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Caboolture 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 ShireThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907

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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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Burpengary Hall Park circa 1990Details of plaque commemorating the landing of Matthew Flinders on Bribie IslandAerial photograph of Lake Kurwongbah and Lakeside International Raceway, ca. 1990Rothwell MonumentBoamaWararba Creek BridgeJames Frederick (Jim) Martin and Florence Ada (Billie) BoyettPine Shire councillors outside the Old Shire Hall, 1930Deception Bay Library in 1999Rothwell ParkOpening of Norman L. Reilly Park in Strathpine, ca. 1993Fire truck on ParadeStern section of the SS Cormorant8 Male Workers playing dartsA local group in front of the Caboolture Memorial School of Arts Hall, ca. 1920sHeadstone on family plot of George Eaton and his wife Elizabeth in the Albany Creek Cemetery, ca. late 1980sWilliam Arthur (Bill) MartinGroup of peopleKallangur Post Office, December 1947Sewerage PlantAerial view of Toorbul township in 1979James Inglis StrathearnBungaree (Chief of Broken Bay Tribe)Miss Cahill's ClassShops in Bayview Terrace Deception BayRailway bridge over Six Mile Creek Elimbah during 1999 floodsFoden Fire Truck - view of it's hose connectionFerdinand Schmidt and his wife Christiana Johanna Schmidt (nee Wetzel), early selectors at Laceys CreekCar parking area at Westfield Strathpine, 1983North Pine Dam, site of North Pine Dam Statistics plaqueIntersection of Victoria Avenue & Georgina Street Woody PointChildren with calf at Alma Park Zoo, Dakabin (Qld.)Remarks and transactions of the Whiteside Station [insert - 1849] - handwrittenLand behind Our Lady of the Way School, Petrie, 1995The Calamity - The Service Block collapseMowing the lawnUnknown employee who worked at the Petrie MillRSL Club RedcliffeNativity SceneThe Club Hotel, Caboolture in 1997Bribie Island LibraryWorker on top of building under constructionThe barge called The PirraEarly photograph of Brisbane, ca. 1884Bunya Park, ca. late 1980sTractor at North Pine Country Park, ca. 198525th Anniversary DinnerKoala Sanctuary and Zoo at RedcliffeOld North Road Bray Park - Dec 2019 - Struck it rich with toilet paperGroup gathering in front of the Wallin's Kiosk

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