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Bullock 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, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925

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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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Moreton memories : from pioneering days to the close of the 20th century / Patricia GeeBally Cara Retirement complexConstruction of the inlet tower at the Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah), ca. 1957Mac's Cafe rebuilt in the early 1980sJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Caboolture River in floodShip dockedRedcliffe Hospital car park - 10MilkingHungerford FamilyBattery Observation Post on Bribie Island, ca. 1980Opposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925Red Rooster Site - Corner Creek & Sutton Streets RedcliffeMemorial School of ArtsIan PoyittMachine Shutdown - 1974Cobb & Co. coachHarry Townsend and his wife Dinah Townsend (nee Clarke)Supreme champion dairy cow prize winner at the Dayboro Show, 1983Vacant land in King Street Caboolture, ca. 1986Caboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 15 May 2020 - reopening online resource brochuresLake Kurwongbah, Dayboro Road KurwongbahMt Nebo and Mt Glorious trip for heritage sitesRoundabout on Gympie Road next to Westfield, Strathpine, ca. 1985Pine Rivers Shire Council Recycling Scheme promotion with Allan (Alfie) LangerGayundah wreckMill StoryHouse on Flinders ParadePiggott Reserve opening day, 11 November 1994Roof on the House at Vernon StreetSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 31 August 1974Rocksberg Provisional SchoolNorth Pine Country ParkCaboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 7 April 2020 - dated quarantined items to be returned - 001Mary NairnBrisbane to Gladstone from ShorncliffeForestry - Plant in sand near beachGroup photographTrig station at the summit of Mount Samson, ca. 1937The Honour Board for the Loyal Wamuran Branch the M.U.I.O.O.F. No. 204Alec Brazier CarrierNoelene FoxDecorative TileRedcliffeStudents from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980sEsplanade and Redcliffe JettyCaboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsHospital EntranceDonnybrook, ca. 1950Toorbul - Aerial view of town 1979

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