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Dicky Beach, Queensland
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Dicky Beach is both a beach and coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dicky Beach had a population of 1,921 people.
The suburb is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east, Buderim Street to the north, Coonowrin Street to the west, and Tooway Creek to the south.
The land use is residential, apart from the caravan park facing the beach (26°46′56″S 153°08′14″E / 26.7823°S 153.1371°E).
The area was named after the iron steamboat, the SS Dicky (226 gross tons), which ran aground during heavy seas on 12 February 1893. It was refloated, but again, heavy seas turned the ship about and back onto the sand where it remained.
The ship was used as a venue for dances until a kerosene lamp overturned and burned out the ship.
In April 1963, the propeller was removed by the Landsborough Shire Council to use on a memorial cairn, accompanied by a plaque provided by the Queensland Women's Historical Association. The opening ceremony was performed by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 24 November 1963.
Currimundi Special School opened on 23 January 1984.
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Dicky Beach, Queensland
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Dicky Beach is both a beach and coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dicky Beach had a population of 1,921 people.
The suburb is bounded by the Coral Sea to the east, Buderim Street to the north, Coonowrin Street to the west, and Tooway Creek to the south.
The land use is residential, apart from the caravan park facing the beach (26°46′56″S 153°08′14″E / 26.7823°S 153.1371°E).
The area was named after the iron steamboat, the SS Dicky (226 gross tons), which ran aground during heavy seas on 12 February 1893. It was refloated, but again, heavy seas turned the ship about and back onto the sand where it remained.
The ship was used as a venue for dances until a kerosene lamp overturned and burned out the ship.
In April 1963, the propeller was removed by the Landsborough Shire Council to use on a memorial cairn, accompanied by a plaque provided by the Queensland Women's Historical Association. The opening ceremony was performed by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 24 November 1963.
Currimundi Special School opened on 23 January 1984.