History Archive

Alain Henderson was a man of extraordinary ability with an encyclopedic memory and an astute judge of livestock and will be missed by all who knew him. RIP Alain - photo purchased from East Coast Images
Alain Henderson – Thank You: There are enough stories in the life of Alain Henderson to fill
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The book, Wyatt Earp: The little ship with many names, will be released by publisher Connor Court in mid May
Wyatt Earp: The little ship with many names: The Natone Shipwreck is part of Rainbow Beach’s history. Lee McCarthy talks
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Author of The Last Fraser Island Puntmen, Allan Shillig with his book - the cover was designed by 12-year-old Aiden Obst who also helped with the layout and taught Allan how to edit
The life of the Fraser Island puntmen: Allan Shillig has written a comprehensive book on his account of the
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Glamour girls at Double Island. Jessie Mallet far right
Bevan and Joy Anderson’s Rainbow Beach: Our family has been visiting Rainbow for holidays since the early ‘70s
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The front cover of the first Rainbow Beach Newspaper produced on December 17, 1998
Happy 21st Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News!: So where were you 21 years ago? I know where Caroline Taylor
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Back: Greg Biddle, Larry Dawson, George Day, Robin Perro, Allan Deen, Wayne Hewitt, Front: Billy Nolan, Garry Hewitt. They are wearing the togs they had to buy the day before to enter the March Past in.
Garry Hewitt’s Rainbow Beach: The Rainbow Beach Surf Club was formed in 1965/66 with the required
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An aerial photo of Rainbow Beach from 1965 showing the Mineral Sands Building, the three mining houses, the Surf Club, Phil Rogers’ shop and a few caravans (supplied Garry Hewitt)
Happy Golden Anniversary Rainbow Beach!: We all know and love this town, and many know a little
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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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