History Archive

Fishing party at Tin Can Bay ca.1925 - State Library of Queensland
Who’s Keen for a Tin Can Bay Party?: November is going to be a big month for Tin Can Bay
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The Road to Rainbow was just a sandy track in 1959. This photo was taken and is printed with permission from Gympie The real treasure is the town FB page.
Do you remember way back when…: …the road to Rainbow was just a sandy track? This photo was
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Cooloola and Inskip Access Map
Cooloola Wilderness Trail Closed: Applies: 24 March to 8 April 2022, Cooloola Recreation Area, Great Sandy
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Greg Walker chats to new RBCN owner Rhyll Davis about her deep personal ties to Vietnam Veteran’s Day
Rainbow hosts moving Veteran’s Day service: The grey clouds parted just in time for the start of the
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Edgar Degas Dancers, Pink and Green c.1890
European Masterpieces: The most significant exhibition of international art to be presented in Queensland
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April, 2005, Volume 7, Issue 4, Rainbow Beach Community News - Mainstay shipwreck
Historical Cooloola: The story of the Mainstay: Shipwrecked in 2005, the sailing yacht, Mainstay, floundered on the beach at
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Mary Valley Rattler - Australian flags
Gympie Station to relive its World War association with special Mary Valley Rattler ANZAC Express: Gympie Station will relive its direct association with Australia’s war efforts by
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Has your house been built yet? Marilyn Stone's image from 1982 is only one of many submitted to the new Rainbow Beach history project
Help Make History: Margaret Grant  After visiting many historical museums while on our recent holiday
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Mary Valley Rattler volunteer & youngster at the Australia Day community event
Mary Valley Rattler “Rattler Mates” membership for locals: 28 January 2021: The Mary Valley Rattler’s Australia Day community event was
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The amount of erosion needed to expose the MV Natone
More on the shipwreck of the MV Natone: Following last month’s article on the Trish Burgess book ‘Wyatt Earp –
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