METAL ~ The iron screw steamer 'Dicky' was on a voyage from Rockhampton to Brisbane when she was blown onto the beach near present-day Bunbubah Creek, Caloundra during cyclonic weather on 4 February 1893. After repeated attempts failed to successfully refloat the vessel the salvage rights were sold to a Mr Boram. Stripped of everything saleable, the empty hull was left to the elements. For a number of years it was used by bathers as a dressing shed. In 1963 the propeller was removed for mounting on a monument in the park at Dicky Beach. In 2006 the Caloundra City Council commenced a preservation program to help extend the life of the wreck.

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