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Series 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 BeachRedcliffe Jetty

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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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February 2022 Floods - Woodford ShowgroundsSamsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Army Leopard ASI part TankConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillWestfield Shoppingtown, Gympie Road Strathpine, 1996Boat harbour at ScarboroughClyde Hotel, Strathpine, 1930sAlbert StreetBongaree JettySwimming in Paddy's CreekBlue Nursing Service ConferenceAerial view of ClontarfHonourable William Pettigrew - Caboolture Divisional Board Chairman in 1881Maryvale - Broke Breaker MotorMachineryHalfway HouseTwo women and two childrenGrave of Eliza Maud Winnette at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Nugget Freeman's boatQueens HotelVietnam Veterans' Memorial, Kallangur, 1996Battershill's coach outside the Samsonvale StoreJohn Oxley Reserve, Ogg Road Murrumba Downs, 1998Rugby League game Methodist Church at Deception BayThe DodgeStage areaA bit of a racerSt Joseph's Redcliffe Class 1939Clark Dunstan worked at the Petrie MillRobert Vellnagel's general store, Terrors Creek (now Dayboro), early 1900sMac's Cafe rebuilt in the early 1980sRedcliffe Uniting ChurchRooftrees August 2004Warren Farm, Armstrong CreekGroup of men and a woman attend a meetingHeadstone on family plot of George Eaton and his wife Elizabeth in the Albany Creek Cemetery, ca. late 1980sFire Fighter's on duty bunkRedcliffe JettyDeception Bay Heritage Trail - Stop 8 - Next PleaseConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillC.S. Burton & A.S. Gehrmann making a speechGantry built at Bongaree for unloading gravel from barges, ca. 1923Scaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CaboolturePost Office and Store at Woody PointScotts Point BeachIthaca Volunteer Fire Brigade, ca. 1918Phil Weddell worked at the Petrie MillNorth Pine River from Sweeney Reserve, Petrie, ca. 1996Clear Mountain Health Lodge

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.