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Redcliffe JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers ShireThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920sOpposite 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 Beach

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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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Area being cleared for proposed new Toorbul Caravan Park siteNeurum Road Woodford during the 1999 floodsPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Ian Fairweather's HutAerial view of the southern end of Bribie Island in 1988Machinery - Wet End of machineRedcliffe JettyRobertson's JettyHoritz Service StationMill Construction - Power StationBus at depotGraham, Karen and Betty Davis, ca. 1975Sleeping PartnersHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Eildon Croquet Club - Woody PointDr Fesl family photographsSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitOfficial opening of the North Pine Water Supply Scheme at Petrie, 22 April 1961Christian Frederick Kriesch and his wife Martha Kriesch (nee Austin)Aerial photograph of the development in the Bray Park / Lawnton areas prior to 1983Redcliffe JettyMill ConstructionDrainage / sewerage works, ca. 1970sBancroft Baths - 2004 archaeological study - site 2 Truck Stop1979 Centenary Celebrations Parade on 10 November 1979Queen MariaMaryvale - No. 3 Sec Sub-StationAerial view of the Caboolture Showgrounds in 1979Wararba Creek Bridge after the flood in 1928BusesMoving the North Pine Presbyterian Church from Old Dayboro Road Petrie in 1985In the sandZebra crossing RedcliffeMachine Construction - Petrie Mill - 6 November 1956Fireman in fire truckKippa-Ring VillageBlatchford Street Strathpine looking towards intersection with Samsonvale Road StrathpineLog of the ship 'Medway' and diary kept by George Griffin 1840, 1847-1849Workers leaving the Petrie Mill at the end of their shift, 1950sYoung Street Petrie, 1957Unknown Tour Group - 1965Aerial view over Arana Hills, ca. 1970sNorth Lakes Library - The Corso North Lakes - 29 May 2020 - people counter gets quietIn the SandDuke of Edinburgh VisitWhite daisies in flower in a garden bed, ca. 1990Wararba Creek Bridge, Bellmere destroyed in 1931 floodStanding on the Donnybrook Jetty with a sharkHonour Roll for World War II in the Dayboro Community Hall, Dayboro, 1995

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