Mr Murchison, tragically, was on his final patrol before resigning. As for Mr Kelly, a senior inspector, it was his first patrol after taking up duties in Bundaberg about a month before. The men would normally not have ventured so far north around Bustard Bay, but with the Gladstone inspector on leave, the duo decided to take up the patrol. On June 24, an oar and hat were found at Jenny Lind Creek around noon, prompting a full-scale search of land, air and sea. The search was called off when torn and ripped clothing, that looked like it had been in the jaws of sharks, was discovered.
Premium Content Bundaberg is no stranger to natural disasters, flood in particular. In the last 10 years alone two major flood events have devastated the Rum City with one in 2011 and another in 2013. Our forebears also experienced flood events more than 100 years ago in the 1890s and then later in the 1920s and the 40s. The State Library of Queensland has a collection of vintage flood photos looking back at the flood events of 1893, 1928 and 1942. Check out the images from the gallery below.
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Subscriber only There s nothing Queenslanders love more than a trip to the beach on a hot summer s day and at Bundy we re lucky to have many shores to pick from. Old photos from the Queensland State Archives have also shown that our forebears were also keen beachgoers back in the day. Some of the images show families having a day out at Nielson Park Beach in 1931, and swimwear was very different to how we know it today. The pictures also showed the official opening of Lady Elliot Island with the first flight landing in the island. Check out some photos from way back when in out gallery below.