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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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Pupils at Delaneys Creek School in 1908Aerial view of Bald Hills, 1996Craig Road Upper Caboolture and surrounds, 2020Building of North StoreFire Engine GarageTappolet's Hotel and Redcliffe HotelDeception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 16 May 2020 - reopening dog waiting in queueAlpine Park Estate, Eatons Crossing Road Draper, 1996Caboolture Sports Centre, Morayfield Road CabooltureDeception Bay Hall destroyed by fire on 12 July 1986Autumn Leaves - Evans HouseRalph Latcham's Ian Fairweather hut replicaRollers being installed as the Petrie Mill was still under constructionMackenzie's landing on a windy dayView from Samsonvale Cemetery, 1988High MassFairfield - No. 5 Machine - Harland Drive ControlsAerial view of Kallangur, 1996Mabel Josephine BancroftHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Grave of Dorothea Ellen (Nellie) Mumford at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Rugby League gameClive and Trevor Newton Redcliffe Post OfficePine Rivers Shire Council Water Scheme in progressMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 31 August 1974Oxley Regimental BandVietnam Veterans' Memorial, Kallangur, 1996Suttons Beach, RedcliffeSwimming hole on the North Pine River in Sweeney Reserve, ca. 1940Redcliffe Town Council MuseumBeautiful DayCollege floatWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - auctioneer conducting an auction on one of the lots of cattleGroup of men repairing a fence, ca. 1970Petrie Historical Society walk around Petrie, 1996Machine Construction - Petrie MillPeninsula from the airDeception Bay State Primary School 50th Anniversary ParadeMr Hugh Rogers with Mr Reg Kay at Petrie Tennis ClubJubilee celebration at Warner State School, Warner, 1926Playground in Parkland, ca. 1970sRobert F. TubbsCobb & Co. coach, 1988Mango Hill Estate, Anzac Avenue Mango Hill, ca. 1996Preparing the Bungwall at a camp on Bribie IslandPlanningFairfield - No. 5 Transformer ConnectionsThree Leyland Superior buses made by Superior Motor Body Works Pty LtdHerbert Albert Johnson

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