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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 homestead of Dr Thomas Lane Bancroft (1860-1933)Captain and crew of the KoopaCamp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947Insects and nestsConstruction of Community Health BuildingSuttons BeachRedcliffe Aquatic Carnival on Sunday, 26 July 1964The outskirts of Woodford during the 1999 floodsOriginal machinery installation large cogsCladding installed as part of the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street Caboolture Back view of Hay Cottage when it was a farmhouse at Rush Creek, near Dayboro in 1976Fairfield - No. 5 Jordan Motor and Control DetailsMiss Edna McLean and Nieces, Camp Mountain, ca. 1990sBathing PavilionClose up view of Gregor's Creek Bridge, prior to its demolition and replacementRedcliffe AirfieldDismantling the railway line between Wamuran and KilcoyGirlfriendsSister ParkerStart of the Brisbane to Gladstone 2006Game of cricket being played at the Dayboro cricket groundsCaboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsEntry to the new Hospital CarparkThe Jeffreys Shield awarded from 1956 for cricketNorth Pine Hotel, North Pine (Petrie), 1906Mill Construction - Power StationThe Seabrae Boarding EstablishmentOld North Pine Provisional School building, 1976Richard Gordon O'Neill at Terrors Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1915Rear view of Ned Nielsen's loaded timber truckGwerne and Sybil, BrisbaneOpening of the Redcliffe Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in December 1969Sand SculptureYMCA Victory MarchCeremony to mark the turning of the first sod, Sideling Creek Dam (Lake Kurwongbah), 18 February 1956John Oxley MemorialFredin's Sawmill at Woodford, ca. 1920G. MewesAerial view across Warner and Bray Park, 1996Photograph of a sketch of the North Pine HotelModel T Ford that could be used as a utility to cart milk, 1924Fire fighting equipment used in the pastScenes along the way from the Ferny Grove to Dayboro Train Walk 1994North Pine River railway bridge, 1996Redcliffe ParadeRedcliffe ParadeOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolDaisy Cottage, refurnished to accommodate the new office of Tourism Pine Rivers at Strathpine, 1998Scarborough State School Class PhotoBroadford - Rectifier Sub. - April 1951

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