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Opposite 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, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920s

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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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Caboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsPhil Weddell worked at the Petrie MillTransfer. R.D.M. - A.S. (Gus) GehrmannFinn (Finlay Alexander) McLennan's farm at Ocean ViewPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 28 August 1974RSL retirement complex, Ogg Road Murrumba Downs, 1996Caboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsHow does your garden growFerny Grove to Dayboro train walk, 1994Caboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 15 May 2020 - reopening social distancing floor markingsMr Richard BrazierHerman Ludwig Kuhn (Senior) and his familyHarrison FamilyLand ClearingRita Turner at Burpengary Railway Station, 1975A visit by ex-servicemen who were members of the United States 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Moreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 13 May 2020 - Library ExpressCleared landMr A. Toms and Mrs Toms (nee Mewett)Fred Dohle Amphitheatre at Osprey House Environmental Centre, Griffin, 1999Houghton FamilyJack and Henry Dohle and family, mid 1920sThe Red CliffesRedcliffe HotelPool Promotion Day at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, 1990sMaryvale - Beater Motor Stator CableMullet FishingPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 4 September 1974Caboolture Show in 1934Toorbul Picture Theatre and MotelShips and boats in harbourTodd's Cottage at Old Petrie Town, North Pine Country Park, ca. 1982Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 1 September 1974Two women at MargateWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - cattle in stockyards awaiting saleAustralian Paper Manufacturers (APM) Petrie Mill, under construction, early 1950sRSL Home in King Street Caboolture in 1951Children on swingPetrie State School, Dayboro Road Petrie, 1983Cliff Barbour (Truck Driver)Seabrae Boarding HouseCr W.H. (Bill) McAulayConstruction of the inlet tower at the Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah), ca. 1957Moodlu Railway StationMount Pleasant SchoolSamford Uniting Church, 1987Moreton Vista boarding houseSammy BellNorth Pine School of Arts, ca. 1906Burpengary Railway Station property located on Burpengary Road Burpengary

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