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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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Christmas Card with art by Ian FairweatherPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Small house with people on the front verandahAt the taxi rankOpening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council building, Gympie Road Strathpine on 5 March 1960Ralph Latcham's Ian Fairweather hut replicaPrincess AlexandraMassConstruction - Petrie MillAustralian Paper Manufacturers (APM) Petrie Mill, under construction, mid/late 1950sGeneral view of Svenson's Sawmill, ca. 1950sBill Egginton worked at the Petrie MillThree Leyland buses with 3 men standing in frontUnited States Army bread oven, Lot 58 Lowan Street Warner, 22 June 1995Fairfield - Electrical Shop Coil WinderSail boat on the waterMabel Josephine BancroftMorayfield Corner Store, ca. 1986Official Opening of the Petrie Mill, 6 December 1957Mountain of Paper / Cardboard for RecyclingRitter Camp 1969Sportsground, ca. 1970sConstruction of the Caboolture Park Shopping Centre, ca. 1985Koala and joey asleep, ca. 1990The tower of recycling rubbish, ca. 1990Dining Room in Myrtle Villa, RedcliffePanoramic view of early construction of Albany Creek Leisure Centre, ca. 1995Mullet Run RedcliffeScotts PointScaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureQueensland Acclimatisation Society gardens, Lawnton, 1918Forestry FencingMill OperationsSamford milk truck, ca. 1942Memorial gates at entrance to Pine Rivers R.S.L. (Returned Services League) Kallangur in 1995Children with a locomotive at the Dayboro railway stationGlanview FamilyToorbul - Paul BuckbyKayak Water Polo at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, ca. 1990Spirit of Woodford seatYatesville Hotel in Archer Street Woodford, ca. 1920sConstruction of commercial building in Kallangur, 1998Parish of Warner - Land by Parish - Sales and Selection - Portions 101 - 384Panoramic view of early construction of Albany Creek Leisure Centre, ca. 1995Mango Hill and the trees along Anzac Avenue, ca. 1996Princess AlexandraPrisoners' graves on St Helena IslandInstallation of the Walmsleys MachineL. WarbrickAerial view of Bribie Island

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