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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 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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Fairfield - Wet End Annexe Air Board No. 5Darkey WilliamsCaboolture Citizens Band at the Toowoomba contest in 1926Group photographAerial view of early construction of the APM Petrie Mill, 1952Methodist Church at Deception BayPatriotic Day at WamuranOld farmhouse, ca. 1975North Pine Country Park - Pottery Shed, ca. 1980sCaboolture SEQEB DepotPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 31 August 1974Maryvale - Machine Control Panel D.C. SectionProof Sheets for publication Tracks and Times, 1988 - Proof Sheet 11Leyland Royal Tiger busHistoric house on Gympie Road Strathpine, formerly the home of Charles Dixon and his familyLarge tree cut downWaiting at the stationEquipment that accompanied the bullock team used to during construction of Ocean Beach Road Bribie IslandH.S. (Stan) TuttFairfield - No. 5 Masson Scott Cutter Control CubicleJohn TorranceCameron HodgesMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 2 September 1974KoalasBancroft Homestead, ca. 1900Lower King Street Caboolture (Wharf Road), ca. 1940Landsborough Avenue ScarboroughCoe farm known as Arondale, ca. 1930Roadworks in Cashmere (Qld.), 1994Clearing the landBribie SunsetMeeting with Paul Gothard, owner of reconstructed North Pine HotelBarnes Auto Service truck towing another vehicleFebruary 2022 Floods - Mount Pleasant Road, Mount PleasantEaster 1907Ambassador HotelQueensland's FirstMyrtle Villa at RedcliffePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 4 September 1974Sutton Beach Pavilion - 1Roundabout at the intersection of Gympie Road and Dixon Street Strathpine, 1996Construction - Petrie Mill - 13 November 1956Ferny LawnThe goat cartDismantling the KoopaKoalasSporting event during the Christmas party at the Lawnton Showgrounds, 1957Osprey House Environmental Centre, Griffin, 1999Woodford School in about 1914North Pine Country Park in 1995 - Potters' Pottery shed

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.