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HERITAGE NOOSA
HERITAGE NOOSA
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Additional InformationThe area was originally known as Skyring Creek after brothers Zachariah and Daniel Skyring who established cattle runs in the district circa 1853. Their runs were named Canando, Yandina, Whidlka Whidlka (later Tuchekoi) and Pooreema, in total 61,850 acres (25,030 ha) of land north of the Maroochy River.
The name Federal refers to the arrival of a group of selectors from Federal in New South Wales in 1905–1906.
The name Federal refers to the arrival of a group of selectors from Federal in New South Wales in 1905–1906.
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Heritage Library Catalogue
Federal. Heritage Noosa, accessed 09/12/2025, https://heritage.noosa.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/21882







