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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, 1955Tewantin Hotel, Tewantin, ca 1914Marie Jones outside Alec Dan and Jaclyn Dan's residence, Pomona, ca 1940sNoosa River Ferry, Tewantin, ca 1970 Power boat races, Festival of Waters, Noosa River, Tewantin, 27 August 1972Mandy West (right)  and Bruce Martin in costume for 'Blithe Spirit' , Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sDwelling, 'Antonlea', ca 1930sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 March 2007Gregg Dreise and audience, Noosa Libraries mobile library vehicle launch and 50th birthday celebrations, Joe Bazzo Park, Reserve Street, Pomona, 10 June 2023Surf Life Saving Competition, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1962-63Trying to keep dry, rain event, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 25 February 2022Leigh Rowell, winner, Noosa District High School Fete, Charity Princess Quest, 30 July 1972Marion Dunstan and Noel Playford (standing), Wallace Park Precinct 21st Birthday Celebrations, Wallace House, Wallace Park, Noosaville, 4 December 2014Morning tea, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 19 August 2003Installation, 'Bunya' Sculpture, Mill Place Community Precinct, Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010Equestrian competitors, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Guests, Returned Soldiers' Dinner, RSL Memorial Hall and School of Arts Tewantin, Tewantin, 25 April 1948Presentation, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleHay Family residence, Hay's Corner, Noosa Heads, 24 October 1972Ornate fireplace, ca 1980sBack to Tewantin, Tewantin State School Reunion, Tewantin, 1984 Feeding the pelicans, Tewantin, ca 1930sA E Maher, butchers, CooranErosion, The Spit, Claude Batten Drive, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sFishermen, Noosa River, TewantinBrian Rogers, Opening, 'What's up Sunshine?' exhibition, Noosa Regional Gallery, Tewantin, 15 June 2017Transcript of speech by Mr R. E. M. Hutcheson, Noosa Sound Development opening, Noosa Heads, 17 December 1973Adam, Gary, Daniel and Ricky Grice  (l-r), Weyba Creek, Noosaville, 1995Boardrider, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 18 January 1975Billy Hay, huntingMoorings, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleParade participants, Kin KinBushland views looking west towards Lake WeybaTrophy presentation, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 222 Gympie Terrace, NoosavilleClass photo, Grade 3, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1950Informal portrait, child, ca 1940sInformal portrait, Staff, Tewantin Post Office, Tewantin, 1956Daytrippers, Coloured Sands Tour, Teewah Beach, Noosa North Shore, July 1974Class Photo, Grade 1, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, November 1950Molly Leggett, Kin Kin State School, Kin Kin, 1980sUnveiling, Ball Family Memorial Plaque, Eumundi School of Arts, Eumundi, 18 December 1971Coastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 16 February 1972Noosa River, Noosa HeadsMartin Depper and possibly son Victor,  PomonaBay View Guesthouse, Noosa HeadsClass Photo, Grade 1, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1952Iris and Howard Parkyn, Tewantin, 7 June 1995Participants, Western themed function, Noosa Heads, 1980sRosie Hall (seated rear in apron) and Sue Benner (seated at table) performing in 'Blithe Spirit', Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sFarmland, Pomona, ca 1980s

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