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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, 1955Interior and artwork, Kin Kin Depot, 63 Main Street, Kin Kin, 1980sCattle, Bay View Guest House, Noosa HeadsJane Harding and Donna Frey, Noosaville Library and Noosa Leisure Centre 15th Birthday, Wallace Park, Noosaville, December 2008Aerial view, Sunrise Beach Estate, Sunrise Beach, 3 August 1972Girl Guides float, Festival of Waters parade, Noosaville Loins Park, Noosaville, 1979 New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2003Bus shelter, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sFairytale Castle, Bli Bli, 31 March 1973Surf Life Saving Rescue ATM, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 13 December 2025'Colleen', Noosa River, Tewantin, 1931Melanie Hall and Sarah Pryor, Performance, Majestic Theatre, Pomona, 1980sCollins family home, Amamoor, ca 1950sConveyor, North Coast Sawmills, Cooroy, 5 October 1979Noosa Waters lock under construction, Noosaville Winning House, Sports day, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1984Duke Family reunion, Ward Park, Tewantin, 6 January 1991Tewantin War Memorial and fig tree, TewantinCyclone aftermath, campgroundCar racing, Sunshine Coast Speedway, Wappa Falls Road, Yandina, 31 December 1972Competitor, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 14 March 2013Tree planting ceremony, Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Viscountess Dunrossil with Noosa Chairman Stan Adams, Sunshine Beach, 1960Exterior, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 17 April 2009Tait Duke cottage moving to Earl Street, Wallace Park, Eumundi Road, Noosaville, 22 October 2015Sailboats, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1950sTiger Moth, Teewah Beach, 1946 Returned Soldiers, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Speedboat races, Noosa River, Tewantin, 1 January 1972Carport, Pine Trees Motel, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, August 1974Cabbages, possibly 'Coonambla', MundubberaRelic, Elanda Sawmill, Elanda Point, Como, 1980sAttendees, Queen of the Waters Ball, Tewantin, 1962Boating party, Lake Weyba, Noosaville, ca 1920sDwellings, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 13 February 2017Aerial view, Lake Cootharaba, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 29 December 2004Cloudy river views, Noosaville, ca 1990sGuest, Grand Opening Celebrations, Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, 142 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1 April 1994Guests, Official opening, Andrew Fisher Historic House, Gympie, 20 January 1973Scenic Views, Hastings Street and Noosa River Mouth, Noosa Heads, ca 1930sSailing, Noosa River, NoosavilleJack Hempsall, Bill Parry and Bob Snell, Kin Kin(Source: supplied by Cooroora Historical Society)Boat picnic, ca early 20th centuryDwelling exterior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Gathering, Imperial Hotel, 1 Etheridge Street, Eumundi, 1980sBill Jones (rear) and Tom Oman, Australian Canoeing team, Olympic Games, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, December 1956Flooding, Noosa River, Noosaville, 26 February 2022William and Audrey Powell, Tewantin, 1938Riverbank, Noosa River, 9 February 1995Emma and Kevin Freeman aboard 'Penguin', Noosa Woods, Noosa Heads, 3 November 1988

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