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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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Patrick's Homestead (originally Johnson's), South Pine Road BrendaleMr and Mrs Charles Unwin of Upper CabooltureMr and Mrs AtkinsonTerror's Creek (Dayboro), ca. 1905Arch Kerr shaking hands with Hugh WagnerGrade III in 1944Opening Day Redcliffe Golf CourseGolden Jubilee of the Deception Bay State School (1929 to 1979)Hall behind the Scarborough HotelUniversity of Sunshine Coast (UniSC) (Moreton Bay Campus) buildings and sign - 1 Moreton Parade PetrieThe Igloos located at ToorbulMilkshakes Anyone?North Pine River in flood in 1972Foundations to a house washed away during floods in Charleville (Qld.), 1990North Pine Country Park buildings, ca. 1993Brisbane Distillery Montague Road West End - 11 April 2020 - collecting order of hand sanitiser Scaffolding around the construction of the building known as the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris in Leis Park LawntonMorton Howes - Growing up in Redcliffe in World War IIBongaree JettyFormer Bunya School SiteMill constructionDavid Evans on a log near Townsend's house, Ocean ViewSamsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Back and side view of house, 79 Lower King Street Caboolture, 2020Aerial view from a hot air balloon, 1994On an outingPicnic parties at Dawson Creek, HighvaleSylvan Beach and Pumicestone PassageWedding PortraitJohn Perry with his niece Alice May LaceyTodd's Cottage, North Pine Country Park, late 1980sMullet Run RedcliffeSamsonvale Cemetery, August 1988Albany Creek Cemetery, 24 Faheys Road East Albany Creek, ca. late 1980sFilmer's Palace HotelWork being carried out on South Pine River railway bridge, 1994Snack bar at WoorimStudents dressed in costumesMorayfield Road after flood waters have receded, ca. 1970sAdministration Block constructionStaff of The News in 1923RedcliffeMiss Valda Cluff (Show Society Queen) on flower covered floatIn the garden at Goolhi, April 1919Bancroft Baths - 2004 archaeological study - site 1 MachineryOfficial opening of the Captain Cook Memorial ShelterSwearing InOriginal Dry End of Petrie Machine

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