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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, 1955Looking towards Tewantin from Ross Estates (Noosa Outlook), TewantinStorm surf, First Point, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 2000sRadio controlled model aeroplanes, air pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 5 September 1971Views north from Laguna Lookout, Noosa Heads, 1970sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 2 June 2008Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Point, 1961Leslie Albert HayInformal portrait, train passengers, Pomona Railway Station, Pomona, 1920sNoosa Gardens Caravan Park, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 1 November 2004Earthworks, 1 January 1985Aerial view, Lake Cooroibah, CooroibahSchool group, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1922Sailing, Noosa River, September 1962Bulldozers pulling Noosa River Ferry up onto land for survey, mid 1990sSailing, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sMary Jane Wood, 19 Pine Street, PomonaSenior students, Pomona State School, Pomona, 1909Keeping the waterway safe, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Mrs M. A. Caplick and Mr R. A Caplick, Life Governor Award recipients, Noosa District Hospital Annual General Meeting, CWA Hall, Cooroy, 17 September 1973Boating Party, 'Miss Laguna II', Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 16 October 1950Panoramic view, cleared land, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 31 October 1997Teachers, Group Photo, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1957Noosa Surfing Dog Championships, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Spectator, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Horse riders, Weyba Creek, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sANZ Bank, corner Reserve Street and Memorial Avenue, Pomona, June 1973Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Joy flight passengers, Henebery Aviation Company aeroplane, air pageant, Maroochy Airport, Marcoola, 5 September 1971Clubhouse construction, Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Boreen Parade, Boreen Point, ca 1960Bonnye Gimpel and husband Sergeant Phil Gimpel, Police Station residence, Red Street, Pomona, ca 1950sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 31 July 2007Jim Johns, Reg Johns and Marie Johns, Johns Family home, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sConstruction, Monks Bridge, Weyba Creek, Noosaville, ca 2005Tony Astridge as 'Bruin the Big Brown Bear', Mardi Gras, Festival of Waters, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 2 September 1972Harold Donald Wood, 19 Pine Street, Pomona, ca 1910sBill Massoud getting a push,  Noosa North Shore, 2 November 1951Canoeist, Russian Olympic Team, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, 1956Construction, Weyba Bridge, Noosa Heads, ca 1973Views of Hastings Street and Noosa River Mouth, Noosa HeadsAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 3 July 2007Kimberly Hodgson (left), Lai Utovou (centre) and Band Members, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace Event, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Transporting for launch, 'Calyspo', Noosaville, ca 1978Beachgoers watching Tiger shark being pulled out of the water, Noosa River, Noosaville, 1971Boating party, Everglades trip, Noosa River, 7 June  1970Tree felling, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, ca 1970sAttendees, Greens Christening day celebrations, Noosa Heads Bowls Club, Lanyana Way, Noosa Heads, 26 December 1969Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 17 December 2005Arthur Ronlund and Ada Ronlund, Noosa River Tewantin, ca 1940s

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