Scarborough Picture Pavilion 1928-35 and the Morgan family history.
In December 1928, Bob Morgan built a picture theatre at Martins Estate, at the southern end of the Scarborough Camping ground near Jerry...
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fuji321
- Feb 26
- 3 min
Lorneleigh Pictures and Guest House at Woody Point.
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...
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fuji321
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Gibb Family in Redcliffe, Cribb Island and Northgate.
Born in Douglas in the Isle of Man to English parents, Hugh and Barbara (nee Pass) the Gibb brothers, Barry (born 1st September 1946)...
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fuji321
- Jan 6
- 16 min
Humpybong School History
The first provisional school in Humpybong was erected and opened on February 1st 1876 on a southern section of the site fronting Duffield...
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fuji321
- Dec 31, 2023
- 6 min
Large Sawfish, Groupers and Sharks caught off Redcliffe
Comparing catches - Woody Point Jetty c.1913 - Photo John Oxley Library The giant grouper has a wide distribution throughout the tropical...
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fuji321
- Nov 17, 2023
- 1 min
Redcliffe Drive-In Kippa Ring 1965 - 86 and Pierre's Mill.
The Redcliffe Drive-In opened on 15th December 1965 by the Sourris brothers. Movies playing in October 1967 included: The Dirty Dozen...
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fuji321
- Nov 11, 2023
- 11 min
"Airships and electric trains mocking at time..." 1938 Queenslander preview of Redcliffe
On the 26th October 1938, a full page article by C.R.J Dahl in the Queenslander Newspaper wrote of Redcliffe: YESTERDAY: Redcliffe was...
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fuji321
- Jul 25, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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fuji321
- Jun 24, 2023
- 8 min
William Hobbs Homestead, Reef Point Estate Scarborough
William Hobbs was born on 23rd March 1822 in London. He married Anna Louisa Barton, (sister of Sir Edmund Barton - Australia's first...
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fuji321
- May 29, 2023
- 4 min
Charlie Chaplin movie featuring at Woody Point Pictures in 1930
Woody Point School Of Arts advert in the Humpybong weekly January 30th 1930: In 1930, School Of Arts , a now heritage listed building at...
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fuji321
- Mar 27, 2023
- 14 min
1936 RACQ Reliability Trials and 1935 Speed record attempts at Woody Point.
Telegraph Tuesday 28 July 1936, page 24: "SPEED RELIABILITY TRIAL. Where Contest Will Be Held. The R.A.C.Q. Speed Reliability trial will...
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fuji321
- Mar 21, 2023
- 4 min
Mary Nairn
Mary Nairn was responsible for introducing and fostering the game of hockey in Redcliffe. Affectionately known as "Mrs. Hockey," Mary...
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fuji321
- Mar 6, 2023
- 6 min
Thomas Pamphlett (aka James Groom)
James Groom (who is generally remembered as Thomas Pamphlett) was born in England in 1788. At age 12 years he became an apprentice in the...
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fuji321
- Feb 27, 2023
- 3 min
Arthur and Mary Comino
Athanasi (Arthur) Stavrou Comino, born on the Greek island of Kythera in 1880. His brother John S. Comino moved to Australia in 1901, and...
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fuji321
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
Myrtle Troyahn (nee Burgess)
Myrtle Alice Burgess was born on 17th January 1913, into one of Redcliffe's early pioneering families. She was plagued by illness early...
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fuji321
- Jan 18, 2023
- 8 min
Bomb detonated on Redcliffe Parade in 1955
On Sunday the 10th July 1955 at 5.20pm, a bomb went off under a grey 1952 FX Holden utility on Redcliffe Parade outside Woolworths and...
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fuji321
- Jan 11, 2023
- 5 min
Sun Girl Quest, Suttons Beach Redcliffe
The Courier Mail Sun Girl Quest began in 1950/51with competitions held in major coastal Queensland towns and in northern New South Wales....
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fuji321
- Jan 7, 2023
- 11 min
James Robert Hughes architectural drawings, ca. 1940-1960
Moreton Bay Library has recently made available a collection of local architectural drawings, ca.1940-1960, drawn by James Robert Hughes....
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fuji321
- Dec 31, 2022
- 11 min
HUMPYBONG 1870-1883 (By D. H. Mitchell.)
The Daily Mail Saturday 15 May 1926 Page 16 : (Original Newspaper article on Trove at the following LINK) HUMPYBONG FROM 1870 TO 1883...
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