Queensland State Archives

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A Violent Separation

Until the late 19th century, Stradbroke was a single island but together, an unforeseen shipwreck and Mother Nature would change it forever - forming twin barriers between Moreton Bay and the mighty Pacific Ocean.

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Sands of Fortune

Deep beneath the turquoise waters of the Coral Sea, a living coral wonder has been formed in a breathtaking palette of colour by thousands of tiny polyps: the Great Barrier Reef.

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An Unwanted Rescue

The story of a French cabin boy Narcisse Pelletier - shipwrecked, left to die, rescued and adopted by an Aboriginal family, and then ‘rescued’ again by European sailors 17 years later.

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Ten Shots At Rain

Early in the 20th century, Queensland was experiencing a terrible drought and the government’s meteorologist, Clement Wragge, believed he had a solution.