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The Queensland Housing Commission developed this area of Chermside in the early 1950s. A small portion of land was set aside for these shops, built c 1953 to serve the new housing development.

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Tom Barton, Jim Elder, Tony McGrady, Peter Beattie, Ken McElligott; David Hamill, Ken Hayward, Wendy Edmond, Paul Braddy, Glen Miller, Ken Davis, Terry Mackenroth; Bob Gibbs, Keith De Lacy, Leneen Forde, Wayne Goss, Tom Burns, Margaret Woodgate.

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The 1,148 t suction dredger Echeneis was built by Walkers Ltd of Maryborough in 1953 and operated by the Queensland Department of Harbours and Marine. She was scuttled near Tangalooma, Moreton Island on 22 June 1984.

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The Courier-Mail
14 April 1952

WHOPPER CAUGHT IN THE BAY

A 20 ft. 2000lb, sawfish was caught in Moreton Bay about a mile on the Bribie side of Redcliffe jetty, at .10.30 a.m. yesterday.

It was not caught by a big-game fisher man— 14 .303 bullets
fired from a trawler killed the monster after it had attacked and ruined the trawler’s £200 prawn net.

The trawler, the 72ft. Nanango, is owned by commercial prawner, Mr. M. Drinan, of Woody Point.

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