▁the ▁two ▁se as ide ▁towns ▁continued ▁for ▁another ▁fifty ▁years ▁until ▁a ▁permanent ▁t ide - proof ▁cause way ▁was ▁finally ▁constructed ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁two ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁That ▁separate ▁history ▁however , ▁allowed ▁E mu ▁Park ▁and ▁Ye pp oon ▁to ▁develop ▁distinct ▁personal ities ▁that ▁are ▁still ▁apparent ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁also ▁made ▁access ▁easier ▁to ▁Ke ppel ▁S ands , ▁at ▁least ▁for ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁journey , ▁with ▁a ▁s iding ▁located ▁at ▁T ung am ull . ▁ ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁fifteen ▁kilomet re ▁tre k ▁to ▁Sand ▁Hills ▁as ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁then ▁named , ▁was ▁fra ug ht ▁with ▁per il , ▁not ▁least ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁permanent ▁wet lands ▁that ▁effectively ▁made ▁the ▁town ▁an ▁island . ▁ ▁Mon so onal ▁ra ins ▁could ▁isol ate ▁Ke ppel ▁S ands ▁for ▁several ▁weeks . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁this ▁in access ibility ▁that ▁Ke ppel ▁S ands ▁failed ▁to ▁grow ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁pace ▁as ▁its ▁sister ▁towns ▁across ▁Co oro oman ▁Creek , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁a ▁pione ering ▁spirit ▁from ▁local ▁residents ▁saw ▁the ▁town ship ▁prev ail . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁the ▁Sand ▁Hills ▁State ▁School ▁opened . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁Jos kele igh ▁remains ▁a ▁test ament ▁to ▁times ▁that ▁many ▁white ▁Austral ians ▁might ▁prefer ▁to ▁forget , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁most