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Redcliffe 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 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978Redcliffe Beach

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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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New Highway opensWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - cattle ramp and stockyardsHornibrook Bridge and Houghton Highway BridgeAerial view of Bribie IslandThe first Ambulance Centre in CabooltureFire Prevention WeekBoat "Enid"The Beaver in Pumicestone Passage in 1922Thomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Sutton House, 65 Marine Parade (Boarding House)Gayundah wreckThe opening of the Caboolture sub-centre after renovationsConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillOpening of Daisy Cottage, new office for Tourism Pine Rivers in Strathpine, 1998SS Koopa retirement King Street CabooltureUnknown Aboriginal person with scars on his backMiss E.E. Payne (left) and Miss Ruth Mewett (right)Kangaroo Avenue Bongaree - 25 April 2020 - candle holders and artThe big catchUnknown employee who worked at the Petrie MillNorth Pine River in flood at Petrie, 1931Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 28 August 1974Mullet Run RedcliffeCaboolture Shire Council Offices and Shire ChambersDredging of Dux Creek, Banksia BeachFlux Family car washed away in floods in 1963Rocksberg State SchoolFlynn family houseStrathearn Men 1981Ningi and District Community AssociationNew Caboolture Rural School built in 1942Rugby League game, Bob JonesSplish SplashBathing PavilionCr Yvonne Chapman (Mayor, Pine Rivers Shire Council)Aerial view of Gympie Road Strathpine, 1930sEntrance sign to Arethusa College - 1-83 Deception Bay Road Deception BayNorth Pine Dam during heavy rain in late April / early May 1996Car parking area at Westfield Strathpine, 1983Caboolture Ambulance StationCook family home in the Mt O'Reilly Road area at the Highlands, Samford Valley, 1920sGroup photographMachine Shutdown - 1974Jack receiving other giftSweeney Reserve, Petrie, 1996Construction of the new Redcliffe City Council Administration Centre, nearing completion, ca. 1972Lorraine FisherKing Street Caboolture in February 1980 looking eastHumpybong Creek

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