By JONATHON HOWARD
THE Noosa Library Service has teamed up with Noosa Today to present a monthly look back at Noosa.
Each month Noosa Today will present an image from the library archives and take an up-to-date photo to compare.
Being that Noosa Council held its first General Committee Meeting for 2015 on Monday 12 January, it seemed fitting to present this week’s image depicting Pelican Street in Tewantin where the council chambers reside today.
The historic photo is taken looking towards Noosa River from Pelican Street and shows the first Tewantin Post Office and Store (combined) on the left, and the Memorial Fig Tree on Gooloi Street (now known as Poinciana Avenue) in the left background.
Today, Noosa Council chambers occupy the site on the right of Pelican Street.
Noosa Library Service Heritage Librarian Jane Harding, said the majority of the images come to the library by way of donation from members of the public.
“We rely on these donations to continue growing and developing the collection,” she said.
“We always love to hear from anyone who has images of the Noosa region, from any era, that they would be willing to share.
“The originals are loaned to the library for scanning and then returned to the owner and the digital copies saved and hosted online by the library.”
GET INVOLVED: Anyone wanting to share their historic images with the Noosa Library Service can contact the library on (07) 5329 6555 or contact Noosa Today by email: newsdesk@noosatoday.net.au
