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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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Honour Board - RSSAILA Caboolture Sub BranchRugby League gameNorth Pine Country Park in 1995 - The Cell BlockConstruction - Petrie Mill - 23 October 1956Cr Chris MinettiHornibrook Highway ConstructionH. BellMr Tom IsacsSteam Engine Museum SocietyOfficial opening of St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church, Terrors Creek (Dayboro), 11 September 1898Pam and Pat DoylePalms and FlowersWhaling Station Moreton IslandSmall house with people on the front verandahYoung childrenEarly view of Queen Street and the Treasury Building, Brisbane, ca. 1884Tom PetriePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 4 September 1974The first car on Bribie IslandNorthern end foreshore at Deception Bay in 2002Machinery - Botany MillMill OperationsNorth Pine Courthouse, North Pine Country Park, ca. 1985Hornibrook EsplanadeRusty at workCamping at RedcliffeWhite Shift - 1000 Days Safe Working Dinner Dance - May 1976Lakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Architect's impression of part of the industrial estate at Brendale (Stanton House), 1970Sir David Nicholson M.L.A. & A.S. GehrmannPine Rivers Shire Council Nursery, Woonara Drive PetriePGH Ceramics Queensland was located in the Brendale industrial estateAerial photograph looking east over Gympie Road Strathpine, 1964.Students and teachers from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980sGym ClassBeachmere history blog - post 8 - Beachmere ChristmasQuarry near the boundary of the Pine Shire at Mount Mee, 1930Harry LewisGrave of Stephen Lawn (1836-1917) at the Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Scarborough HotelWorkmen Storage ShedCaboolture River bridge - looking southAlice Street Donnybrook as it looked in 1974Art JudgeThe Jeffreys Shield awarded from 1956 for cricketPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Members of the 1958-1961 Pine Rivers Shire Council attending the last meeting held in the Old Shire Hall, 1960Deception Bay Library in December 1977Redcliffe JettyNo. 66 School Road Kallangur in 1964

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to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.