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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, 1955Landscaping, Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  8 January, 1998Sydney Olympics display, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, September 2000Noosa Riverlodge Motel, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1970sNoosa River, Noosa Heads, ca 1980Vintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Cold Chisel, Summer of '82 concert, Noosa AFL Ground, Noosaville, 9 January 1983Pineapple Pete, Aqueous Festival, Noosa Fair Shopping Centre, Noosa Heads, 1993Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2007Double Island Point Lighthouse, Great Sandy National Park, CooloolaSawmilling, Richmond River Sawmill, cnr Mill Street and Factory Street,  Pomona, 1931Teacup ride, Christmas in Cooroy, Maple Street, Cooroy, 10 December 2018Trophy winner, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Net mending, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1940sClub House, Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin, 1960 Marcia Dorricott and Leigh McCready, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch, ANZAC Day, Tewantin, 25 April 2022Attendees dancing, Aqueous Festival tent, outside Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 14 June 1993Starting them young, ca 1920sSteam train, Eumundi, 1980sBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sLai Utovou and Band Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Mayor Clare Stewart, Noosa Libraries mobile library vehicle launch and 50th birthday celebrations, Reserve Street, Pomona, 10 June 2023Sailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sFlooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Flooding, Noosa River, Tewantin, 26 February 2022Royal Mail Hotel under construction, Tewantin, 1940-1941Aerial View, Caravan Park, Sunrise Beach, 27 November 1970Elephant races, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1967 Splashing around, Kate Landsey and friends, rain event, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Ponderosa Caravan Park & Weyba Drive/Gympie Terrace intersection, Noosaville Sunshine Coast railway line, Cooroy, ca 1970sRace announcer, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, July 1973Shoreline, Noosa HeadsClass photo, Grades 6 - 7, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1948Vintage cars, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Queen of the Waters and King Neptune, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 1964Chinese play, Tewantin State School students, TewantinLeonie Parry, Miss Australia entrant, Festival of Waters, Tewantin, 25 August 1973Team photo, B Grade, Pomona Football Club, Pomona, 1920sHillcrest Guest House and views, Noosa Heads, 1949Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleDesigner model, Cooroy Streetscape, Cooroy, 1996Show Ring, attendees and participants, Noosa Show, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, 1947T.M. Burke's Sunrise Estate Section 5 BrochureNoosa National Park Gate, ca 1960sBoating, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1980sNoosa Shire Council exhibition, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Tingirana Motel, 25 Hastings Street, Noosa HeadsBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1970 Wreck of  S.S. Maheno, Fraser Island, 1935

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