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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 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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Edwin Audrey (Mick) BuckbyStreet MarchHyde Dairy, North Pine Country Park, 1994View of Caboolture Butter Factory, ca. 1910DoombaRoundabout on Gympie Road next to Westfield, Strathpine, ca. 1985Site of the home of William Herman Ricker (Rucker), Laceys Creek, 1998Caroline Potter in Sun Girl QuestAn overall view of the front entrance and side verandah of the North Pine School of Arts at Petrie, 1997Main Street D'Aguilar, ca. 1920Boat BuildingRedcliffe HotelMill Construction - Power StationSunrisePenny and SaltySchool AnniversaryBill Freeman and Jesse nee BuckbyHard at WorkAmbassador HotelConstruction site of the Albany Creek Aquatic and Recreation Centre (later Albany Creek Leisure Centre)George Pengwerne Matthews in Peebles, ScotlandBancroft Baths - 2004 archaeological study - site 2Seaplane at Margate BeachNewport Canals Entrance Fishing Platform - NewportThe Bancroft Baths, ca. 1895A visit by ex-servicemen who were members of the United States 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Native of Tanna Island in the New HebridesTrain rideGroup photographEarly construction of the Albany Creek Aquatic and Recreation Centre (later Albany Creek Leisure Centre)Island ViewMaryvale - Hog Pit Agitator No. 1 MillSamsonvale Presbyterian Church after alterations and improvements were carried out in 1913MangrovesMabel Josephine BancroftMachineryShared pathway along Anzac Avenue, Kallangur, ca. 1994Railway yards at Caboolture, ca. 1975Aerial view of the mouth of the Caboolture River and Burpengary CreekGroup of men and children standing near a car at Donnybrook, ca. 1940sFetch the doctor! - collection showcaseHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Cladding installed as part of the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street Caboolture Mechanic R.M.WAerial photograph looking northwest over Albany Creek towards Eatons Hill, 1972Soubirous CollegeMoreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 18 May 2020 - Been Missing YouNetting mulletCraig Road Upper Caboolture and surrounds, 2020Machine Shutdown - 1974

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