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Alva Beach, 15 kms from Ayr , North Queensland, at low tide , where marine turtles are known to come ashore . From there regular dive trips are made to the wreck of the SS Yongala , which in 1911 sank during a cyclone resulting in the death of 122 passengers , described as being in the top 10 dives in the world .
It is also the site of the Ayr Surf LIfesaving Club which sports a suspended surfboat across the front of the building .
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Atop a nearby watertank is a surf lifesaving reel .
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(Turtles, Wreck, Alva .)