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Bullock 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 ShireThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925

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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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Group of peopleKathy and Debbie Gillette at the front gate of Frederick and Heather Gillette's pineapple farmBrisbane RiverEarly Dayboro after rain, ca. 1920Kids Capers Child Care Centre - 7Samsonvale Rifle Club papers 1891, 1901-1913Forrester GraysonMargate Methodist Youth Centre - Holiday UnitsRedcliffe Swimming PoolUnveiling of plaque ceremony honouring the United States of America (US) 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Kippa Ring Shopping Centre - 2Dugandan Road, Bunya ReserveVietnam Veterans Stories Launch - Keith WaltonOriginal senior staff of Petrie MillAnzac Memorial Avenue plaque at Petrie, 1998Mill OperationsJack and Henry Dohle and family, Dohles Rocks, GriffinGeorge MorrisCaboolture Rural School in 1955 - Grade 3B classAhoyFrawley CollegeMewett's Boarding House in CabooltureLoading watermelonsSeabraePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 27 August 1974View of the Brendale area, ca. late 1980sJetty ViewBleak House, Samford, ca. 1985Caboolture Rotary Club, ca. 1979Machine Construction - Petrie Mill - 13 November 1956MachineryFloodwater at Strathpine, 1999Heritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)View of Caboolture Butter Factory, ca. 1910North Pine Country Park - replica of the North Pine Branch of the Queensland National Bank, ca. 1993North Pine River Water Pumping Station, 1961Samsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 31 August 1974Mr and Mrs Robert Douglas Hunter and family, Petrie, ca. 1915Scaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureOld Bribie Island Police Station at 4 Third Avenue Bongaree, 1991Export Packaging Exhibition in BrisbaneNorth Pine River from Sweeney Reserve, Petrie, ca. 1996W. Williamson and his sister Mrs HoughtonScaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureHolidays at ScarboroughBramble BayView of Jetty at Woody PointConstruction site of the Albany Creek Aquatic and Recreation Centre (later Albany Creek Leisure Centre)Merryvale Jersey Stud

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