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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. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948

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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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Normanby Distillery viewed from the lagoon, late 19th centuryCr L. (Lynette) DevereauxConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillCaboolture Ambulance Sub-Branch CentrePiggery Lane at Woodford, ca. 1920sMr Christoph Frederick Uhlmann and wife Margaret (nee Gibson)Waterholes at Murrumba Downs, 1996Don Kerr, Jim Dickson & Sid MossmanMum's house 100 Laura StreetChris CliftonGwai-AAboriginal person chipping out a Boomerang at the base of a tree2 Female StaffRedcliffe High SchoolPupils of the Bellmere State School in December 1928First Settlement Re-EnactmentRedcliffe ParadeVP Day Memorial Cairn, Lawnton, 1995Maryvale - Wet End Basement - April 1951Visit by the Governor of Queensland - Sir Colin Thomas HannahSellins' Tennis Court, ca. 1920Two bridgesHotel BribieAnzac PlaceGroup of men and children standing near a car at Donnybrook, ca. 1940sCampers at ScarboroughDayboro Railway Centenary - Cnr Williams and Heathwood Street Dayboro - 26 Sep 2020 - Dayboro District Historical Society signBNE-LFB-277 TrawlerEscorting Miss AustraliaDayboro Peace Parade, 1918RSL Home in King Street Caboolture in 1951Combie Trader IIPeace ParadeElson's GarageBullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948Doll StallNorth Pine River from Castle Hill Estate, Murrumba Downs, 1996Machine RoomPine Rivers Fire Brigade Station at Petrie with fire vehicles parked in the driveway, 1970sMilking Machine demonstration at Mt Mee, 1947Opening of Redcliffe Aerodrome - 3Jack and Henry Dohle and family, mid 1920sDelaneys Creek School reunion on 7 November 1981Original senior staff of Petrie MillPicture TheatreLevins 60 or Williers 60 Vulcan busOld Shire Hall, Gympie Road Strathpine - Renovations (1984-1986)Land development near Youngs Crossing Road, 1996First train on Mill sidingChristmas party, 1957

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