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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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Prawn TrawlerGympie Road (along Bald Hills flats) entrance into Strathpine, ca. 1970sCaboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 16 May 2020 - reopening reservation collectionLions Park, 3 Morayfield Road Caboolture, 2020Caboolture Historical Village - Glenowen HomesteadDelaneys Creek School reunion on 7 November 1981Cornett's Supa IGA Supermarket on Welsby Parade Bribie IslandD. McPherson's General Store at Woodford in 1932The Beach at RedcliffeBribie Island Ambulance StationPier View StoreMrs Isabella Griffin (1815-1888)Woodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - close-up of post and rail fence and timber gate used for stockyardsJune EisingPaper bales gathered for recyclingGroup of soldiersScarborough Squash Courts Demolition - 7Caboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsThree farm horses pulling a plough, ca. 1930Wooden benchPine Rivers Shire Council Refuse Transfer and Recycling Station, SamfordTunnel boat on trailer at Queens Beach boat ramp, Scarborough, ca. late 1970sRe-enactment of a Cobb & Co. coach arriving at Our Lady of the Way Primary School, Petrie, 1988Kippa Ring Shopping Centre - 2Standing outside the Battersby HomeWashed up wreckage - Bribie IslandGroup of Australian Army men camped at Strathpine, 1944View from the churchTwo boys and their dog on the Esplanade at Donnybrook, ca. 1956Group of picnickers at Laceys Creek, 1920sAdditions to the Arana Hills Library under construction, 1991Presentation of the Managing Director's Safety Pennant, 19 May 1977Ocean Beach Store / Post Office Woorim Bribie IslandElders Gold Property - 119 Archer Street WoodfordArondale homestead, Brendale, ca. 1996Maurice and Penny RoseWoodford Memorial Trees - French, G. T. Construction and Machinery - Petrie MillGathering at the official opening of the Captain Cook Memorial ShelterMill Construction - Power StationMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 22 August 1974Hay Cottage, Arts & Crafts, DayboroScotts PointFloatAerial photograph taken from Strathpine looking west over Samsonvale RoadLions Park, 3 Morayfield Road Caboolture, 2020General Office of the original Caboolture Shire Council ChambersDayboro Railway Centenary - Cnr Williams and Heathwood Street Dayboro - 26 Sep 2020 - COVID sign - 002Official opening of Westfield Shopping Centre on Monday evening, 22 August 1983Bungwall Fern

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