Noosa Museum

Noosa Museum The Historical Heart of the Noosa Biosphere

Built in 1911, the Museum houses an expansive and impressive collection of photographs capturing many moments that will one day be an important part of local history. This museum won the 2010 ABC Radio National Award as best Queensland Regional Museum based on its Gubbi Gubbi Keeping Place, Island of Reconciliation and for being the best volunteer run museum.

Help please. The Noosa Museum, Pomona Queensland Australia has a Fordson Thames Fire Truck . We have a team of volunteer...
01/08/2026

Help please. The Noosa Museum, Pomona Queensland Australia has a Fordson Thames Fire Truck . We have a team of volunteers working to restore the vehicle and have a problem getting cracked door windows out to replace. Windows are manual push up/down
There is no window winder. Any and all help, guidance and ideas will be most gratefully received.

Museum Membership Renewal Time.It’s July so membership renewal time for Cooroora Historical Society TA Noosa Museum. Mem...
20/07/2026

Museum Membership Renewal Time.
It’s July so membership renewal time for Cooroora Historical Society TA Noosa Museum.
Membership is just $20 (Concession $15) and contributes to the ongoing support and running of the Noosa Museum in Pomona. Membership does not require volunteering.
Of course we could not do it without the support of our wonderful band of volunteers who contribute hundreds of hours over the year. Photo is from a recent collaboration with Parkyn’s Hut, contributing a display to their 25th anniversary celebrations.
We are very grateful to be the recipient of a Noosa Shire Council Alliance Grant which helps cover some of our running costs. Such ‘behind the scene’ costs as insurance, electricity, phone and internet, rates, rent, pest control, essential maintenance, database licences.
If you would like to become a member please email [email protected], drop in to the Museum on a Wednesday or Saturday 10am -3pm, or use the contact form on our website www.noosamuseum.org

Can you help us identify this band.Photo is an original pasted on cardboard. Very faint writing scrawled on the back in ...
03/07/2026

Can you help us identify this band.
Photo is an original pasted on cardboard. Very faint writing scrawled on the back in blue pencil appears to spell 'Works Depot (or could be Dept) Concert Band''
Noosa Museum in Pomona is open to all Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. Free - Gold Coin donations welcome.

Robert Davies Queensland Day Award presentation by Sandy Bolton. Robert has volunteered with Noosa Shire Museum for 35 y...
15/06/2026

Robert Davies Queensland Day Award presentation by Sandy Bolton.
Robert has volunteered with Noosa Shire Museum for 35 years. Born and bred in the Pomona area Robert spent all of his later years volunteering in his community. Robert was a firefighter in Pomona from 1978 to 1988; then began volunteering at the Noosa Shire Museum in Pomona in 1990 and remains to do so now, with a vested interested in the maintenance of the museums two classic fire trucks.
Robert has restored an old army jeep and drives it in ANZAC Day parades in Gympie, Imbil and Cooroy taking Diggers for a ride in the parade.
The photo shows Robert standing in front of a picture of his grandfather, Worshipful Brother William Hodge, who painted the murals featured in our most recent video reel. See 03 June post below
Noosa Museum 29 Factory Street, Pomona is open to all Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10,.00 am to 3.00 pm. Free entry. Donations welcome - Over $2 tax deductible - Eftpos available.

Noosa Museum was pleased to participate in Parkyn’s Hut 25th Anniversary celebration in Tewantin on 13 June.Displaying ...
13/06/2026

Noosa Museum was pleased to participate in Parkyn’s Hut 25th Anniversary celebration in Tewantin on 13 June.
Displaying wood items turned from when a very large limb fell from the old Fig Tree in Tewantin in the 1980s , items from the House of Bottles which was in Miles Street, Tewantin from 1966 until it closed in 2003 and an example of sand art made by Lola Parkyn c1930.
Noosa Museum 29 Factory Street, Pomona is open to all Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10,.00 am to 3.00 pm. Free entry. Donations welcome - Over $2 tax deductible - Eftpos available.

Does anyone know who this WW1 soldier may be? Its possible he is a relative of the Finney family, but the Museum Photo T...
06/06/2026

Does anyone know who this WW1 soldier may be? Its possible he is a relative of the Finney family, but the Museum Photo Team have no information other than this photograph (A285) was donated at the same time and by the same person as donated a separate photograph of Pvte Robert Finney who is definitely not this young man. Please comment below if you can help with identification or email [email protected]
Museum open Wednesdays and Saturdays 10.00am to 3.00 pm, entry free, gold coin donations welcome.

A fascinating find amongst our papers: a letter from two Tewantin residents asking a young man to reconsider enlisting i...
03/06/2026

A fascinating find amongst our papers: a letter from two Tewantin residents asking a young man to reconsider enlisting in World War One.
We don't have any photographs of the Old brothers - William, Clarence or John Thomas (the latter two men did enlist)
Thankfully all three brothers survived and lived to great ages.
Would anyone have a photograph of any of the brothers they would be willing to share with the Museum and allow public access to view?
The Museum is putting together a story about those who stayed home - to run the farm, to provide essential services etc.
We hope someone might be able to assist, museum open to all 10.00am to 3.00pm Wednesday and Saturday - Free entry, gold coin donations welcome.

03/06/2026

Amazing murals were painted by Worshipful Brother William Hodge in the Cooroora Masonic Temple in Station Street; now in private ownership. The paintings were based on those in the Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London and due to damage caused by bombing in World War 2 these are thought to be the only surviving copies of the original.
Our Noosa Museum hosts an extensive collection of artifacts from the Cooroora Masonic Temple. Visitors welcome 10,00 am to 3.00 pm, Wednesday and Saturday - Free entry, gold coin donations welcome.

26/05/2026

The unusual story of the young French boy who became known as Henri Hermene "Digger" Tovell started at Christmas 1918 in Germany with the No. 4 Squadron Officers. Listen to his life in the video. We thank the Tovell family for their donations and use of their photos and should welcome any additional information and background.
Museum open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.00am to 3.00pm. All welcome, no entry fee, gold coin donations welcome.

Noosa Museum is currently re-designing part of the downstairs display area – including the display of items once belongi...
14/05/2026

Noosa Museum is currently re-designing part of the downstairs display area – including the display of items once belonging to Jack Chapple, Pomona’s Barber who worked out of an area adjacent, or in, the Pomona Hotel. We would like to include this photograph and wondering if anyone can identify the gentleman in the chair.
Museum open for visitors 10.00am to 3.00pm Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Address

29 Factory Street
Pomona, QLD
4568

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+61754851080

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