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.
A number of private islands are up for sale in Australia, with some expected to go under the hammer for less than the average price of a Sydney home.
Ten tropical islands are now on the market near the Queensland coast, with Poole Island offering buyers a slice of paradise for only $999,000.
Located near the Whitsundays, the 20ha enclave boasts its own 700ft runway to cater for small aircraft, alongside two large homes built in the 1800s with sea views.
Poole Island in the Whitsundays is advertised for the bargain price of just $999,000
Pumpkin Island (pictured) located in Keppel Bay on the southern Great Barrier Reef is the latest private island to hit the market
Telstra has revealed the cause of a widespread mobile outage in the Mackay region, which left some customers without service for more than three days. Areas affected last week included Mackay, the Northern Beaches, Habana, parts of Hay Point, parts of the Pioneer Valley, Mount Martin, Mount Jukes, Cape Hillsborough and St Bees Island. Telstra confirmed the outage to the
Daily Mercury on February 24, but services were not restored until 4am on February 28. The cause was a fault in some of the technology used to transmit mobile signals from our base stations, which was rectified, a Telstra spokesman said. We want to again thank our customers and residents for their patience while we deal with unplanned outages that affect their service.
A Telstra spokesman was unable to give a timeframe on when services were expected to be restored. Areas affected include Mackay, the Northern Beaches, parts of Hay Point, parts of the Pioneer Valley, Mount Martin, Mount Jukes, Cape Hillsborough and St Bees Island. We know how frustrating it can be when customers can t make or receive calls or use data services, so we appreciate their patience, the Telstra spokesman said. In the meantime, if they have a working Wi-Fi signal, they may be able to use Wi-Fi-calling on selected handsets
. A map showing Telstra customers affected by the mobile outage.