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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 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

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Oct 102 min read
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1936 RACQ Reliability Trials and 1935 Speed record attempts at Woody Point.
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

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Nov 12, 20241 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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