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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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Fairfield B.D. Plant Equipment 1973Caboolture Kindergarten on break-up day in 1979Samsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Caboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 7 April 2020 - empty PC area - 001Laying Pipes, Main Drain at PetrieOne of Charlie Hewitt's bullock teams carting Hoop Pine logsCaroline Potter in Sun Girl QuestThe Highlands Soldiers Settlement Scheme (now known as Highvale)Craig Road Upper Caboolture and surrounds, 2020House on Dix StreetWararba Creek Bridge after the flood in 1928January 2011 Flood Event - Debris in Leis Park LawntonSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitWoody Point Memorial School of ArtsCity Hall BrisbaneSlash Pine (Pinus elliottii) seedlings at APM Forest's Kallangur Nursery in Duffield Road, 1966Westfield Chermside - Gympie Road Chermside - 12 April 2020 - toilet social distancing signStudents from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980sFirefighting demonstration, 1970sMerryvale Jersey StudBancroft's MeatworksFlooding of South Pine River, April / May 1996Orient HouseAustralian Paper Manufacturers (APM) Petrie Mill, under construction, mid/late 1950sShip dockedMyer’s crash landingCarmody's Royal Hotel in 1987Sports DayOfficial opening of the Caboolture Shire Memorial Hall in King Street CabooltureCornett's Supa IGA Supermarket on Welsby Parade Bribie IslandDocument sent to Divisional Boards about set up of several books of accountDonkey grazingVietnam Veterans Stories LaunchThe Pemmican Meatworks at Deception Bay, ca. 1893Beerburrum Place Shopping Centre near completion, ca. 1983Children at a Christmas party in the grounds of the MillA proud momentBokoClear Mountain Health LodgeGustav Dux, Crabber at BurpengaryFlooding Mott Street, Strathpine - May 2022Building of North StoreRSL retirement complex, Ogg Road Murrumba Downs, 1996Members of the 1973-1976 Pine Rivers Shire CouncilSteam Engine Museum SocietyConstruction of the inlet tower at the Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah), ca. 1957SwingingRates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993School Road Kallangur in 1964Smacka Neilsen

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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Country across our region. We also acknowledge and pay our respects
to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.