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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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Herald PressParade marking the opening of the 1977 Caboolture ShowSamsonvale Rifle Club papers 1891, 1901-1913Retirement of M.E. Allan, Technical Superintendent at PetrieLand on the foreshore of Deception Bay effected by the 1901 droughtGroup of girls in costume at SandgateMrs Gwynne and family with Gertrude Coulthard travelling by horse and sulky, ca. 1930Inglis' StoreMachineryMill StoryHouses in Dix StreetCutty Sark seaplaneMachineryThe Boardman FamilyJack receiving other giftCrafts on display at Wybalena Arts and Crafts, Samford, ca. 1980sCobb & Co. carriage, Charleville (Qld.), 1990Redcliffe Shopping CentreNorth Lakes Library - The Corso North Lakes - 15 May 2020 - reopening social distancing stickers printersOriginal site of Acclimatisation Society Gardens at Lawnton, 1996Alpine Park Estate, Eatons Crossing Road Draper, 1996Laundry roomHoliday CrowdScarborough Squash Courts Demolition - 6The Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Life Membership presented to Stan TuttMango Hill and the trees along Anzac Avenue, ca. 1996Graves of David Hart and family at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Gum Tree ForestAPM Hostel Main BuildingBribie Island mock secession from the mainland on 12 October 1980Construction and Machinery - Petrie MillAerial view of Bray Park and Lawnton from a hot air balloon, 1994Entrance to Normanby Way from Bob Bell Park, Strathpine, 1999Looking from Redcliffe JettyClontarf State High SchoolBell's Scrub, Barbours Road Lawnton, 1998Caboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsChildren in the gardenCrowds standing on the Redcliffe JettyThe Pemmican Meatworks at Deception Bay, ca. 1893Stairs to the beachChildren Riding BikesRedcliffe Historical Society MuseumOpposite the Redcliffe JettyPhotograph of framed fretwork made by Thomas CookGrandma MewettGymkhana at the North Pine Country Park, late 1980sFairfield - No. 5 L.T. Switchboard DetailsWith the donkey

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