Harrisville, Scenic Rim, Southern Queensland, Australia.

Harrisville was established in the early 1860s, and is 25ks from Ipswich rich farming land this was fertile land and by 1864, there were 27 thriving farms, growing cotton, oats, maize, potatoes and tobacco. In 1870, George and John Harris bought land from early settler Robert Dunn and established a store and a cotton gin to separate seed from mid 1870s, cotton growing had declined. Harrisville has many heritage buildings including the Courthouse and Police Lock-up, the School of Arts, the Masonic Hall, and historic churches, Royal Hotel that looks down the main street and the Commercial Hotel in the middle of the main street. The Harrisville Historical Society Museum contains many heritage artifacts including a prized exhibit of a rain-gun used during the 1902 drought. A war memorial in the town. Summerland Camel farm is a must do experience for all the family.