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Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948Hornibrook 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. 1925

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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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Collecting the tollEmu at Alma Park Zoo, ca. 1990Students at Petrie State School, 1954Last day of trading at the Deception Bay KioskNorth Pine River, 1994MachineryFebruary 2022 Floods - D'Aguilar HighwayMen fishingOfficial opening of the North Pine Water Supply Scheme at Petrie, 22 April 1961War plane that crashed in Durundur2 Men at desk signing paperworkTom Petrie Memorial at Petrie, 1998Industrial shedsNolan's homestead, South Pine Road Brendale (Section 92, Parish of Warner), 1976Staff gathering for presentationWoodford Memorial Park (Woodford Sub Branch RSL) - 123 Archer Street WoodfordNorth Pine RiverJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris left after the North Pine River flooded Scenes along the way from the Ferny Grove to Dayboro Train Walk 1994House which served briefly as the original Pine Rivers Fire Station, early 1960sSunrise at Burpengary, January 1885Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 31 August 1974Aerial view looking northeast over Gympie Road Strathpine, mid 1980sCrossing the Bribie Island BridgeGroup photographScout groupRedcliffe Town CouncilKriticos Motors in 1979Battery Observation Post on Bribie Island, ca. 1980Fountain in playHornibrook BridgeBuildingQueensland National Bank, North Pine Country ParkWaste Paper Storage Shed - FullDayboro Railway Centenary - Cnr Williams and Heathwood Street Dayboro - 26 Sep 2020 - COVID sign at cordoned off entrySS Cormorant resting on the beach at Bongaree during the mid 1970sWahminda Park - Ferny Hills - 02 May 2020 - Labour Day long weekend Wahmind Park- 001Cr E.J. (Eric) Bateman (left) and Cr Alex Barr (right), ca. 1980North Pine Country Park in 1995 - Hyde Village SchoolYoungs Crossing Road, Bray ParkAerial view of Kallangur from a hot air balloon, 1994Florence Ada (Billie) Boyett and her motherDon Kerr, Jim Dickson and Sid Mossman at workFebruary 2022 Floods - South Pine River, Eatons HillAlbert StreetCaboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road Caboolture8 Male Workers playing dartsGirls at Scotts PointJames Frederick (Jim) MartinProof Sheets for publication Tracks and Times, 1988 - Proof Sheet 21

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