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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 Years Eve Fireworks, Bribie IslandOld house on the corner of Palmer Parade and Elliott Street Strathpine, 1970sBray Hall, Petrie, 1996Redcliffe Seabrae Hotel 2001Closeburn Country Market, 1985Jackie Delaney (Dlaney)Cladding installed as part of the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street Caboolture Redcliffe JettySamsonvale Cemetery, August 1988RSL Home in King Street Caboolture (also known as the War Veterans' Home)Riverview Private Hospital, ca. 1920Original Hall and Picture Theatre at ToorbulBellara Skate Park Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974In the GardenSacred Heart Memorial ChurchScarborough School's Assembly HallDuke of Edinburgh VisitAerial photograph of Brendale Industrial area in the early 1980sOfficial opening of the Redcliffe City Council Administration Centre on 5 February 1972Redcliffe foreshoresRedcliffe Tennis ClubStage areaPetrie Hotel under construction, 1956Dr Thomas Lane Bancroft's family home at Deception Bay, ca. 1898Bobbie in canoeSuttons Beach RotundaOrient HouseCaboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsPine Rivers Shire Council Water Purification Plant at Petrie, ca. 1960sWar DecorationsPiggott family headstone, Lawnton Cemetery, ca. 1995New estate being developed, ca. 1974Moreton Bay Region Libraries - 20 March 2020 - Library closure noticeWooden BridgeNew Pine Rivers Shire Council sign outside King's Cottage, 18 Dayboro Road Petrie, 4 March 1995Visit by Channel 10's, Totally WildGarnet Street Shops - 2019Deception Bay Kiosk, Bayview Terrace Deception Bay, ca. 1935Robert John Morgan, 1870Outside the pubStrathpine Library - Station Road Strathpine - 20 April 2020 - Mobile Library weeding pulled from shelves during manual stocktakeTwo women sitting on the grass with their dogThe Queensland Brands Directory for 1924-25Samsonvale Homestead, residence of the pioneering Joyner familySS Koopa leaving a jettyImperial TypewriterOpening of Norman L. Reilly Park in Strathpine, ca. 1993Redcliffe pavilion and pier Pine Rivers Shire Council Pump Station

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