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Nov 912 min read
Original Convict Settlement Humpybong 1824-25
Queensland’s first penal colony was established on the Redcliffe peninsula in 1824 by a group of soldiers, convicts and government...
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fuji321
Oct 1314 min read
"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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fuji321
Mar 122 min read
Redcliffe Land Sale Poster Collection.
We have collected a large number of Historical and Land Sale Maps over the years and the following is a complete list of all maps...
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fuji321
Feb 166 min read
Gibb Family in Redcliffe, Cribb Island and Northgate.
Born in Douglas on 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
Jan 64 min read
Humpybong School History
The first provisional school in Humpybong was erected and opened on February 1st 1876 on a southern section of the site fronting Duffield...
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fuji321
Jul 21, 20233 min read
First Nations Toora Kerry Kerry/Humpybong/Redcliffe place names and c.1824 topography map
Before European settlement in 1824, the area now known as Redcliffe was home to the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) and the Ningy Ningy people...
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fuji321
Dec 24, 20221 min read
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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fuji321
Nov 21, 20225 min read
"Humpybong: Where it is, and What it is Like" - in 1881
The Brisbane Courier Wednesday 9th March 1881 - Page 5 : "Humpybong: Where it is, and What it is Like" "TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRISBANE...
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fuji321
Nov 5, 20228 min read
Whelan's Lagoon Humpybong Back Tracks
The Brisbane Courier - Saturday 1st May 1926 - Page 19: "Humpybong Back Tracks. The Great Lagoons—Some of the Pioneers—One of the Old...
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fuji321
Oct 30, 20228 min read
Harriet Bell history and the 1893 Tornado
Charles Frederick Bell was born on the 28th March 1829 in Middlesex, England. The eldest son of Charles Bell Esq. of 29 Stanley Gardens,...
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fuji321
Oct 25, 20223 min read
New Years Sports Carnival at Humpybong 1886
A sports carnival was held at the Redcliffe Sports ground on New Years Day 1886 with steamers bringing over 700 passengers across from...
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fuji321
Oct 19, 202215 min read
Early Days of Humpybong (1860-89) from the diary of Philip Silcock
The following appeared in the Queenslander Newspaper in December 1933 and January 1934, and were excerpts from the diary of Philip...
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fuji321
Oct 15, 20225 min read
Cutts Family history in Humpybong
Charles Cutts was born on the 8th August 1839 in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England. and was a "Silkweaver " by trade. Martha Williams...
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fuji321
Oct 14, 20229 min read
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, 20224 min read
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 9, 20226 min read
Haskins St Margate and Haskins family history
Haskins St in Margate is named after long time Redcliffe residents Margaret and Thomas Haskins. Margaret Whelan was born on 20th July...
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fuji321
Sep 24, 20223 min read
Thomas Joseph Byrnes.
Thomas Joseph Byrnes, renowned barrister and 12th Premier of Queensland was born in Spring Hill to Patrick and Anna Byrnes, chronically...
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fuji321
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Donkin Street history - Scarborough
Donkin St in Scarborough is named after Henry Donkin who was born on May 1, 1844, in Romford, Essex, England. He married Margaret Cumming...
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fuji321
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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fuji321
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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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