A 100-year-old safe containing significant pieces of Darling Downs heritage will be opened at the Jondaryan Woolshed today.
Contained within the safe was a time capsule earmarked for opening in 2013. Jondaryan Woolshed board member Roy Grundy is the only person holding the 'key' to the location of the mysterious time capsule.
"With the 2015 festival only a week away, it seemed appropriate to have a dual celebration, for two 'events' that were preserving the history of the Australian wool industry," said Jackie Howe Festival of the Golden Shears chairman Professor Malcolm McKay.
Mayor Paul Antonio said he was equally excited about unearthing some of the region's history.
"It will be very exciting to see what's inside, and particularly for the younger generation who were not around when it was compiled," Mr Antonio said.
Once the capsule is opened, another will be created in the same safe and opened in 50 years.
"It is most fitting that this old safe will be used again. It has already carried many invaluable records of the old Jondaryan station, especially those it contained when the original station's homestead (built in 1844) burned to the ground on Christmas Eve, 1937," Professor McKay said.
The Jackie Howe Festival of the Golden Shears kicks off on September 4 with a black-tie fashion event hosted by designer Wayne Cooper in the 156-year-old woolshed.
