Skip to content
Our   Story

Menu

Welcome to Moreton Bay - Our Story

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

Welcome

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.

Special Care Notice:
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that content in this website and various linked websites may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons.

Search

 

Featured

Miss Beryl Wight, Wights Mountain, ca. 1990sKeith Vieritz (Electrical Foreman) with a transistorised electrical testing unitWedding PartyOfficial opening of the Deception Bay LibraryMachine Construction - Petrie Mill - Petrie No. 1Pupils at Woodford School in 1920Building Grace Lutheran College Chapel - 5Home of Dr Joseph Bancroft (1836 to 1894)House located at 4 Henderson Road BurpengaryAerial photograph of an unknown locationMorayfield Corner Store, ca. 1986Royal Mail HotelMr Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia)North Pine Country Park - Markets (Heritage Week)Asphalt being laid in carpark near the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureSS KoopaRusty at workAerial photograph looking northwest along the North Pine River, 1972Christmas party, 1957In the Donkey CartClontarf Beach State School Grade IVC, 1964January 2011 Flood Event - Sheepstation Creek in flood over Station Road MorayfieldC.S. Burton & A.S. Gehrmann having a drink with the workersChristmas Party 1969Brian Blakey (Chief Engineer), celebrating his transfer to Fairfield, 1970Aerial view of Strathpine, Brendale and Warner, 1996Aerial view from a hot air balloon, 1994Whales - Woorim Beach, Bribie Island - 2020Working on steel frame construction outside buildingThree men at a campPylon driving at Mount Samson Creek in Samsonvale areaWater connection to Toorbul, ca. 1992Donnybrook, ca. 1950Parish of Samsonvale - Land by Parish - Sales and Selection - Portions 96 - 283Mill machinery - August 1974Man with horseBoardman FamilyBruce SimpsonShire Clerk's Office in the original Caboolture Shire Council ChambersGoods wagons in the Normanby Distillery yardRe-enactment of a Cobb & Co. coach arriving at Our Lady of the Way Primary School, Petrie, 1988Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 22 August 1974Victoria House fireRedcliffe BrowniesMontrose FlatsRedcliffe Historical Society MuseumOrange Orchard at BurpengaryPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 28 August 1974Deception Bay Heritage Trail - Stop 8 - Next PleaseSite of Upper North Pine School, Dayboro

Discover more

Terms and Conditions  |  Privacy Policy   |  Accessibility   |  Contact Us   |  Locations

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.