Then, in 1916, they leased Brampton Island to breed horses for the Indian Army.
By 1926 St Bees was accepting local and southern visitors.
In 1931 a weekend on St Bees cost 20/- ($2).
Before World War II, the Whitsunday islands and the Great Barrier Reef were viewed as remote by the general public and consequently accommodation and facilities for tourists was very sparse.
Attention was focused on the region in 1936 with the film ‘White Death’ starring the famous American novelist Zane Grey playing himself.
His son Arthur and wife Jess were the founders of Brampton Island Resort.
In 1930, Jess Cummings met her future husband Arthur Busuttin. She and two friends decided to holiday on ‘Lovely Lindeman’ and travelled to Mackay.
They will be delivered over Zoom by Creative Industries Trafford in partnership with Business Bolton. On February 4 a workshop for theatre makers will be held on transferring skills, this will look at how performers can develop new work and new skills by expanding from performance into writing and producing. It will be run by theatre practitioners Jess Cummings and Sorcha McCaffery. While on February 10 there will be a session on adapting to digital, focusing on how theatre makers and performers can embrace new technology. To apply email cit@watersidearts.org stating the event, as priority will be given to artists living, working or studying in the borough of Bolton please include the first part of your Bolton postcode in the email.