Can of words - Recollections0603


	Produced by the Hinchinbrook Shire Library Service in conjunction with interested community groups, funded by the State Library of Queensland and the Hinchinbrook Shire Council. 11/03/2008
Can of words is an electronic magazine aimed at encouraging reading, writing and the arts in our community, whilst showcasing the Hinchinbrook area, its history and achievements.

Write of your recollections about earlier times in the Hinchinbrook district.

Read about the 1906 arrival of the first automobile in the Herbert River district

©La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria

(L to R: Margaret Thorburn; Val Fulton; Bev Thorburn; Anne Stuart; Edna Heard; Vi Day; Josie Miguel; Beth Scott; Noreen Mahony)

Forrest Beach Surf Life saving Club 1953/54 Associates' R & R (Rescue & Resuscitation) Squad pictured with the Eve Rocker used to resuscitate swimmers.

Read about the beginnings of the club and it's Associates as recalled by Josie Sheahan (nee Miguel)

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