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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. 1925Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948

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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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Mural - Telstra building - former Caboolture Post Office 38 King Street CaboolturePine Rivers Shire Council Refuse Transfer and Recycling Station, SamfordRedcliffe ParadeGympie Road Strathpine in the early 1900sWilliam WestawayWhaling on Moreton IslandVisit by the Governor of Queensland - Sir Colin Thomas HannahClearing the Bungwall Swamp on Bribie IslandA.S. GehrmannView from on board a shipAerial view of Bray Park and Kensington Way Shopping Centre, 1996Machine Shutdown - 1974George MorrisBick's KioskBush picnic near the base of Mount Samson, 1910Sweeney Reserve, Petrie2 high set housesOrient Boarding HouseA large crowd sitting under a tentCathy Muller at Redcliffe ShowFischle family home at Laceys Creek, ca. 1914Tennis players at the Delaneys Creek Hall court, ca. 1945General StoreNew estate being developed, ca. 1974Petrie Historical Society walk around Petrie, 1996Humpybong State SchoolAudrey StrathearnTodd's Cottage, North Pine Country Park, 1994Caboolture State School BandNorth Pine River, 1994Centrepoint Plaza under constructionFire truck at Redcliffe Fire StationRed, Red, Red Collection Showcase - 2The Calamity - The Service Block collapseGroup photographCamp Mountain rail accident on 5 May 1947Down Under GalleryMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 5 September 1974Members of Our Lady of the Way School Memorial Project Committee, 1985William and Mary CarseldineNewport WaterwaysJack Ambler & Tom IsaacsPine Rivers Honour Gates, North Leagues and Services Club, Kallangur, 1998The second Samsonvale HallIan Cathels (left) and John King (right) at a presentationThrowing Flo FergusonForeshore at Woody PointCrowd of onlookers with Bill Juffs after a woodchopping event at the Pine Rivers Show, LawntonPalace Hotel AdvertisementLaunch of Tourism Pine Rivers

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