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Opposite 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 ShireThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920s

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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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Deception Bay Library in 1977Our Vietnam Veteran Stories - Dr Ted Flack- Early One MorningRail trail bikeway - Lanita Road Ferny Hills - 02 May 2020 - Labour Day long weekend bikewayIan Campbell Warren, Shire ClerkU.S. (American) 1st Cavalry Division camp, WarnerThe Honourable David Nicholson MP talking with Sir Raphael Cilento and others, ca. late 1960sFlood waters from the South Pine River at Strathpine, April / May 1996Woodhead FamilySail boat on the waterUnknown South Sea IslanderPetrie on Pine Estate, Dayboro Road Petrie, 1996Woodford Show Society Members, ca. 1978-1979Petrie Historical Society walk around Petrie, 1996River Severn, ShrewsburyNorth Pine River in major flood at PetrieMachineryGrades VI and VIIJanuary 2011 Flood Event - A shipping container and debris in Leis Park LawntonCampers' reserve on Bribie Island in 1922Flood waters from the South Pine River at Strathpine, April / May 1996Redcliffe Hospital car park - 2Ralph Latcham's Ian Fairweather hut replicaPresbyterian Church, Terrors Creek (now known as Dayboro)Wayne Williams awarded the Order of Australia MedalLand for sale, Birralee Close Closeburn, 1996Councillors enjoying Christmas luncheon at the Caboolture Historical Village in December 1980St Bernadette's Catholic ChurchDemolitionRedcliffe BCC StaffMargate BeachMachineryNewly constructed footpath on Todds Road Lawnton, 1975Woolworths SupermarketAerial photograph of Bray Park before 1983Grace Lutheran CollegeFebruary 2022 Floods - RedcliffeBeach and foreshore near Wallin's Kiosk at Deception BaySchoolgirls in ChurchIreneCouncil land for sale, Closeburn, 1996Tom Petrie Memorial at Petrie, 1998Old Shire Hall, Gympie Road Strathpine - Renovations (1984-1986)Centenary of Local Government (Caboolture Shire) processionPupils at Delaneys Creek School in 1979Exterior view of Kallangur Library, 1991Clontarf approach to Ted Smout Bridge 2Bribie Island Bowls Club and tennis courtAerated Water CompanyAerial view of Australian Paper Mill at Petrie from a hot air balloon, 1994Opening of the Pine Rivers Shire Council building, Gympie Road Strathpine on 5 March 1960

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