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The 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. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978Redcliffe BeachRedcliffe JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers Shire

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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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Machine Construction - Petrie MillCharlie Thornton and Ernie BleakleyBuilding Mum's house at 100 Laura StreetRoad GangRates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993Imposing homeOur TelephonesOn the BeachTom Petrie's home Murrumba at North Pine (now Petrie), 1907MachineryCaretaker's residence under construction at North Pine Country Park, 1998On the beach at RedcliffeWinning EntriesOfficial opening of the Bribie Island BridgeRedcliffe Golf Club Committee 2001Christmas CampGroup in the garden at Dayton - Christening of TootsStage 8 of Goodwood housing estate, Murrumba Downs, 1996Pool Promotion Day at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, 1990sForestry - Flax planted in June 1941Anzac Day ParadeClosing the Toll on the Bridge - 2Kallangur State School in 1964Clontarf Beach State High SchoolCaptain John Scott Johnston and his wife SusanSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitScotts PointAPM Hostel, March 1976Checkout girlsLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Queensland Steam and Vintage Machinery Society Inc., ca. 1980s31 Gordons Crossing Road East, JoynerFarmland on England's property, South Pine Road BrendaleIan Cathels & John FisherCentenary Lakes Area (Stage two area) - 2-14 Elliott Street Caboolture - stairs to a lagoon areaLuke Coe, aged 13, displays his bull calf at Arondale (sometimes rendered as Avondale), 1901Entrance to shopping centre via Old Gympie Road DakabinConstruction of new lanes and a second bridge over the North Pine River near Wyllie Park at Petrie, ca. 1987Buildings on Bribie IslandEnd of road construction at Woorim Bribie IslandTerrors Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1912Emma Louise Kruck Crouch HerbertJust a wee snap at Sydney 1917MachineryFoal Sculpture by Kathleen Shillam & Leonard ShillamArthur StreetSuttons Beach at RedcliffeIntersection with Bribie Island Road (Bribie Island end of bridge), Welsby Parade, Sylvan Beach Esplanade and Benabrow AvenueBestmann FamilyCapsized

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to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.