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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, 1955Flotilla re-enactment, Remembrance Day, Looking Forward to Peace event, Noosa River, Tewantin, 11 November 2018Class Photo, Grade 8, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1952Class Photo, Grade 7F, Tewantin State School, Tewantin, 1991View from Noosa Hill, Noosa Heads Paradise Cave, Noosa National Park, Noosa Heads, 1948O Boat Hire, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1987 Olive and Emma Freeman (back l-r), Christopher, unknown, Peter Clement, Kate and Carol Phillips (front l-r), Noosa HeadsVeterans and family representatives, ANZAC Day Service, Tewantin-Noosa RSL Memorial Park, Tewantin, 25 April 1985Ready for delivery, ‘Bunya’ sculpture, Studio Steele, 15 Lovermill Road, Cooroy, April 2010Noosa Bridge Club Clubhouse, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca 1994Boating party, Noosa River, 1928Noosa Surfing Dog Championships, Noosa Festival of Surfing, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 10 March 2013Views of Noosa HeadsAerial view, Sunshine Beach, looking west, 1970 Parade participant, 'Cut Price Sam' mobile, Festival of Waters parade, cnr Gympie Terrace and Robert Street, Noosaville, 1979Flooding, Apex Park, Maple Street, Cooroy, 9 January 2011Norma Horton, Noosa River crossing, Noosa North ShoreSugar cane trucks, Maroochy River, Bli BliIlluminated shell display Jessie Tronson (c) with daughters Viva and Illma, Sydney, 1939Duke of Bedford with Lady Fairfax and partygoers dancing poolside, Surfair International Hotel, Marcoola, October 1971Mariner's Reach, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 1980s  Dinghy, Noosa RiverWill WestBoating, Noosa River, 1903School Photo, Wahpunga School, Wahpunga, 1924Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 20 June 2007Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 25 September 2007Queen Street, Cooran, December 1949Noosa River Ferry, Tewantin, ca 1980Everglades tour boat, Noosa River, 9 September 2012Coolum Beach, looking northClass Photo, Grade 1, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1953Dwelling exterior, 37 Moorindil Street, Tewantin, 9 December 2013New Year's Eve party, Kirriwina Motel and Caravan Park, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 31 December 1969Sunset over Mount Cooroy, ca 1972Aerial view, Noosa River mouth, Noosa Heads, 3 August 1972Noosa River, Tewantin Catching a wave, surf ski rider, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1930Sid and Olga Robinson, Noosa North Shore, ca 1964Bait netting, Noosa River, Tewantin, ca 1920sJim Lowe and Jack (dog), Noosa River, Noosaville, 1950sWaldron's Foodland (Interior), Opening, Noosa River Shopping Centre, cnr Thomas Street & Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, August 1970Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 16 March 2006Picnic shelter, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sAlbert Leslie HayCaravan park, Noosa HeadsClass Photo, Grade 3, Cooroy State School, Cooroy, 1948Participants, Heritage Day celebrations, Tewantin, 22 August 1998

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