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Skyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Parade participants, Pipe Band, Festival of Waters parade, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1979Holdens as far as you can seeRafting timber, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1930sSurfers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 29-30 January, 1967 Reg Cannon, John Ribot (Reebs), and Wayne Bennett,  Victory Hotel, Cooroy, ca early 1980sTeachers, Group Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1957Fishing boats and Pelicans, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1990sCompetitors, swim leg, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sHorse Riding, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 1991George Larard, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1929 Tennis Club members, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1933 Competitors, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Green Gables Café, Golden Beach 1950sNoosa's Surfing History banner image

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Welcome to Heritage Noosa, an online collection of images, videos, interviews, documents, maps, and memorabilia held in the collections of the Noosa Libraries' Heritage Library and other local heritage organisations. The site provides easy online access to a rich store of heritage material relating to the Noosa Shire region, its people, places and events, past and present.

The aim of the site is to continually grow and add to the Noosa Story. If you think something is incorrect or have additional information related to any of the items on the site, please register and login (by clicking the link in the top right corner) and add what you know.

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We are always interested in new material to add to the collection, either as a loan of items to digitise or as a donation. Please contact us if you have images, videos or memorabilia to share.

You are welcome to share material on this site on social media or between individuals on a non-commercial basis but please include a reference and a link back to the original page.

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Please note that the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may be contained within this collection.

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Wardell Home Movie, Currumbin and Noosa, 1955Possibly Harry Spring's property, CooroyRon Scholes and Peter D'Arcey, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1990sQueensland Ambulance Transport Brigade vehicle (Dodge), Pomona, ca 1925Air Raid Warden's CertificateTree transplantation, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sAerial view, Tugboat, 'William R. Golding', waiting for salvage attempt, off Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 7 July 1973Rescue boats, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 28 March 2002Cooloola Wilderness Trail, Great Sandy National Park, August 1992Harold and Mary Wood (l-r), 19 Pine Street, PomonaCrowd, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 1986Wood family and fishing shack, Boreen PointPandanus tree, Little Cove,  Noosa Heads, ca 1910Freeman Family Christmas celebrations, 25 December 1988Water-skiers, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1967Tornado damage, Bassett family campsite,  Pine Trees Caravan Park, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 29 November 1971Boating, Noosa River, NoosavilleSanta and Christmas celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, Noosaville, December 1993Sailing, Lake Weyba, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 17 September 2022David Caddie, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, May 1975Remnants concrete platform, Railway Pumphouse (former), bank of Six Mile Creek, Queen Street, Cooran, ca 2000Helen Ainsworth with 'Mistafia' and Terry Parkin, 5th Light Horse Gympie Troop, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Kayakers, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1 November 2003Construction and accommodation, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 21 March 1982Delivery, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Picnic Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Mrs Albrecht, Ivy Robb and 'Little Audie (cat)', Skyring Creek, Federal, ca 1930sClub NoosaHarry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 9 September 2012William and Ada Collins and pets, Noosaville, ca 1960sFarm fresh produce, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sAerial view, Sunshine Beach, 10 February 2005Construction, Monks Bridge, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 2004Noosa & District Pipe Band, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Horse, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa HeadsEvent attendee, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads On the dunes, Trevor Bishop, Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, ca 2010sTamsin Kerr, Cooroora Institute, 780 Cooroy Belli Creek Rd, Black Mountain, 9 June 2020Noosa Court Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 1970s'Sunrise II' with Tony Plowman onboard, Noosa Classic Boat Regatta, Noosa River, Tewantin, 2012Coronation Procession, Gooloi Street, Tewantin, June 1953Speedboat Flying Hunter, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971‘Bunya’ sculpture, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 27 February 2024Poinciana Avenue, TewantinCompetition T-shirt, Australian Malibu Titles, Byron Bay, 20 September - 4 October 1987Whiting cleaning, Neville Jones, Janice Simpson and Lynne Jones, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1950sCompetitors, Open Cross River Swim, Festival of Waters, Noosaville, 2 September 1973The Angels, Thompson's Hotel, Mooloolaba, approx 1981-82Painting and construction, Wave Kiosk, Cnr Park Road and Mitti Street, Noosa Heads, 1970sTeacher and students, observing sports Shield, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1970s

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