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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.

Bulwer is on the northwest coast of Moreton Island facing Moreton Bay. It is 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the Brisbane central business district. It is one of the few developed areas on Moreton Island which is almost entirely a national park (Moreton Island National Park). It consists of a few streets of housing and a long sandy beach. There are no formal road connections to Bulwer, but there are dirt tracks that connect it to other parts of the island. Bulwer was probably named after Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1858 to 1859.[3] The British Colonial Secretary separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulwer,_Queensland

Once upon a time, the mouth of the Wynnum Creek was a hub of activity. Back in the 1920 s and 1930s, it was the base of one of the biggest fishing fleets in Queensland. It's still a popular spot to launch boats to explore and fish in Moreton Bay, but the once busy fish market/fish and chip shop is now closed. Along the creek are abandoned fishing boats, but, there is often quite a bit of activity in the creek. Source: www.weekendnotes.com/wynnum-creek/

Main Aboriginal Camp of Wynnum, variously called Black’s Camp or Beach End. This was Camp was central to dugong and turtle hunts of the lower Moreton Bay, and annual excursions to St Helena Island to hunt flying fox and gather shellfish. It became an important fishing village in the 1860s, and the usual base for Aboriginal families moving back and forth between the Bayside and Stradbroke Island to access work and schooling. Residents would take European visitors on fishing and boating excursions from here. In 1884, the Aboriginal residents were attacked and assaulted by ruffians, and in 1888 a large fishing expedition was organized from here involving the Aboriginal residents. Over the 1890s there were complaints of drunkenness but also praise for the clean and industrious nature of the Camp. In 1900, King Sandy (Kerwalli) died here. The residents largely moved into housing in Wynnum between 1900 and 1920 – the area being offered to Council for park use in 1908. Source: mappingbrisbanehistory.com.au/history-location/wynnum-cam...