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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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Machinery - 30 October 1956Queen MariaPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 31 August 1974Aerial view from a hot air balloon, 1994Mill ConstructionMill StoryHornibrook HighwayScotts PointJewfishThomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Working on steel frame construction outside buildingE. MewesCutty Sark seaplanePanoramic view of early construction of Albany Creek Leisure Centre, ca. 1995Redcliffe Hospital car park - 3Group of childrenOverhead bridge over railway line, ca. 1980World War 2 (WWII) memorial commemorating the Petrie A1 Airstrip, LawntonCaboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 15 May 2020 - reopening entryStrathpine State School, early 1900sRedcliffe Hospital car park and old nurses quartersSamford Creek in flood, 1931APM ForestrySacred Heart Memorial ChurchJohn Thomas Hall with his wife Mary Ann Hall (nee) Dobbin and son Harold John Hall, ca. 1927Back and side view of house, 79 Lower King Street Caboolture, 2020Opening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council building, Gympie Road Strathpine on 5 March 1960Maryvale - Mill Pump HousePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Construction and Machinery - Petrie MillWhite ants mound attached to the trunk of a treeTwo girls riding horsesMill under constructionDigging up Sutton StreetWhales - Woorim Beach, Bribie Island - 2020C.S. Burton & A.S. Gehrmann with Clem LoweBanyak Suka homestead in the 1950sTrawler Nekwah - 9Water lilies on a creekShady SeatRetirement Presentation for Murray AllanLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Floods 2022 - Deception BayAnne Shearer PreschoolRonald W. Krause in March 1996Campbell family, Mitchell Street CabooltureRedcliffe ParadeScotts Point BeachNew houses under construction in Deception Bay, ca. 1974Thurecht's Jetty

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