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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. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948

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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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Cement structureGraves of James White and family at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Burpengary State School, ca. 1911Houghton HighwayKallangur - 2 April 2020 - working from home work stationWarner State School, South Pine Road Brendale, 1976Samford District Bowling Club, July 1987Kilcoy Train in 1922Christmas Party - Child on merry-go-roundFairfield - No. 5 L.T. Switchboard DetailsLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Aerial view of Strathpine and Lawnton, 1996K-Mart Shopping CentreOpening of Norman L. Reilly Park in Strathpine, ca. 1993Maryvale - Beater Motor Stator CableOfficial opening of the new Caboolture Shire Council Administration Building in 1987Intersection with Bribie Island Road (Bribie Island end of bridge), Welsby Parade, Sylvan Beach Esplanade and Benabrow AvenueD. ShieldsSportsground, ca. 1970sSamsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Ladies shoes Laceys Creek Hall, Laceys Creek Road Laceys Creek, 1996Maryvale - Harland Drive - No. 1 MachineSvenson Sawmill, ca. 1950sFebruary 2022 Floods - Ira Buckby Road, West CashmereDeception Bay Provisional School, ca. 1928Bribie Island Scouts - Pioneering Project on Pumicestone PassagePeninsula from the airElsie Patrick in the Golden Casket Art Union first prize car she wonAlbany Creek cemeteryJune EisingPlaque commemorating the Brisbane to Gympie Cobb & Co. Coach service, 1998Merryvale jerseysJack Barbour's store, corner of Gympie Road and Station Street Strathpine, ca. 1922Flooding Mott Street, Strathpine - May 2022Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic SchoolConstruction of cairn commemorating the Brisbane to Gympie Cobb & Co. Coach service, 1987Land development near Youngs Crossing Road, ca. 1996Remnants of benchBribie Island HotelRollo Petrie with group of school children, 1985KioskMargaret and Pat NicholsonSmileYoung Street Petrie, 1957Roslyn & Les Taschkes HouseNorth Pine River from Sweeney Reserve, Petrie, ca. 1996Mewett's Boarding House, ca. pre 1920Graves of William and Ellen Nugent at the Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Joan and Carole Lehman with a truckload of watermelons from their parents' farm in the 1940s

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