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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, 1955North Coast Railway, Mt Cooroora, Pomona, ca 1940sTait Duke cottage moving to Earl Street, Wallace Park, Eumundi Road, Noosaville, 22 October 2015Tait Duke cottage moving to Earl Street, Wallace Park, Eumundi Road, Noosaville, 22 October 2015Kayakers, Kin Kin Creek, Great Sandy National Park, Como, October 2001Street view, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, 1990sSunrise, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa HeadsShowgrounds, Noosa Country Show, Pomona, 10 September 2022Banana Plantation, Maroochy RiverAerial view, Teewah Beach community, Noosa North Shore, 1970Landslip, James Bazzo's farm, Black Mountain, February 1927Entrants, Cane Toad Derby, Noosaville, 1967Prawn trawler 'Cachalot', Norris's Point, Noosa Heads, 14 May 1949Post Office, Tewantin, 1960 Noosa's First HoldenTewantin, viewed from North Shore, ca 1930sHouse boat, Noosa River, 4 July 2004Portrait, James DukeYoung child, ca 1920sSunset, Upper Noosa River, Great Sandy Recreation Area, Cooloola, 10 December 2025G.F. Ross, Joe Keyser and Edwin Hawtney, 1910 Coast Guard Noosa QF5 boat and guests, Australia Day Celebrations, Noosa River, Noosa Heads, 26 January 2003Beach tours, Mudlo Rocks, Rainbow BeachSugar cane, Maroochy River, Bli BliRiver views, Noosaville, ca 1990sCattle, Bay View Guest House, Noosa HeadsReg Johns surfboard, Johns Family home, Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, ca 1970sB.B.Q, Noosa Heads Surfboard Open Presentation, Noosa Heads, September 1969Crop dusting, Cooroy-Tewantin Road, Cooroy, 1970sNorth Coast Line, Cooran, ca 1949Donald Shand (on steps - Chairman and founder East-West Airlines), Maroochydore to Armadale inaugural flight, Maroochydore Airport, Maroochydore, 11 August 1972Landscaping, construction Cooroy Library, 9 Maple Street, Cooroy, 9 April 2010Parade participant, International Year of the Child, Festival of Waters parade, Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, 25 August 1979Jones Family gathering, Diamond Anniversary, 1947Dinner meeting to establish Noosa Heads Lions Club, Noosa Heads Hotel, 26 February 1974Miss Tewantin winner, Festival of Waters, Noosaville Beachgoers, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, 1948Views to Alexandria Bay, Noosa Heads, 1980sFlooding, Hilton Terrace, Tewantin, 27 February 2022Program for 'The Magick Lamington', an original fantasy in two acts presented by the Majestic Players, Pomona, 1982 Beach adventures, Massoud Family, Noosa North Shore, ca 1950sHull, 'Jannett', 15 April 2013Laguna Belle and boating, Noosa River, Noosaville, ca 1970sPirate Park, 139 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, ca 1990sAerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 10 September 2007Cricket Match, CooroyNoosa Bridge Club Clubhouse, Wallace Park, Noosaville, ca 1994Big Seas, Noosa Main Beach, Noosa Heads, ca 1980sBusinesses, Poinciana Avenue, Tewantin, February 1982Aerial view, Noosa River mouth and Bar, Noosa Heads, 18 September 2005

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