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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
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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
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In
Their Own Words - Writings from the First
World War by Norma Hempenstall
Accompany
five local men as they document their
experiences in private war diaries and
letters, written from the front lines
in Gallipoli and France during the First
World War. An ambulance bearer,
an army chaplain and three ordinary soldiers
display incredible resourcefulness, bravery
and compassion in the face of peril.
$10 |
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| YEPPOON
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Memories
of the War Years1939-1945.
And Sharing the Memories -
Rockhampton 1939-1945 by
Norma Hempenstall
These
companion volumes detail what the Second
World War meant to the communities of
Yeppoon and Rockhampton: rationing, security
measures, the consequences of American
troops based in the region, entertainment,
and conspicuous bravery. What is Yeppoons
link with the famous Lancaster bomber,G
for George?
$10
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Yeppoon,
Paradise of the Pleasure Seeker -
facsimile of 1930s book
26
pages of photos and advertisements from
the early 1930s $10 |
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| Gift
wrapping paper.
$1 per sheet features historic
photos of Yeppoon. |
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A.K.
FINDLAY SELLS IT
The story of the Findlay Family of Yeppoon
by Dorothy Amelia Brown (nee Findlay)
$18
Photo
taken by Irving Studios Rockhampton |
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| Orders by post (including cheque
payment) to
Capricorn Coast Historical Society Inc
P O Box 1900
YEPPOON. QLD 4703
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| The
Society also has other publications for
re-sale. Please contact the Historical
Society for further details.
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| Please include postage
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| $4
(1 - 2 books)
$6 (3 - 5 books)
enquire for larger orders |
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| These
recent CCHS publications are available from Kern
Arcade News & Casket Rockhampton and Keppel
Bay Plaza Newsagency Yeppoon, but to purchase
them at the prices quoted above you will need
to contact the Historical Society. |