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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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View looking across the Samford Valley from Eatons Crossing Road, 1950sGroup at Highway OpeningGroup in the garden at Dayton - Christening of TootsFairfield - Power Plant E.E. SwitchboardConstruction of the Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah), ca. 1957Horse team with a load of house stumps, 1925Cars along the foreshore at Deception Bay in 1929Victoria AvenueEllerslie HouseFirst train at Dayboro Railway Station, 25 September 1920Christmas PartyGrave of Doris Miriam Lewin at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998Samsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Flood waters near Petrie, 1972Mill employees with APM's Chairman, Sir Charles Booth, and Gus GehrmannSteamroller at the roadworks at Mt Mee, 1930Camping at MargateKen DayCompleted Wrights Bridge - Access to White PatchNorth Pine River water levels rising at Youngs CrossingWales Street & Bells Creek Looking NorthMargate Parade - 5 April 2020 - road sign - wash handsBuildings part of Wantima Country Club, Wright's Homestead, slab barn, creamery and buildings - 1976Machinery - 22 August 1974No 4 Hydrapulper Feed Conveyor Pit 1973Camp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947New clubhouse nearly completedPolice Cell Block and North Pine Courthouse, North Pine Country Park, late 1980sJohnson's SawmillSir Leslie Wilson and Lady WilsonPontoon built by Frederick HerbertScarborough BeachConstruction - Petrie Mill - 23 October 1956Woodford State School, ca. 1960Plane owned by J.M. Newman and piloted by his nephew Joe WilsonEric Comes Calling at Pacific Harbour - 2010Nativity SceneDiesel passenger train arriving at Petrie Railway Station, 1988Arana Hills Library, 1976Pat and Margaret Nicholson's store, ca. 1975Bribie HouseLarge group of workers at the Petrie Mill, 1976Construction of the Bribie Island BridgeScaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureThe original Trittruf Family home in the Wamuran Basin areaSacred Heart ChurchHiram CorscaddenSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) Visit1931 flood at Caboolture Railway StationPine Rivers Pony Club, North Pine Country Park, 1994

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