History Archive

Inskip Lighthouse - The restored light sitting up in the coast guard radio tower
Shedding light on Inskip history: Recently, the radio tower at the Tin Can Bay Coast Guard base
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HMAS Wyatt Earp - an early photo in the 1930s
The bones of HMAS Wyatt Earp: It has been 100 years since the Natone, or Wyatt Earp first
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Remembrance Day is even more significant this year, as it is now 100 years since World War I ended, you are invited to join services in Rainbow Beach (pictured from last year) or Tin Can Bay
Commemorate the centenary of the Armistice: Remembrance Day Sunday November 11 2018 The Rainbow Beach RSL Sub Branch
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Some of these faces from this class in 1955 can enjoy a reunion on October 13
Historic Cooloola – The old Tin Can Bay School: Annette Bailey The name Tin Can Bay conjures up many visions, but
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Local Veteran, Bob Carroll loading rockets in Vietnam
Why is August 18 recognised as Vietnam Veteran’s Day?: The Vietnam War was a long and bloody war, running from 1962
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Early last month, remnants of the Cherry Venture were seen on Teewah Beach, now safely buried back under the sand
A little bit of history repeating – Cherry Venture exposed: Last month, rusty remnants of the shipwrecked Cherry Venture began to appear
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The Rainbow Beach fire of September 1984 leaves the dunes blackened
Historic Cooloola – The fire of 1984: Ian Ross With cool, dry air and an increase in southerly and
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Squatters - Doodle's Inn 1993
Historic Cooloola: Squatters of Cooloola: Squatters? Are they a thing of the past? During the recent Easter
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Carlo Creek Jetty
Visiting Rainbow Beach in the 1930s: Many locals are crying out for a jetty in Tin Can Bay,
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Building the Mikado Motel on top of hill Cooloola Drive 1973 - now replaced by Rainbow Ocean Palms Resort
Later land sales in Rainbow Beach: Ian Ross In a recent article, I told the story of the
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