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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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St Josephs Primary School at RedcliffeMajor Willie PinnockSide view of Hay Cottage when it was a farmhouse at Rush Creek, near Dayboro in 1976Pine Rivers Shire Council Refuse Transfer and Recycling Station, SamfordLaunch of Tourism Pine RiversProof Sheets for publication Tracks and Times, 1988 - Proof Sheet 18Duyfkin at Redcliffe JettyRedcliffe Bus ServiceGroup of men duck hunting around DonnybrookWagon load of bananas, Camp MountainZebra Crossing RedcliffeFlooding of South Pine River, April / May 1996Kippa-Ring VillageMill ConstructionLyn LewisJubilee Day in 1951Booklet - Official opening of the Deception Bay LibraryHall built on the corner of Bestman Avenue and Cotterill Avenue Bongaree in 1962Ian FairweatherPolice StationPaulus Family group, ca. 1920Peace ParadeMrs John Westaway with her granddaughter Jean WestawayLouisa Joyner (nee Fuller) (1853-1943)Redcliffe v Aspley U9A 25 June 1972January 2011 Flood Event - Debris and damage to the garden beds in Wyllie Park Petrie after the North Pine River flooded Entrance to North Pine School of Arts at Petrie, 1997Gathering at the official opening of the Captain Cook Memorial ShelterChristmas Party - Children on merry-go-roundMerryvale Jersey StudRedcliffe TaxiMewes Family PortraitSwimming at DonnybrookBribie Island Lifesavers Hut Ocean BeachScribbly Gum tree at BurpengarySutton Beach Pavilion - 2Mill under construction - Brick layingNew cafe building completedLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006February 2022 Floods - Woodford ShowgroundsTimber buildingMachine Rollers being installedPier TheatreMen on the boatLest We Forget - Memorial Wall in the grounds of Pine Rivers R.S.L. (Returned Services League) Kallangur in 1995Drapery FireConstruction and Machinery - Petrie Mill - PowerstationFairfield - Building Under ConstructionNorth Pine Country Park in 1995 - Pine treesMons Frawley

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.