BRIBIE STORIES
Courtesy and permission Georgina Stewart
From the Pocket Brisbane 5th Edition 1917 Intelligence & Tourist Bureau booklet
Courtesy Huet photo collection.
Courtesy and permission Georgina Stewart
Caretaker Ladies of Bribie
1913-1942
The Tug Company Caretakers' wives sold provisions to campers and managed the dining room and store for the Company.
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
1917-1953
Davies family from Bulimba set up a Boarding-House on Bribie in 1917.
Courtesy Robert Winnett
Courtesy Robert Winnett
Courtesy Robert Winnett
Legacy of a Beach House – the Winnett Family
1925 to present day
Holidaying at their grandparent’s beach house at Woorim inspired the Winnett family to make their homes on Bribie.
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
1925-1952
A family from Roma starts a new life on Bribie in 1925
Picturesque Atlas of Australasia,vol.II, 1886
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Picturesque Atlas of Australasia,vol.II, 1886
Castaways: Pamphlett, Parsons & Finnegan
1823
Thomas Pamphlett, Richard Parsons and John Finnegan in late September 1823 crossed over the Pumicestone Passage and arrived on Bribie Island. They were welcomed by the Ngunda people.
Devonshire Street Cemetery (Defunct) Sydney, City of Sydney, NSW MEMORIAL ID 198431999
Public domain
Family memorial from Ancestry.com
Devonshire Street Cemetery (Defunct) Sydney, City of Sydney, NSW MEMORIAL ID 198431999
John Uniacke
1823
Uniacke's personal account of the John Oxley expedition and Pamphlet and Finnegan’s survival was published in London in 1825 by former NSW Judge, Barron Field, in his Geographical Memoirs of New South Wales.
by Julian Ashton from Picturesque atlas of Australasia 1888
Photo taken from a cruise ship. Facebook.
Lt James Cook RN
1770
Sailed past Bribie Island on 17th May 1770 on the HM Barque Endeavour.
Courtesy SLQ. Acc: 86-10-4.
Courtesy SLQ. Neg. 118220.
Courtesy SLQ. negative 8439.
Courtesy SLQ. Acc: 86-10-4.
Post Offices
1913
A Petition sent to the Deputy Postmaster-General in 1913 requested a twice-weekly mail service from Brisbane to Bribie.
Courtesy SLQ. Negative 168460. Coloured by Lynne Hooper BIHS.
Courtesy Vera Huet Campbell. Coloured by Lynne Hooper BIHS.
Courtesy Vera Huet Campbell. Photo coloured by Lynne Hooper BIHS.
Courtesy SLQ. Negative 168460. Coloured by Lynne Hooper BIHS.
Chronology of Bribie Island History
1770-1990
Timeline of Bribie's History through the ages.
Artist unknown. Courtesy of State Library of NSW
Artist unknown. Courtesy of State Library of NSW
Drawn during the 1823 and 1824 expeditions
Artist unknown. Courtesy of State Library of NSW
John Oxley
1823
John Oxley, Surveyor General of NSW, was sent north by Governor Brisbane in October 1823 to search for a suitable site for a penal settlement for repeat offenders.
Creator Toussaint Antoine De Chazal De Chamerel 1806
Courtesy State Library of NSW
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Creator Toussaint Antoine De Chazal De Chamerel 1806
Lt Matthew Flinders
1779
Lieutenant (later Captain) Matthew Flinders was the first explorer to enter Glass House Bay (now Moreton Bay).
Courtesy Lissa Winston photo collection. Photo has been slightly altered for aesthetic purposes.
Courtesy Shirley family photos. Album V1
Telegraph Thursday 18 Nov 1937 page 15
Courtesy Lissa Winston photo collection. Photo has been slightly altered for aesthetic purposes.
Ranger the Surf Lifesaver's Pal
1930s
Ranger, a black retriever, who was a faithful friend of the Bribie Lifesavers in the 1930s.