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Did you know...
Did you know that the local Aboriginal tribe, the Ningy Ningy, were known as the Red Ochre People because of the iron-rich red cliffs of the Peninsula. They called the cliffs “Kuin Kuin”. In 1799, after spotting the same cliffs, Matthew Flinders names the region Red Cliff Point.
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A complete working ride with twelve wooden horses, it was was made specifically for Scarborough Fair by a local man, Harry Clark, in 1946. It was used until 1978 until sold to Redcliffe PCYC and then sold onto to an antique dealer. It is one of the only complete merry-go-rounds in a museum collection in the state and possibly in the country and one of the few items reminiscent of the recreation and leisure history of the Redcliffe Peninsula. The merry-go-round was bought by Moreton Bay Regional Council for the Redcliffe Museum collection in 2008 for $30,000.
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Left: The Fun in the Sun Theatre
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Did you know...
Did you know that Olympic swimmers, Geoff Huegill and Leisel Jones came from Redcliffe and trained in the local Memorial Pool. They are just two of Redcliffe’s sporting heroes.
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A set of leg irons found in the Sutton Street area. They almost certainly are a remnant of the 1824-25 Moreton Bay Convict Settlement which was located on the Redcliffe Peninsula. This was the site of the first European settlement in Queensland.
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Did you know...
Did you know that Sir Samuel Griffith, Billy Hughes and Joh Bjelke-Petersen are just some of the many famous politicians who regularly visited Redcliffe for a seaside holiday. Today, Redcliffe is a popular destination for day-trippers from throughout South East Queensland.
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A table from the paddle steamer Lucinda – the Australian Constitution was almost certainly drafted on this table during meetings held on the Lucinda while steaming on the Hawkesbury River in 1891. Donated by Betty Deere – her father was responsible for breaking down the steamship when it was decommissioned in 1923.
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Left: Panorama of Redcliffe 1921
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