A new school for Scarborough was proposed in 1919 and suggested locations were included on an early drawing and the current location was suggested by a Council Clerk in 1919: Scarborough State School was opened on March 9th 1925 Photo from the Moreton Bay Library Collection: RMPC-101\101514 Restored by Duane Hart Photo Restoration Studio Redcliffe. To download a pdf file of the 1925-1934 Scarborough State School register click on the following link: A page from the book Th

Jessie Hiller ( born Gloustershire) and his wife Emma (nee Gregory) were some of Redcliffe's early settlers after arriving in Humpybong with their children Isaac and Ellen Louise and squatting on portions 125 and 126. Their daughter Rosina was born on 26th August 1865, 18 months before Jessie purchased the land at a government land sale office on 2nd January 1867. The family lived on the land with Jessie cutting timber on their property and sailing the logs across to Sandgate

We have a large selection of Redcliffe historical books and downloadable ebooks in our collection including: 1904 Tom Petrie's Reminiscences Of Early Queensland: In 1904, Constance Campbell Petrie wrote a book called “Tom Petrie's Reminiscences Of Early Queensland”. This book also provides a brief sketch of the early days of the colony of Queensland from 1837, through the eyes of her father Tom Petrie. He was considered an authority on First Nations people and in this book t

The Scarborough Hotel was originally called the Bay View Hotel with Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (later premier of Queensland) as one of the original shareholders. Built in 1878 with 150 feet (45.67m) of verandahs at the front and sides, the hotel was one of the first structures to be built on the Peninsula. The building sat on a gentle grassy slope facing Moreton Island at the narrow northerly end of the Peninsula. This was 3 years ahead of the land boom of the 1880s and it wa

In 1882, John Harrop Henzell brought land at the site now known as 99 Marine Parade and built one of the first of the first houses on the Redcliffe Peninsula which he called simply “Seabrae”, brae being a Scottish word meaning ‘a hillside’. In 1909 it was purchased by Mary Stevens ,who turned it into a popular boarding house, and in 1922 a large extra wing and tennis court were added to the popular site. In 1926 Arthur Sampson brought the Seabrae Guesthouse and it underwent

Originally built in the 1890’s for Mrs Jamieson, the building was originally used as a boarding house. In 1902 Thomas and Mary Snook then purchased 54 acres of prime waterfront real estate including the Boarding House building for £38 10s. They converted the building into a Pub and Hotel, naming it The Belvidere Hotel. (The original name Belvidere was spelt with an "i" and was changed some years later to "Belvedere". Mary took over the license in 1903 after Thomas's death an

The Redcliffe Hotel opened in 1881, after the land was purchased by Patrick O’Leary on the 24th of December 1880. J. J. Knight records a conversation between Mr O'Leary and a stranger during the building of O'Leary's hotel. The stranger implied that he had been at Redcliffe during the building of the settlement, and from his reluctance to reveal his identity, as well as from other details he gave, it was thought that he must have been a convict. The stranger pointed out a bri

On 4th October 1900, The licensing Court of Brisbane approved a new hotel to be built by Ebenezer Underhill at 75 Redcliffe Parade and it was open in early 1901. Eleanor Underhill was the Licensee of the hotel between 1901 and 1907. Photo of the Moreton Bay Hotel c.1909 with patrons including: William Stubbins, Fountain Pikett, Robert McGregor, Lilly Sophia Pikett, Robert Sparkes, John Espie McGregor, William Pikett, Ernie Cutts, Tom Haskins, Thomas George Beedham, Harold "Sl

Robert Scott had purchased 24 acres in the vicinity from the Crown in 1864 for £24/5/- At first the hotel was called the St. Leonards Hotel named after the local estate. The land was subdivided in 1883 the name changed to the Great Western in 1886. Several licensees had run the Hotel before it was destroyed by fire in 1907. The new Palace Hotel was built in 1909. Photos from our Pictorial History of Redcliffe Book 1824-1949 - available to purchase at the following link:...

Original footage of the day from the Paul F Ruckert collection at the Queensland State Archives. Competitors rounding a bend outside the Palace Hotel, in the RACQ High Speed Reliability Trials at Woody Point. At this stage Charlie W. Whatmore (Riley) is leading G.F.G. Lee (Wolsley Hornet), C. Coward (Chrysler) , A.P. Taylor (Deluge Sports) and V.P. Dear (Ford 10hp) "S. Butters who came second, sends up clouds of dust as he corners sharply in the RACQ high speed reliability co

Queensland’s first penal colony was established on the Redcliffe peninsula in 1824 by a group of soldiers, convicts and government...

The Redcliffe Tourist Guide Calendar is the ultimate must have for anyone visiting on the Redcliffe Peninsula. The Guide covers '25 Things To Do & Places To See', on a detailed map featuring Restaurants, Takeaways, Hotels, Accomodation & Services. The Calendar is also a collection of 12 Magnificent photos along with dates of local events held during the year. Bring Redcliffe into your home of office or send one to a friend to showcase our wonderful Redcliffe Peninsula..

The first government aerial photos of Redcliffe taken on 10th November 1942 are now available to view. This is the first recorded set of...

The original open air Picture Palace was built by two WW1 returned servicemen, Mr Eckard and Mr Davies, for the summer season of 1918. It was located on Redcliffe Parade opposite the Jetty between J. M. Phillps' Oyster Kiosk and Pikett's fruit shop. (Where the subway shop is currently located on Redcliffe Parade) The photo above of the open air Picture Palace taken in 1923. In 1921 the owners of the Redcliffe Picture palace put their theatre up for auction. The Brisbane Couri

On the 14th August 1956, a series of 120 aerial photos were taken by a photographer flying at a low altitude of 5380 feet, and over the...

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...

In December 1928, Bob Morgan built a picture theatre at Martins Estate, at the southern end of the Scarborough Camping ground near Jerry Klaassen's horse yard at 42 Landsborough Ave. Sea Breeze Estate Scarborough 1929 land sales map below showing the location of the new "Scarborough Picture Pavilion" The new theatre in Scarborough at 42 Landsborough Ave, was built in Nov/Dec. 1928 and was 90ft x35f. It seated up to 450 people and was built by Messrs. M Tilley and J.W. Symons

We have collected a large number of Historical and  Land Sale Maps over the years and the following is a complete list of all maps...

The Lorneleigh is a guest house located at St Leonards St (Now Alfred St) at Woody Point and was built by W.S. Martin in 1890. Travelling picture shows had been around in Redcliffe since 1906, and had been shown in local guest houses in the summer holiday season. In 1912, Redcliffe was a small township with a population of 1150, no sealed roads and no picture theatres. In 1912 C.W Watts being the first to ask permission from the Shore Council to show moving pictures over the

Born in Douglas on the Isle of Man to English parents, Hugh and Barbara (nee Pass) the Gibb brothers, Barry (born 1st September 1946) twins Maurice and Robin (born 22nd December 1949) older sister Lesley (born 12th January 1945 in Manchester) and younger brother Andy (born on 5th March 1958 in Manchester) lived in their Dad’s hometown of Chorlton, Manchester, England, where in 1955, where Barry Gibb formed the skiffle/rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes (aka Wee Johnny Haye