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Jun 7, 20238 min read
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith GCMG,QC
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith GCMG PC KC (21 June 1845 – 9 August 1920) was an Australian judge and politician who served as the inaugural...
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Jun 2, 20233 min read
Alex Smith
Alex Smith (1899–1973), or Alexander Patterson Blakie Smith, was a noted designer-builder on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Born to George...
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May 17, 20232 min read
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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May 11, 20232 min read
Barry Parnell
Barrys Parnell's record as a trainer of boxing champions is a hard one to beat. He trained and mentored 72 Queensland and 27 Australian...
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May 10, 20233 min read
Paul Narracott
Paul Narracott was the first Australian sportsperson to have represented Australia at both a Summer (Los Angeles, 1984) and Winter...
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May 10, 20231 min read
Rick and Chris Morgan
After having their own trawler and fishing business in the Noosa area, Rick & Chris Morgan set their sights on Oyster Point at...
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Apr 29, 20231 min read
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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Apr 12, 20236 min read
Ian “Bunny” Pearce
Ian Pearce (born 5th February 1947) also known by the nickname Bunny , was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A...
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Apr 12, 20232 min read
Meade Murphy
From a young age, Meade Murphy showed a strong indication of an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for restoring old furniture back to...
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Apr 6, 20231 min read
Walter Horatio Wilson
Walter Horatio Wilson was born in Wales in 1839 and in 1865 he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and...
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Apr 5, 20232 min read
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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Mar 27, 20234 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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Mar 24, 20232 min read
Graham Higham
Graham Higham was born in Margate on the Peninsula in 1928, Graham Higham was Redcliffe's first Olympian. He began boxing at the age of...
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Mar 23, 20231 min read
Dr Clifford Pollard AM
Dr Clifford Pollard worked as a surgeon at the Redcliffe Hospital for over 25 years, from 1982 to 2008. A Member of the Metro North...
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Mar 21, 20234 min read
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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