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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, 1955Pupils, Wahpunga State School, Wahpunga, Kin Kin district, 1940Double Bass Players, Halse Lodge, 2 Halse Lane, Noosa Heads Exterior, Alfredson's Joinery, 28 King Street, Cooran, 1 May 2024Daytrippers, Noosa North Shore, ca 1940sBeachgoers and daytrippers, Noosa Boardwalk, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sDaytrippers, Coloured Sands, Noosa North Shore, ca 1970s70th Birthday celebration cake, QCWA Tewantin Noosa Branch Hall, Tewantin, 1997Aerial view, Sunshine Beach, 10 February 2005Informal portrait, George, Anne, Bill, Walter and Joy Blanckensee, Skyring Creek, ca 1924Tait Duke cottage, relocated to Wallace Park, Noosaville, 25 August 2009 or 28 September 2009Boating party,  Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, 1920sOlive Freeman, Bay View Guesthouse, Noosa HeadsDr. G Clayton's house and surgery, Hospital Street, Pomona, 1931Class photo, Grade 6, Pomona Rural School, Pomona, 1952Eumundi Markets, Eumundi, 1980sStaff member, Noosa News, 43 Poinciana Ave, Tewantin, November 1971'Miss Laguna', Noosa Heads, 1 February 1949Guests, Australia Day celebrations, Coast Guard Noosa QF5, Noosa Heads, 27 January 2003Rosie Cobby and Alfred Cobby, backyard Cobby House, Noosa HeadsAttendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Aerial view, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sANZ Bank, Kenilworth, June 1973Housing development, cnr Lakeview Drive and Pines Avenue, Lake Cooroibah, ca 1961Hosiery Theatre Advertisement, ca 1950sBoating, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, ca 1990sEsme and Emma Tait, Tait Duke Cottage, 84 Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1980Boating, Lake Cootharaba, Boreen Point, ca 1980sBusinesses, Kin Kin, ca 1937Scenic views, Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads, 1948Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 27 March 2008Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 23 April 2005Dramatic presentation, Coolum State School, Coolum, November 1973Aerial view south to Point Arkwright, 1970Parklands, Noosa Waters, Noosaville,  8 October 1998Turf ready to be laid, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 9 December 1997A W Bonnell Haulage transporting a 'Queenslander' houseGranite Bay access sign to Winch Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Celebrations, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open Presentation, Noosa Heads, September 1969Coastal rutile sand erosion, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 16 February 1972Aerial view, development of Swift Park Estate, Cooroy, 1989 Christopher Phillips, Olive Freeman, Christine Sharry, Katie Phillips and Peter Clement, (l-r), Cnr Hastings Street and Morwong Drive, Noosa HeadsGirl Guides, Tewantin-Noosa Lions Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980sGuests, Nancy Cato book launch, Sheraton Hotel, Noosa Heads, June 1993Official opening, Noosaville Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Lake Weyba Drive and Weyba Road, Noosaville, 11 September 1976Western end of Winch Cove, Coastal Walk, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1 August 2023Children's area, Noosaville Library, Wallace Park, ca December 1993Frank Cooke and son, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, ca 1930sDouble Island Point Lighthouse, Great Sandy National Park, CooloolaMt Cooroy (on right), Tewantin National Park, Mt Tinbeerwah, 1952

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