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"Old House That Watches Out to Sea" Victoria House -Woody Point.
Jessie Hiller ( born Gloustershire) and his wife Emma (nee Gregory) were some of Redcliffe's early settlers after arriving in Humpybong...
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Oct 13, 202414 min read
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Sammy Bell (Boama)
Boama, also known as Sammy Bell, worked for the Redcliffe pioneer Harriet Bell. Mrs Bell a landowner, encouraged local aboriginals to...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
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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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Mar 27, 202314 min read
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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 27, 20234 min read
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Vic Morris
Retired school principal Vic Morris known to many peninsula residents as a dedicated volunteer, grew up on the Atherton Tableland town of...
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Mar 9, 20231 min read
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Mavis Filmer
Mavis Filmer arrived on the Peninsula in 1937 as the 16 year old daughter of a police sergeant who was transferred to Redcliffe. She met...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Scott Hocknull
Woody Point resident Scott Hocknull is a vertebrate palaeoecologist, passionate science communicator and 3D digitisation and virtual...
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Jan 12, 20233 min read
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Woody Point to Scarborough Road in 1881
In October 1881, the Caboolture Divisional Board invited tenders for the clearing of the coastline road from the soon to be completed...
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Dec 29, 20224 min read
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2025 Pictorial History Of Redcliffe Calendars now available.
The team at the Photo Restoration Studio have just released a 2025 calendar showcasing the best 12 images from the 2 Pictorial History...
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Dec 24, 20221 min read
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Gunboat Gayundah history
HMQS Gayundah was a flat-iron gunboat operated by the Queensland Maritime Defence Force and later the Royal Australian Navy (as HMAS...
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Oct 11, 20227 min read
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Sea Spray Estate land sale map c. 1920s Clontarf - Woody Point
Sea Spray Estate land sale map c. 1920s - A wonderfully detailed map showing land at Woody Point .Featuring streets including Victoria...
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Apr 23, 20221 min read
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