Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
SLADE POINT.
A quiet and pretty seaside place which has became very popular recently is Slade Point, five miles distant from Mackay Post Office by the road which goes past the gates of the harbor, and through a shady scrub.
There are 100 residences along the shores of the five beaches, which stretch from the harbor site to M’Cready Creek, a run of several miles of good bathing and fishing spots.
There is an abundance of shade trees right to the water’s edge, and happy picnic parties may be seen in many nooks on holidays. Several shops cater for the needs of the public, and a school is to be built next month.
At the southern end, facing Slade Rock, there is a rocky headland where the angler may pay attention to bream and other fish which inhabit the deep pools. Along the sandy beaches whiting and flathead