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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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Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 29 August 1974Opening Day Redcliffe Golf CourseSunset on Pumicestone Passage - 2011Aerial view of Cashmere (Qld.) area, 1996Aerial view of Gympie Road Strathpine, 1930sPetrie Historical Society walk around Petrie, 1996Site and framework of Hyde Homestead under construction, North Pine Country ParkClontarf at the Ted Smout Bridge openingWeirFarm sceneryFebruary 2022 Floods - RedcliffeOriginal senior staff of Petrie MillMacDonnell RoadWoodford Memorial Trees - Osmond, J. C. E.Sir Henry Abel Smith, A.S. Gehrmann and L.J. Elliott?. O'ConnorKallangur State School, ca. 1970sFamily groupJohann Christian Merker and his wife Wilhelmina Merker (nee Schelling) with their daughter Annie MaggieScarborough State School Class PhotoGretel Gehrmann and Dame Pattie MenziesFlood waters from the South Pine River at Strathpine, April / May 1996Deception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 21 May 2020 - reopening social distancing front of libraryThomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Redcliffe's Sister CityClearing the Bungwall Swamp on Bribie IslandWorking on steel frame construction outside buildingBMX track and clubhouse at the Caboolture Sports Complex - 15 Riverview Street CabooltureView of Petrie township taken from the drill tower at the Pine Rivers Fire Brigade Headquarters, 1970sAugust Adolph Daniel Rahe and his wife Margaretha Christine Rahe (nee Wegener) and their childrenClem and Val Gillies with son Darren and Clem's mother Suzie, ca. 1990sPeople sitting for the Premiere of I worked on Petrie MillCorrigan's StoreNorth Pine School (now Petrie State School), ca. 1920Basket CaseLoading bullocks on a barge from the foreshore on Pumicestone Passage, 1922Construction of the Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah)Richard Baker's Butcher Shop, ca. 1930Building under constructionReady to startBefore & After view of Petrie Mill SiteMilo drinkDeception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 15 May 2020 - reopening entrance - 002Ross Henrick with trophyWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - auctioneer conducting an auction on one of the lots of cattleMoreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 18 March 2020 - Library Programs SuspendedWarrant Officer WilliamsMr V. Lovf's father's homestead at BellthorpeRedcliffe HospitalHarry Lewis

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