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    • From Maroochydore Aerodrome to Sunshine Coast Airport
    • Aviation pioneers
    • Bikes - Pedal power, bicycle memories
    • David Low Way
    • Driving days
    • Horses
    • Steam trains
    • Tramway stories
    • Lance Paterson
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    • From Maroochydore Aerodrome to Sunshine Coast Airport

      The first aircraft to land at Maroochydore, on February 1, 1922, was an Avro 504K, rego G-AUDA

    • Aviation pioneers

      Aviation pioneers and their history on the Sunshine Coast

    • Bikes - Pedal power, bicycle memories

      The Sunshine Coast has many avid bike riders and clubs where local and visiting cyclists can ride for enjoyment, fitness and competition

    • David Low Way

      One of the most significant roads on the Sunshine Coast

    • Driving days

      Gone are the days when Bulcock Street was a sandy dirt track in the seaside town

    • Horses

      Horses played an important role in the early days of the Sunshine Coast

    • Steam trains

      It was in the 1890s that steam trains injected new life into the area we now know as the Sunshine Coast

    • Tramway stories

      Step back in time and discover the significant impact the tramway

    • Lance Paterson

      Lance talks about shipwrecks in Caloundra and Queensland

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