![]() The building has been purchased with intent to turn it into a museum about Mary Poppins and PL Travers. Sculptor: Dr Ryl Hinwood Hon D Phil (QLD) It is a tribute to the author and the important place she holds in children’s literature. This statue was unveiled on 9 August 2005, the 106th anniversary of P L Travers’ birth by her friend Patricia Feltham. Maryborough is the birthplace of P L Travers Creator of Mary Poppins. ![]() The red and green crossing lights at the intersection have been changed to look like Mary Poppins standing with her umbrella down and walking with her umbrella up, a nice touch. The statue is holding a partly opened umbrella, symbolic of the scene where the wind blows away all of the waiting nannies and Mary Poppins gracefully flies in with her umbrella. ![]() The life-size statue of PL Travers is on the corner of Kent Street and Richmond St, on the Richmond St side. ![]()
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