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Caboolture 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 1978Redcliffe BeachRedcliffe JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers ShireThe Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907

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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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Taxi RankRedcliffeCorrigan's storeDeception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 15 May 2020 - reopening social distancing guide photocopierThe last house on Gympie Road between Samsonvale Road and South Pine Road, being moved to DayboroBathing PavilionPumicestone PassageRedcliffeConstruction - Petrie Mill - 13 November 1956Bay View HotelMons FrawleyResidence of Percy Topp and family, 1916Rendezvous Cafe - Williams Street Dayboro - 30 June 2020 - QR code for COVID check inRates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993Bribie Gardens Estate on Bribie Island in 1980Timber remnantsOld machinery near Dohles Rocks, Griffin, ca. 1980sWallin's house known as CremorneEric WhitehousePicnic at Donnybrook in 1929Diving off the jettyThree boysHousing construction started on new Avaline housing development - off Maitland Road Burpengary EastFire truck at Redcliffe Fire StationPier View StoreSporting event during the Christmas party at the Lawnton Showgrounds, 1957Deception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 15 May 2020 - reopening display cubes8 Photographs Framed - Redcliffe PeninsulaJack Cameron, a Scotch AussieHoly Cross Catholic ChurchEnjoying the beachWedding tableD'Aguilar Store and HotelOfficial opening of the North Pine Water Supply Scheme at Petrie, 22 April 1961A visit by ex-servicemen who were members of the United States 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Redcliffe Jetty Deception Bay homestead of Dr Thomas Lane Bancroft (1860-1933)Open land with trees in backgroundDuke of Edinburgh VisitLudwig LindenbergConcrete structureCrab-getting in Burpengary Creek, ca. 1895Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Opening of the Terrors Creek (Dayboro) Catholic Church, 1898Bagwell's Garage, Strathpine, 1920Close up of Anzac War Memorial, SydneyShopping centre at the corner of Bells Pocket Road and Gympie Road StrathpineMerryvale Jersey StudJohn (Jock) Black (also known as Scotty) working on a wall of the new Donnybrook Bowls Club buildingTed Matheson

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