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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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Lookout on the ParadeCarseldine FamilyBribie SunsetTimber for the bargePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Camping GroundsPortrait photograph of a young lady wearing a hatDr Thomas Lane Bancroft's house at Alderley, ca. 1895Murrumba HomesteadElsie NewtonAerial photograph of the Normanby Distillery, Strathpine, ca. 1963Aerial view of the town of Burpengary in 1979Heritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Mount TibrogarganFixing the site of the Bribie Island Jetty in 1912Sir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) Visit83 Marine Parade Redcliffe - 5 looking WestCaboolture Post Office and Residence at 36 King Street Caboolture in 1911Shops along King Street Caboolture, ca. 1983Scarborough State School 1925Pushing a wheelbarrow across Bribie Island to raise funds for Ambulance Station for the Island in the 1960sVisiting friendsRose family petsCec Williams and Lance Mossman at workNorth Pine Water Supply Scheme (Lake Kurwongbah) - Signing of Agreement, Old Shire Hall, 29 June 1955At Suttons Beach RedcliffeMilking at Merryvale Jersey StudErnie Walkley's second hand shop next to Carmody's Royal Hotel, ca. 1979Solander Lakes residential developmentHornibrook Highway Bus ServiceConstruction of commercial buildings, 1417 Anzac Avenue Kallangur, 1999Tractor at North Pine Country Park, ca. 1985Forestry - MachineryChecking the loadPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Derek Cecil StringfellowNorth Pine Detachment of the Queensland Mounted InfantrySleep and Family at LansdownThe boat named Iris Anne moored at Donnybrook, early to mid 1950sGroup of construction workersDonkin StreetNear the Woody Point JettyStern section of the SS CormorantBuilding under constructionFairfield - Control Masson Scott CutterHallway of the original Caboolture Shire Council ChambersScarboroughCountry Club Hotel, Gympie Road Strathpine, newly constructedMr Leslie Patrick riding a tractorProof Sheets for publication Tracks and Times, 1988 - Proof Sheet 18

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