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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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New cafe building completedSir Leslie Wilson and Lady WilsonCamp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947Sam Heathwood's bullock team carting timber, Dayboro, 21 February 1923Redcliffe's Sister CityIn Our AutomobileAerial view of township - UnknownPupils at Delaneys Creek School in 1934Redcliffe JettyRedcliffe JettyPortrait of Alfred Hipathite (ca. 1840-1905), pioneer of Kobble CreekAerial view of the southern end of Bribie Island in 1958Roundhouse of MorayfieldS.S. KoopaCladding installed as part of the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street Caboolture On diving standMembers of the Caboolture RSL War Veterans' Bowls Club in 1968E.H. Decker House and Land AgentAerial photograph of the Normanby Distillery, Strathpine, ca. 1963Aerial view of Woodford township in 1979 looking southwestDam at Murrumba Downs, 1996Bottle of Normanby Rum distilled and bottled at the Normanby Distillery, StrathpineFebruary 2022 Floods - RedcliffeRailway carriage set up as holiday accommodation, Mt NeboChristmas CarolsRates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993Kiosk at Suttons BeachUnknown employee who worked at the Petrie MillThe Grader in front of temporary GarageFour men standing at the base of a giant tree, SamsonvaleThe Queen's baton relay for the 18th Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006Rene Holzberger on her 85th birthdayHouseTrawler Nekwah - 3Redcliffe's Sister CityPony and sulky at Harrison's Pocket in the 1920sCharles Thomas Williams (Junior), Councillor on Pine Shire Council 1939-1951Old North Pine Provisional School building, 1976Finalists in the mixed crosscut saw event, annual Christmas party, 1966Armstrong Way Caboolture, 2020 Building Grace Lutheran College Chapel - 8North Pine River from Castle Hill Estate, Murrumba Downs, 1996Construction of Campbells Pocket Road Mt Mee, ca. 1920sGraeme BellWilliam Bradley, Chairman of Pine Shire Council, 1913Opening Ceremony in December 1957The Rutter Family on their farm (orchard) in 1915Preparing The Esplanade Toorbul for a bitumen sealGroup of Australian Army men camped at Strathpine, 1944Cutty Sark seaplane

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