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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, 1955Billy cart race, Noosa Festival Country Carnival, Festival of Waters, Pomona, 1 September 1979Chimney stack, Mill Point Settlement, Elanda Point, Como, ca 1980sCar racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Dwelling interior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013Laguna House, Noosa Heads, 1952Coastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 16 February 1972Timber delivery,  'Republic' truck, Pomona Railway yard, Pomona, 1924Aquatic weed harvester, 1980sCooran Rifle Club, Cooran, 1911First birthday, Cato's restaurant, Noosa Heads, ca 1990Vintage car, Motorkana '72, Peregian Beach Show Grounds, Peregian Beach, September 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 December 2006Clyde the Clown, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Lions Park, Noosaville, 1 September 1973 Latest pine tree planting, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, ca 1970sStudent, North Arm State School, North Arm, 15 October 1973Aerial view, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1990sClown, Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsRod Hayter's KAL and Jim Lowe's KA21, ashore, Noosaville, ca 1959Hazel Humphries and dog, Noosa HeadsAnglican Church Grammar School Rowing Squad, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa HeadsHut, Double Island Point, Great Sandy National Park, Cooloola, August 1967Tewantin State School interhouse sports, 1977 Crowd watching arrival of first East West Airlines flight, Maroochy Airport, 19 December  1970Daytrippers, Waterfall, Mt Cooroy, 1911 or 1912Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2005-2006Construction, interior Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 21 April 2010	Flooding, Gibson Road, Noosaville, 26 February 2022Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 October 2005Tait's Hotel, Tewantin, 1918 Community swing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, November 1939Tea Tree Bay, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Waiting in transition, Noosa Triathlon, Noosa Heads, 1980sCavalry demonstration, Cooroy Show, Cooroy Show Society Grounds, Mary River Road, Cooroy, 1951Aerial view, Boreen Point, 19 April 2002Jesberg family, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1960sPelicans, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1960sMilking shed, Wallace House, Noosaville, 1963Swimwear competition, Golden Jubilee Celebrations, Pomona State School, Pomona, 1947 Jack Parr, (Mrs) Parr take delivery of  a Holden GTS Monaro from Len Daddow and Harry Neil, Cooroy, June 1973'Beryl',  grounded, Noosa North Shore,  1928Exhibit, Noosa's War Front Exhibition, Noosaville Library, Noosaville, 20 November 2015Attendees, Debutante Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1956Railway Hotel, Factory Street, Pomona, 1947Daddow's Noosa Motors, Noosa Road, Noosa Heads, August 1973Boating party, Everglades trip, Noosa River, 7 June 1970Attendees, Debutante Ball, Cooroy Memorial Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy, 1950Duke's house, Noosa North Shore Portrait, Mr Harry A Miller, Kin Kin, 1910

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