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Redcliffe 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. 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 Beach

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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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Whales - Woorim Beach, Bribie Island - 2020Silverwood Butter Factory, Terrors Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1903Mrs A.J. McConnel (nee Beatrice Mary Keen) of DurundurAlbany Creek cemeteryAlf Pettet and his sister Margaret with Murray KirbyPicnic at Laceys Creek, 1923Christmas Party - Santa arrivingA residence on the corner of Samsonvale Road and Jarvis Court Joyner, 1987Thomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Mill Construction - Power StationTerrors Creek Blacksmith, built ca. 1904, in McKenzie Street Terrors CreekReindeersTwo women with a vintage car, ca. 1930sPostcard showing the road bridge and railway bridge over the North Pine River, Petrie in the 1930sPeace ParadeSocial Function at the Petrie MillAerial view of Caboolture township in 1979Redcliffe Town Council buildingTable prepared for a partyConstruction of Caboolture Park Shopping Centre, ca. 1986Objects found near Bunya SchoolPolice Station and house in Archer Street Woodford, ca. 1920sSouth Pine River in major flood at StrathpinePine Rivers Park, Gympie Road Strathpine (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Methodist Church, Caboolture in 1927Schoolchildren playing at the North Pine River in the 1920sBridge over Drainage Reserve (Wallin Avenue)Scarborough Fair Art GalleryWanawongView of Petrie township taken from the drill tower at the Pine Rivers Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1970sWallin's house known as CremorneFrederick Bennett and his two sons, Lionel and GeoffWoolworths Supermarket - Warner Marketplace Samsonvale Road Warner - 10 April 2020 - customer limits signageCutty Sark seaplaneWararba Creek Bridge opening in 1927Mill employees with APM's Chairman, Sir Charles Booth, and Gus GehrmannConstruction work at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, ca. 1990Petrie Historical Society walk around Petrie, 1996Buckby Family History - Narangba, Petrie, ToorbulArty Bestmann's mother and father (centre) at their home, ca. 1920A load of corkwood for the Caboolture Butter Factory furnacesBuilding of North StoreClontarf Foreshore - Bridges to Haysmouth PdeMill Construction - Power Station - 13 November 1956Homestead of Peter Lovf in Woodford, ca. 1920Bottle of Normanby Rum distilled and bottled at the Normanby Distillery, StrathpineWilliam Bradley, Chairman of Pine Shire Council, 1913Aerial photograph of the Normanby Distillery, Strathpine, ca. 1963Group of men and a woman attend a meetingPebble Beach Estate at Sandstone Point

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