Part F - Department of Environment and Heritage Protection

Part F: General Research Documents
No
1.
Document
Date
Extracts from historical compilation History of
1992
Maroochydore - Mooloolaba
2.
Extracts from historical compilation “Maroochydore to
1994
Mooloolaba - Then and Now
3.
4.
5.
Extracts from book “Mooloolaba Surf Life Saving Club
- Our Club Our Story - 1922 to 1997”
1997
Extracts from magazine "Then & Now - Sunshine
Coast Memories"
Unknown
Extracts from historical compilation “100 Years of
Unknown
News - Sunshine Coast in the 1990s”
6.
Extracts from historical compilation "History of Sport in
2012
Buderim”
7.
8.
"History from the Undanbi people to Today Alexandra Headland Community Association
2016
Extracts from book "Lonely Planet - East Coast
2011
Australia”
Index to Heritage Listing Application - Mooloolaba Esplanade Beach Holiday Park
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LOCAL STUDIES
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A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS
ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
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MAROOCHY SHIRE
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_r.nafital Ports (cont.)
properties at Mooloolaba and Maroochy ore were
Bank.
said to ha e been bought by James Campbell a d Sons,
The ett"u j i occasio ally before removing the machinery to their
who w°riC<3 L11 The Post Office Heceivi
Office was closed c.1899.
isbane in 1908, a repor states that there were then only
M chydore.
oiaba fare a lit le better. By 1890 Pettigre had t a sferred
M0° Wharf and Store to the Caboolture Divisional Board.
Also known as the Buderim Mou tai Boat She & Jetty.
It served the Buderim Moun ai reside ts well in o his century.
In 1898 he Bu erim - Mooloolab - Maroochydore Area w s excised from
the Caboolture Divisio and included in the Maroochy Division.
In 1905 he Mooloolah (Mooloolaba) Sto e & Wh rf as le sed by the
Maroochy Shire Council to H.V. Fiel i g & O hers (of Buderi ) for
fi e e rs at £? per annu .
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1(108-1908 The Quiet Years
Following the collapse of Petti re 's Shipping, imber a
Sa milling
Busi ess i 1898, the only perma e t reside t of he area ap ears to
a e bee
ohn Miller, ho had selected Por. 168V ( e site of Horton
Par Golf Club) in 1891.
I 1903 ho as O'Connor, a surveyor, pu chased all of Pettigrew's
properties t M roochydore a
ooloolaba from t e Union Ba k, reputedly
for two shillings and sixpe ce per acre.
Transfe of Title o Por. 6.Parish of Mooloolah to Thomas O'Connor was
re istered o ?th Apriji, 1903.
rom the earliest years of settlement reside ts of t e Marooc
Shire
ad isited the Cotto Tree area, ostly ravelling by oat, for campi g
holida s or o fishin trips. The e ere o facilities, isitors bri i
their o n food and requireme ts with the . Buderim residents tra elled
to Mooloolab .
Fro e rly records it appears hat t e Salvation r
began to hold
Annual Camps at Cotto Tree durin the C ristm s period fro 18 5 or 6
onward.
e Nambou Chronicle of 18 h Dec. 1903 (1st year of publication)
reported,"The Na bour Corps of he.Sal ation Ar
are oldin their
A ual Christmas Encampme t at aroochy Heads f o Dec. 25th to Ja ,
fth ...
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1 0ft Re l den ial DeyelQPWfrt. - MamSfry. Efi.
s earl as 1868, J.F.Buckland, a Brisbane Estate Agent, trav lli
from
Gyapie to Bri bane by tbs early route, as i pr ssed by the H oobydor
-Mooloolaba area ae a future seaside resort. In a let er published in
the Brisban Courier of 22nd May 18&8 he wrote : By the way I nay
observe that this s ot poss sses all the attracti e features of a
ational watering place ...
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- Maroochydor (cont.)
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0 nnor survoyscl the first Residential Allotmen s at
x O& _u,ea betwee Cornmeal Creek an Baden Powell S reet.
oochyd 6 inof allotments was held o the Idth July, 1908.
Me first 6ale Transfer of Title to sixty six purchasers had bee
By December, I?-1-
reglst0red. bein residents of the Maroochy S ire, most of them
Almost all oi
from Nambour#
being second sale on the 18 h Dec. 1909 hen 22 allotme ts
o*Connor nera
the Pic ic Poi t rea were offered or sale.
Most of the purchasers ve ually erecte
olida homes on their
llotments.
These sales ar ed the begi ning of developme t of Maroochydore as
Residential Seaside Resort.2
00ft Th Cotton Tree Camsing R serv
A few months after O Co nor s s le of llot e s the Lands De art ent
surve ed Sectio s 1 8* II o
of
rooch dore out of the Rese ve for
Public Purposes ( originall the Reserve fo W arves 8c Water).
Public, apposition, ac e
the Marooch Shire Council, forced he
Lan s Depa tment to aban on he proposed sale of allot ents.
For the time bein the Cotton ree Reserve as left as a Cam i
Grou d.
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190 ..River. Transport an Mail Servicee
Id. July 909 William Coulson commenced a Mail, Passe ger
service b motor boat from Ya di
d Goods
to Bli Bli vi Coolum Creek. Before
191 this service had been extended to Maroochydore.
In December of the same ear an official a ouncemen
ppeare i the
Na bour Chronicle ad isin th t a regular passenger and goods ould be
operated by the More ton Sugar Mill tramway to Ced r Tree (on Petrie Cree )
to connec with otor lau ches to a d fro Ma oochydore.2
190 The Mooloolah h r an Store
At its meetin on he 5th Oct. 1909 he M roochy hire Council received
a petition from 32 Buderlm resi e ts requestin t at Council i hdr
the lease of Moolool h har and Store and ma e it free to. the Public.
Council resolved to rent it o John Burnett, as no inal lessee for
te shillin s per ear, co ditio all that it
s ep in a reasonable
state of repair.
]9 Q The Road tp Maroochy ore
At the beginning of the century the o ly oad access to Maroochydo e was
b several dr y ro ds from Buderl *
om 1907 on Tho as O Connor was pressin the Shire Cou cil to cons ruct
a t affi cable toad to. the ailway.
At its March meetin , 1909, Council laid Plans 8, Estimates for the
Marooch dore.roa , on the table.
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The route Nambour to Cedar Tree aud Deepwat r, both on Petrie Creek,
thence y boat to Marooch dore continued to gain in popularity and for
the Christmas period, 1918, P.C.Evans advertised a service by aotor car
to Cedar ree in conjunction with the " avourite" to Karooc ydore.
The Moreton Central Sugar Mill-s service was by tram to Deepwater in
conjunc io with T o as O'Connor's "Hazeldean." and "Alexandra".
O O P.C-5Y" » acoulres. the hhd /U-SSMlto.
In December 1919 Perc E ans an ounced that he had taken over the
Ale a dra and Hazeldean from Thomas O'Connor together i h the Passenge.
and Carr ing Business between Deepwater and Karoochydore.
1Q p imary Production
Although Karoochydore was developin as
Seaside Kesort , f rms ere
also being established . Pineapples, Citru fruits an dairy f rms
e isted in the area th t is now the ci r of Karoochydore. At his time
Hooloolaba was more of a fruit ro ring Yhaii a seaside resor .
Fishing was also n i dustr of some importance. he Post Office
Directory of 192J records that Qill Bros, hud est blished a Fish Freezing
Work.8 by tha date.
The mixture of f rms and allotments is i ic ted by an Lstate Age ts
advertiseme
in December, 1919
offered for sale at aroochydore.
21 Far s a d 100 allot ents ere
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'\Q?1 First Sale of Allotments at Mooloola Hsa a
On New ears Da , 1921, thirty hree c ar ing building allotmen s were
offered for sale at auctio ,
Mooloolah Heads as described as the ew Sea Side Ce re, right at the
Mooloola River, ear the famous swimming pool an the famous surl
beach "Buderi 1 s Pride", and at he proposed ter inus of the Palmwoods
Buderim Tramway.1Q21 The proposed name _ "MoolQQlafr-r a
In an Editorial in the issue of the C ronicle of 28th Jan. 1921, the
editor opposed the proposed na e and poure scorn o
he roposers.
He claimed the proposers had iven little thought to th name which was
intended to differen itate betwee Moolool h on the Railwa
nd
Mooloolah at the outh of the rive .
The editor proposed the name Moolooladore, makin a comparison
(i correctl ) i h the mouth of the Maroochy River*
It ma be that in dropping the H i his proposed n me he sho e the way
to the softer Hooloolaba instead of Mooloolah ah, which he co si er
be to harsh. 2
see l.S *2 e e t. Maroochydore (Marootch Doro /
River is the full ame, dor.e hoe.s no, refer. t0 -
(37)
1920 th
In Push's Alma ac for
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nearly seventy.
opulatio of Haroochydore is si en as
¦ . a f-i ures for MarOoc ydore ~ Mooloolaba
Bureau of Census & Statis . as oQ0 hu dred.
at the Census of 19 1 give the pop _ 1,863, while the
At he sa e ine the popula ion of Mambou
population f the S ire was 10,0i»6.
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npnn hvdore P aa siaaa -S£&galvoa >n pd in t e back room of Qui 's
Prior o 1921 an unofficial school operated i
home in Ridge Road, Ma ooc ydore.
-i n the Public Hall, owned b Thomas
A P ovisional School as ope ed in ne
O Con or, at Pic ic Point on the 25th August l921T e enrolment in September was twen y t ree,
IQ?? The Rer.elvi Office lifted ti Pos OffiPP.¦£.£.&t us
Tnlenhnne xchange Installg-d
On the 16 h Januar 1922 he Rec ivin Office was transferred to
William .Butt at a salar of £16 per annum, s business ad again
inc ased.
On he 19th ug. 19
Ma ooc ydore w s
the District Postal Inspec or reported
se side resort close to Ya dina n Namoour nd h d
sho n consider ble improvement duri g t e l st couple o years.
There were eight
co sisted of
ood cl ss cott ges erec e and business houses
hotel, store, fou boardi ghouses an two fruit an
soft rink shops. T ere was a lar e Hall a d a State School ith an
avera e attendance of 35*
T e or al popul tion was 250, but durin t e summer visitors lifted it
to 2,000.
The mail route w s bet een Yandina a d M roochy ore.
On the ifth October, 1922 the Receivi
Office
s rai ed to Post Office
status.
On the 23rd December a Telephone E c a ge as opened t the Post Office
with twelve subsc ibers.
19
Duri
.The Plrgt Motor Bus Service
19 2 F.W. Phillips conve ted a For o e ton truc into a
comfort ble Bus capable of carr ing 16 to 17 passen ers and co menced
service, Ma oochy ore to Palmwoods o Monda s, Wednesda s & Frida s.
In June the followin year, the Nambour Chro icle reported
The Palm oods - Maroochydore Bus Service run
F.W. Phillips
has now a record of eliability. A trip is ru ever day, exce t
Wednesday, a d a stead trade is eing maint ined. During the
excessive rai last month .the. raads were cut up by heav traffic
Mr Phillips ade trips per b ckboard (li ht wag on) to keep the trade
up to date ...
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for a c -ordinated Rail - Bus GoJ<is Sej.
c°ntra ydora
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arranged to begin 0n the 2 h
was also
in ex1
service
«ae also
in existence a 0' ;
t 10cated)
'•icie.-
nf Thomas 0*Connor
(6tarti«S
0 nnor h s been rightly clai ed to have been the £ounQer
ThonaS 0'00" ° dore. For o er tw nty years he was in th fore t
odern Mar0° yent of- t e Maroochydore - Mooloalaba Area.
nf the
develop
Depression
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of
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the Great
Depressio oi the 1930s broug
oug t financial
The onset of the
disaster- r
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Trastee of his Assigned Estate sum3 up hls
_ "... lou are aw re or shoul
he, t at t e la e
¦r. O'Connor could not carry on and durin Aug st
1930 he assigned is Estate to me for he benefit
of his Creditors.
Yours faithfully,
Trustee Assigned Estate
Thomas O'Co or. "
A reliable source has stated that O'Connors Estate repai his Creditors
Twenty shillings in the Pou d (100 cents in he Dollar).
Thomas O'Connor died i 19 2, aged 85 years.
1 3 Population at 1933 Certs_us
As the foregoing events i dicate the Marooch ore - Mooloolaba Are ,
and especi ll the Maroochydore Are , had made considerable pro ress
du in the 1920s.
The population t t e 1933 Ce sus was 555« his w s slightl larg r
th n he Rail ay To ns, Yandi
and Palm oods, but smalle than
Eu uadi and Woombye.
1933 Mooloolaba State School
T e popul tio of Mooloolaba ad increased slowl duri g the 1920s and
by 193 there ere sufficient children to suppor a school.
T e Mooloolab Provisional School w s opened on 2
thirteen pupils on the roll. 8
May, 1933 with
232 -ifoAloplaba B siness Places
he Post Office Directo
of 193? recor s he followi g details
Mooloolaba - Rail o Palm oods then Service Car. (T e Buderia ram
b d ceased ope ations in 1935).
b© population was 95. w, Chadwick, ha
Store, Cafe and flats.
Clarke, Bon oola Guest House, Store and Bo t proprietor. urb
Ice anu acturer an Mrs E.S. Guy, cafe.
The exact date the Cafrom Palmwoods to V/o " 0 dltlated Sail - Bus Service was ransferred
It is probable it
s 8 tt°t yet been ascertained (b the
iter)
Service in 1942 5 SOCm after the compl int bout the Palm oo s
R ilway .pagSenser
ia I9h5.
recor s indicate that vVoo bye w s the Railhead
asi S of }q i1
The population of Ma nn
2»536 persons. C ydore ~ Mooloolaba t the 193 + Census was
® t Q
19it? Ceneus, comp e thethnCr8aSe 0f 62 p0rsons psr ear Blnae th®
betwee the 1933 an 1 6 110 persoas P0r year fo the lh ye rs
slowed down durln t i Lt appears that development bad
Summ ry
0"
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oaa
pa
occupatio
r
the
appropriate to summarise their de elopment to his ime.
(1) These notes begin wi h references to the Castaways, Escaped Con icts
and Explorers w o visited the Marooc
(2)
District before ItJSl.
They; continue ith a brief accou t of the fi s Pastoral Occ pation
in 1S33> the a rival of the Timbergetters soon after oods, and
Lieut. Heaths Report on the suitability of the Ma oochy and
Mooloolah Rivers as Ports, in 1861.
()
The history of the Maroochydor - Mooloolah Area from 1861 on a
ma be divided i to two separate pe iods wi h a decade of
stagnation separating the t o perio s.
(a) The Coastal Por s 1861 - 98.
(b) Period of Sta atio 1898 - 1908.
(c) The Reside tial Seaside esor s 1908 (4) From 1861 (or a little earlier) the Coastal Ports were the gateway
to
e area t at is now the Maroochy S ire,
cini 1 inr S ips, sm ll Steamers and Cutters brought the early
Timbergetters and Selectors to
Ti them and carrie
supplie _
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
t eir
e Maroochy District and then
roduce to
arke s in Brisbane,
sailing ship "Granite Cit "
Low & Gri or's ~
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The "Gnee lng", The "Agnes","The Tadorna Radjah".
Iarid Purc ase (Portions 1 & Par. Mooloolah)
The first handP
_ pettigrew,s Depot.
Mooloola(ba) first s ore) 1864.
Low & Grigor's Store
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(cont.)
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(a)
Gympio Go) l/iir.h r
A. r„ . jh ¦ to Uu» ) ;wl Office
at Dune thin Wr,r,t .
r ,, .. J ' i larioy<; j. Jeh#i i'hett) a< }.pprtS*
Dana eleetj on i (v .
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ine
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8r0W rj 3 « «t tto.ooohytoi,, if,VJ..
The opening of th fJai.lv/av h , ,
was the beginning of the
Di M
ill 189i
to compete, especially ,„ith . ¦ *' H
Pettigrew s Sh-inr-i .
Liquida ion. -
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fi tinuas
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en
-J n S& miiiing Business w&fti into Voluntary
Throughou the do cade ifjog
evelopment i the Marooe ydor " fr 7 v ln" Ul ' l:/ (J
who ha
eelect d Portion I6ftv 3
ohn
1 Uur>
on v 111 1CV.J , U pe/U';; t(j have boeu Lilt,
only permanent resident in U,( „rotl '
rllini
t'M Pr Cl th r,J W01 '" nly U ™ h u ob
at m Loi
yd°r'' Und lh0 .Mu 1
ndi g
Resi ents from the inte ior of t e Shire made their way, usuall
b bo t, to the Cotton Tree Cam ing lie serve'; Oh fishing trip,, and
camping holid ys, as hey had boon doing ol neo th « rl days
of settlement. here wore no facUiUe.-; .- d the b oug t thei
o n supplie s wi t h hem.
(6)
The esidential Seaside Resort.
, (a) In 1903 ho as O'Connor u chaau all of Pettigrew'»;
L nd at Maroochydore and Mooloolab .
Mooloolaba v/as the propert o
e Wharf and Store Buil in at
he Ma poc y Shire Council.
(b) Instead of being the hub of the Ma ooe
District, the
the Coas l area was no o the erime er of it and trans or was o be
an important consideration for m ny ears.
(c) Sale of Residen ial Allotment'!; - 1 06, first sale,
Other sales 1909, 19- , 1913 Maroochydore.First sale Alexandra Hea lan , 1915. First Sal» Honloo.iaba, 1921.
Most purchasers of allotme ts at he first onion ».r« Residents of he
Maroochy Shire. In the case of Maroochydore, ey wore predominately
M . u...d
•» holi
*• A ay
Aavhomes
-hnm a &
and
later shops
.'ihowe on
on the
t built
and
late
their
Nambour residents. Mo
allotments.
(d) Trane/jor - Motor Boats, Boa f. Tram,
Road to Palmwoods
»u.
192 !
Leh.u,.., 1917
Store, C.191S;
..1923.
Motor Bus M„o„cW®r. 19». abou VO,
(2if)
(6)
(f )(cont.)
Ka oockydore - Mooloola a population at 0.n8uB ars :
lear
& of
1921
xb
1933
19 ?
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l .0
1 3/
1 .2
iQT coanar
1931
17» 60
20,635
1936
32.6
33.5
(7) Prima y Production.
aring the period covered hv i- ,
Hooloolab were whoUv d
neither Marooch dore or
or Residents 0 " eP®ddant on income derive f om Visitors ( ouris s
they i~
Pr vided a
la the earl
B th
i
day 'a1
ve=„
eerv
, t0
1rr°m thS Mal1 Sei'' l0U
' ers along the Maroocliy KL er
! M00l00laba aS
ortance. ° IndUSt
fruit ro ing area.
Ich was of see
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(3) Tr ns ort to the Beac .
(a) Up to the raid
1920s.
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Train to Narabour - Tran,, Motor bar or Horse drawn Vehicle
to „edar Tree o Deepw te on Petrie Creek - Motor .Boa
to Marooch ore, o
Tram to Yandina - Horsed awn Vehicle to Wharf on Nor h
Ma ooch River - Motor Boa to Maroochydore.
Train to Palm oods - Train to Buderim - Mo or Ca or
Horse draw ve icle to Hooloolaba.
Pri ate Boat by a y avigable water o the Maroochy River
Petrie or Eudlo C eek.
Preferabl by horseback or horse ra n vehicle over a
bad road from ea Wopmbye,
(b)
After the raid 19 0s.
rain o Palmwoods - Motor Bus to Maroochydore.
(la er Woombye) - Tram to Buderim (until 19 5) Motor
to Hooloolaba.
rain to Y ndina - Motor car to Wharf - Boat to
Marooc y ore.
Motor Bus Nambou to Marooch dore.
Private Car over improved road to Maroochydore.
P ivate Boats as before.
Compiled y
yandina.
April 991-
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• •Q.Stee Q -
Ol*2, N0*3 (l97Q)let, Unia e and Field, Queensland Heritage
•G.Heap -
Mo-3 (I965) pp
W e of the Raftsmem, ueensl
Heritage, Vol.l,
C c Petrie - Tom P
PP.138, 23Q _ £q r e 8 Pe®iniscences of Early Quee sla d, (190 +)
•G.Heap - tn u
in the Wake of
° ' PP*3 - the Raftsme ,
ueensland Heritage, Voj
Ij
c.c.petrle Pi258>
Henry St t-RUaaeU . .
Cile to & Lack 9aesis of ueensland (1888) pp.250 - 2.
P* 153. TrlUmph in the Tropics, (1959) p.XXIII (ch onology)
E.G.Heap - in the Wake
No- 3, pp. 6 > lo. 6 Raftsmen» .Queensland Heri age, ol. 1,
Lieu . G.p.Heath R n d
New Harbour THp m * eP°rt t0 the LeSislafciye Assembl on the
E.G.Heap .
No. 3, pp. n - 5
<Mar0 Chy) April 1861).
e the R ftsmen, Queensl n Heritage, Vol. 1,
S.G.Heap - In the ake of the Raftsmen, ueenslan Heritage, Vol. 1,
1N0* 5, pp. 8-9.
C.C.Petrie - Cha ter XXII passim.
G.Poderick McLeod - Two Brisbane Shipowners of Last Centur ,
Ro al Historical Society of Quee sland, Journal, ol. IX, No./* (1973pp. 31-2.
Willi m Pettigre 's Diar - Entry 9/3/1863*
Oxle Memorial Librar (Joh Oxley Library) - Letter to Marooc y
Distric Historical Society, (5 Fe . 196k)
E.G.Heap - Queensla d Heri age Vol.l, No. , p. 1 .
G.Roderick McLeod - Ro al Historical Societ Journal, Vo . IX No./ ,
pp.
1 - 2,
1*
ASf0rM::ler;x'pX nC t.N0.C 1.1. ( ortio s 1 & a,
Surve or
.P.Weir
- «*» ™ r S': *.
- ss «• > -* -
E#G.Heap
E.G.Heap - Quee
(2)
S.P.Weir - Extracts frnn, u
E.G. Heap - QueenslandJ etti8rev,,s Dlarl&s, Entry ri i/10/l&o?
Blue Book of Queensl nd Her'ita6e, Vo1- 1* n°
( • ) PP- -9, 10*
Early Post l Histor 0f 1869 Yua<iina p0Bt Office p. 51
(T pescript) p. 1> ° the H°rth Coast, Brisbane - G rapie.
Post Office History - n
Brisbane Courier Acr:( ®Ple* pP* ~ 9T_ Apr11 1912 The Piassing of the ione rs, The Late
Mrs C. Low*
Pugh* s lma ac
Postal Section 1870.
Ibid
871
Q*S*A*
AN/P
PP* l f, 269*
p. 282*
Dy,.:
Q.S.A. LAN/AG 77 ane Laild ASE lts Selecti°b Registe s.
Queensla d Jubilee
6PP. 57-8. lication - Our Firs Half Century (1909)
C.A Bernays - Queensland Politics During 60 Years, pp . 15.
Moreton 0 Chain Map, shee l.C, 1886.
S.P.Weir - Extracts from Pettigrew s Di ries, passim.
G. Roderic McLeod - Ro al Historical Society of Queensland ournal
Vol* IX No.A pp.
2- .
W.Lanham - Pioneering Da s (T pescript, John Oxley Librar )
reference to the S eamer "Agn.es".
Joseph Dixonls Diar (Nambour Library) - Referenc s to the "Agnes"
A.G.Low s Reminiscences (Private Collection) Ref. the "Agnes"
Low’s Ma oochie (Yandina) Store Account Books - Ref. the
gnes".
Surveyor General - Plan Cat. No. C 1.135 dat d 8/3/187 .
Government Gaze tes 1873 Page 1405 and 873 Page 1555.
oseph Dixon's Diary (1876) - Sugar Min.
r.boolture Divisional Board Valuation Register - (1881)
Caboolture and Buderim Mountain Sugar Mill.
Di on & Fielding's
Q.S.A. LAN/P 7 - Brisbane Land Agent's Selection Registers.
Sheet l.C. 1886.
Moreton 0 Chain Map,
Mctroochycfore
Moolbo(aBa
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hen and Now -
Compiled by:
Maroochy Shire Library Service
Local Studies Section
1994
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, ,10 JM 5985 .
j Gi(;r:k.<c '
(c)Maroochy Shire Libraiy Service 1994
ISBN 0 646 21239 7
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Campers on the foreshore, Mooloolaba, ca 1935
Caravan Park, Mooloolaba
Vie along River Esplanade, Mooloolaba, ca 1955
m*u T cnlanjide. Mooloolaba, 1994
J9J5
1916
The first land sale at Alexandra Headland - An advertisement
in (he "Nambour Chronicle of 6 Au ust 1915 advised that
there would be L nd Sales of eighty large allo ments at
lexandra Headland on Friday 13 August.
As resul of chan es to the Maroochy River Bar, that part of
(he River that ha been Maroochy Harbour silted up and in
the Government Gazette of 1916 was proclaimed a Campin
and Recre tion Reserve - the present Cotton Tree Campi
Area.
1919
PRIMARY PRODUCTION - Althou h Maroochydore was
de eloping as a seaside resort, farms were also being
es ablished. Pineapples, citrus fruits and dairy farms existed
in the area that is now the centre of Maroochydore. At this
time Mooloolaba was more of a fruit rowin area than a
seaside resort. Fishin was also an industry of some
im ortance. Gill Brothers had established a Fish Fr ezin
Works by 1923.
1920-21
POPULATION O M ROOCHYDORE - In Pu h s Almanac
for 1920 the population of Maroochydore is iven as nea ly 70.
Bu eau of Census & Statistics fig res for Maroochydore Mooloolaba a the Census for 1921 ive the population as
100. At the same time the population of Nambour was
1863, while the population of the Shire was 10,046.
1921
Ma oochydore Provisional school was opened in Thomas
O Con or s public hall at Picnic Point with an enrolment of 23.
1922
FIRST MOTOR BUS SERVICE - F. W. Phillips converted a
Ford °ne ton truck into a comfortable bus capable of carrying
16-17 passengers and commenced a service, Maroochydore to
I almwoods on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
1923
1924
Opening of trafficable road to Palmwoods.
Maroochydore State School-a S at» i .v
site on Maroochydore Roa wa, ! * S? 1 011 the Present
enrolment t en 50. Pened on 1 September 1924,
1927
1928
of nv„.tasp,|tt
CMtoi
Road linking Maroochydore to Bruce Hi.l
UCe Highway opened for use.
1933 Mooloolaba Provisional School o ene with 17 enrolled.
1940 Electricity con ected to towns i the Marooch Shire.
References
Maroochy Shire Handbook (DPI)
Marutchi - an early history of the Su shine Country
An Austr lian post office history
In the wake of the raftsmen
An illustrated history of the Su shine Coast
istory of Maroochydore - Mooloolaba
Memoirs of Mooloolaba School
Berenis Alcorn, local historian
M<>qjoolal i ost OHjce
i'ht* first ost O0ice in Mooloolabs was opene on J duly 1929, The first
letkir elivery was made in 1947. By 1949 he commercial centre of the
town ha shif ed rom Ri er Es lanade to the Ocean Esplanade an in the
1950s the Pos O fice moved to a new rented buil ing on Ocean Esplanade.
This was re laced by a new official Pos ffice building e ecte nearby in
1981.
Today here is a second Post Office at Maroochy ore South as v/ell s the
offices at Mooloolaba an Co on ree. Cur nt postal services incl de
such things as facsimile el very, Xntelposl a Image r m,
Referen es;
Postal Pione rs - A history of Post O fices in Queensland,Volume 1, 1987
M. . Krebs, A Histoiy of Maroochy o e
Memories of Mooloolaba School, 1983
Moolo laba Po t Office, Australia ost 1981
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, ntfesa g ciatmofAus a:
« led - %e aubs or their lifesaver me bers u>ho
,n eral it co l e ris. As imr>
F i i hn L.S.C. Queensland. Its
I [articular II Is <heand the approximate 1.100
e ol tion, • Se ho gained t eir awards in the Club.
m A ..d f0 confident that they rep esented those
e Who oni ibuted d°_ J , , ofthe History,
members unavailable during the ae j
Quite simply it <s Our Club an Our Story.
Ted Turner
Chairman. 75 Year Hi tory Committee
P0'club
18B oc S; WedbyMerino
tet' M°orooka. Ply Ltc
er \ Jfnv
in the beginning : 1922-1924
h il f Ut ba I S [° * l!)ecn «cclalt|eti the jewel in the crown along the
ii/l sll* I*> ' llt'*c'' l lfic beaches which extends from Double Island
I it to Culounclra. Nestle bet een the ocean and river, it is protected
Irom the so th-east winchs by Point Cart ri ht, nd is often de cribed as the s fest
beach on the Sunshine (..oust. It was a popular ith the first Australians as it is with
t ose of t e esent ene ati n. Long be ore the arrival of the first Europeans In the
1820s ostly escaped convicts from M reton Bay - the local Kabi K bi people had
reco nized t t t e protecte mouth of the Mooloolah (from mullin black snake),
s a r lific urce foo , an had often campe near the Heads’, just as they
would c ntinue t do in the early yea s of white settle ent.
By the time f Lieutenant Geor e Poyncer Heath s survey of the mouth nd lower
reaches ol t e Moolool h River in April 1861, ti ber etters had already determined
that t i a ne o the finest an safest natural harbours along the Queensland
coast, clo e to what ere t en fine stands of cedar, such as those shown to Tom
Petrie on Budcrirn by local Ab rigine in 1862. Twelve months later, the prominent
Brisbane timbe merchant, illiam Pettigrew, chose a site near the mouth of the
Mooloola for a epot to hich ce ar logs, cut on the upper reaches of the river and
(lie Maro y coul be rafted or dragged by bullock teams, and it would be here that
tlt pa le steamer C ee ti g would visit re ularly after 1862, loading timber or
pre ari g t taft log to Brisbane. ith the decline of timber stocks, this depot, hut
woul be utilized as a su ar shed’, as Pettigrew and the numerous small selectors
w
rive in t e rea after .1869, ventured into a new industry. Eventually the
istrict selectors u ed the Cabpolture Divi ional Board to take over the wharf nd
sto e, and erect a small cottage for its first caretaker, Ch rles Cotterell, the first
permanent re ident at Moolool h Heads.
Htiy ye rs later sugar, bananas and citrus were the district's economic staple with
vast Mel s of cane stretchin from t e Mooloolah to nort of the M roochy and
extensive orc ards on Buderim Mount in. T e railway had, by then, long superseded
the m-cr boats and the prosperous sugar and fruit producers of Mooloolah Buderim
ABOVE: The superb
sweep of Mooioolaba s
beach looking south
towar s Point Cartwright,
photographed in 1915,
long before any roofline
couid be seen.
l Thl BeginN!N
c 1922-1924
i(iK„ swam r paddled in the river, whilst Dad and t e hov,
S3t:e; r r" J°re 1910 w<>u|d have fashed ¦ s swam apart, for
like th ir fathers and grandfathers
p -ated a natural dormitorj division - t e men to ihb e fenfendhlfait io
river
Thl old sugar sited- was flanked by a motley collection of small... -slab huts no
t tti* <1 ><-W of he , eU,g; W daV-S an now the -holiday omes- of t e various
Wdcrint families who came here each Easier and Christmas, en an increasing
nuttii® of tents also ma e t em appearance. A visit to t e river mouth was, by that
t ie, also a ¦must' for visitors to Uuderim which w s itself cquirin a reputation as
a ealth r son. connected to the Palmwoo s Railway Station by a uaint sugar
tramway line. In 1917 a tourist promotion, for example, boasted that
T oast stretch oj cle n sa dy beach ppeals muchly to the surfer, espe ially as it is
so well sheltered from the boistero s so th-easterly we t er w ich occ sionall '
j
eitfils'
.
Christmas of t at year saw some 120 persons encamped at the Mooloolah river',
n , ccording to the Nambour chronicle, Buderi as left virtu lly de erted. 'Large
imbers' r portedly enjoyed open surf bathing, with many om n now joining the
men and. no dou t, by this d te, in stand r neck to knees'. A remarkable sense of
com unit prev iled, heightened no doubt by the comparati e isolation of the ot,
At united picnic enjoyed by the whole camp, returned soldier had the misfortune
to lose hi horse, hich broke its leg i the sand and ha to be shot.
a few oj the boys got together
r n co cert to ssist in repl cing it. The
a>m-cr! l ok th fo m of instrel e tertain ent, with loc l g gs, jokes, polo, In i n
; ake walks, ve triloquism, etc, etc., ll imy much
with a d ck whi
w s donated nd sold by snowb ll
preciat d. Togeth r
ction the tot l proc e
Mooloolaba s first regular
holiday-makers were
farming families fro
Buderim who set up cam
there each Easter n
Christmas holi ays. Thi
photograph, taken about
1918, shows the road t the
beach'from Buderim.
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Buderim folk tra ellingm
t e l>each at Moolool.iba,
hotographed about 1921.
BELO ; Re l Estate
promotion of Sunshine
Coasi eac es used every
i aginable immick - this
advertiseme t appeare in
the B sba e onner in
December 1924,
'it . '¦y :
• •. ••
QUE XSLAXD COAST
JicsitUi. an d-PlKs'Jie R&arti
The S CHAMPIONS-GJorious.
:
The comparative accessibility of Maroochydore had seen much of its
old •family' atmosphere disappear by the end of World ar I. Estate
develop ent, houses., shops, a hotel nd public hall were all signs
of rapidl changing times. Even Alexandra Headland could boas
boarding houses and. holiday homes by 1917. Progress as slower
at the Heads'. A to nship a sur eyed there in 1915, with die
lar-sigbted Tho as O Connor of Oxley acquiring a sizeable portion of
the land, ho ev r there as little sign o cons ruction until 1918.
Buderim folk as ever ere visiting at Christmas travelling to and fro in
ALEX NDRA EADLAND,
Beautiful, . fx x
motor cars, buggies, sulkies and other vehicles . ' -
f em
ca»v»s. before return
mudi n°ll, Spr1,,81»S P «the new Mootoolah Mends.
m0,°r a,Ul aS u*!l ® " ose who like
cean be ch at MooS Sda h" h
d,ainS
M ROOCHVDc E,
ma><ing available for lettinp m JanUary 1920 he W3S
•i i Charmin
subdivided his land-one uction ° Connor progressively
to i37 was realized for eac of the « December 1920 when £15
1920 spoke, of Moolp lah Heads th 3 0tments His advert sement in
famous swimming poo] and Th f 6 nt W Seasitlt' Centre...near the
Pride" 8P 0,andthefa!no«r eanSUrfBeacl Budenm s
' his favourite Centre h
j: , WOOLOOLABA.
!: '*y«r *ai n rc
ealth and Glor). en Z/l ™' bri ,a
fi<> re bei g the
ustness me will get (//,„„ / oi s B derim Mountain. Shrewd
advantage of th fast rising vales' *mu * Jhor and seatreW
THK ORIGIN OF THE NAME ¦MOOLOOLABA.
Ir aj? also optimistically suggested that rhf» ¦ i
extended tram ay from Palmwoods S xw become the terminus of an
auctioned on 2 Januar 1922 with river fron '8 5P
bU'ld'n8 IOtS' Were ai5°
it rolj]d a]so be , Ver fronta8es bringing the best prices. By this date
,, . , t
.
tow, s{ IP was now connected to the Buderim Tram 'by
or'bv th 5 eCe er,1921 h°Wever
chronicle reported tot C
*e He ds' were either known by this
that Christmas' lhe N mb°"r
M MMooladore, the scene with tents eve where is likened unio an army in
occupation.
J
It was also reported that the Premier, E.G. Theodore, had visited 'Moolooladore'.
Only ith O Connor's land sale of January 1922 was the title Mooloolaba first used.
T o days later, a meeting of the Mooloola-Bah Progress Association as held at
Joseph Foote s oat house, to elect trustees for a prospective sports reserve donated
by Thomas O Connor and to organize a working bee for roadworks. The n me
'Mooloolaba gr dually stuck, however as late as January 1923 Moolalah Heads’ w s
still being referred to in the Brisbane press.
Ken Chadwick has recorded another possible origin of the name, as told hi by his
gran father Bill Bell.
BELOW: Bill Bell s Royal
Life Saving Society's
'This was the story as told to me by my Grandfather W.F. Bell (Uncle Bill). Jn an
certificate, presente on
excerpt from the Nambour Chronicle sometime around Decemb r 1921 it named the
Trustees of the Moolool h Riv r Progress Association, and Bill Bell was one of them, so
this would confirm his involvement at the time when the me was being "coined". It
lso ties in with the Moolooladore reference. The "dore" according to Uncle Bill meant
Society s Secretary, Frank
the entr nce or "door"- "dore", to the M roochy River. Hence Maroochydore.
This the Chronicle applied to The Mooloolah River Door "Moolooladore." The
Moolool h River people w nted so ething a little
ore original. At the time and up until the Mo th of
the Mooloolah River w s rtificially formed up with
rocks and dredged, the sandhills on the beach front
at the Spit continued right down to the river i one
bare mound until it was Ocean on one side and
River the ot er, and the actual channel, rocks on the
So th Oh Cartwright) side and sand on the North
(Bar) side. I was lways told as a kid "Don t go near
the Ba when the tide is running out", nd the w y
the ivater ripped through the narrow opening you
could see why. This w s the typical river "BAR"
common at the mouth of many rivers.
Using the M roochy - Door idea they c me up
with Mooloolah - b r. This was converted to
ooloola - Bah, "Mooloolabah" and this remained
in use for ny ye rs, until the "h" was eventually
drop ed. That was how it was told to me, and Uncle
Bill was quite roud of being a part in the a ing
of the settlement.'
3w»»3aj|a -C -A .'-..V - •. -
A m re distinctive name, a progress association,
and better roads were one thing; safer beaches were
another. A ajor factor to Maroochydore’s success
... i *
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BBliMarKtiir i -t> iir«*- - w.t- -t.
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31 March 1 23. The
Venning was a leading
inspiration behind the
formation of Mooloolaba
Surf Life Saving Club.
(Kindly provided by Dili
Bell s randson, Ken
Chadwick.)
Developing Years : 1924-1939
and other visitors, mostly rail travellers, was arked by special tourist
rhe •discovery
Sunshine
by an
increasing
of ber
Brisbane
su plementoftothe
the
BrisbaneCoast
Courier,
published
onnumber
14 Nove
1 24,
willed Along the North Coast . The description of Mooloolaba was truly a feat of
ravel promotion, couched in the best advertising language of the t enties. It does
towever allow us a glimpse of Mooloolaba over seventy years go:
Nothi g co ld be more delightful than the long sweep of beach which ends in
Mooloolaba Bay where the Mooloolah River is absorbed by the oce n. Beyond li s the
Moolool h e dl nd, grandest of all the sights in the istrict when viewed t close
qu rters. From afar it is merely bold, dark promontory, touched with verdigris
green. The ro te to the water where one takes bo t for this spot orre ponds wit 11
first stanzas in a magni icent poem. The road kee s bout two ch ins from t e oce <
gliding in nd out among ti-trees, whose sh pes mig t ave been es{8ne
delirio s ream of an opium smoker. Gnarled nd bent, wei ' h path
forming brok n arches nd m ny strange designs. dances in which
utstretc e as if for pity. At ot er times t ey erform
feel e would like to join. wheels of the car almostcmh b
' Parts where the bush fires of a p st season have
nearb}, * the
si awbetry f rmers use to pack tljefrpro(Jucts ortvelhejustice of its me
delicate looking but deceptive Wait-a-While, wh c _ lossoms tr il t eir
'f one left the c r to try conclu ions with it. C.roW inland A" esplanade
ephemeral glory over many a shrub; and noble lrees % sutVeyed. Its le gth will be
arying in width from two ch ins to six c ins
(0 yjaroochydore
J r miles, pr ctic ll the whole dist nce from Mo another t Alexan ra
ar
three
saving clubs, cm
accommMIca.
lea IU)nd, and the third at Mooloolaba. Each gnd endurance In the w
each has many ctive members noted for thei s , po ular seaside
"¦» g* «»-• 8
S
1 mtrinsically tied to the successf l gro 1 the Christmas e
,0o!o° Spons and Life Saving Ciub geare itself
. iu,Ulx
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ci«b mMh
Hu
major .
t .«
' ,, „u, m . il ' ix>slU s action in overriding,
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a d H n u.. .ill
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f 'Vrin nu>llu- Club by Actin S ou,
¦ * of the cl
held ot\ Chiislm s Day deman h .'
Sn', ' 1,11 N< ' .>
imnnbor v>l' d e lu . He had a vised I v ,
r
e dlands lo voi
i UT;;.:
va l.
oth So|h Mat x dk " .
vS! a d s ,v. «s ltK-y w - rN.vcdiufjly dangetous' nd h d . a ,
; .;ilKl<.l .u-.uH.i ls S...01«b ...omlvts bu-ro mc.ho.cm . MoolmiUKu- .
; i;(;ii;w(,,H<n.. .. s ring the b y -scoot mo«mcm that t e beach s*
lv. Ik d all loc l dulw were especially professional. ea e w..sai ,.l .
Cm Ids ..isuinu- a d blazer for the rcmalmlcr of the holidays, following which
do!' w.'dkt iuvlv.iso them Iwfc ' As for the Ambulimce room, buildin len ers w(ri.
,u epi.- in Se tem er '. i. the successftir tenderer being Mr. C. Penrose.!,,
i s; i) rw exte sion nx s
a y by early N vemb r 1924, and was offi£
opem'd on 8 nccentbei in. i.
9 4 itio ¦ '•re tlie Club order eiyju u ro n an hite costumes with a s
UukV ho the y ney fi n of Murdo h's for 138/- per ozen, s ell as cighkvn
1\kU>cC lu hin vee , an one ozen sat en bathin c ps. Club blazers wi-i!
•v\ inbroi euxl b ges were ls or ered fr m McDonnell n E st s store in Hrisb.-r.
n.ei;!<;. .h a liiiN ! 1 -'b o e ch. Tlnve years l t , in Au ust .1927> it was furtlter eci ed to purei - :
. n-, another ozen ylu cosumu's. strictly or conipetition u po e , ‘to be left iiub
Vi ,
nds et th 1'ie ident' Maroon ca s ere also t be purchase by rneml>ers-mos
,,,. of v.lu' , it .slumI he rec ll ,- were f nnin lads ho volunteered their ti e ;i\o
v ;i , u.y from necessary job o family pro erties, nd who we e also seldom flush wilfi
-1939
ABOVE: Campers piiched
funds. They wer proud of the Oub colour,
vo(e in favour of lhe
change the colours to purple an white wa of (he club.
c ange; such was the loyalty of members othe g
utmost to allratl
tents close to U\e Club
building in the 1930 . This
photogra h taken about
1933 sh ws the tr cks
through the dunes t the
Mooloolaba Sports and Life Saving . attractive carnival for visitors
visitors to the fledgling resort. Christmas 92 sa a
b ch.
all the rest, t
organized, with over 430 offere in pn (_rc jn hand to have the beaci
of local and visitor donations. Arr nge d fj t aid officer to be in attend nce
continuously patrolled all day and for a of (he club, was also president
in the new mbulance shed. Vince Crosby, pro ress Associ tion, a"d
of,he local Mooloolaba and Alexandra Head n
dependent upon
well be said that the township's P re ged safety of its beach. Moolo bc,
the reputation of its lifesavers, and cott ges, ac(;ord'ng °n ent ones
was definitely on the move by • . mushrooms, two p t
continued to be erecte 'seemingly u qu Wy s Crosby, A motor launch h
being those of Messrs J.T. ea ay dj
„ p ov we y
¦Mooloolaba , the property of Messrs
c rs 0Peralc n °bouSe - Mrs. Alma
service to and from Brrsb ne
one large boar i « lndeed, in
Mooloolaba bus route, and ho'2 booked out ,nota house, sh ck
Tucker s Wharemoana complet y . orted there had
snorts meeting,
December 1924, the Nambour Chron in ooloolaba. he lQ bot the river
or humpy to be h d for love nor o attracted large cr _ S J Howe, P.
now a tradition and a popul r dra c r stu fefee:
Fa cett
bank and the be ch. The 192 o lC yincent J- Crosby, Venning (Junioi).
Jakeman, . Crosby; Hon. Secreta,l'wili. judge of Divin8:
Bell; Stewards: K. Thelander nd G. ¦ '
Contested were: cjub mem ers onl
1. The Fraser Edminston Lif Saving P
1st.)
2. The Wallace Bishop Life S ving w6j 1st.)
3. 25 Yards Life Saving Back Stroke (H, Frost, Is
4. 75 Yards Freestyle for club ch mpi
OUR CLUB : OUK STOKY
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F INCE HENRY. DU OF GLOUCHTa
in December 1934 had proven a u g
a household name. The Duke
causing Mooloolaba to b c°™e V' Murphy a[ their 'Buderim House'. The Murphy
wa the guest of Mr. an •• • • , situated home during the Royal
family vacate their commo ious a b Marleen , and Mr. Murphy was to
Visit, oving to their seaside ho e a trjp out through the mouth
entertain t e Duke in his Aqua-Flyer or P point ht
of the Mooloolah and a f Mooloolaba Surf Club was to
P ince Henry expre se a ™ . things moved somewhat faster than usual
receive a Royal visitor, and, one su pects, cnings mu
around the Clubhouse that day!
ms news was conveyed to ,he president of the Mooloolaba Sports and Life Savin
Club (Mr. P. Jak man), who immediately arrange a patro! comprising Messrs. Joe
Venning (son of Mr. F.O. Ve ning), W. Carruth rs andD. Cannon. Mr. W. Scott, the
dub caret ker, ha the buildi g spick and span. The D ke used the ambulance room
for dre si g, and eemed pl se with ihe nangements. The room, which is the fi est
of
kind in the North Co st, was ainted and decorated for the summer eriod. His
ighne s was soon enjoying the surf. As it was complete surprise to everyone at
Moolool ba there were very few on the beach. A man was stationed on t e look-out
tower nd Inspector O'Reilly patrolled the beach and the club buildings..... Mr. Joe
Venning took out a surfo-plane and after he had given a demonstration with it, the
D ke w s vety keen to try it out. A few moments instruction from Mr. Venning
enabled the Prince to wade out and pick up a fine shoot, which he rode straight to the
beach. He tackled the shoots one after the other with boyish abandon. During a
moment's respite he wa watching Bill Carruthers shooting breakers, and with the rest
of his staf expressed admiration for his ability in the water, His Royal ighness did
not leave the water until sunset Entering the clubhouse the Duke decided on a
cold shower, but the necess ry adjunct refu ed to function. His Highness was greatly
amused and jovially remarked on the small amount of water he needed. Subs quently
club offici ls found the rose of t e shower had become blocked and it was properly
adjusted by Mr. Vince Ball.'
The nex day, Sunday 9 December, following a Church service t Buderim, the
Duke ag in went surfing t Mooloolaba - now watched by ‘ very large cro d . He
ain used the Club s bul nce roo for dressin !
Two members (E. Guest and], Sargood) were detailed to guard the Duke car, whilst
the club's chief instructor (Mr. W.F. Bell) and the captain (A.B. Parkyn) rrange a
number o fesavers In a half circle in the surf around the Ducal surfing arty
He r marke t at the ife Saving movement was a very fine organization. The captai
L elTw l G'L NeWberry) manned crew in the "Spray , comprising
s fl n : c Parkyn T andG Th°mson' gave a fine ex ibition of
ZieTtnif
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had never
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with the
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mrh PHnce Henry, Duke of Gloucester, to the North Coast
The visit of the King s on, int in history of the beach resorts,
in December 193 ha proven overnight, a household name. The Duke
causing Mooloolaba to be«,me ''' Mur . a( their 'Buderlm House'. The Murphy
as the guest of Mr. an rs. ¦ beautifully situated home during t e Royal
fa ily vacated them commod.ous en and Mr Mun5hy was t0
Visit, mo ing to tlteirseas.de
out thK)Ug
moutll
entertain the Duke in Ws 'Aqu -Fly r boat P p
of the Mooloolah an ® 8
his return . Mooloolaba Surf Club was to
Prince Henry expresse a B things moved somewhat faster than sual
receive a Roy l visitor, and, one suspects, tilings uvc
.
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This news was conveyed to the president of the Mooloolaba Sports and Life Saving j
Club (Mr. P. Jakeman), who immediately arranged patrol comprising Messrs. Joe
Venning (son of Mr. F.O. Venning), W. C rruthers and D. Cannon. Mr W. Scott, the
club caretaker, had the building spick and span. The Duke used the ambulance roo
for dressing, and seemed ple sed with the arrangements. The room, which is the fi e t
of its ki in the North Coast, was painted and decorated for the summer peri d. His
Highness w s soo enjoyi g the surf As it was a complete surprise to every e at
Moolool ba there were very few on the beach. A man w s st tioned on the lo k- ut
tower and Inspector O'Reilly patrolled the beach and the club buildings Mr. Joe
Venning took out a surfo-plane and after he had given a demonstration with it, the
Duke w s very kee to t y it out. A few mo ents instruction from Mr. Ven ing
enabled t e Princ to wade out nd pick up a fine shoot, which he rode straight to t e
b ach. He tackled the shoots o e fter the other with boyish abando . Duri g a
mom nt s respite he was watching Bill Carruthers shooting breakers, nd with the rest
of his st f expressed admiration for his ability in the water. His Royal High ess did
not leave the water until sunset Entering the clubhouse the Duke decided on a
cold shower, but the nece sary adjunct r fused to function. His Highnes was greatly
amused nd jovially remarked on the small mount of water he needed. Subseque tly
club officials found the rose of the shower had become blocked and it was properly
adjusted by Mr. Vince Ball.
The ne t d y, Sunday 9 December, following a Church service at Buderim, the
Duke again went surfing t Mooloolaba - now watched by a very large crowd*. He
again used the Club s mbul nce room for dressing;
Two members (E. Guest amij. Sargood) were detailed to guard the Duke s car, w ii
Cffinstmclor (Mr WF B° 0 an the captain (A.B. Parkyn) arranged
number oflifesavm ,n a half circle In the surf around the Duca, surfing party ...
7Z
LtfeSaV,n8 m0Wmenl Was a Vetyf organizat Th capta,
iZlf f p
f Newberry) manned a ew in the Spray , com risi,
iTflTon 7: '
r anda n°mson’ «nd gave a fine exhibition
ZLZ ZZ . 7nce was weU out and smck so™ but;
beach WMchin/ i 71 the members °f his staff. There were hundreds on
well ov r
hou .™ undreds ln be surf with him. He stayed i the wat r f
Develop,NG years : 1924-1939
The first Royal visitor to
Mooloolaba was HRH
Prince Henry, Duke of
Gloucester. He enjoyed
several days in the surf
whilst staying at Buderim in
December 1934, and
changed and showered in
the Clubhouse.
esplanade resembling a giant canvas-town . New dressing sheds, scarcely adequate
to cope had been erected on the beach by the Shire Council, an there were also
¦flishops, cafes and ice works installed by Mr. T. Durb dge.’ The increasing number
of visitors however served only to highlight the town’s m jor problems - lack ot
water supplies and a equate sanitation, the same concerns which had pl gued Sout
Coast resorts such s Coolang tta and Burleigh Heads ten to twenty years e rhen
couple of spear pumps provided the only av ilable water supp y, an
facilities were unmentionably primitive and inadequate for t e num °
By Easter of 1936 at least four hundred tents lined
erected on vacant allotments, and the followi g Christm s a i remained
Par yn) was assigned to control campers in the town. Fac 1 homes and one
primitive, with campers reportedly begging water Qnly butc her shop,
makeshift convenience pl ced dangerously near . w(t a flow of letters
Maroochy Shire Council could not disregard these pro e
of the state s
of complaint to the local press, and the em ar aSS, . ctecj a holiday home,
Director-Ge eral of Health (Sir R phael CUento) who for Health (E.M
nd s End,' at Mooloolaba. In January 1938 t e a at Mooloolab ,
Danlon, MIA), holidaying at Buderi and en)0y 8 adeQUate conveniences and
delivered an ultimatum to the Council to . Dortant matter seen to and
facilities for visitors’, otherwise Cile to would have
charge the expense to the Authority concerned.’ di/ficuities dapting to
Mooloolaba Surf Club lso appears to have ha Alt the prospect of
1 ese changing times. More campers an b thers c mongst a umber of city
ni0rc onations nd an awakening interest in 1 o sa py Club members
y°Ungsters a good number of whom had been fhst n mber of visitors however
the Vennings in t e Mooloolah River. The shee e direction of Club a vrti
ated problems in dequate beach patrols. Possl certainly mem rs
had been diverted by the purchase of the ’hall’ m 1932,
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Developing Years : 1924-1939
by f'l.mk Jensen. Brisbane businessman, and long time club supporter and
honorary ember l*re 2. E ger, with consider ble big game fishing experience in
t e nite States, biought his launch Tang looma to Mooloolaba, acquired a home
i ere, an entert ined regular bevy of prominent guests. Moolool ba for inst nce
lipsie a visit by Count Felix Von Luckner, as E ger s guest, in August 1938. Von
I,iic ner score a 22 pound schnapper abo rd Eager s boat.
The New Mooloolaba Pub
hi A ril 1938 also the first guests were accommodated in the new two-storey, 21
bedroom, otel Mo loolaba, erected by JJ. McNulty on the Esplanade t a cost of
over IO.OOO. Moolool b had previously relied upon guest houses as the only form
of ccommo tion beyond houses and tents; it could now bo st what for the time
was od rn h tel cilities, nd a ready liquor outlet. Brisbane Truth enthused over
the continental ch rm of the new hotel, describing Moolool ba s Queensl nd’s
coming l.ido'.
M ol olaba is one of the safest of all our surfing beaches, and for this eason, the
roximity of the ow Hotel Mooloolab to the sea should commend itself to surfing
enthu iasts, who hen the wish to sunbat e may do so in the privacy of a beautifully
eq ip e su - orch, or the uppe floor ofthe hotel1
The otel's con truction followed the decision of Queensland’s Governor, Sir
Leslie Orme Wilson, t erect a sizeable home at Dicky Beach, Caloundra, in 1937. Big
g me fishing, a vice-regal residence, prestige hotels - all indicated bright prospects
fo the No th Co st. Mooloolaba could also boast a new State School in 1937 (opened
24 January 1938), five cafes, butcher, a bakery, a fish shop, five stores, a d a motor
gara e. A golf course was under construction in 1937, and two years later, on
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ABOVE: The Mooloolaba
Hotel, constructed in 1938
overlooking the Pacific,
as regarded as one f
the most up-to-date.
Qfiapier Cftree
Those Fateful Years ; 1939-1945
• } - he outbreak of World ar II in September 1939 had little immediate impact
> ? : upon the Moolool ba Surf Life Saving Club. Christmas of th t year s w
record crowds on North Coast beaches; Moolool ba, according to the
Namboui Chronicle, was thronged with visitors, and the whole Esplanade was
converted into canv s town . The Club kept full patrols on the beach and Bert
Gol find Vince Crosby staged community song nights in the newly-opened Pacific
Thea re. On Boxing Day 1939 the Club lso st ged displays on the main beach before
large and appreciative crowds of visitors. Parking was now a major issue, with calls
for better facilities, and compl ints from disgruntled car o ners that their vehicles
became bogged in the numerous sand holes long the Espl nade. The Club itself was
benefiting from its new building, attracting a number of young men from Brisbane.
(The old club house was co verted into a 'fully equipped dini g room for members
in 1 41). On 28 October 1939 it w s agreed that a party of members of Eagers
Recreation Club' use the clubrooms, no doubt organized by Club vice-president and
local resident, Fred Z. Eager. Prominent among them was WJ. (BUI) Daley, captain of
the Burleigh Heads-Mowbr y Park Club for 1932-3, and vice-president for the 1931,
1934, 1935, and 1936 seasons. By 12 Janu ry 1940, Vince Crosby was writi g in the
Nambour Chronicle th t Under BUI D ley the Mooloolaba te m has modelled mto a
fine combin tion with ood, all round abUity. It would be the Mooloolaba Jl & R
team which won the Wall ce Bishop Cup s the champions o t re oiT oast ranc
two days later. Daley’s feUow tea members were C. Cox, A. B. Par yn A. Cox, .
Isles, and C. McDonald. Daley also won the Senior Belt Championship that day He
would be elected Captain, Selector and Chief Instructor of the Club for the 1940/1
cer ebber, (Bronze, 29-12.40) a Club member in 1940 and 1941, recalled the
days when he joined Mooloolaba and c me up with Bill Daley
I joined the Army in Me 1941, so would probably have only been calve In the dub for
two years from wha, 1 can establish was an active member there n the a of
Colin and Alan Michael, Edgar Steve s, Cyrus McDonald Cor*» «
Pertyn, Pa, Ma den, Bllly Isles an jus, before 1 left work to Join up, /
Bos, B n Krebs, into th Club. We sed to com up from Brisba e with Bill Dale ,
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The Beginning of a Golden Era : 1945-1960
- he beach became basic part of Australian culture in the post-war years, and
the life saving movement n tional institution, enshrining those values of
mateship nd open-handed democr cy which the nation had fought so hard
to saie u rd between 1939 and 1945.
ool ol ba Surf Life Saving Club s post-w r years re remembered by n older
gene;;!lion f members not only for the many lifelong friendships formed in those
year , but. Iso for the extent of community support for the Club nd the movement
as a hole . s
The decade 1945 to 1935 is also remembered as one in which a small,
comparatively unknown Club rose to be Champion Club of Australia, and become
known as a cradle’ for State nd National surfing administr tors.
Mooloolaba Club members
photographed at the ol
boat sheet during the 1950
State Championships, held
at Moolool ba Photo
includes; Hod Downes, R d
Rod ers. Bill Granville,
Barry D ley, Tom K e an,
Les L ur nce, Tom Micke
an Harry Hughes.
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ooloolaba, along with much of the Sunshine Coast, would be
transforme over the next twenty years. A small, sleepy coastal village,
« - little changed since the war, and coming to life only at Christ s/New
Year and Easter, Mooiool ba s by 1980 part of a fast-growi g residential area
stretching f om C loundra to Maroochydpre, Elderly residents and visitors who could
remember 'Mooloolah Heads as an isolated beach, mostly the haunt of Buderim folk,
live to see vast canal es ate and apartment developments, where once there had
only been river lats, s amp and beach dunes. A good proponion of new residents
were southern retirees, whilst many visitors from Melbourne and Sydney now
travelled irectly by air to the Sunshine Coast, arriving at the Maroochy Airport.
T e two decades ere lso, it goes almost without saying, a period of immense
oci l change, when many values onc unquestioned were turned topsy-turvy They
were; lso decades of comparative affluence, and until well into the •sevent , of htgh
C1 M ll Surf Life Saving Cub, much
felt t e effects of these changing times. By the mid
young
S
Brisbane bo s do inated risen to the point thal members
lon gone. Even in the camePwith friends. The num er ofVWs and
mostly found their own way . 196? the 1970s saw a return to motorbikes,
Kombi vans was a feature of C ub Jeei 7R.der, bjt up (he B ce Highway each
with good few members d nS heir own accomm(Klation. hereas the need
eekend, An increasing hum r concern in t e late 'sixties, this oul be
for more b nk accommodation a
of .cookhouse- also
decreasin iy the c e overthen
jncreasingly difficuit to employ, but
changed with the years, Not on V )ure of an increasing number of local
lastes change , There as Pec
Jng moVement, the 'surfie' cult which
'take-aways . Most importantly for
ib)onde haired bluc eyed real
emerged after 1962 laid k and g|ri, doing their own thin . It became
gone surfer boy', with Kombi, boa . 8 comp rative discipline and
Increasingly difficult to ttr ct yo ng men to
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SUNSHINE COAST MEMORIES
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Sunulilno Comit UbrnrlCH ;
1936-2014
Today the view from
Alexan ra Para e toward
Mooloolaba Beacii is a
little ifferent than it
was In 1035.
The 2014 photo was,taken
between Venning Street and
Buderim Avenue,
In the early, part of Iasi
century, the landscape i
area and car parks between1
the surf an the shops as
sand and paperbark trees.
Mooloolaba s first
allotments went on sale on
January 1,1921
Th«'lrst Mooloolaba suburb
tiiet !aiongthebanksof
"gwhat is now River
Esplanade, from
,l0°laba Beach to
ckers Creek.
FUhlng trawler* have
been In MooloolHba
Harbour alnoe the loao*.
The wharvor. lowtird t e oi
o( Mooloolahn Spit nil 11
have quite fi few prnwn
trawlers I dock.
From 1070-1884,
Mooloolnl - or Moolool l
Heads as It as the
known was the uto ny i
the Maifdochy cliatriei.
Protected by Point
Cartw ight, It was favour
as a port o er the Mnroo<
River, where t e ooenn b\
and sand bars often mat
access azardous.
Mnntrfl Roitorl, on tlio
corno of Mootoolobn
Esptnnndo nnd Vo nlni
8tr©»t, oocuplok the « o
of fho old Moolool bii
Hotol.
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. " iIn If,. 19?Ur..
Mvvo) s I, |K)|iti|;ii
' I l on Ivi U lotlm
'lolldny doltfi/iof;
wore built alone
ho river imti the
Spit.
I 11 • idalifld oardlpe
lr>r liqimaymlme,
r,r [KIERTAIHtM l |
go fis ing,
As trnffienbi©
l "i"o c l MoolpojflDa
doveiopoy (u, y pronilor
rGsl ontlnl mi holid y
lodidlon.
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Protest frustrated
NOOSAVIld.E ental techni¬
cian do b Taylor s passive pro¬
test against Queensland’s den¬
tistry laws wore thwarte by an
anonymous benefacto .
Mr Taylor was convicte of
s figbdn equipment
unlawfull ractising dent istry
r(/)A eaches cri-
an or ered to ay $500 to the
Queensla d Dental Ho rd,
$19.75 court costs and a $50 fine,
vQf&ia pilot to face
in default 21 ays j il.
over the ship’s ground-
However, someone aid bis
fine an court costs.
MORE t
roccivii
fits on t
tho lull
wo kc
the woi
Tills
Ofli.li'l
mi am
I'hos'
ra bom
allies o
ustryt
.piilatCaioundr .
ir.ze cpsrks a furore by
i sunshine Coast roa s
nrw B fd wit i the Gol
Mooloolaba makeover
Underwater World signalled the comin of Graeme Juniper
be SIR Wil
noimces 1
liaineht.
as s for health
» he g v
glisl ju g
was guilt;
gehce"fo)
fii Tasniai
Hospital to receive a
Franklin
IB Sir Nin
upg a e.
host l for
ernor-Gei
Lindy C
weather hits farmers ,
mur er tt
Three ii
ry fire at 1
i Shire refus s to
?:.! Ha r I\
38-hour week.
Gom utic
k Charles
name W
dhis.
*ping Cent e.
s fight new six-storey
R A sti-al
parity wit
X! I tru e
be room.
re supports
million
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Bergman
H P inces
killed
in car era
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imprison
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List.
M Lech W
Wonier
monthly.
MAROOt
on-the sp
ers as ar
damage ti
reserve
Patrol!
stepped
ter will h
and trail!
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NDSCAPE SLEE ERS
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inner
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y proud of
ustralian
We
er
r.
'Id records
un around
if DEVELOPMENT BOOM
named the
AN $11 million resort develop¬
r for the
deensland '
ie to, he
ly, didn t
ment in Mooloolaba is poised to
provide a further boost to the
resurgent Sunshine Coast property market.
\ Octavian Holdings Pty Ltd
i
I managing director Graeme
Juni er said PRD Realty would
begin pre-selling the 138 unit
project within a month.
a
And he says he is confident of
getting Maroochy Shire Coun¬
cil approval for the six storey
project followin an encourag¬
ing response to the plans by
council.
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posal follows hard on the heels
of an announced $7 million, 13
story development at Point
Cartwright.
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as it is now, it is hard to imag-
Jine t e area wooded and with
white in abitants,
t The first record of a ce sus was
•i fi ig92 hen Woombye and Bu-
Eiummdi 399, YandinaSBl, Nam¬
bou 5336, Woombye 859, Palmwoods 778, Bu erim 839, Ma -
oochydo o/Mooloolaba 3068.
In 1971, Nam our and M roochy ore Mooloolaba were co ¬
peti for the "largest to n , tag
on the coast. Duringthe I996census
t hese conummities were listed with :
the following perma ent resiclents: Maroochydore/Mooloolaba 1
36,406; Caloun ra 28.329; Te an-
ith 6744 and 6360 respectively
de im areas had 160 residents perhaps an indication of the shift of
prosperity as more eo le built hol¬
1921, several new towns had iday homes and pennanent res¬
grown and the census rules ha idences on the coastal frin e.
changed to include only those resi¬
Coolum Beach was include in
dents ithin the town limits and that census with 463 resi ents.
Although development of some
: numbers had reache : Eumundi
<327, Nambour 1863, Mar- new beach communities had begun
years earlier, the yo ng com¬
oochydore/Mooloolaba 100.
;r Bu erim and Woombye had munities were not included in the
r keteri to 632 and 400 respec- census u til 1986 when Coolum
Beach, Bli Bli, Marcoola, Mu jimba
y.
The census of 1961 began to re¬ and Yaroomba had leapt i to being.
Namboui* had 9579 residents and
flect the population shift as fledg¬
ling industries took hold.
Some to ns had lost ground
while others continued to grow:
tm/Noosa 26,053; Caboolture
17,571; Kawana Waters 16,264; Bud¬
erim 12,458; Nambour 12,205;
Mooloolah 855; Woombye 97;
Coolum Beach 6999; Mu jimba
4360; Bli Bli 3347; Peregian Beach
2913; Cooran 596; Mapleton 5 5;
Glass House Mountains 522; B achme e 2374; Cooroy 1970; oodford
1621; Palm oo s 1475; Beerwah
1390; Landsbo ough 1343; Eu un i
4 2; Marcoola 1160; Po ona 967;
Yandina 931; Maleny 880; Kenil¬
worth 385; Boree Point 269.
The high number of residents in
the ew coastal communities is a
clear in ic tion of the shift from a
Maroochydore/Mooloolaba had rural community to industry an
20,635. Maroochydo e had well and tourism, which are now the main
truly taken over as the leading town financial suppo ts for residents.
TENDER CARE: The Nee-Natal
Retrieval eam came f om Brlsbane to assist In the delivery and
escort the babies o the Royal
Women s Hospital specialist
nursery.
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remember
TRANSPORT KING
AL AST AIR Grant, fo n er of
Sunshi e Coaches, die i 1991
age 59 years. Initially, he
orke as a truck rive th
Cobb and Co, then oined TNI
in 1963. He a wife Beverley
bought the Marooch ore Bi
run in 1965 andbuilt the sen
up to 58 vehicles nd more th
First settling in Nambour in
)NEof the great statesmen of local
19 6, Mr Murray had a life-long
overnment in Queensland forler Maroochy Shire Chairman association with many sporting
clubs and associations on the
red Murray died in Nambour
Coast, particularly in lifes ving
eneral Hospital in January, 1996.
and rugby league. He w s pres dent
Mr Murray, 76, a father of six,
of the Sunshine Coast Rugby
as shire chairman for nine years
d councillor in the Maroochy Lea ue from 1979 to 1991.
Mr Murray was awarded m
lire for 18 years.
Order
of the British Em ire in 1989
A surve or i Queensland for
for his service to the community
nost 50 years, Mr Murray l d
irpGchy Shire diming a period of fndSoverntne
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. ms in 1922 A an B grades and they played at places such
here were tw<), The b team included: J. Will. S. Sawrey and B. Daniels
North Arm an M p|ayers 0ll one occasion in 1923 the team travelled to
1 lie club boas
pIayed a three all draw with A. Rice scoring
» rim s three oals. At t is ti e Ernest Middleton received a very enticing offer
Tn v for one of Brisbane’s leading tea , b t refuse for busine s reasons. Henry
tak recalled that four Bu erim players were sel cte to play for Queensland against
a siting Chinese team in about 1922 or 192 . The players were Ernest Middleton,
Archie Ben ll, Geor e Ne b rry and Flynn. owever none coul pla as they all
ad commitments.
Newberry, Doug Jackman.... far end Cha lie Chilly. (Photo. BHS)
Buderim soccer was still active in 1924 playing a Brisbane City Gunior) team at
Buderim Central Park. The Buderim team w s: C. Chilly (goal), S. Newberry, E.
Middleton, G. Newberry, Kuskopf, Lobegeiger, A. Bendall, Sorensen and Atkinson.
The visitors won 2-0. Ernest Middleton was secretary of the club at this time.
I 1925 Buderim had two teams, both of which made the final of the Charity C p. In
1926 the Nambour Chronicle reports that the final of the Charity Shield against
Cooroy had to be bando ed because the lorry carrying the Buderim team broke
down. This provides an insight i to the problems of travel to sporting events.
I agine travelling in a pre-1926 lorry from Buderim to Cooroy on the roads of that
ti e. The final was finally played at North Arm and Buderim lost 1-0. Buderim
continued to field a team up to 1928.
Surf life saving
Today ooloolaba is one of Australia s great surf life saving clubs, reg larly
producin national champions. Its members come from the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane
and any other places. However in its formative years just after the First World W r,
it was almost entirely Buderim residents who started and ma ned the club. Buderim
continued to provide the ajority of members through to the mid 1930s when
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~ First 100 Years
nrreasine numbers came Jrom Bri bane as iht1 Rm-. u ' i
entioned earlier, Mooloolah Hea s Sm ox diNft>olooIaba. became a popular camping and holi ay n cr , ng d H
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aster and Christmas in the 1890s and early 1900s his Cd I res,de al
ooloolal'
iv r Sports C
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pioneers, was tlie first president. Club members were largely from fiudenm w Uh a
few from Tanawah, Chevallum. Forest Glen, Paltmvoods and Eu lo. The club
organised competitions including an a nual aquatic carnival which i clude
swimming and ro ing races.
Mooloolaba SLSC first R & R team 1923. Bellman: Willia Bell, Vince Crosby and George
Newberry carrying the reel also in the squad are Frank Newberry, Tom Irwin an Percy
Jakeman. (Photo. Ken Chadwick.)
Following the example of Maroochydore, the Sports Club became a Surf Life Saving
Club in 1923 with the hope of making the beach safer and thereby attracting visito s
and development to the area. In t e early days the com etitive sporting element of the
various clubs was in its i fancy, but starting to develop along with the rimary
purpose of saving lives. In 1923 a large c owd of Buderim residents jou eyed to
Mooloolaba to see life saving demonstrations by Mooloolaba and Maroochydore
clubs to mark the openi g of a new shed to house the reel. Two members of the l cal
club (W. Bell and P. Jakeman) were successful in the test for the 600 y rds swim fully
clothed. The shed was opened by Mr Venni g. Funds were raised by various means
including a dance in the School of Arts in July. The hall was ecorated in the club
colours of red and white. £10 was raised.
The club entered its first competition on Easter Sunday in 1923 at Maroochydore and
the team tied for first place in the Whalley Cup. A photograph from about 1923
shows the first Mooloolaba surf lifesaving team comprising: W.F. Bell (beltman),
Vince Crosby, George Newberry, Frank Newberry, To Irwin and Percy Jake n.
The squad is shown in marching order, either competing in, or preparing to compete
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rom the Undanbi people to Today
Alexandra Headland Community Association Incorporated > About Alex >
History
The early history and the current life of Alexandra Headland is intimately bound
up with the history of its neighbouring suburbs and the two rivers it sits
between - Maroochy and Mooloolah. The beach has always been one of the
areas "richest assets whilst its green belt is the only coastal forest remnant
between the two rivers. Achieving the balance between development as a
seaside resort, and protection of the natural environment has always been an
issue - then and today.
The First Headlanders
The first inhabitants of this area are generally acknowledged to have been the
Undanbi people - small family groups of aborigines who occupied these coastal
plains. Distinguished by language and cultural traditions, they had cordial
relations with other neighbouring groups with whom they shared a common
language or dialect. No direct references can be found to an aboriginal name for
this area or rocky headland, but the first built house was named "Wongothin
,
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after the beach (and wonga means pigeon in Kabi Kabi dialect) and the
surrounding property was named Coolaluthin , after the aboriginal word for
cypress pines. The influence of aboriginal culture is preserved in the nam ft =
the rivers of Maroochy (black swan) and Mooloolah (black snakes - mullu &
fishing nets - mula).
Exploring Sailors
Captain Cook sailed past our coastline on May 17th 1770 in the Endeavour and a
commemorative cairn was erected on top of Alexandra Headland in the
bicentennial year of his visit 1970. In 1802 Matthew Flinders sailed past on an
expedition to chart the coastline of New Holland in The Investigator. Neither
explorer came ashore to discover the beauty of the region.
1820-1840 Undanbi People Rescue
Castaways
During 1823-24, three shipwrecked convict timbergetters were befriended and
assisted by the Undanbi peoples of Mooloolah and Maroochy Rivers and they
learned some of their language - a fast spoken dialect of the Turrubul language
group. Other escaped convicts from Moreton Bay also lived for many years with
many tribes. Leichardt described them as generally taller, slimmer people than
the inlanders and others noticed that they could be distinguished by the large
callous on their wrists which developed as a result of manipulating their fishing
nets. In the 1830s-1840s it was estimated some 80 Undanbi lived at Maroochy
River with another group of similar size on the lower Mooloolah River.
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1840-1860 Timber Exploration & Conservation
Legislation.
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Andrew Petrie explored the coastline in 1838 and 1840 asessing the economic
potential for timber and he named Maroochydore. The Bunya Proclamation of
1842 (early conservation legislation) recognised the importance to aboriginal
people of the Bunya Pine Trees and created a reserve that included Alex to
protect the area from timber felling and grazing. Ludwig Leichardt, naturalist
and explorer, also described and crossed both the Mooloolah & Maroochy rivers
in 1844.
1860-1880: First Land Sales and Timber
Industry Established
In 1862 it was Tom Petrie (son of Andrew) who was one of the first to venture
into Maroochy to exploit timber resources in 1862, and who is acknowledged to
have had a great understanding of the aborigines.
But it was William Pettigrew, a friend of the Petrie family, who was able on
August 4th 1864 to purchase a 330 acre property of lands and forests to use as
his base for a saw mill. Portion 2 of this, some eighty acres, encompassed
Alexandra Headland (and the beach he called Wongothin) were purchased for
124 pounds. Pettigrew also owned a fleet of steam and sailing ships. Pettigrew
built the first house on Alexandra Headland in 1869 on high ground on the
sheltered north side of the headland on land he named Coolaluthin and from
where he could survey much of the land he owned. He also established a small
farm and experimented growing sugarcane.
Helen Gregory reports that it was not until the influx of white settlers in the
1870 s that aborigines were forced to retreat from their traditional lands and food
sources, and access to sacred places were denied. Traditional Aboriginal ways of
life, kinship & religions systems began to collapse in the areas near the river
where new settlers began to change the land and it natural productivity.
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In 1871 Pettigrew moved a house from Mooloolah to the headland for his
overseer and named it "Wongotha . The esplanade along the beach became a
traffic route to the timber mill from Maroochy River and the Alex area wa 1ENU =
fenced as a paddock for the bullocks who hauled the cedar, beech and she-pine
logs. A small store opened between the two houses to supply the basic needs of
timbergetters and early settlers.
1880-1900: Settlement Named Potts Point
When John Potts took on the Pettigrew overseer s job from 1880 - 90, the land
around the Headland quickly came to be known as Potts Point. By the end of the
century, Pettigrew's business interests were severely affected by the depression
and the Banks foreclosed on his lands.
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1900-1910: O Connor Purchases Pettigrew
Land
Thomas O'Connor, a surveyor, purchased all of Pettigrew's land on the coastal
plain in 1903 including all of the area he would later name Alexandra Headland.
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The land parcel included land from Okinja to Pacific Terrace, including the land
now known as Alex Forest. Hinterland residents were increasingly visiting for
camping holidays and fishing trips. All the houses on the Headland were
in a bush fire but demand for re-building was strong! Mooloolah Cemetery
established on land at corner of Pacific Terrace and Alexandra Parade.
Images courtesy of Sunshine Coast Libraries
1910-1920: Coming Seaside City Renamed
Alexandra Headland
Despite WWI, there was increasing demand for relaxation, so land owner and
developer Tommy O Connor subdivided the first allotments in Alexandra
Headland in 1915 to develop a seaside resort (Mary St to Lindsay St and Janet St
to Pacific Terrace) followed by allotments along the ocean front and Buderim
Road . At this time O Connor renamed the area Alexandra Headland in honour of
the beautiful 70yr old Queen Alexandra (the Queen Mother). Nambour Chronicle
describes the resurrection'' of this seaside bay when the first houses were built
on lots 68 & 59 , replacing houses that had been burnt down eight years earlier. It
hoped for a coming seaside city ! But not all his developments were welcomed
and his plans for a larger hotel on Buderim Avenue were defeated in 1916. The
desire to protect scenic places against the thrust of tourist development persists
to this day.
In 1917, a boat and tram service operated to Nambour and Alexandra Headland
could boast boarding houses and holiday homes.
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1920-1930: Community Development - Beach
and Surfing Activities
The end of the war sparked a boom in holiday villages and Woombye residents
built a number of red-roofed seaside cottages on Alex Headland, and then
founded the family orientated Alexandra Headland Surf Life Saving Club in 1924.
Built by volunteers, mostly from Woombye, it seemed appropriate to adopt the
Woombye Rugby League colours of a black stripe and gold background which
symbolises a black snake and the golden wattle. It took them only one year to
win the champion club title which they held from 1925-1927.
O Connor completes a vision for the first fully integrated resort complex on the
Maroochy coast - and built a magnificent hostel on 36 acres opposite the Surf
Club. As a business it was affected by poor transport,and his failure to obtain a
liquor licence and the Great Depression of 1929 put paid to this enterprise.
Many community groups arise - the Maroochydore Progress Association in
1920 and in 1924, Buderim identity Vince Crosby was the President of the
Mooloolaba & Alexandra Headlands Progress Association.
The improvement of the coastal road is attributed to the Progress Association
who built the first gravel road between the rivers in 1922 after the Council
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prioritised other agricultural roads. At times however the sand drifts near Alex
Surf Club made the road over the headland impassable and people had to
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In 1927, the Brisbane Courier described the beaches of this area as a seaside
trinity of great beauty . Large heavy wooden surfboards appeared on the
beaches - even Mum s old ironing board occasionally got an outing!
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1930-1940: Camping Heaven Beside the Beach
Alexandra Headland remained a place for relaxation - camping in public areas
along the beachfront was common despite few public facilities. The
Presbyterian Church Youth Camps staff began to consider Alexandra Hostel as a
future campsite and negotiations to purchase the land began.
By this time, most of the aboriginal people of the area had been sent to
Cherbourg Mission - many miles inland far from their cultural homelands by
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the river and sea. There seemed to be no place for them in the changing
Maroochy landscape.
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1940-1950: WWII and Public Facilities
Developed
The recognition of the beaches as the Shire s richest assets resulted in some
funding for public facilities for those who camped, as well as changing sheds
and toilets.
Members of the Voluntary Defence Force mounted patrols on the headland. The
US Army commandeered part of the Alexandra Hostel for soldiers R & R. A
section of the Australian Army also occupied the building and built a large coop
to house carrier pigeons in the grounds. The 22nd Battalion camped by the
beach in grounds now known as Trotter Park.
Fred Murray writes:'In 1946 only a gravel road extended through Alexandra
Headland to Mooloolaba. Alexandra Headland contained about half a dozen
houses, mostly facing Alice Street and the Esplanade. The only house south of
here was Such s home in Mary Street, only 30 yards from my own home.'
The Presbyterian Church under the guidance of Norman Nelson, the Director of
Christian Education and Youth Welfare, purchased the hostel and Alexandra
Park a total of 173 acres from the O'Connor estate, extending from the
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beachfront to Cathedral Hill in 1945. Church camps are conducted on the
property continuously to present time.
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A Mr A. J. Frost who owned a clothing business in Nambour, had purchased a
large parcel of land bounded by Mary Street, Buderim/Mool Rd and and in 1948
he subdivided this into 34 allotments and developed local roads.
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1950-1960: Tourism Focus & Cyclone Damage
Big support for the tourism industryled by Shire Chairman Low, who with great
fanfare 1952 opened a modern caravan park at Alexandra Headland on the
beachfront. This closed off Alexandra Parades direct link from Alex Beach to
Maroochydore Beach. It was the first council sponsored caravan park in
Queensland and Australia - and celebrated with the planting of some 40 pine
trees.
A Presbyterian church was erected in Edward Street, and a land selling spree by
the church in 1958 included the top of Cathedral Hill through to Okinja Road.
There was much discussion on linking the three coastal townships of
Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba. The gravel road was still
under control of the Shire, but the ambitious Nicklin Government wanted to
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build a coastal highway. In 1958 Maroochy Shire introduced a development plan
with regulations to cope with future development of coastal areas.
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Perhaps it was the damage created by the cyclonic weather of 1954, 55 & 56 with
resulting erosion that led to concern for natural environment again conflicting
with large development plans. Whilst the Mooloolaba Alexandra Headland
Progress Association worked throughout early 50 s and lobbied Council for
modern urban amenities like street names, signs, public phone box, street
lighting, and a water tower.
In 1958 a large event was the Wheelbarrow Race from Alex to Mooloolaba Surf
Clubs, and Alex had its own Badminton Association.
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1960-1970: Population Surge in the optimistic
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Queensland Government established a Beach Protection Authority in 1967 in
response to a sand mining debate and resistance to building on dunes. In Alex,
further sub-divisions occurred on McClintock land (Mooloolaba/Buderim Rd,
Alexandra Parade and Edward Street) and the Thynee estate (Mary St, Juan St,
Alex Pde). Mrs Betts-Ann Coates developed the only sophisticated restaurant
and accommodation complex on the Sunshine Coast when the Boolarong
Restaurant and Motel opened in 1967. It remained for many years an iconic
meeting place in Alex. The new holiday apartment building on this site is called
Grand Palais.
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1970-1980: Dune Protection and Four Lane
Roads are Issues The formation of the Uniting Church led to changes to the largest parcel of land
in Alex. It was subdivided into two separate but adjoining titles. The Uniting
Church land containing Alexandra Hostel (later known as Alexandra House - it
was the old youth conference centre located directly opposite the Alex Surf
Club) was finally subdivided and a significant parcel sold. In its place the Alex
Shores Resort, and the Alex Shores Estate were developed. The second half of
the title remained with the Presbyterian Church,
There was considerable debate locally and in the shire as to what type of
building (and height) should be allowed on land near the fragile beaches, and
how to protect the dune systems. In January 1976, large waves from Cyclone
David eroded coastline in front of Boolarong. 100.0 sandbags and rocks were
used to stabilize the area. Still strong enthusiasm for the potential of the tourism
industry and camping still allowed on beachfront land north of The Surf Club.
The decade closed in great controversy as discussions on traffic solutions in
Maroochy Shire including demaining and a four lanes controversy .
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1980-1990: More road & environmental
concerns
Amidst much controversy about leaks and plans, Alexandra Parade was
upgraded to four lanes in 1980 when many wished for the funding to be
allocated to bypass roads (like the Motorway which was finally opened in 1990
as a Toll Road). The Uniting Church attempted to sell land but some local
opposition. High rise development continues in Alex. Much debate about
whether a separate Council to look after coastal interests required, as many felt
higher coastal rates were subsiding inland areas.
Rising environmental consciousness leads to studies on environmental impact
being required for all large developments. Many new high rise developments
north of The Surf Club.
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1990-2000: Development vs Preservation
The Uniting Church land containing the old youth conference centre (dire _
opposite the Alex Surf Club) and the Alex Forest bushland was finally
subdivided and sold, and in its place the Alex Shores Resort, and the Alex Shores
Estate were developed.
In 1995 the Presybterian Church also sold part of their land for the Tranquil
Place subdivision - not without great opposition from those determined to
protect Alex s remnant forest. The Maroochy Shire was convinced to purchase
3.58 hectares, and a result of this campaign the Shire conservation levy" was
introduced to facilitate the future purchase of Shire bushland with conservation
value. A further 2.5 hectares were purchased from the Presbyterian Church by
Maroochy Shire Council for preservation in 2000.
Commercial sponsorship comes to lifesaving in the form of Iron Man"
competitions. The Mooloolaba Triathalon begins in 1993 and develops into one
of Australia's premier athletic events, with cyclists and runners pounding
Alexandra Parade.
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2000-2010: Real Estate Boom and Traffic
Issues
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The rise of the house prices in the triangle reflected the increasingly
sophisticated homes being built and renovated throughout this small suburb.
The old church on Edward St was replaced by units. The first property in
care exclusively for the elderly was opened - RSL Tantula Rise is a great
addition to the community.
Traffic through Alex becomes a central issue. Although the opening of the
Sunshine Motorway many years previously (1990) took some pressure off the
coastal road increasingly the road through Alex was seen as a thoroughfare and the atmosphere of a people friendly Alex degraded. The opening of
Maroochy Boulevard relieved some pressure, but when the State Government
Coast Connect project suggested six lanes along the beachfront, the people
reacted. The No Six Lanes campaign was very effective but proposals for bus
advantage lanes are still to be resolved. No other beachfront road has four
lanes, and all are at 50kph or less. Why Alex?
After a colourful renovation and expansion, people power forced the Alex Surf
Club to re-think another proposal for further expansion of the club at a site on
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the western side of Alexandra Parade - backing into Alex Shores residential
estate.
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The decade was coloured by some significant public events. Large crowds
watched the sinking of the ex-HMAS Brisbane on 31 July 2005; the surfers
farewell to Steve Irwin in September 2006; and then a great welcome home to
lone adventurer/sailor Jessica Watson on 6 June 2010.
2010-2020 Strength in Community
A community association in Alexandra Headland is re-established and a
website for the community of Alexandra Headland is launched. Increasing
environmental concerns about the stability of the dunes, a coastal walkway and
how best to protect our beaches and natural environment.
References:
Alcorn, Berenis: A Rising Seaside Resort. Alexandra Headlands - A Historical
Study, 1998.
Fink, Fred: History of Maroochydore-Mooloolaba, 1992.
Gregory, Helen: Making Maroochy. A history of the land, the shire, the people.
Brisbane 1998
Hooper, Martin: Seachange for Elizabeth & William Hooper. Vic 2008
Murray, Fred & Whittington, Dot: Surveying my Life: An autobiography
Nambour 2007
Nelson NF MBE, To Help Them Find Their Feet, Sith & Paterson, Brisbane 1966
Tainton Rev Joseph, Maruichi - the Early History of the Sunshine Coast,
Unpublished 1976
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Acknowledgements: We thank the following for their menu =
helpful assistance
Photographs: We wish to acknowledge the Sunshine Coast Libraries and
Julanne Neal & Carol Hawley of the Sunshine Coast Heritage Library who
assisted us in providing most of the photos for this historial site. They maintain
an excellent resource that is available to all - Picture Sunshine Coast
We also welcome photographs from members of the community, and hope this
historial resource can be improved.
Oral Stories and Research Assistance
Lorraine Buhk - Historian, The Alex Surf Lifesaving Club & Buderim Historical
Society
Kate Murray, Alice Grimmett, Peter Scotland, Simon Whittle,Glenda
Heginbotham, Doug & Bev Jewry
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