George Carscadden
On November 6th 1906, JE MacGregor resigned as caretaker of the Redcliffe Jetty. George Corscadden was appointed as his replacement....
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- Sep 13
- 3 min
Redcliffe Wall of Fame in the Jetty Arcade
Residents pride in their town or city is influenced by many factors. Whether it be its historic past or even from those citizens past and...
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- Aug 9
- 8 min
Reverend John Sutton
John Sutton was born in 1817 at East Hanney, Berkshire, England. From the book 'Redcliffe 150 Years' by Leslie E Slaughter : "When Queen...
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- Aug 3
- 2 min
Sammy Bell (Boama)
Boama, also known as Sammy Bell, was a former aboriginal trooper who subsequently worked for the Redcliffe pioneer Harriett Bell. Mrs...
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- Aug 2
- 10 min
Lieutenant Henry Miller
Henry Miller was the first commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony in Queensland. Henry Miller was born in 1785 in Derry, Ireland, the...
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- Aug 1
- 2 min
Private Felix O'Neill
Private Felix O’Neill transferred to the 40th Foot Regiment from the Artillery in June 1820 when it was stationed at Rochdale, near...
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- Aug 1
- 2 min
Tony Murphy
From the New South Wales tablelands town of Gunnedah, a 20 yr old rugby league player, Tony Murphy, travelled north in 1982 to join the...
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- Jul 28
- 3 min
Tracey Spicer AM GAICD
Tracey Spicer is a multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster who has anchored national programs for ABC TV and...
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- Jul 27
- 4 min
Thomas Petrie
Thomas Petrie (1831-1910), explorer, grazier and friend of Aboriginals, was born on 31 January 1831 in Edinburgh, fourth son of Andrew...
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- Jul 25
- 2 min
Tristrams Soft drinks. Ice Works and the Redcliffe Bottled Water Company.
Thomas Tristram founded the company as T. Tristram Essences in 1875, almost a decade after arriving in Brisbane. Two years later, he...
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fuji321
- Jul 21
- 3 min
First Nations Toora Kerry Kerry/Humpybong/Redcliffe place names and c.1824 topography map
Before European settlement in 1824, the area now known as Redcliffe was home to the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) and the Ningy Ningy people...
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- Jul 21
- 3 min
Australia's largest collection of original Redcliffe postcards.
Australia's largest collection of original Redcliffe postcards, from a private collection, have been made available to view. The...
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- Jul 4
- 9 min
Free Friday Flick's in the Comino's Arcade.
Free Friday Flicks in the Comino's Arcade. Every Friday at 6pm we have a classic movie playing in our shop theatre. The following is a...
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- Jul 3
- 2 min
Sean Gordon OAM
Originally from the Snowy Mountains, Sean Gordon worked at various country schools as a principal, before arriving at Brisbane's Nudgee...
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- Jul 2
- 4 min
The Gibson Family (Mel Gibson)
Hutton Peter Gibson was an American writer on sedevacantism, a World War II veteran, the 1968 Jeopardy! grand champion and the father of...
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- Jun 30
- 3 min
Early Redcliffe bus history
"There is now a direct bus service from Redcliffe to Brisbane ( said the newspapers of 1924) and this is a picture of the vehicle and...
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- Jun 23
- 3 min
Teagan Micah
Teagan Micah was born and raised in the Gippsland town of Moe in regional Victoria, where she played in the junior system at local soccer...
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- Jun 22
- 2 min
Redcliffe historical publications
We have a large selection of Redcliffe historical books and downloadable ebooks in our collection including: 1904 Tom Petrie's...
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- Jun 20
- 5 min
Scarborough State School early history
Scarborough State School was opened on March 9th 1925 Photo from the Moreton Bay Library Collection: RMPC-101\101514 The Brisbane Courier...
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- Jun 14
- 2 min
Madeleine Johns
Madeleine is a founding member and the President of the Redcliffe Musical Theatre and it is her vision that has been the driving force...
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