CCHS Local History Series - 2009 Q150 Project

1.   A Swamp to a Town - YEPPOON 1865 TO 1890 by Anton Schick

Follow the development of the township from the first house, land sales, first businesses, early transport and entertainments.     $8

2.   Remarkable People - Rutherford Armstrong, Annie Wheeler, Ernest Beaman  by Mary OBrien & Mary Bevis 

These three people played an important role in the early coastal community but do you know what they did? Where was the Yeppoon Sugar Mill that Armstrong managed?  Why did Beaman have a park named after him? What is the connection between Annie Wheeler and The Haven at Tanby Point?       $8

3.  YEPPOON - A Portrait Past & Present Book 1

Includes full-page photographs of the town and beachfront, historic buildings and the changing face of Yeppoon Inlet.

This is a fascinating record of a rapidly changing town. $8

4.  Festival, Fun & Frivolity - Yeppoons Pineapple Festival by Peter Cook

Pinefest has been celebrated since1962 and followed other early parades. Discover the results of the first soap box derby down Adelaide Street, the jump from a plane into the ocean, the bull fight, raft races and more. Lots of photos.     $10

5.  YEPPOON - A Portrait Past & Present Book 2.
by Mary Bevis & Peter Cook

With nearly 100 historic photographs. Discover the fascinating story of Yeppoons post office, railway and hospital.  $8