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Bullock 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. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925

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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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Tennis Court built next to the Deception Bay School, 1933Caboolture Police Station and ResidenceFlood waters from the South Pine River at Strathpine, April / May 1996Aerial View Over Bribie Island - 2012 Construction and Machinery - Petrie MillOn the jettyConstruction of higher section of Gympie Road at Strathpine, 1990Railway yards at Caboolture, ca. 1975McLean Road North Camp Mountain - 25 April 2020 - Samford Anzac Memorial - 001North Pine School of Arts, Petrie, 1959Picnic parties at Dawson Creek, HighvaleRoy Dobson with his bananas on Ken McClure's truckThe original Bateman Family homeCaboolture Rural School in 1955 - Grade 3B classRedcliffe City Amateur Fishing Festival in the 1960sPhotograph of two men with one holding a pistolConstruction of the Bakehouse, North Pine Country Park, ca. 1984Postcard showing the railway bridge near StrathpineNew building at 401 Gympie Road Strathpine, 1996Woolworths Supermarket - Warner Marketplace Samsonvale Road Warner - 10 April 2020 - clear perspex barrier for cashiers and signageWilson's Cafe and GuesthouseMachinery - Botany MillEdward (Ned) Holt and Elizabeth Mary (Liza) Holt (nee Jackson)Postcard showing Strathpine township in the 1930sJim Akers ParkRalph Latcham's Ian Fairweather hut replicaMaota Fono Samoan Meeting House in Raymond Street Deception BayAerial of Petrie Mill taken in 1965John Thomas (Jack) Hamilton with his wife Alice Mary Hamilton (nee Arnold) with their familyPine Rivers Shire Council Recycling Scheme promotion with Allan (Alfie) LangerThe Gynther children in 1975Scarborough Squash Courts Demolition - 7Boat Harbour75th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in King Street CabooltureTraction engine moving a water boring plant at SamfordCaptain LucasMachinery1973 Redcliffe teamFebruary 2022 Floods - Deception BayVisit by the Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-PetersenMill Construction - Power StationBBC Demolition - 11Group of construction workersBribie Island Ocean BeachWar souvenirs and trench art collection showcase side 3Banana Settlement huts, Mt. Mee, ca. 1934Barge loading point at Toorbul Point (known as Sandstone Point)Food Anyone?Christmas Party - Children on merry-go-roundAlbert Samuel Thorpe and his wife Martha Jane Thorpe (nee Pascall) and their family

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