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Her wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Thorndike His wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Casson Their wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu

Dame Sybil Thorndike and her husband Sir Lewis Casson were a popular and celebrated theatrical couple from the 1920s onwards. Both acted from an early age; Thorndike beginning her professional career with Ben Greet, Casson with Poel, and the Vedrenne-Barker company at the Royal Court. They met acting in Annie Horniman's repertory company at the Gaiety Theatre Manchester and married in 1908. They moved to London and toured the USA before returning to Manchester where Casson directed his wife in a highly acclaimed production of Hindle Wakes. During the First World War Thorndike acted at the Old Vic (while Casson was in the army) and began to win critical recognition for her work. She followed this with a series of special performances of Greek plays and two years in Grand Guignol melodramas alongside her brother Russell and Casson (who also directed). Thorndike's next role was in Shaw's St Joan (written for her), widely regarded as the finest moment in a long career which saw her play a variety of parts with a range of celebrated co-stars (among them Olivier, Gielgud, Richardson, and Ashcroft). Casson continued to act occasionally but concentrated his energies on directing, helping to establish Equity, promoting CEMA, and serving on the board of the Arts Council. Source: archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/5a71a208-af16-305b...

Another wonderful stitch in time!

Great image

great shot!

The station building is a house now (Streetview). The line closed in 1963.

And again in 2022
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wiki has photo taken in 1909? (they know something we don't?)
The engine is a GS&WR Class 60
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Emu Park Just a scenic 20 kilometer drive along the coast from Yeppoon, Emu Park is a peaceful coastal village. Once an exclusive beach resort at the turn of the 20th century, Emu Park is an idyllic seaside village with plenty of character. Emu Park is home to the famous Singing Ship sculpture. Set against a spectacular coastal vista, the majestic monument commemorates the area’s legacy of the historical explorations of Captain James Cook. A gentle sea breeze produces a musical sound through fluted pipes that will be long remembered. Source: www.visitcapricorn.com.au/service/emu-park

Emu Park, reflecting on its past, formed a history society and opened a museum in 1984 in a building that had been the Mount Chalmers police station and the Yeppoon courthouse. The town is located in the lee of low Emu Point, with attractive beaches on either side. The two main surfing beaches immediately south of Emu Point were called Ladies and Men's Beaches. The small Ladies Beach still goes by that name, while Men's is better known today as Emu Park and is the site of the surf lifesaving club. The main surfing beach is Emu Park beach, located on the south side of the point. The main surfing beach is Emu Park beach, located on the south side of the point, and offering a usually low beach break. A lifesaving reel was placed on the beach in 1917 and the Emu Park Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1925. The modern clubhouse is located at the northern end of the beach and is fronted by a seawall. It is surrounded by extensive grassy foreshore reserves and parking areas. The reserve runs the full length of the beach, with houses set well back from the shore. Source: www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/files/qld-tropical/emu-pa...

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Down on the sands at Emu Park, Strolling along the beach: Watching the tide as it ebbs and flows, As far as the eye can reach. Watching the sea-gulls gliding by, Over the briny foam, Therewith the girl that I love best, That's where I love to roam. CHORUS Why sing of Mississippi And my old Kentucky home, And places far away from us Where lovers often Roam. Just give me the girl I love, The gum and ironbark, And a cozy corner on the beach Down at Emu Park. VERSE 2 Down on the sands at Emu Park, Happy and light and gay; Building the castle of life's long dream, And while the time away. Watching the breakers rolling in Out on the deep blue sea. Tasting the sweets of life untold, My little girl and me. VERSE 3 Down on the sands of Emu Park, There on the beach at night: Watching the silvery moonbeams rare, That shine with such radiance bright. Far, far away from city life, Joys fairer none could be; Therewith the girl, I desire, Down near the deep blue sea.