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About Emu Park |
Emu Park is a township of about 3,000 people on the southern end of the Scenic Highway 20km. south of Yeppoon and though smaller than Yeppoon is probably more widely known because of the singing ship memorial and it's association with the colourful Federation politician King O'Malley, Zilzie is a rapidly growing residential area along the coast on the southern side of Emu Park.
The establishment of Emu Park resulted from the desire of Rockhampton townspeople to have a “watering place” to which they could escape from the summer heat and humidity and a “Village Reserve and Seaside Watering Place” of 2560 acres was gazetted In January 1869, within twelve months of the Proclamation the town had been surveyed and the first sale of Crown land was held at Rockhampton in May 1870.
Officially named Hewittville the name was retained on official documents and maps until the name of the town, but not the parish, was changed to Emu Park in 1890, from the beginning, however, the township was generally called Emu Park in newspapers and by all who went there. |
Points of interest |
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The Singing Ship |
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The famous singing ship is a memorial to Captain James Cook RN, the first European to set eyes on the Capricorn Coast. The "singing" occurs when the wind vibrates a series of cables with attached pipes of varying diameter.The lookout has fine views of Keppel Bay. |
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Historical Museum |
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Emu Park's Historical Museum was established in 1984 by the Emu Park Historical Museum Society Inc. initially with the single building that is now the main entrance, the museum has since grown steadily with the addition of more historical buildings and an expanding collection of railway carriages and equipment. |
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Emu Park as you arrive from Rockhampton |
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Emu Park Main Beach |
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This is a popular and relatively safe family swimming spot with a gently shelving, clean, sandy bottom, there is a Surf Lifesaving club just to the right of the rotundas. Much of the beach is not sand but is composed of vast numbers of minute shells of a single species. |
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Fisherman's Beach |
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