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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, 1955Boiling Pot, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1970sAerial view, Noosa River and Makepeace Island, Tewantin, 23 October 2007Patrons, Royal Mail Hotel, Tewantin, November 1971Rusting relics, Cherry Venture shipwreck, Teewah Beach, 18 May 2018Break time, D. Munro, Frank Blanckensee, Jack Robb, Edgar William George Playford and Percy Armitage (l-r), road construction, Pomona, ca 1928Banksia flowers, 1970sNoosa River from North Shore, Tewantin  1947 Cherryn Lomas, Anita David and Kelsey Giarola, Andrew Sisters Tribute Show, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Noosa dredge, Hays Island development, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 14 November 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 June 2007Noosa River Ferry, Tewantin, ca 1980Flooding, Doonella Street, Tewantin, ca 1970sDwellings, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1940sDaytrippers, Boreen Point, 1924Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 December 2005Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 19 June 2007Tony Kishawi (wearing mask) performing with 'The Deadly Serious Theatre Troupe', Nambour Show Grounds, Nambour, 1980sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 February 2005Veterans, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018, Remembrance Day, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Aerodrome, Tewantin, September 1962Joe Hextall, Launch, Noosa Remembers, Joe Bazzo Park, Pomona, 7 September 2017Park Road, Noosa Heads, 1954Bicycle race, Poinciana Avenue. Tewantin, 21 July 1973Aerial view Noosa Main Beach and Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1950sCar racing, speedway meeting, Caboolture, 28 January 1973Participant in giant crinoline, Festival of Waters parade, 1979 Alderly Cottage, 15 Mitti Street, Little Cove, Noosa Heads, 1950 M.V. Noosa Queen, Noosaville, ca 1987-1992School group, Cooroy West State School, Cooroy, 1930Ground works, Cooroy State School, CooroyEsme Tait (pink dress), Maisie Massoud (inside carriage left) and Viva (right in carriage), Heritage Day celebrations, Tewantin, 1999Junior marching band, Festival of Waters parade, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Clay carving, official opening, Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 6 June 2010Kevin Freeman with anchor, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 13 April 1969Inspector Peter Riley APM, at scene of fatal accident, 1990sRailway siding, Cooroy, 1948Horse rider, Walanco Riding School, Tewantin Road, midway Tewantin and Cooroy, 25 June 1977Denis 'Wombat' Walrave and John Glasgow, Noosaville, ca 1980sReleasing the Doves of Peace, Peter O'Toole, White Doves of Noosa (bottom right), Kimberly Hodgson (left on stage), Lai Utovou (centre on stage) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin,Long catch, Harold Donald Wood, PomonaJohn Hofmann and John Cochrane (jockey), Weyba Ranch, Sunset Drive, Noosa Heads, July 1974George Dan and Elizabeth Dan, Noosa Show, Pomona Showgrounds, Pomona, ca 1940sPost Office, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, 1970sKaali Gourmet Indian Restaurant, 2/2 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, 13 December 2025School students, Lawnville State School, Black Mountain, 1936Moored boats, Noosa River, Noosaville, 29 September 1989Lai Utovou and Band Member, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Dwellings, Sunshine Beach, 3 June 2002Youth gathering, ca 1970s

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