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Firies prepare for Pineapple Festival

Members of the Yeppoon Fire Brigade get ready for the Pineapple Festival. (Fred Lawn)
By the Capricorn Coast Historical Society

Members of the Yeppoon Fire Brigade are shown preparing for the Pineapple Festival parade in 1968. The photo was taken […]

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