Group of men looking out to sea near the Queen of the Colonies pandanus tree at Caloundra, ca. 1905 (8872708914)

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Creator: Unidentified Location: Caloundra, Queensland Description: On 8th April 1863, the ship 'Queen of the Colonies' sailed into Moreton Bay. A woman passenger had died and it was decided to take her body to Cape Moreton for burial. While returning a storm arose. The ship was lost to sight, and the small boat was driven to the rocks below this spot. The survivors were marooned for 14 days, living on shellfish and berries until rescued by a search party from Brisbane. One of the sailors carved the name 'Queen of the Colonies' on the pandanus tree. This led to their rescue. The original pandanus tree trunk is in Newstead House, Brisbane. (Description supplied with photograph.) View this image at the State Library of Queensland: http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/191871 Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/resources/picture-queensland You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute State Library of Queensland. Date: 1 January 1905, 00:00:00. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/8872708914/. Author: State Library of Queensland, Australia. Permission(Reusing this file): At the time of upload, the image license was automatically confirmed using the Flickr API. For more information see Flickr API detail. Flickr sets Queens. Flickr tags queen Queen of the Colonies tree pandanus Caloundra shipwrecks State Library of Queensland SLQ Queensland. Camera location26° 48′ 17.24″ S, 153° 08′ 01.82″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-26.804790; 153.133840.