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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, 1955House of Bottles, Myles Street, Tewantin, ca 1975Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1970sAerial view Sunshine Beach estate and Orealla Bridge, Sunshine Beach, ca 1970sStorm surge, Sunshine Coast, 16 February 1972Kitchen, Official opening, Wallace House, Noosaville, 8 June 1993Jean Caddie, Noosa Heads, 1973Class photo, Secondary Department, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1952Sugar can train, Nambour, ca 1960sAerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sPartygoers, Christmas party, Lakes Motor Inn restaurant, Tewantin, 1 December 1972Police investigation, Needham's Foodland supermarket, Noosaville, 1973Car racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Interior, prior to opening, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 30 Arpil 2010Tradesman, 1970Congratulatory telegram, Reunion, Tewantin State School, 1984  Catamaran on Jaguar car, Boreen Point, 1972 Tea Tree Bay, Noosa HeadsThanksgiving Service, Victory in the Pacific Day, Memorial Park, Tewantin, 15 August 1945Michaeleem Monsour, Noosaville, 15 October 2016Pam Grice, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, Easter 1998Kel Kruger, Mechanic, The Banksias, Service Station and Caravan Park, cnr Noosa Drive and Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Junction, 1970Construction, Eumundi rail bridge, Noosa-Eumundi Road, Eumundi, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 6 June 2008Businesses, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 23 November 2013Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 March 2004Tom Stead and Fred Bunney, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, ca 1950sSailing boats, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1950sFlooding, Pirate Park, Noosa River, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Artwork by Mona Ryder, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 1980sPoppies, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018'Como', Noosa River, 1931Exhibit, Department of Agriculture & Stock, Cooroy Show, Cooroy Show Society Grounds, Cooroy, 1952Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 February 2007Aerial view, Noosa River, Lake Weyba, Noosaville, 9 March 2005Walking a trail, Harry Spring and his dogAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 8 May 2005Noosa Heads Life Saving and Surf Club march past, 1933 Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca 1993Boating party, Noosa River, 1928Intersection, Doonella and Pelican Streets, Tewantin, 31 May 2018Vintage cars, Lakes Motel, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 1966Aerial view Noosa Sound development looking towards Laguna Bay, December 1973 Taking on water, Sailboat, Noosa River, NoosavillePro-shop, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin, ca 1990sSchool performance, Mark Jeffs (white seated), Cooroy Memorial Hall, Cooroy, 1970sSailing, Kevin Freeman, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 8 December 1987First flight and passengers arrival, Teewah Beach airstrip, Noosa North Shore, 1960sKimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Joe Hextall and Jane Harding, authors, Launch, Noosa Remembers, Joe Bazzo Park, Pomona, 7 September 2017

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