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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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MachineryBribie Bus Keith Newlove, Herb Collins and Sid Major at the dedication of the Herb Collins GreenCrossing the bridgeScarborough Squash Courts Demolition - 2Caboolture Show in 1934Rates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993Woolworths SupermarketTruck loaded with produce, ca. 1930MachineryHarcourts Realty Sutton StreetQueens Beach RedcliffeMoreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 26 October 2020 - Toy Collection is BackWhat Lurks Below - exhibition viewReed Corrugated Containers was located in the Brendale industrial estateMachine & Winder CrewLaundry roomBeachmere Sailing Club Trophy NightTownship of Woodford in 1979MachineryA visit by ex-servicemen who were members of the United States 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Bleak House, Samford, ca. 1985Old house on Dayboro Road in Petrie, 1996Early development on Main Street, Samford Village (looking north)C.W. Russell Redcliffe StoreAccommodation for Major General Innis P. Swift, the commanding officer of the 1st Cavalry DivisionEntire house and buildings washed away during floods in Charleville (Qld.), 1990Kiosk at Suttons Beach2022 Flood - Mungarra Reserve - Mungarra WalkwayConstruction of 33 King Street Caboolture buildingRollo Petrie at Petrie Park, Tiaro (Qld.), 1996Stage 8 of Goodwood housing estate, Murrumba Downs, 1996Humpybong CreekCaboolture Bowlers, ca. 1980Normanby Distillery in disrepair, Strathpine, July 1973A visit by ex-servicemen who were members of the United States 1st Cavalry Division, 1988An official handshakeAerial view of Kallangur from a hot air balloon, 1994Redcliffe HotelMan standing beside whale carcassCertificate of ThanksPaddy O'Grady, Sergeant at Caboolture Police StationExtract from Wheel Tax Licences RegisterWorkers and horses on a farmPottery at North Pine Country ParkHotel dining roomAerial photograph looking south over the North Pine River towards StrathpineSamford District Historical Museum, Station Street Samford, 1998Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 3 September 1974Rear view of Aust House (more commonly known as Samsonvale House)

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