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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- 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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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 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 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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- May 17
- 2 min
Cortnee Vine
Cortnee Brooke Vine was born in Shepparton Victoria on the 9th April 1998. While Cortnee and her family lived in Mango Hill, she also...
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- Apr 29
- 1 min
Kate McShea
Born and bred in Redcliffe, Kate McShea went to school at Southern Cross Catholic College and played junior soccer at Peninsula Power...
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- Mar 31
- 5 min
Gibb Family in Redcliffe and Cribb Island
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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- Mar 30
- 2 min
Andy Gibb
Andrew Roy Gibb was born on 5 March 1958 in Stretford, Lancashire. He was the youngest of five children born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb. He...
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- Mar 27
- 4 min
Terry and Rhonda White AO.
Born in 1936 in Nundah, Terrence Anthony White, grew up to become a pharmacist, politician and a successful businessman. Attending the...
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- Mar 26
- 2 min
Janice Charlish
After a lengthly career in the corporate world, Janice Charlish has spent the last decade dedicated to volunteering across the creative...
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- Mar 25
- 3 min
Don Argus AC, SF, CPA.
From humble beginnings, Don Argus arguably became the finest business and banking brain in Australia. He was the son of a linotype...
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