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Opposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978Redcliffe BeachRedcliffe JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers ShireThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920s

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The Moreton Bay Local History Collection captures the history of the City of Moreton Bay, showing how our communities and suburbs have grown and changed over time, from the influences of large manufacturers, to the growth of our suburban centres and communities that are along the coastline and D'Aguilar Range.

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Marching band in the procession at the opening of the Bribie Island BridgeRedcliffe Water TowerThe Franz Homestead at Upper Caboolture in 1891Bunya CemeteryRodney SelbySamford Uniting Church, 1987H. RilleyDr Eve Fesl - United Nations Association of Australia award Netball (formerly referred to as basketball) - The Caboolture Green RoversRedcliffe AerodromeNorth Pine Dam, 1994Roselawn - Leitch's house on original land, South Pine Road BrendaleJ. Todd's homestead, Todds Road Lawnton, 1976Queens BeachOfficial opening of the Deception Bay LibraryBray family, Lawnton, ca. 1914Yatesville Hotel in Archer Street Woodford, ca. 1920sThe Three Bridges to RedcliffePool Promotion Day at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, 1990sRoundabout at Woody PointFairy Way - 201 Esplanade S Deception Bay - 17 July 2020 - fairies wash hands too signSeagullsTennis Court built next to the Deception Bay School, 1933Standing at the side of one of Frank McLoughlin's buses in 1961Aerial view of Australian Paper Mill Petrie - nearing completionSamsonvale Cemetery, 1988Commemorative apronAerial view of the Bribie Island Recreation GroundsFilmer's Palace HotelCaboolture Railway Bridge over the Caboolture RiverReady for the journeyJohn Gilliland (1867-1934), pioneer settler and Pine Shire Councillor from 1907 until 1921Scaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureSoldiers from the 2/101 Australian Mobile Battalion camped at Strathpine, 1945RSL retirement complex, Ogg Road Murrumba Downs, 1996Dr Thomas Lane Bancroft's family home at Deception Bay, ca. 1898Aerial view of the APM Petrie Mill nearing completion, ca. 1956Pied Oystercatcher EggsNorth Pine Dam (also known as Lake Samsonvale) near Bullocky RestUnknown Female StaffSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitYoung manCamping on Suttons BeachMrs Gamgee with the crew of the last trainAnzac PlaceScenes along the way from the Ferny Grove to Dayboro Train Walk 1994William Stubbings and Mr PassfieldBoxingRedcliffe ParadeRoadworks in Cashmere (Qld.), 1994

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to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.