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Carmody'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 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970

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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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Earthworks on the Brendale Estate at Brendale, ca. 1970Caboolture Showgrounds, ca. 1920sWoolworths Supermarket - Warner Marketplace Samsonvale Road Warner - 10 April 2020 - signage and barrier to create single exitAerial photograph looking south towards the Pine RiverOxley MemorialScotts Point BeachNear Jetty, RedcliffePassengers enjoy a sing-along on board the SS KoopaGrace Lutheran College - 2Albany Creek scene near Albany Creek State High School, ca. late 1980sCynthia Henderson (left) and friend with horses in King Street CabooltureIn the WorkshopThe SS Koopa leaving the Bongaree Jetty, ca. 1930sLaurie WilsonView from on board a shipChristmas Party - Children waiting to meet SantaPine Rivers Shire Council Nursery, Woonara Drive PetrieStrathearn Men 1981Sheila Knox (mother) with Susan Calderwood (daughter), ca. 1952John (Jack) French with his wife Mary Jane French (nee Jones) with their two oldest childrenWilliam Henry Rohlf and Susannah Jane Rohlf (nee Williams) with their ten children in 1912Christian Frederick Bechly and his wife Auguste Marie Elizabeth Bechly (nee Riek) with their familyPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 5 September 1974Redcliffe AerodromeHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Caboolture Shire Centenary CelebrationsMacDonnell RoadOfficial opening of the North Pine Water Supply Scheme at Petrie, 22 April 1961William James (Jim) Pritchard (right) and Sarah Jane Pritchard (nee Littlefield) (left)The clubhouse belonging to the Caboolture Tennis ClubIntersection of D'Aguilar Highway and Neurum Road Woodford during the 1999 floodsBullock team travelling east over the railway overhead bridge, ca. 1924-1925Mary CoxFire at Boarding HouseMembers of the 1949 to 1952 Pine Shire Council, 1951Mill StoryKids Capers Child Care Centre - 8Australia Day celebrations at the North Pine Country Park, 1 February 1982Batik AttikBlatchford Street Strathpine - houses along the streetSamford Farmers Social Hall, Main Street Samford, ca. 1920sBuilding under construction - February 1955CampingRedcliffe v Aspley U9A 25 June 1972Preparing the Bungwall at a camp on Bribie IslandWar Souvenirs and Trench Art - collection showcase - side 2Building of North StoreMachineryWith the twinsFort Bribie - 2016

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