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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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Officeworks Gympie Road Strathpine - 11 April 2020 - empty shelvesCauliflowers grown on the Dohle property at Dohles RocksTransfer of Resident District Manager, February 1967Pine Rivers Shire Hall, Gympie Road Strathpine, July 1975Caboolture Citizens Band outside the Kilcoy Post OfficeSt Bernadette's GrottoMaryvale - No. 12 Boiler Erection of EquipmentWamuran Basin State School Picnic Day, ca. 1930sPresentation gathering for the retirement of Harry Rashleigh (at the microphone)Western side of the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureCarNarangba water reservoir and water tower on Oakey Flat Road NarangbaView from shipPicture TheatreIntersection of Gympie Road and Moreton Parade Petrie - looking northwestWilliams SistersNurse with baby, 1896BNE-LFB-277 TrawlerConcrete water tankWoody PointNorth Pine River from Sweeney Reserve, Petrie, ca. 1996Pine Rivers Shire Council Recycling Scheme, ca. 1990Boat 'South Passage' Pottery at North Pine Country ParkJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris and damage to the garden beds in Wyllie Park Petrie after the North Pine River flooded Native of Santos Island in VanuatuDuke of Edinburgh VisitPine Rivers Shire Council caring for the environment display at Westfield Shopping Centre, Strathpine, ca. 1992Dr A.B. BrockwaySam's on SuttonsScarborough Squash Courts - 4Building of Tower for Lake KurwongbahTed Freeman (centre) who was known as a great crabberWorker wearing slouch hat and overalls in front of Mill constructionFinishing touches being applied to the construction of the Queensland National Bank, North Pine Country ParkMain Road RedcliffeAdvertisement  for Service Station at Woody PointJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Centenary Lakes and the Caboolture River in floodBongaree Jetty in 1923Front entrance to the Deception Bay Environmental Hub - 7 Joseph Crescent Deception BayHoward Morris and Wyatt (dog)Caboolture Railway Bridge over the Caboolture RiverAerial view of the APM Petrie Mill siteGrave site at the Dayboro CemeteryStudents from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980sMill StoryProposed site for Murrumba Downs State High School on Dohles Rocks Road Murrumba Downs, ca. 1996Mill Construction - Power StationFlooding of South Pine River, April / May 1996Machine and winder crew at the Petrie Mill

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.