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Tin Can Bay, situated on the western shore of a mainland inlet south of Fraser Island, is 200 km north of central Brisbane. It is thought that the name came from the anglicization of tin-kun, an Aboriginal expression describing a narrow-leafed coastal vine, or of similar-sounding expressions meaning dugong, big fish, or mangroves. The protected shallows of the inlet were ideal for exploitation. Dugongs were hunted for their oil, and a dugong station was set up at the mouth of Kauri Creek (eight km north of the inlet) in the 1850s. Timber was rafted out for Maryborough sawmills, and oysters were cultivated and harvested at the mouth of Schnapper Creek, the waterway running through Tin Can Bay township. In 1922, after only a few humpies had been built at Schnapper Creek, township lots were put up for sale. They were bought mostly by residents of Gympie and Widgee Shires for holiday houses. In the 1930s, the cheap land and plentiful fishing attracted permanents affected by the economic Depression. A school was opened in 1934, and the town was known as Wallu until it reverted to Tin Can Bay in 1937. By the early 1950s the population had grown to about 240, with a wharf and fish market (1945). In 1957 a prawning ground was found, bringing in a trawling industry. Tin Can Bay became a fishing port and ultimately the boating and fishing resort it is today. A sealed access road, a hotel, and reticulated electricity followed in a few years. A new fish market was opened in 1971. Source: queenslandplaces.com.au/tin-can-bay#:~:text=By%20the%20ea....

Tin Can Bay is in Queensland, Australia. The most popular species caught here are Mangrove red snapper, Shovelnose guitarfish, and Surf bream. Source: fishbrain.com/fishing-waters/3Pvfo5_O/tin-can-bay

For those that don't know, Tin Can Bay is about 3 hours drive north of Brisbane and 50 minutes from Maryborough, nestled between Kauri Creek and Rainbow Beach. It is one of the last places where you can feed a wild dolphin or two. There seem to be yabbies to dig on most exposed banks at low tide. Good whiting and flathead would push up over there as the tide rises. There was a great sample of summer whiting, with a lot close to 30cm, along with some good pan-sized flathead. Bream and tarwhine were literally everywhere. Source: tackletactics.com.au/Species/Saltwater/Whiting/The-Tin-Ca...

Lots of information and interesting comments from former residents here - comeheretome.com/2012/10/05/the-dublin-working-boys-home-...

Flickr is sometimes amazing! In 2018 via Warren LeMay And a 2005 close-up of the sign under the oriel window via Gerhard Lehner

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Who swiped the oriel window? And the cupola? And the balustrades? The building has been defrillyitusified. Kinlay House on google maps has some interesting interior photos - www.google.com/maps/place/Kinlay+House/@53.3434253,-6.270...

BOYS' TECHNICAL SCHOOL The Lord Lieutenant Opens its New Home The new premises of the Dublin Working Boys' Home and Harding Technical School, in Lord Edward street, were opened to-day by the Lord Lieutenant. The institution was established about fifteen years ago, and during that time about 550 boys have availed themselves of its advantages, many of them remaining as long as seven years in the old premises in Denzille street. A most satisfactory feature in connection with the institution "is that three-fourths of the income required — £800 — have been subscribed by the boys themselves. The necessity, however, for suitable premises was for a long time felt, and it was only in 1886 that an opportunity was afforded of providing such buildings as the increasing extension of the good work demanded. In that year an endowment was allocated to the institution by Mr Thomas Spunner and Mr Francis B Ormsby, the trustees of the will of Miss Anne Middleton Harding, on condition a technical and night school should be opened in connection with the home. The conditions were of course agreed to, and the arrangement was subsequently ratified by a scheme framed by the Commissioners of Educational Endowments. The result was the erection of the present commodious buildings. The site selected, as the audience assembled at the opening ceremony were reminded to-day by the Recorder, was at one time occupied by what was known as the Maiden Tower, with countless ramifications and passages leading to nowhere in particular. The building has a frontage of 162 feet, and on each side of the main entrance there are two shops. At the rere, at Copper alley, a plot has been purchased with the object of providing a play-ground for the boys. There is a suggestion of the Elizabethan style in the architecture, an attractive feature of the frontage being a buff terra cotta oriel bay window. Mount Argus bricks have been largely used in the structure. The interior is elaborately fitted up, the dining-room, in particular, being neatly arranged. There are eight tables, each capable of accommodating six boys. This apartment communicates with the kitchen by means of a sliding window, and on the same floor are spacious pantries, lavatories, &c. On the first floor is the lecture hall, capable of seating 150 persons, and containing a fire-place and platform. The board-room and boy' reading room for boys, are on the same floor. On the second floor is the schoolroom, and here also are the dormitories and bath-rooms. The dormitories are capable of affording accommodation for 6O residents, while in the technical and night schools about 100 pupils may be instructed. The boys from Denzille street have already moved into the new premises. The ages of the boys who usually attend the home range from 14 to 19, and they are obliged to pay in fees, which includes board, lodging, and washing, the comparatively small sum of from 5s 6d to 7s 6d per week. Messrs H and J Martin deserve credit for the manner in which they have performed their contract under the supervision of Mr A E Murray, the architect.

(Evening Herald, 22 February 1892)

Rock fishing has the added bonus of the greatest view in the world, with endless rolling waves and you feel like part of nature. It does not matter what time of year you go, as rock fishing is good all year round. Rock fishing is very tactical as it involves tidal calculations. Check your tide as it's important to know the difference between a small high tide and a big high tide. This can impact what area is or is not fishable at certain times. Fishing from the rocks can be as simple as using a running sinker rig with the sinker sitting on top of the hook. Varying the size of your sinker to match the current is one basic technique you should apply. Accessible areas to rockfish on the Sunshine Coast include Double Island Point, Noosa National Park, Point Arkwright, Yaroomba, and Pin Cushion. The best baits are pilchards, squid, slimy's, bonito, and fresh mullet. Source: www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/tot...

The pleasure of rock fishing seems to be great.