From the turnoff to Whyanbeel (named after the local Aboriginal name for "Canoe") follow the signs to this interesting memorial on Bamboo Creek Road:-

"At 3.30 am on 31st July 1942 a Japanese aircraft dropped eight bombs in this Shire, one landing 50 metres directly behind this point. Carmel Zullo, aged 2 1/2 years was asleep in the home of her parents when the bomb exploded nearby. Shrapnel pierced the iron walls of the house, one fragment grazing Carmel's skull.

She was the only civilian casualty inflicted by the enemy on the Eastern Australian mainland throughout World War 2.

This plaque was unveiled by Mrs Carmel Emmi (nee Zullo) on 31st July 1991 at a public ceremony to commemorate the attack, 50 years later."

Credits

Photos and text courtesy of Daphne Titus-Rees from Daintree Valley Haven.