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Sep 15, 20228 min read
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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Sep 14, 20222 min read
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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Sep 14, 20221 min read
Annette Herbener
At the age of seven, Rothwell resident Annette Herbener started playing tennis. Social tennis became her passion and for the last 21...
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Sep 14, 20222 min read
Maroochy Barambah
Maroochy Barambah is an Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer. She is a song-woman, law-woman and elder of the Turrbal people....
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Aug 25, 20221 min read
Martin Jonkers OAM
Born in the Netherlands in 1927, Martin Jonkers came to Australia in 1954. In 1963 he purchased a rundown service station in Scarborough,...
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Aug 25, 20221 min read
Kerry Nicholson
Music has always featured in Kerry Nicholson's life. Born in Roma. Initially schooled in Townsville and completed in Redcliffe, where his...
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Aug 18, 20221 min read
Brian Krause
Brian Krause was known throughout southeast Queensland as the Birdman of Redcliffe. He was brought up on the family farm at Rosewood,...
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Aug 18, 20221 min read
Damien Frawley
Damien Frawley is a former Australian International rugby union player. He played four matches for the Australian Schoolboys before being...
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Aug 18, 20221 min read
Senior Sergeant Darryl Keys
The Senior Sergeant who retired in May in 2015, was the Redcliffe Police Station's Officer in charge for 15 years. By doing so, he...
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Aug 18, 20222 min read
Cheryl Jenkins
Cheryl Jenkins (nee Herbener) loves tennis with a passion. During her years at Redcliffe State High School (1988 to 1992), she became...
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Aug 17, 202210 min read
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 13, 20223 min read
History Redcliffe
The Redcliffe Historical Society Inc was formed in I967 to preserve and document the history of Redcliffe and District. Founding...
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Aug 2, 20227 min read
Liesel Jones OAM
Leisel Jones, OAM is regarded as one of the world’s greatest ever female swimmers, winning seven World Championships titles, nine Olympic...
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Jul 22, 20225 min read
Craig Moore
Craig Andrew Moore (born 12 December 1975) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Moore was born in...
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Jul 15, 20223 min read
James Houghton Snr.
The Hon. James Houghton Snr. was born on the 13th September 1911 in Sydney, NSW to parents James Houghton and Emily (nee Corscadden) and...
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Jul 13, 20222 min read
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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Jun 17, 20222 min read
Stephen Pronk
“ I’ve learnt so much from the mistakes I’ve made. I’m thinking of making a few more ” – Stephen Pronk, Entrepreneur, Electrical...
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Jun 17, 20221 min read
Neville Cullen
RSL President Neville Cullen comes from a family who have an impressive record of service to Australia. His grandfather, a WW1 Light...
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Jun 17, 20222 min read
Alan Rivett
A Redcliffe resident, Alan "Pops" Rivett was an international speedway rider and administrator of note for many years. Born in Whangārei,...
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