The
Collection |
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| Features
of the Capricorn Coast Historical Society Collection are |
- Rutherford
Armstrong’s 1890s photographs of the sugar industry near
Yeppoon
- Land settlement
documents; for example those relating to pioneer settler, James
Atherton
- Poet Mary
Rattenbury’s manuscripts
- The Wall
Family memorabilia featuring their life on North Keppel Island
and their involvement in the tourist industry
- The Medew
Family collection of scrapbooks and manuscripts
- Cr Heaslip’s
documents relating to his community involvement as a councillor
- The Livingstone
Shire Council’s 1988 Bicentenary gifts
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| The
Photographic Collection dates from 1880 and includes |
- Pioneer
Homesteads
- The Fishing
Industry – catches, boats, identities
- Yeppoon
town views
- Beach scenes
from Shoalwater Bay to Joskeleigh
- Local events
such as the Pineapple Festival, Anzac Day, street parades
- World War
2 – local activities and identities
- Portraits
- Social
history photos of family activities
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First edition of local poet, Mary Rattenbury’s poetry,
privately published.
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