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Series of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers Shire

The Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907

Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920s

Opposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925

Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948

Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970

Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978

Redcliffe Beach

Redcliffe 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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Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that content in this website and various linked websites may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons.

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Studying the plans

Official opening of the Captain Cook Memorial Shelter

Northey Hungerford

Petrie on Pine Estate, Dayboro Road Petrie, 1996

Worker working on Roller installation

Planter train in action on Bribie Island, 29 April 1963

Fairfield - No. 5 Machine - Harland Drive Controls

Certificate of Thanks

Land development near Youngs Crossing Road, 1996

Mount Samson Railway Station

Map of land sale at Redcliffe

Electrical cupboard

Bride with attendants

Frederick and Heather Gillette's house on their property named Pine Aire

Bell at the front of the North Pine Presbyterian Church, Petrie in 1976

Dam at Murrumba Downs, 1996

Percy Frost who was a Baker

Mixed Bathing at Redcliffe

Redcliffe Cultural Centre

Worker Opening Main Gate

Bacterial root disease of Leguminous

Seaplane at Margate Beach

Ray and Gloria Russell, ca. 1990s

Lake Kurwongbah

Horse and cart, ca. 1930

Holidays at Scarborough

Woodford township from the water tower, ca. 1960

Dayboro Co-op Dairy Association - Minute Book

Northern foreshore of The Esplanade Toorbul

Sir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) Visit

Redcliffe Oddfellows

Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 31 August 1974

10 The Corso, North Lakes commercial building (contains North Lakes Library) carpark

BBC Demolition - 11

Working on steel frame construction outside building

A barge carrying road metal to be used in construction of Ocean Beach Road Bribie Island

Camp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947

Boats in Harbour

Morayfield Road looking south across the Caboolture River, ca. 1900

Community Bath Houses

Toorbul General Store when owned by the Parks family

Kitty was the last of the Aboriginal Tribe in the Caboolture District

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