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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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Owen CarseldineCaboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsEarly description of Petrie BightFront quarter view of a Dennis Lancet bus in 1951Old Shire Hall, Gympie Road Strathpine - Renovations (1984-1986)Residence of Alexander Jackson Wyllie (1854-1934), ca. 1907Old house on Dayboro Road in Petrie, 1996Aerial photograph looking over Strathpine towards Bald Hills in the backgroundH.J. (Harry) McLaughlinFairfield - Mill Pump House SwitchboardSeawall at Scotts PointCaboolture Rugby League Club - A Grade side in 1979Whaling Station on Moreton IslandPassengers from the SS Koopa standing on Bongaree Jetty after disembarkingSir David Nicholson, M.L.A. (left), with Gus Gehrmann (right) during a visit to the Petrie MillArtwork in Armstrong Way Caboolture, 2020 Pine Rivers Fire Brigade vehicle, 1964Samford Bora RingView from the shipServicemenWoodford Hotel - 77-81 Archer Street WoodfordWilliams FamilyConstruction of Community Health BuildingWebster House at Deception Bay in 1996Camping GroundScenes along the way from the Ferny Grove to Dayboro Train Walk 1994Caboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsKiosk at Suttons BeachWare family, Petrie, ca. 1895SeabraeWoody Point FloodHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)The Queensland National Bank Limited at CharlevilleHenry (Harry) Glover and his wife Jessie Glover (nee Woodward)Junior bathing girls on one of the floats at the Caboolture Mardi GrasMachinery being fitted - interiorCampbell Street (now First Avenue), Bribie Island, ca. 1950Redcliffe main street - Redcliffe Parade - 2Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 31 August 1974Tom Delaney's carQueen Street Brisbane, ca. 1884MachineryWorking on steel frame construction outside buildingSocial Function at the Petrie MillSeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers ShireUnknown bullock team in the Caboolture, Woodford, Maleny, Mt Mee areasLieutenant B. JamesCamping Area ScarboroughFleetwing Avenue Newport - 4 May 2020 - Just Cruisin' Teddy in raftRedcliffe Parade

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