Temporal setting: 1918
Location notes:
The film is set entirely in Bundaberg and the production involved all location-shooting in Bundaberg and surrounding towns.
Shooting Locations
Gayndah, Bundaberg region, Queensland
The Queensland town of Gayndah was a shooting location for many town shots of The Mango Tree. The Grand Hotel, still situated on the corner of Weson and Warton Streets in Gayndah, is visible in multiple scenes. Though the entire main street of Gayndah was transformed for the shoot, with sand brought in to cover the bitumen on the roads, shops repainted and hoardings replaced (Keith Finlay in the Australian Women's Weekly 26 October 1977).
Coordinates have been given for the Grand Hotel.
Cordalba, Bundaberg region, Queensland
Cordalba was a shooting location for The Mango Tree. The white church featured in the film is located on Hodges Road, in Cordalba. It is probable other locations were also used.
Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg region, Queensland
Bundaberg South State School was a shooting location for The Mango Tree.
Walla Station, Bundaberg region, Queensland
The Walla Station located on the banks of Burnett River, off of the Bruce Highway fifteen kilometres south from Gin Gin, was a shooting location for The Mango Tree. It is not open to the public but can be seen from Walla Island.
Coordinates given are approximate.
(http://www.ginginqld.org.au/pages/uploads/docs/infoguide.pdf)
Mount Perry, Bundaberg region, Queensland
Mount Perry, fifty kilometres west of Gin Gin, was a shooting location for The Mango Tree.
Bundaberg Distillery, Bundaberg region, Queensland
The "Millaquin" Sugar Mill, located on Whittred Street in Bundaberg on the banks of the Burnett River, was a shooting location for The Mango Tree. The stand-off with "the preacher" occurs at the sugar mill here. Bundaberg Sugar Company was also a financial investor of the film.
Temporal setting: 1918
Location notes:
The film begins and ends with the scene of Jamie departing Bundaberg via train, as he travels to the city after the war has ended.
Shooting Locations
Bundaberg Railway Station, Bundaberg region, Queensland
Shot on-location at Bundaberg Railway Station, on McLean Street, Bundaberg.