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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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Deception Bay Lions Club President, Terry Head accepts an AwardFort Bribie - 2016Maota Fono Samoan Meeting House in Raymond Street Deception BaySir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitMaking sandcastlesLaunch of the late Merv Ewart's book, Settlement to Sentiment, at the North Pine Country ParkCaboolture Show in 1949Ocean Beach Road on Bribie IslandGympie Road near Westfield Strathpine, 1983North Lakes Library - The Corso North Lakes - 15 May 2020 - reopening loading bay 2pmAgnes, John and Robert McGaheyVictoria EsplanadeFront and side view of a slab barn on Hyde's property, 1976Jack Eason's home on The Esplanade at ToorbulJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Caboolture River in flood over Morayfield Road CabooltureRedcliffe Historical SocietyMinnieMoreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 20 March 2020 - Library closed 2 weeksWorking on steel frame construction outside buildingChildren enjoying model train ridePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 22 August 1974Building of North StoreParish of Bunya - Land by Parish - Sales and Selection - Portions 1 - 49Construction and Machinery - Petrie MillGreat Western HotelES&A Bank, Redcliffe, ca. 1969Some form of sulky races taken in the Woodford Area, ca. 1920SS Koopa steams ahead, ca. 1935Banksia Beach Water LilliesPractice rescueMachineryRedcliffe RSL and Ex Service ClubDaisy Cottage, the office of Tourism Pine Rivers at Strathpine, 1998Bryan NieblingTong-wun preparing the Bungwall at a camp on Bribie IslandAlice JamesSutton Street - 1Large group of workers, 1976Shops at 92 Archer Street WoodfordLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Transfer. R.D.M. Gus GehrmannAlex FraserHistoric plaque commemorating the site of the Ebert family vineyards, Lawnton, 1998Ernest Lacey (1879-1944) from Laceys Creek in World War 1 (WWI) uniform in the 1910sDeception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 21 May 2020 - reopening social distancing dots entry gateMachine Construction - Petrie MillPool Promotion Day at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, 1990sStage 2 of the Pine Rivers Shire Council Administration building being constructed in Strathpine, 1996Presentation ceremony for Pine Rivers Shire's local history book, Tracks and Times, 1988Pine Rivers Park, Gympie Road Strathpine (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June 1992)

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