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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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Piggott Reserve opening day, 11 November 1994Piggott Reserve opening day, 11 November 1994June EisingMoving the North Pine Presbyterian Church from Old Dayboro Road Petrie in 1985Remains of M.V. LucindaCobb & Co. memorial, PetrieThe Chimney FallsUniversity of Sunshine Coast (UniSC) (Moreton Bay Campus) buildings - 1 Moreton Parade Petrie - looking northDemolition of the Hornibrook HighwayRed, Red, Red Collection Showcase - 1G.E. Hyde's butcher shop in StrathpineCaboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsWork being carried out on South Pine River railway bridge, 1994Scarborough Shopping CentreScarborough State School Class PhotoMachinery being fitted - interiorCorrigan's storeQueensland National Bank, North Pine, opened in 1887Jean and Flo SomervilleView of the Normanby Distillery taken from over the railway line looking towards the South Pine River, early 1900sSchool AnniversarySacred Heart WindowsRedcliffe - Woody Point - Brisbane Bus Service, ca. 1920sAerial photograph of possibly the Eatons Hill areaWoodford Memorial Trees - French, G. T. Aboriginal person making a fire at his campMachineryAerial view of the Caboolture River in 1979Crossing the bridgeMr and Mrs G. Bell (senior) at their home in Wamuran called Ferndale, ca. 1918North Pine Dam, site of United States 1st Cavalry Division monumentMachineryThree female employees at work in the typing pool, Pine Rivers Shire Council, July 19751974 Floods on Bribie IslandWarner State School Committee, 1926Aerial photograph of the Mt Mee area north of Dayboro, 1972Houses in Elliott Street Caboolture, ca. 1980Camp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947Bushland at Albany Creek near the site of the Albany Creek Leisure CentreGroup of picnickers, ca. 1900Early construction of the Albany Creek Aquatic and Recreation Centre (later Albany Creek Leisure Centre)Mango Hill and the trees along Anzac Avenue, ca. 1996Camp at Virginia Bridge, 1911Proof Sheets for publication Tracks and Times, 1988 - Proof Sheet 17Timber for the bargeMachineryWararba Creek in floodLadies shoes Anzac Avenue at Hercules Road SchoolBellmere Bakery - Bellmere Shopping Centre - Bellmere Road Bellmere - 10 April 2020 - social distancing door sign - 001

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