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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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Plaque of World Expo 88Ticket for Redcliffe-Petrie Motor ServicesPatsy Eviston memorial plaque, Sweeney Reserve, Petrie, 1998Redcliffe JettyVisit by the Governor of Queensland - Sir Henry Abel SmithTom Guinea - Fitting shelvingPine Rivers Ambulance Service, Petrie, ca. 1980sCar coming off of Barge in to sandMackie House (at left) and Goodwin House (at right), Brendale industrial estateVarious sites around the Pine Rivers Shire photographed during a Council tour at facilities in 1991Foden Fire Truck demonstrationSutton HouseRedcliffe ParadePottery kiln, North Pine Country Park, 1994Descendants of Old TimersConstruction of Bruce Highway in 1976Bauer Family, ca. 1937Getting gravel from the Caboolture River in 1911FreemansR. CromptonLandslide at The Four Thousand, ca. mid 1980sSteam locomotive at the railway sheds in Caboolture, ca. 1920Mrs F. GommersacBribie Island Ocean Beach Bus Service BusMill StoryMoreton Bay Region Libraries Facebook Post 31 July 2021 - Snap LockdownHeadquarters of the Pine Rivers Fire Brigade in Young Street Petrie, 1960sFirst Terry White PharmacyAnzac Day Redcliffe 1919Navy BargeBribie Island Scouts - Pioneering Project on Pumicestone PassageOur Lady Help of Christians SchoolHyde House in the North Pine Country Park on fire in 1984Aerial photograph showing foundation works on the Pine Rivers Water Supply Scheme Treatment Plant, PetrieBruce SimpsonSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Debris left after the North Pine River flooded Mill Construction - Power StationOne of the graves and monuments of the Gordon family at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998FeteKioskWorker welding with onlookers watchingBlacksmiths Shop Hands - Petrie - 11 Male WorkersPine Rivers Shire Hall (Old Shire Hall), Gympie Road Strathpine, 1976Levelling the landHomes of George Salisbury and Albert Salisbury, ca. 1915The PromenadeCoungeau House, Banya Street Bribie Island, ca. 1970Official Opening of the Petrie Mill, 6 December 1957Floral clock at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney

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to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.