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Redcliffe 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 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978

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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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A person sitting at a table near the Caboolture River on the Rotary Walk at the Caboolture Sports ComplexFirst studs at 10 Vernon Street - front wallGroup of people swimming near the shoreline at Donnybrook, ca. early 1940sConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillScaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureMcCarthy'sCaboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 15 May 2020 - reopening social distancing markingsMachine Construction - Petrie MillGeorge and Caroline PotterAPM Petrie Mill staff from the Accounts Department, 1951Salvation Army HallWorker on top of building under constructionWoody PointLeith McDonald (nee Townsend) crowned Centenary Queen, 1979Bev Kitt - Female StaffScarborough Boat HarbourOpening of Norman L. Reilly Park in Strathpine, ca. 1993Esplanade, RedcliffeJ.G. Wilson and Gus Gehrmann with workersRedcliffe Fire StationOfficial opening of the North Pine Water Supply Scheme at Petrie, 22 April 1961Morayfield School Centenary on 4 August 1973Cr Alex Barr presenting Endurance Trail Riding prizePrivate Thomas Henry GordonAerial view of Pumicestone PassagePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 29 August 1974Terrors Creek (Dayboro) School, ca. 1909Todd's Cottage, North Pine Country Park, ca. 1988StumpyPaper Mill DisplayRay Jones and Sue Jones and Sue's father Mr Doug Petersen, ca. 1990sPostcard showing the view looking south along Gympie Road through Strathpine, 1920Homestead known as Creeklands, ca. 1928Osprey nestAnzac AvenueScarborough Squash Courts - 6Machine Construction - Petrie MillConstruction and Machinery - Petrie MillWedding cake Footpath and carpark at the southwestern corner of the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureAnzac AvenueMembers of the 1958-1961 Pine Rivers Shire Council attending the last meeting held in the Old Shire Hall, 1960Scarborough KioskMyrtle Lehman in the 1940sHay Cottage, Arts & Crafts, DayboroKoopa CrewFife BandLakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006Aerial view of Woodford township in 1979 looking southBongaree Jetty

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Country across our region. We also acknowledge and pay our respects
to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.