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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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1979 Centenary Celebrations Parade on 10 November 1979Opening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council Water Purification Plant, Petrie, 1961Close-up of Sandstone Memorial in Cruice Park - corner Kilcoy-Beerwah Road and Cruice Drive WoodfordCaboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsG. WalkerEarly development on Main Street, Samford Village (looking north)Cr Roy H. Bishop, ca. 1940sBuilding under construction - February 1955Armstrong Way Caboolture, 2020 Scotts PointBus parked on the roadsideMiss Moira KingFairfield - Control PanelGoods wagons in the Normanby Distillery yardMr & Mrs Col Batchelor & Mr & Mrs Eugene O'ConnerBottle of Normanby Rum distilled and bottled at the Normanby Distillery, StrathpineFish and Chips ShopWorking on steel frame construction outside buildingOfficial unveiling of the Memorial Cairn to Kal-Ma-Kuta in 1962Caboolture State High School - Form 9c in 1966Class PortraitFront fence of property located at 55 Maitland Road Burpengary EastBald Hills Railway Station, 1913Tom Guinea at workAnother Premiership, 1976Marie SlaughterThe Stanley River Cooperative Association Limited (Woodford)A favourite picnicking site at the North Pine crossing of the Gympie Road (Sweeney Reserve) Petrie, 1927Park at the end of Ted Smout BridgeOsprey House Environmental Centre, 975 Dohles Rocks Road Griffin, 1996A.J. StevensonBoxing Day picnic, Loyal Temperance Legion, 1897Hornibrook EntranceMill ConstructionBeerburrum Place Shopping Centre near completion, ca. 1983BillabongBird's eye view of Queens BeachAlbany Creek cemeteryTom Guinea - Fitting shelvingPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 4 September 1974Christopher John DellPine Rivers Shire Council Library (Strathpine Library), 1970sSnake CageMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 2 September 1974Woody Point BeachStudents from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980sDismantling the railway line between Wamuran and KilcoyRothwell MonumentThe Jetty, RedcliffeCamping on the Beach

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