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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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Lawnton Train Station Station Rd Lawnton - 14 April 2020 - 5.10pm Lawnton Station Carpark - 003Christmas Party 1959Decorative TileAward of Merit PresentationRobert Mole and Christine Gynther at the Yamaha music (piano) awards, 1977Site of the home of William Herman Ricker (Rucker), Laceys Creek, 1998Mr Leslie Patrick riding a tractorCaltex Garage on corner of Anzac Avenue and Victoria Avenue Redcliffe - 1Sir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitDemolitionJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Caboolture River in flood over Morayfield Road CabooltureFirst studs at 10 Vernon Street - front wallScarborough HotelClontarf Bathing PavilionMachinery - Solvent Storage TankDelaneys Creek School reunion on 7 November 1981Wedding DayJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris in Leis Park LawntonHole through AD Plant floor for new Stairs 1973Ray and Sue Jones and Sue's father Mr Doug Petersen, ca. 1990sCommissioning of Black Bertha computer, Pine Rivers Shire Council at Strathpine, 1981Albert StreetNorth Pine River in flood in 1972Joan EisingExport Packaging Exhibition in Brisbane which opened 28 November 1959Scotts PointBribie Gardens Estate on Bribie Island in 1980Train crash at Caboolture, ca. mid 1970sAerial view of Strathpine and Brendale, 1996Bribie Island Lifesavers Hut Ocean BeachWaytown (was the name of the area)The Draper House1976 Work crewKeong's HouseThe Cash StoreKedron Brook in flood, Dawson Parade Arana Hills, 1931Terry WhiteBeverley SmithFlooding of South Pine River, April / May 1996Ocean Beach Boarding House on Bribie Island in 1937School House Front Verandah5 Captain Cook Parade Deception BayAerial view of the western outskirts of Woodford townshipPeninsula Country Golf ClubTommy EngeliClean Sweep collection showcase - side 3Maryvale - FilterationPhoto images by Jack Eagle and Barbara Wallace - 2Northern end of the Bancroft Baths at Deception BayCruice's cattle dip, Dayboro Road Dayboro, 1976

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