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Redcliffe Fire Station early history
From the 1949 Redcliffe Sesquicentenary book: "The Redcliffe Fire Brigade - New Station opened." "For many years Redcliffe struggled...
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Nov 16, 202210 min read
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Comino's Arcade Redcliffe
The Comino's building (Acropolis) is a three storey, heritage listed, brick building on Redcliffe Parade, built by Greek businessman...
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Nov 7, 20227 min read
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Dalton Farm. Dalton St , Beach St, Oleander St and Marsala St history
Herbert Edward Dalton and his wife Ellen and family, moved to Redcliffe from Cairns in 1954 after purchasing 21 acres, part of portion...
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Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Thomas Petrie
Thomas Petrie (1831-1910), explorer, grazier and friend of Aboriginals, was born on 31 January 1831 in Edinburgh, fourth son of Andrew...
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Oct 23, 20224 min read
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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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Oct 14, 20229 min read
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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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Oct 14, 20224 min read
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George Corscadden
George Corscadden was born in 1854 in Londonderry Northern Ireland. He married Kate Browne in Coleraine, Northern Ireland in 1883 and...
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Oct 13, 20224 min read
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Church Hills Estate Map Redcliffe 1917 and the history of Manley, Jeffrey and McNaughton Streets
Church Hill Estate was a 1917 land sale map that covered land west of Humpybong Creek in the Parish of Redcliffe . The streets included...
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Oct 6, 20224 min read
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Nikki Osborne
Nikki Osborne was born in Redcliffe in 1981 and went to school at Grace Lutheran College. She is a comedian, actress, television...
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Sep 23, 20222 min read
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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 15, 20228 min read
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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, 20221 min read
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Whitecliffe Cottage and Estate - Ellen and Georgina St - Scotts Point
Portion 110 was first purchased by Robert T. Scott on December 12th 1864. Paying 25 pounds for the 25 acres, in the Redcliff Agricultural...
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Sep 7, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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 18, 20222 min read
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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 17, 202210 min read
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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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Aug 2, 20227 min read
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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 22, 20225 min read
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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 15, 20223 min read
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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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Jul 13, 20222 min read
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