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The 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 1978Redcliffe BeachRedcliffe JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers Shire

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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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Ocean BeachAnne Shearer PreschoolDayboro Railway Centenary - Cnr Williams and Heathwood Street Dayboro - 26 Sep 2020 - bin for safe disposal of glovesConstruction of the new Redcliffe City Council Administration Centre, nearing completion, ca. 1972The HungerfordsTransfer of Resident District Manager, February 1967Gathering at the official opening of the Captain Cook Memorial ShelterBullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948Queensland Primary Schools Athletics Squad visit to Caboolture Shire Council ChambersMr Eric Bateman's fatherThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Old Shire Hall, Gympie Road Strathpine - Renovations (1984-1986)Fairfield - MachineryMr John Hindmarsh DoddsAerial view from a hot air balloon, 1994Scouts CampGrave of John Charles Richards, Camp Mountain, 1976Mt Tibrogargan from the railway lineView of England's farm from South Pine Road BrendaleJ.M. Newman's home in Caboolture, ca. 1934Opening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council Water Purification Plant at Petrie, 1961Burpengary Railway Station - construction site for major accessibility upgradeBadger Hall Estate, Murrumba Downs, 1996Woodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - group of men take timeout near the shed / kioskFebruary 2022 Floods - White Patch Causeway ReconstructionMaryvale - AE1 Circuit BreakerBuilding of North StoreTed TooheyLarge group of workers, 1976Australian Paper Manufacturers (APM) Petrie Mill, under construction, early 1950sPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 1 September 1974Ruby Maud Austin (nee Kubler) (1896-1988), ca. 1920Farm house, 94 - 142 Lower King Street Caboolture, 2020Mullet Run RedcliffeMarquee for Official Opening in December 1957Installation of the Walmsleys MachineWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - amenities blockGrave of James Charles Stewart and family at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998SeagullsAerial view of the Bribe Island Bridge after constructionDeception Bay Heritage Trail - Stop 11 - Tradition and ChangeMachineryRedcliffe Hospital main entrance - 2Bonney Family graveCaboolture Rotary Club, ca. 1979Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race 2004 - 2Looking towards Deception Bay foreshore from out in the bayMatthew Battersby's house and blacksmith shop, ca. 1890Drapery FirePetrie Historical Society walk around Petrie, 1996

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