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Bullock 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. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925

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The Moreton Bay Local History Collection captures the history of the Moreton Bay Region, 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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Houses on Freeman Road ToorbulThomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Bancroft Baths - 2004 archaeological study - site 1North Pine River in flood in 1972Home in Peel Street ToorbulGordon HendersonUnidentified Woodford residence, ca. 1890General StoreAerial photograph taken overlooking Pine Rivers Park on Gympie Road StrathpineDamaged Machinery - Petrie MillOkewall houseJim and Nellie NealBus driver and conductor at the front of busOld Shire Hall, Gympie Road Strathpine - Renovations (1984-1986)Felschow FamilyArthur and Charles Barbour with W.J. BarbourDoombaMachine Construction - Petrie MillJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris in Leis Park LawntonA Lineup of BusesOur Lady Queen of PeaceStrathpine Drive-in Theatre, ca. 1994Camping in styleRobert Vellnagel's general store, Terrors Creek (now Dayboro), early 1900sRedcliffe Cultural CentreRedcliffe Hospital heli-pad -2Mill StoryPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 4 September 1974Home of Henry Archer King located at King Road NeurumMaurie O'Grady (Fitter)Sutton Beach Pavilion - 1MachineryAllan RattrayNarangba FamiliesOriginal Caboolture Shire Council Chambers after being relocated to the Caboolture Historical Village in 1977Ellerslie HouseCaboolture St Michaels' Soccer ClubFront and side view of Hay Cottage when it was a farmhouse at Rush Creek, near Dayboro in 1976ClontarfSamford District Historical Museum, 1994Deception Bay Kiosk, Bayview Terrace Deception Bay, ca. 1935Group of people standing on the verandah of a houseFebruary 2022 Floods - RedcliffeSkatingNorman WilliamsMurray Garland with his dog Lassie (in the boat) at Donnybrook, ca. 1960Mr W.G. Joyner of Samsonvale, ca. 1850Vietnam Veterans Launch - Mayor Peter FlanneryFishing in Elimbah Creek at the back of the Gollagher homeView of the new press section at the Petrie Mill installed in 1974

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