Queensland’s first penal colony was established on the Redcliffe peninsula in 1824 by a group of soldiers, convicts and government...

Jessie Hiller ( born Gloustershire) and his wife Emma (nee Gregory) were some of Redcliffe's early settlers after arriving in Humpybong...

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...

Born in Douglas on the Isle of Man to English parents, Hugh and Barbara (nee Pass) the Gibb brothers, Barry (born 1st September 1946)...

The first provisional school in Humpybong was erected and opened on February 1st 1876 on a southern section of the site fronting Duffield...

Before European settlement in 1824, the area now known as Redcliffe was home to the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) and the Ningy Ningy people...

The team at the Photo Restoration Studio have just released a 2025 calendar showcasing the best 12 images from the 2 Pictorial History...

The Brisbane Courier Wednesday 9th March 1881 - Page 5 : "Humpybong: Where it is, and What it is Like" "TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRISBANE...

The Brisbane Courier - Saturday 1st May 1926 - Page 19: "Humpybong Back Tracks. The Great Lagoons—Some of the Pioneers—One of the Old...

Charles Frederick Bell was born on the 28th March 1829 in Middlesex, England. The eldest son of Charles Bell Esq. of 29 Stanley Gardens,...

A sports carnival was held at the Redcliffe Sports ground on New Years Day 1886 with steamers bringing over 700 passengers across from...

The following appeared in the Queenslander Newspaper in December 1933 and January 1934, and were excerpts from the diary of Philip...

Charles Cutts was born on the 8th August 1839 in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, England. and was a "Silkweaver " by trade. Martha Williams...

John Adams was born in Enfield, Middlesex in 1836. Eliza Breavington was born on 22nd July 1839 in Stoke, Newington, Middlesex. They...

John Hindmarsh the 7th child of John Dodds and Mary Francis Hindmarsh was born on January 27, 1837 at Alnwick,Northumberland. When he was...

Haskins St in Margate is named after long time Redcliffe residents Margaret and Thomas Haskins. Margaret Whelan was born on 20th July...

Thomas Joseph Byrnes, renowned barrister and 12th Premier of Queensland was born in Spring Hill to Patrick and Anna Byrnes, chronically...

Donkin St in Scarborough is named after Henry Donkin who was born on May 1, 1844, in Romford, Essex, England. He married Margaret Cumming...

Henry Miller was the first commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony in Queensland. Henry Miller was born in 1785 in Derry, Ireland, the...

Koopa, the aboriginal word for Flying Fish, was built in Leith in Scotland for the Brisbane Tug and Steamship Company, launched in...