| Before the Yanks Arrived | Mackay before The Americans entered the War in December 1941 |
| Mackay R&R Facilities | Mackay was the destination of many United Stated Army Air Force men for rest and relaxation. |
| One Mans Memories | Jack Heyn, a USAAF Photographer recalls his journey to Mackay in November 1942 to obtain Turkeys for Thanksgiving |
| Australia Worst Aviation Accident | Links to the history and outcome of Australia's worst aviation accident where 40 men were killed when a US B17C Transport crashed at Bakers Creek in June 1943 |
| The President's Wife pays a visit | Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, as a representative of the Red Cross visited Mackay in September 1943. |
| Rationing | Examples of Ration cards and the effect of rationing on the Civilians of Wartime Mackay. |
| Crash of Royal Navy Corsair | Details of a little known accident of a Royal Navy Corsair crashing near Flat Top Island in 1945. |
| VE Day | How Mackay reacted when news of the War in Europe had ended. |
| VJ Day | Mackay's celebrations with the ending of World War 2. |
| Relics of the Past | Relics and artefacts of Mackay in 1939-1945. |
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