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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, 1955Guests, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsInterior, prior to opening, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 30 April 2010Earthworks, 1 November 1990 Portrait, Mr. G.F. St. John Carter and son Charles, Cooloothin Creek, Boreen Point, ca 1870sTerrace Marina Noosa - Boat and Jet Ski Hire & Cafe, 290 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 20 June 2024Car ferry crossing, Noosa River, TewantinBullock team, Cootharaba Flooding, Weyba Creek, Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville, 26 February 2022New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Beachgoers, ca 1950sTeachers, Group Photo, Pomona State School, Pomona, September 1971Snapper, First Point, Noosa Heads, 11 December 1949Granite Bay, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1952'Dennis' Truck, Pomona, 1923 Mobile Library, Noosa Library Service, 9 June 2023Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Before the concert, The Angels and roadies, Thompson’s Hotel, Mooloolaba approx. 1981-82Circulation and Reference Desk, Noosa Library, Pelican Street, Tewantin, ca 1980Duke of Edinburgh and Jocelyn Edwards, Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards ceremony, Maryborough, 24 October 1973Ripcord Australia parachutists, preparing for a drop, air pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 5 September 1971Tait's residence, Gooloi Street, Tewantin, ca 1929Aerial View, Peregian Beach, 27 November 1970Gayle O'LearyUp rooted tree, 'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads,  after cyclone, 21 February 1954Wash house and back of dwelling.  Noosa River and Mt Cooroy in the distance, ca 1929Santa, Tewantin State School Fancy Dress Ball, Tewantin, 1967Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, December 1943Releasing the Doves of Peace, Peter O'Toole, White Doves of Noosa, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018ES & A Bank, Kin Kin, 17 May 1923Locals and downed Bell's tree, Cooran, 1918Lowe Family Home (water tank in yard), Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1940sFlooding, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 1992Activities during a salvage attempt, Cherry Venture, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, 1973Granite Bay access sign to Winch Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Conciliation Seat, 24 Maple Street, Cooroy, 1996Des Martin, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, January 1949Head of Noosa River, Great Sandy National Park, Como, 7 November 1911Competition T-shirt, Malibu Classic, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 2001Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club under construction, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1993 - March 1994Aerial View, development, Lorikeet Drive and surrounds, Peregian Beach, 27 November 1965'Pinevale', Bayview Road, Noosa Heads,  24 April  1954Horn blowing sailor, 1973River fishing, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1939Sergeant Hannah, Queensland Police Service, Tewantin, 1977Laguna Belle restaurant seafood cage with Bill Mayne, Noosaville, ca 1982Ripcord Australia parachutists and aeroplanes, air pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 5 September 1971Fire aftermath, Memorial Avenue, Pomona, 7 September 1939Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018

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