BRIBIE PLACES
Courier Mail 27 December 1928. Courtesy Trove NLA
Photo by Lynne Hooper BIHS.
Courier Mail 27 December 1928. Courtesy Trove NLA
St Peter's Anglican Church Bongaree
Prior to St Peter's opening in 1928 occasional church services services were held in the Dance Hall.
Banya St, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Courtesy Bribie State School 1924-1974 Golden Jubilee booklet.
Courtesy Huet photo collection.
Courtesy Bribie State School 1924-1974 Golden Jubilee booklet.
State School
On 2nd August 1923 a petition was received by John Huxham, MLA and Minister for Public Instruction by five parents to open a provisional school for Bribie children.
First Ave, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Courtesy BI Surf Lifesavers Pictorial Magazine 80th Anniversary.
Courtesy Shirley Family photo collection.
Courtesy BI Surf Lifesavers Pictorial Magazine 80th Anniversary
Courtesy BI Surf Lifesavers Pictorial Magazine 80th Anniversary.
Surf Lifesavers Club
The Surf Club at Woorim has been a popular destination for tourists and locals on Bribie Island since 1933.
Woorim QLD 4507, Australia
Photo on the day the Directors of the Tug & Steamship Company were visiting. Courtesy Huet Campbell photos.
Courtesy of the SLQ. Acc D1-9-84.
Courtesy SLQ. Image 6798-0001-0001 Deeth Family photos.
Photo on the day the Directors of the Tug & Steamship Company were visiting. Courtesy Huet Campbell photos.
The Jetty
In December 1911 the Brisbane Tug & Steamship Company was granted a special lease of 12 acres of land for the purpose of a jetty.
First Ave &, Toorbul St, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Photo: Lissa Winston series Bribie Island Pre-World War II Snapshots. Reproduced with permission.
Fred Buckley collection. B20_268_11
Telegraph 7 Dec 1936, p. 20
Photo: Lissa Winston series Bribie Island Pre-World War II Snapshots. Reproduced with permission.
Winston's Store (1934-1964)
Winston's Store at the corner of Toorbul street and First Avenue was operated by Arthur and Ed Winston from 1934 when they took on a sublease from Arthur Bestmann.
1 First Ave, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Photo courtesy Vera Huet Campbell family photos.
Photo courtesy Burge family photos.
Courtesy Vera Huet Campbell family photos
Photo courtesy Vera Huet Campbell family photos.
Davies Family of Glan-Y-Mor
Davies family from Bulimba set up a Boarding-House on Bribie in 1917.
Banya St & Campbell St, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Courtesy Sr Francine Shaw
Courtesy Sr Francine shaw.jpg
Emily & Tom Wilkinson “Kyogle Boarding House”
The Kyogle Boarding House commenced in 1923 on South Esplanade with a Miss Petrie and Mrs Sapp as managers until Mrs Emily Wilkinson took over the role in 1926.
33 South Esplanade, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Courtesy SLQ. Neg 8408.
Courtesy SLQ. Neg 8414.
Courtesy SLQ. Neg 92306.
Courtesy SLQ. Neg 8408.
First Private Store
Alfred Hall and Arthur (Artie) Bestmann built the first private grocery shop on Bribie Island.
Toorbul St, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Courtesy Phillip (Moyle) Family photo collection
Courtesy Phillip (Moyle) family photos.
Courtesy Phillip (Moyle) family photos
Courtesy Phillip (Moyle) Family photo collection
Moyle's Guest House at the Jetty
A family from Roma starts a new life on Bribie in 1925
First Ave &, Toorbul St, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
Courtesy SLQ. Acc: 86-10-4.
Courtesy SLQ. Neg. 118220.
Courtesy SLQ. negative 8439.
Courtesy SLQ. Acc: 86-10-4.
Post Offices
A Petition sent to the Deputy Postmaster-General in 1913 requested a twice-weekly mail service from Brisbane to Bribie.
Eucalypt St, Bellara QLD 4507, Australia
Bribie Weekly 29 October 1997
Photo by Patsy Clayton via Bribie Island History Facebook Page January 2021
Photo taken by Ted Clayton on the SS Koopa. Courtesy Lissa Clayton collection
Bribie Weekly 29 October 1997
Renton's Store
The Renton family opened their first store on South Esplanade in 1954 when Bribie Island was a relatively quiet village albeit with regular visitors and tourists through the holiday season.
First Ave, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia