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Carmody'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 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970

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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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Reverend John SuttonWorker doing up bolt on machineryGottlieb Hermann sitting on load of feed from Fred Hermann's farm, ca. 1930Aerial view of Petrie from a hot air balloon, 1994Opening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council Water Purification Plant at Petrie, 1961Mrs H.J. Rudduck's house was used as a hospital, ca. 1920sAerial photograph looking southeast over the North Pine RiverRepublic Line bus outside St John's Cathedral, Ann Street BrisbaneCamp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947Aerial view of Caboolture Township and Centenary Lakes, ca. 1985Ford Freighter uteBribie Community Centre Car ParkMachineryMoreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 1 April 2020 - Pickup service endingCaptain and crew of the KoopaLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Aboriginal group sitting in front of bark shelter, ca. 1889Machine Construction - Petrie Mill - Petrie No. 1Kitty was the last of the Aboriginal Tribe in the Caboolture DistrictPalm trees along Burpengary CreekVarious sites around the Pine Rivers Shire photographed during a Council tour at facilities in 1991Phyllis SunderlandMountain of Paper / Cardboard for RecyclingLeyland buses parked on roadside in BrisbaneU.S. (American) 1st Cavalry Division camp, WarnerConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillQueens BeachTerrors Creek bridge, Williams Street DayboroTile Decoration on Scarborough HotelSome form of sulky races taken in the Woodford Area, ca. 1920Scarborough State School Fife and Drum BandMoreton Bay HotelFirst Settlement Re-EnactmentCouncil workers with new vehicles at the Pine Rivers Shire Council Workshop and DepotVisit by Channel 10's, Totally WildPebble Beach Estate at Sandstone PointLahoreBribie Bridge opening - part of ceremonyPine Rivers Shire Hall (Old Shire Hall), Gympie Road Strathpine, 1976Unknown MaleCaboolture Post Office in 1932Mt Nebo and Mt Glorious trip for heritage sitesMachineryApproach to the HornibrookExhibits in the category Animal, Bird, Insect or Figure in the Horticultural Section, Dayboro Show, 1983Beach at Bongaree, Bribie IslandTropicarnival, ca. 1980Building Grace Lutheran College Chapel - 8Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 3 September 1974Snack Bar, Ocean Beach, Bribie Island (Qld.)

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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Country across our region. We also acknowledge and pay our respects
to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.