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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, 1955Cooroy Creek clean up, Cooroy, late 1960sAerial view, PGH Brickworks, Cooroy, 21 October 1977Dwelling, 'Lone Pine', Francis Family home, Kin Kin, ca 1928Pasteurisation vats, Cooroy Butter Factory, 11 Maple Street, Cooroy, ca 1935Slipway, Boreen Point, Lake Cootharaba, 1947Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 August 2008Dwelling, Ward Street, TewantinBeachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sCar ferry, Noosa River, TewantinFlooding, Doonella Bridge, Tewantin, Summer 1967-68 Aerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sHorse riders, Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sEarly settlement, Maple Street, Cooroy, early 1910Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 7 October 2006Manual training block, Pomona State School, Pomona, ca 1950sSkyhooks, Noosa Aussie Hop '83, Picnic Racetrack, Cooroy, 23 April 1983Speedboats, Cherokee driven by Peter Summerville and Flying Hunter, Noosa River, Tewantin, 29 August 1971Presentation, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sPrincess Alexandra of Kent, Civic Reception, Nambour, 3 September 1959Herb Wood's car ferry, Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 29 November 1971Daytrippers, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, ca 1960sAerial view, Mt Coolum, 30 January 2006After party, Majestic Theatre, Factory Street, Pomona, 1980sDan Finch (Compare) and Ann Marie Miller (Winner), Talent Quest, Mardi Gras,  Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973Aerial View, Noosa Heads and Noosa Junction, 27 November 1970Programme, 'Beauty and the Beast', Majestic Hall, Pomona, 15 June 1932The Angels, Thompson’s Hotel, Mooloolaba approx. 1981-82Coastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, 16 February 1972Mail delivery, Cafe Terrace, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 2004Guard Commander Tom Dawson, catafalque party, War Memorial, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 August 2006Tewantin pioneering descendants reunion, Tewantin Marina, Tewantin, 2006Easter bonnet parade participants, Cooran State School, Cooran, ca 1980sPeter and Michelle Freeman, Noosa Heads, 29 June 1958Car racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 1970sBase Drum player, Noosa & District Pipe Band, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boats, Laguna Bay, Noosa Heads, 1 February 2003Sand slide, Rainbow Beach, December 1963Class Photo, Grade 3B, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1971Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Dwelling, 5 Railway Parade, Pomona, ca 1950s'Lake Buccaneer', Noosa River, Noosaville, 24 July 1966Joe Whiting, 1926Harry Spring's Hut, Harry Hut Road, Como, 2 October 2020Edgar Playford, Six Mile Bridge, Pomona-Kin Kin Road, PomonaDebutante Lorraine Gimpel, Police Station residence, Red Street, Pomona, 29 October 1954Guests, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Noosa Heads, 1970sFestivities, Open Day, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosaville, 7 February 2002

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