw two strange creatures about three-and-a-half foot tall, come out of the water holes and run towards them.