Series 1: Local history folders (1980-2003)
30 folders of local history and cultural heritage material mostly relating to the Noosa Shire Hinterland, as well as some material from the broader Sunshine Coast area.
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Pomona folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the Page Family of Pomona and the business Page Furnishers. Includes oral history transcripts, biographical information, clippings, images.
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Pomona hotels folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to hotels in Pomona. Includes original photographs, correspondence, clippings, research notes.
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Pomona timber industry folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the timber industry in the Pomona District. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, research notes. Photographs are of Kildey's Sawmill site.
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Pomona health industry folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to health history in Pomona including doctors and the ambulance service. Includes oral history transcripts, personal accounts, correspondence, clippings.
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Pomona Majestic Theatre folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the Majestic Theatre. Includes oral history transcripts, photographs, correspondence, clippings, personal accounts.
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Pomona potteries folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to Pomona Potteries. Includes history notes, clippings, typescripts.
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Cooroora Masonic lodge, Pomona folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to Cooroora Masonic Lodge. Includes personal accounts, correspondence, research notes.
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Pomona miscellaneous organisations folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to various Pomona organisations including schools, churches, cafes. Includes historical accounts, clippings, ephemera, photographs.
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Pomona general history folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the history of the Pomona District. Includes historical accounts, typescripts.
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Pomona personalities folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to historical families and personalities in the Pomona District. Includes personal accounts, correspondence, typescripts.
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Pomona folder of the Lacey family (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the Lacey Family in the Pomona District. Includes oral history transcripts, photographs, research notes, one floppy disc of oral history transcriptions.
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Pomona oral history folder (1995-2003)
One folder of oral history transcripts and questionnaires relating to the Pomona District.
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Noosa Shire Museum, Pomona photographs (2001)
One folder of photographs depicting the Noosa Shire Museum, Pomona. Includes interior and exterior photographs as well as the surrounding parkland. Included are a small number of photographs of other Pomona buildings and streets.
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Pomona district folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the regions of Yurol, Pinbarren and Cootharaba in the Pomona District. Includes meeting notes, correspondence, school registers from Cootharaba Creek and Ringtail Schools, local history information.
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History of Pomona folder (1995-2003)
One folder containing two versions of an unpublished local history titled "A History of Pomona, Cooran, Kin Kin, Cootharaba". In the earlier version Skyring Creek is also included in the title.
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Cooroora Historical Society folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to Cooroora Historical Society. Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, ephemera.
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Pomona Built Heritage Preservation Group folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to Pomona Built Heritage Preservation Group. Includes minutes, notes, correspondence.
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Cooran oral histories and speeches folder (2000-2003)
One folder of oral history and speech transcripts relating to the history of the Cooran District.
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Alfredson's Joinery and Cooran Hall folder (2000-2003)
One folder of material relating to Alfredson's Joinery and Cooran School of Arts Hall. Included are oral history transcripts, personal accounts, research notes, clippings.
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Cooran general history folder (2000-2003)
One folder of material relating to the history of the Cooran District. Includes historical accounts, typescripts, correspondence.
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Kin Kin district folder (2000-2003)
One folder of material relating to the history of the Kin Kin District. Includes historical accounts, typescripts, correspondence. Contains photographs of Kin Kin Tramway site from 2000.
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Danger Bridge, Kin Kin district folder (2000-2003)
One folder containing a history of Danger Bridge and photographs of the Danger Bridge site from 2000.
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Federal folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to the history of the Federal District. Includes correspondence and a typescript.
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Cooroy district buildings folder (2001)
One folder containing photographs of significant buildings in Cooroy and District. Folder also contains some clippings and correspondence.
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Roseholl House, Tewantin folder (1997)
One folder of material relating to Rosehill House, Tewantin. Includes historical accounts, correspondence, clippings, photographs from 1997.
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Noosa district folder (1993)
One folder containing a historical account of Halse Lodge at Noosa Heads, a historical account of the people and places of Noose River and notes relating to Noosa River history.
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Yandina district folder (1994-1997)
One folder containing material relating to Yandina Station and Williams House, Yandina. Includes ephemera, clippings and photographs of Yandina Station and a historical account of Williams House. There are photographs of Yandina Station from 1994 prior to restoration, and from 1996 post restoration. Also includes one postcard print of the School of Arts building at Yandina.
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Noosa Shire general heritage folder (1995-2003)
One folder of material relating to history and heritage of the Noosa Shire. Includes correspondence, speech transcripts, typescripts.
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Miscellaneous Sunshine Coast Hinterland Folder (1990-2000)
One folder of material relating to regions in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland region including Nambour, Buderim, Landsborough, Gympie, Bli Bli. Includes historical accounts, correspondence, transcripts, clippings, one black and white postcard of Nambour.
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Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire folder (2001-2002)
One folder of material relating to the Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire Study. Includes correspondence and a draft of the study from September 2002. This draft includes sites that were omitted from the final online version.
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Series 2: Architectural Plans and Specifications (undated)
Two envelopes of architectural Plans and Specifications.
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Pomona Post Office and Exchange Floor Plan (undated)
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Specifications and drawing for Timber-framed residence for A. Jocumsen Esq. Yandina (undated)
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Series 3: Heritage Site Albums (2001-2002)
Two albums of profiles of heritage buildings and sites in the Noosa Shire Hinterland - Cooran, Kin Kin, Pomona, Federal and Pinbarren. Most profiles inlcude original photographs. These profiles were assembled for inclusion in the Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire Study. Some of the profiles and photographs in these albums were not included in the final resource.
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Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire Study album 1: Kin Kin and Federal (2001-2002)
One album of draft pages for the Kin Kin and Federal sections of the Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire Study. These drafts include locations and photographs that were not included in the final publication.
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Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire Study album 2: Pomona, Cooran, Pinbarren (2001-2002)
One album of draft pages for the Cooran, Pomona and Pinbarren sections of the Historical Cultural Heritage of Noosa Shire Study. These drafts include locations and photographs that were not included in the final publication.
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Series 4: Oral history tapes (1995-2003)
43 audio tapes mostly containing oral histories relating to Pomona and other regions in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
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Frank Parker interview (11 October 1995)
Interview with Frank Parker of Nambour. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Irene & Keith Stollznow interview (2 April 1997)
Interview with Irene and Keith Stollznow of Noosaville. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Irene & Keith Stollznow interview transcript (2 April 1997)
Transcript of the interview with Irene and Keith Stollznow.
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Lee Mangan interview (25 February 1999)
Interview with Lee Mangan, officer in charge of the Pomona Ambulance Centre. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Lee Mangan transcript (25 February 1999)
Transcript of the interview with Lee Mangan.
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Gwydir Woods interview (25 February 1999)
Interview with Gwydir Woods of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Gwydir Woods transcript (25 February 1999)
Transcript of the interview with Gwydir Woods.
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Bob Page (1st interview) (11 February 1999)
First interview with Bob Page of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Bob Page (1st interview) transcript (11 February 1999)
Transcript of the first interview with Bob Page.
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Bob Page (2nd interview) (27 May 1999)
Second interview with Bob Page of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Bob Page (2nd interview) transcript (27 May 1999)
Transcript of the second interview with Bob Page.
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Bob Page (3rd interview) (2 December 1999)
Third interview with Bob Page of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Bob Page (3rd interview) transcript (2 December 1999)
Transcript of the third interview with Bob Page.
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Laurie & Sylvia Lennox (1st interview) (29 July 1997)
First interview with Laurie and Sylvia Lennox of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Laurie & Sylvia Lennox (1st interview) transcript (29 July 1997)
Transcript of the first interview with Laurie and Sylvia Lennox.
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Laurie & Sylvia Lennox (2nd interview) (10 June 1999)
Second interview with Laurie and Sylvia Lennox of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Laurie & Sylvia Lennox (2nd interview) transcript (10 June 1999)
Transcript of the second interview with Laurie and Sylvia Lennox.
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Jim & Ruth Grant interview (10 June 1999)
Interview with Jim and Ruth Grant of Cooroy. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Jim & Ruth Grant transcript (10 June 1999)
Transcript of the interview with Jim and Ruth Grant.
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Peter Hansen (1st interview) (10 June 1999)
First interview with Peter Hansen who talks about the Masonic Lodge. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Peter Hansen (2nd interview) (19 August 1999)
Second interview with Peter Hansen who talks about the Masonic Lodge. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Con Burchill interview (8 September 1999)
Interview with Con Burchill of Boreen Point. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Vienna & Trevor Cooke interview (9 September 1999)
Interview with Vienna Cooke and her son Trevor Cooke of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Vienna & Trevor Cooke transcript (9 September 1999)
Transcript of the interview with Vienna Cooke and her son Trevor Cooke.
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Ron & Mandy West (1st interview) (27 May 1999)
First interview with Ron and Mandy West, owners of the Majestic Theatre in Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Ron & Mandy West (1st interview) transcript (27 May 1999)
Transcript of the first interview with Ron and Mandy West.
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Ron & Mandy West (2nd interview) (2 December 1999)
Second interview with Ron and Mandy West, owners of the Majestic Theatre in Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Heather George interview (4 September 1999)
Interview with Heather George (nee Page) of Tewantin. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Heather George interview summary (4 September 1999)
Summary of the Interview with Heather George (nee Page).
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Barry Dwyer interview (4 January 2000)
Interview with Barry Dwyer of Tewantin. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Garth Baker interview (6 January 2000)
Interview with Garth Baker of Pomona about the Majestic Theatre. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Doug Bettens interview (6 January 2000)
Interview with Doug Bettens of Cooran. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Judy Topper interview (6 January 2000)
Interview with Judy Topper of Pomona who's husband Stan was a driving force behind the King of the Mountain race for many years. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Barry Stewart interview (11 January 2000)
Interview with Barry Stewart of Pomona Engineering. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Stan & Gloria Bissett interview (23 May 2000)
Interview with Stan and Gloria Bissett of Noosa Springs who ran the newsagency in Memorial Avenue, Pomona from 1973-1980. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
Digitised with support of donors through the Queensland Library Foundation Reel Rescue campaign.
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Stan & Gloria Bissett transcript (23 May 2000)
Transcript of the interview with Stan and Gloria Bissett.
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Elaine Brown talk (3 June 2000)
Talk by Elaine Brown delivered to the Cooroy Genealogical and Historical Research Group about the timber industry in the Noosa District in the 19th Century.
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Elaine Brown transcript (3 June 2000)
Transcript of the talk by Elaine Brown.
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Mary and Gus Braidotti interview (20 August 2000)
Interview with Mary and Gus Braidotti of Birkdale who ran the Railway Hotel in Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Simon Reed interview (30 September 2000)
Interview with Simon Reed of Noosaville. Simon is an architect and talks about buildings he owns or has owned in Cooran. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Vivienne Staggard interview (3 October 2000)
Interview with Vivienne Staggard of Cooran who talks about Straker's sawmill in Cooran. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Lionel & Gwen Hempsall interview (4 October 2000)
Interview with Lionel and Gwen Hempsall of Kin Kin. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Jeanette Alfredson interview (11 January 2001)
Interview with Jeanette Alfredson of Cooran. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Noel & Joan Jory interview (28 February 2001)
Interview with Noel and Joan Jory of Buderim. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Norma Cooper & Athol Duncan interview (31 March 2001)
Interview with Norma Cooper and her brother Athol Duncan of Caloundra who speak about their father Percy Duncan who was the manager of the Richmond River Timber Company and their main mill at Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Michael Clayton, Bob Page & Kath Fleming interview (2 March 2002)
Interview with Michael Clayton, Bob Page and Kath Fleming who talk about Michael's father Dr Ted Clayton and his time in Pomona and their memories of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Audrey Ayers, Gladdy Bounds, Hazel Treloar & Vivienne Staggard interview (28 June 2002)
Interview with Audrey Ayers, Gladdy Bounds, Hazel Treloar and Vivienne Staggard. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Audrey Ayers, Gladdy Bounds, Hazel Treloar & Vivienne Staggard interview summary (28 June 2002)
Summary of the interview with Audrey Ayers, Gladdy Bounds, Hazel Treloar and Vivienne Staggard.
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Dennis Sherman interview (29 August 2002)
Interview with Dennis Sherman who talks about the history of the Pomona Hotel which he ran along with Don Askew in 1986. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Jack & Joyce Maher interview (25 August 1999)
Interview with Jack and Joyce Maher of Pinbarren. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Edgar Tomkinson interview (25 August 1999)
Interview with Edgar Tomkinson of Pomona who talks about the history of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Irene Blunt interview (4 February 1999)
Interview with Irene Blunt of Cooroy who talks about the Pomona Butter Factory and the history of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Irene Blunt transcript (4 February 1999)
Transcript of the interview with Irene Blunt.
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Allan Page interview (25 February 1999)
Interview with Allan Page of Page Furnishers, Pomona who talks about the Pomona Butter Factory and the history of Page Furnishers. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Allan Page transcript (25 February 1999)
Transcript of the interview with Allan Page.
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May Chalmers & Col Brady interview (18 February 1999)
Interview with May Chalmers who talks about the Church of England Ladies Guild and Col Brady who talk about owning a fruit shop in Memorial Avenue, Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Tim & Val Mackeller interview (19 July 1999/2000?)
Interview with Tim and Val Mackeller. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Tania Butcher interview (25 October 2000)
Interview with Tania Butcher who talks about the history of Federal, Queensland and Federal, N.S.W. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Percy Duncan interview (1976?)
Interview with Percy Duncan (1884-1977) who talks about timber getting in the Pomona area. The interviewer is unidentified.
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National Trust Event (Part 1): Gabriel Poole (15 October 1995)
National Trust Event held at the Sunshine Coast Branch titled: The new becomes the history of tomorrow: Respect the past but get on with the future. The speaker is architect Gabriel Poole. This is followed by a question and answer session.
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National Trust Event (Part 2): Lindsay Clare (15 October 1995)
National Trust Event held at the Sunshine Coast Branch titled: The new becomes the history of tomorrow: Respect the past but get on with the future. The speaker is architect Lindsay Clare. The speaker introducing is architect Roger Todd.
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National Trust Event (Part 3): John Mainwaring (15 October 1995)
National Trust Event held at the Sunshine Coast Branch titled: The new becomes the history of tomorrow: Respect the past but get on with the future. The speaker is architect John Mainwaring.
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Ruth & John Kerr interview (12 June 1999)
Interview with Ruth and John Kerr of Cooroy Mountain who talk about the history of Pomona. The interviewer is Aline Gillespie.
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Ruth & John Kerr interview summary (12 June 1999)
Summary of the interview with Ruth and John Kerr.