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
- 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
- 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 28, 2022
- 3 min
Percy Manley - Redcliffe's early hairdresser
Manley Street is named after Percy George Manley and his wife Agnes, who brought their family to Redcliffe in the early 1920's. Percy had...
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fuji321
- Dec 24, 2022
- 1 min
2023 Pictorial History Of Redcliffe Calendars now available.
The team at the Photo Restoration Studio have just released a 2023 calendar showcasing the best 12 images from the 2 Pictorial History...
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fuji321
- Nov 16, 2022
- 10 min
Redcliffe Fire Station early history
From the 1949 Redcliffe Sesquicentenary book: "The Redcliffe Fire Brigade - New Station opened." "For many years Redcliffe struggled...
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fuji321
- Nov 7, 2022
- 7 min
Cominos Arcade Redcliffe
The Comino's building (Acropolis) is a three storey, heritage listed, brick building on Redcliffe Parade, built by Greek businessman...
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fuji321
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Dalton Farm. Dalton St , Beach St, Oleander St and Marsala St history
Herbert Edward Dalton and his wife Ellen and family, moved to Redcliffe from Cairns in 1954 after purchasing 21 acres, part of portion...
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fuji321
- Oct 14, 2022
- 9 min
Adams family history in Humpybong and the wreck of the Netherby.
John Adams was born in Enfield, Middlesex in 1836. Eliza Breavington was born on 22nd July 1839 in Stoke, Newington, Middlesex. They...
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fuji321
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Dodds family history in Humpybong
John Hindmarsh the 7th child of John Dodds and Mary Francis Hindmarsh was born on January 27, 1837 at Alnwick,Northumberland. When he was...
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fuji321
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Church Hills Estate Map Redcliffe 1917 and the history of Manley, Jeffrey and McNaughton Streets
Church Hill Estate was a 1917 land sale map that covered land west of Humpybong Creek in the Parish of Redcliffe . The streets included...
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fuji321
- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
Whitecliffe Cottage and Estate - Ellen and Georgina St - Scotts Point
Portion 110 was first purchased by Robert T. Scott on December 12th 1864. Paying 25 pounds for the 25 acres, in the Redcliff Agricultural...
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fuji321
- Jul 2, 2022
- 2 min
S.S. Koopa
Koopa, the aboriginal word for Flying Fish, was built in Leith in Scotland for the Brisbane Tug and Steamship Company, launched in...
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fuji321
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 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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fuji321
- Jun 22, 2022
- 4 min
Colin Petersen
Colin Petersen was born in 1946 at Kingaroy Queensland. After his family moved to the Augha Flats at 17 Eveline St Margate, he attended...
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fuji321
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
1970 Crestview Estate - Kippa Ring
Land for sale in an advertisement in the Redcliffe Herald in 1970. Land was $2300 for 24 perches bordering the new streets of Jammond St,...
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fuji321
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Sunbeam Estate 1918 land sale map Redcliffe
Sunbeam Estate 1918 land sale map Redcliffe. Featuring Main Coast Road (Oxley Ave) MacDonnell Rd, Dover Rd, Jane St (now Dover Rd) Mary...
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fuji321
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Luna Park in Redcliffe 1944-66.
Erected on an unused section of the foreshore just north of Sutton's Beach at Redcliffe Point in late 1944. Owners, Redcliffe Town...
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fuji321
- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
A drive down Anzac Ave in Redcliffe 1956.
From the old sawmill that is now the Kippa Ring shopping centre - to Marine Parade and the original Luna Park (now Settlement Cove...
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