page_title: Bundaberg Hummock
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bundaberg Hummock / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Hinkler Memorial on the Hummock, Bundaberg, 1947 Bundaberg was the birthplace in 1892 of the aviation pioneer Bert Hinkler, who made the first solo flight from Britain to Australia in 1928. He made his first attempt to fly in a glider on Mon Repos Beach in 1912. There is a monument to him on the Hummock, and the Hinkler family house in Mount Perry road is now a memorial museum. Bert Hinkler was killed in an air crash in the Italian Alps in 1933.
context_page_description: The Bundaberg Hummock, also referred to as The Hummock, is an extinct volcano remnant situated in the locality of Qunaba east of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Its official name is Sloping Hummock. The summit of the hill holds both a memorial to Bert Hinkler and the heritage listed Sir Anthony's Rest
context_section_description: From the deck of HMS Norfolk, Lieutenant Matthew Flinders took a bearing on a small volcanic outcrop, five kilometres to the south of Mon Repos beach.  Flinders was surveying the waters between Great Sandy Island (Fraser Island) and the mainland.  He named the outcrop the Sloping Hummock during his 1799 visit.
  In 1930, the Bundaberg branch of the  Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) acquired the land at the top of the Hummock in order to create a park for motoring tourists to enjoy the views. The park was officially opened on 17 October 1931.
  On 14 August 1937, the President of the RACQ unveiled a memorial to the Bundaberg-born aviator Bert Hinkler on the top of the Hummock.
caption: Hinkler memorial at the Hummock, 1947
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