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The 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 JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers Shire

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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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A female employee working at a computer terminal, Pine Rivers Shire Council, July 1975MachineryPresentation of Pine Rivers Shire Council 1992 Landscape AwardsPeace ParadeSign in Lehman Park Beachmere which was named after Albert (Wally) and Myrtle LehmanHumpybong State School 125 ReunionMachine Construction - Petrie MillEvans House - 2013Opening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council building, Gympie Road Strathpine on 5 March 1960Cowie Bank - The Tripcony home, ca. 1900Thomas Broad and John CarterChristmas Party 1959Herbert and Elizabeth's farmLead Light WindowSt Mary's Catholic School at WoodfordNorthside Turf Farm, Lot 14 / 31 Weier Road Morayfield, 2020William Henry and Susannah Jane Rohlf and their ten children, 1912Charles Rutter standing in front of his Model T-Ford carAustralian Paper Manufacturers (APM) Petrie Mill, under construction, 1950sWhite Shift - 1000 Days Safe Working Dinner DanceMt Coonowrin (Crookneck), ca. 1890sMill StoryLongland StreetClear Mountain Health LodgeMarine Parade RedcliffeThe story of Deception Bay - ContentsHouses on The Esplanade ToorbulPine Rivers Shire Council Refuse Transfer and Recycling Station, SamfordVarious sites around the Pine Rivers Shire photographed during a Council tour at facilities in 1991Caboolture Railway Station in 1907Starting lineupMullet Run RedcliffeDrum reconditioning factory, Arana HillsPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 27 August 1974Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 6 September 1974Unveiling of plaque ceremony honouring the United States of America (US) 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Redcliffe ParadeKing Street Caboolture in 1920Mill OperationsMill employees listening to an address from APM Managing Director, John G. WilsonAlec Brazier, CarrierHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)North Pine Courthouse, North Pine Country Park, late 1980sR.L. for Robert Leitch engraved name on treeSacred Heart Memorial ChurchImmaculate TheatreNorth Pine Water Supply Scheme (Lake Kurwongbah) - Signing of Agreement, Old Shire Hall, 29 June 1955Medical Centre and shops at 357 Gympie Road Strathpine, 1996Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 2 September 1974Mr Sam Herd, ca. 1930

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