▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Coast ▁railway ▁line ▁reached ▁Land s borough ▁from ▁Cab ool t ure ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁A ▁railway ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Land s borough ▁was ▁a ▁refresh ment ▁stop ▁for ▁passengers , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁approximately ▁half way ▁between ▁Br is b ane ▁and ▁G ym pie . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Land s borough ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁transport ▁centre ▁for ▁hol iday ▁mak ers ▁at ▁Cal ound ra ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁for ▁far mers ▁in ▁the ▁Black all ▁Range ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁Land s borough ▁station ▁saw ▁increased ▁activity ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁cam ps ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁An ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁bulk ▁store ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Land s borough ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁but ▁after ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁military ▁units ▁were ▁also ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Coast ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sun sh ine ▁Coast ) ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁and ▁Br is b ane ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁and ▁for ▁training ▁prior ▁to ▁deployment ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Pacific ▁Theatre . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁maintained ▁a ▁Sign al ▁Station ▁on ▁Cal ound ra ▁Head , ▁the ▁Americans ▁maintained ▁a ▁Rad ar ▁Training ▁School ▁at ▁Cal ound ra ▁from ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2