Author: Ken Gray
Editors: Margaret Remilton and Diane Bull.
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The islands scattered off Mission Beach have captured imaginations worldwide since Ted Banfield published his first book, Confessions of a Beachcomber, in 1908. It's easy to understand why. These tropical jewels offer something rare: genuine dense rainforest meeting pristine beaches, with freehold land on three islands creating opportunities for those seeking their own slice of paradise.
Author: Ken Gray
Editors: Chris Forbes & Diane Bull
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Tourism is the main industry of Mission Beach and this Sketch is about where and how it started.
by Ken Gray
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This is an abbreviated story of Hugo Brassey, one of Mission Beach District’s most flamboyant past residents who lived here before WW2.
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