The rock, which has a head carved in the shape of an ape, sits in a small timber and glass cabinet in the museum's souvenirs gallery. But Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum secretary Ralph ...

Picture: Patrick Woods. St Patrick's College Prep Blue. Picture: Patrick Woods. Gympie West State School Prep N. Picture: Patrick Woods. Gympie West State School Prep F. Picture: Patrick Woods.

"Where's the ape statue?" It's a question museum staff at Gympie, two hours north of Brisbane, have been answering for decades. The rock, which has a head carved in the shape of an ape, sits in a ...