1849 River baths built near Botanic Gardens.

1859 Sandgate, right, described as embryonic "Brighton of Brisbane".

1862 First European settlers arrive in Caloundra area.

1867 Cyclone hits Bowen (and Townsville); again 1870, 1876; in 1884 almost every house unroofed.

1868 Caloundra town reserve proclaimed.

1876 Cairns established to serve mining industry; named after Queensland's Irish-born Governor, Sir William Wellington Cairns, left.

Trinity Inlet chosen as first port for north Qld goldfields because already known to bêche-de-mer fisherman.

1878 Land taken up at Caloundra; land sales expand in seaside locations of Sandgate, Redcliffe, Scarborough, Wellington Point; Bayview Hotel built at Scarborough.

1879 Scarborough Hotel built at Redcliffe as visitor numbers increase; Redcliffe Hotel opens 1880.

1880 Queenslander house takes shape using timber, tin and verandas.

Caloundra begins to acquire reputation as seaside resort.

Municipality of Sandgate constituted.

Land sales on North Stradbroke Is.