By the Capricorn Coast Historical Society
This is the site of Redman’s Railway Hotel.
It was built in 1890 and burnt down in 1905. A boarding house was later built, and in 1912 was bought by James Bryce Begg.
He built the Grand Central Hotel by moving the Mt Usher Hotel from Mt Morgan to the site and rebuilt it incorporating the boarding house into the design and shops underneath.
The hotel opened in 1913. During the latter part of the Second World War, many Americans were stationed in Emu Park and, when on leave, many of them would stay there.
It later became a boarding house known as The Beachcomber and was eventually condemned and demolished in 1977.
The above information comes from the website emuparklionshistoricaltrail.com/trail-09
