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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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Wedding of Edna Hermann and Bruce Maxwell, 1946Building of North StoreAlcheringa housing estate in Dayboro, ca. 1996Rates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 1 September 1974Opening of the Presbyterian Church, ca. mid 1930sDeception Bay State Primary School 75th AnniversaryTennis courts and clubhouse at the Caboolture Sports Complex - 15 Riverview Street CabooltureWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - auctioneer conducting an auction on one of the lots of cattleClontarf Beach State School Grade 4C, 1962Cornett's Supa IGA Supermarket on Welsby Parade Bribie IslandConstruction of the Forest Place Retirement Village at Albany Creek, 1995Sketch by J.W. Laing of a pioneer homestead called RedhallGroup of men sitting in back of truckAustralia Day celebrations at the North Pine Country Park, 1 February 1982February 2022 Floods - Irula Street, Bray ParkAlec Brazier CarrierMill StoryAerial photograph of Bald Hills, 1956Five gentlemenHornibrook Bridge and Houghton Highway BridgePlucking a chookEarly days of motor carsScenes along the way from the Ferny Grove to Dayboro Train Walk 1994Samford Bora Ring, 1998Mill StoryMcCosker Street Kippa-Ring - 24 April 2020 - Home isolationMount Samson from Old Mount Samson Road, 1996Arana Hills Library, 1976Sweeney Reserve, Petrie - Flooding - May 2022Strathpine looking north from where Westfield land (Westfield Strathpine Shopping centre) is locatedWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - front gateMachine Construction - Petrie MillStage 2 of the Pine Rivers Shire Council Administration building being constructed in Strathpine, 1996Victoria HouseAustralia Day celebrations at the North Pine Country Park, 1 February 1982Redcliffe ParadeMechanics working underneath the front of a busLoading it upNarangba Heights Estate, Narangba, 2020Fernlea AvenueLadies on the beachThe first Samsonvale StoreFamily group campingMill StoryRon Torenbeek, John Niebling & Sid GibbsPine Rivers Shire Councillors at the tower of recycling rubbish, ca. 1990Cricket team at Narangba State School, ca. 1958Colin Sinclair standing beside holiday cottage on Bribie IslandPine Rivers Shire Council Recycling and Waste Disposal Facility, Old Gympie Road Dakabin (Qld.)

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