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Redcliffe 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 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978

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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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Arnold Taylor at the wheel of Frederick Gillette's truck in October 1949Greensill's bullock team hauling timber to Watson's sawmill, near Kobble Creek Railway StationThree men at a campBongaree jettiesMrs Gamgee with daughter Ruth and grandson Colin MollenhagenTed Freeman (centre) who was known as a great crabberWilkinson's Plantation Softwood Sawmilling and Processing Plant at CabooltureLoading rolls of cartonboard onto a truckBancroft Baths - 2004 archaeological study - site 1View of Woorim Beach from Bluey Piva Park - Easter SundaySignage for proposed stages 7 and 8 of Goodwood development, ca. 1996C.S. Burton & A.S. Gehrmann making a speech66 Deans Street MargateLuna ParkPine Rivers Shire Council Refuse Transfer and Recycling Station, SamfordHeadstone on family plot of George Eaton and his wife Elizabeth in the Albany Creek Cemetery, ca. late 1980sBribie Historical Society Unveiling Statue at Bribie Seaside MuseumStevenson air-raid shelterJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris left after the North Pine River flooded Miss Carol Redgen (right), Mr Des Frawley (centre) and Miss Alison Smith (left)Roadworks at MargateOn the beach at RedcliffeJ. Sampson, Blacksmith, ca. 1909Fire StationWoolworths Supermarket - Morayfield Shopping Centre - Morayfield Road Morayfield - 11 April 2020 - bare toilet paper shelvesRedcliffe TaxiRSL retirement complex, Ogg Road Murrumba Downs, 1996Two men standing in the water near the hire boatsForrester GraysonStrathpine Infant School, Gympie Road StrathpineMr and Mrs Mewett and familySammy BellSt Vincent de Paul MargateKing's Cottage, 18 Dayboro Road Petrie, November 1994Mullet Run RedcliffeR.J. FrawleyR. LeesJames Smith and CompanyBleak House, Samford, ca. 1985Charles McGahey's cream carrier - ca. 1923Standing on the StepsSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitRedcliffe JettyKallangur Library, ca. 1989Opening of the Redcliffe Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in December 1969Rugby League game Intersection of Bunya Pine Avenue and Jacko Place Morayfield in Kinma Valley housing developmentAmro Asia grounded off Bribie Island on 29 October 1981At the Redcliffe RSLWorking on steel frame construction outside building

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