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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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E. Weston's home at Laceys Creek, 1913Catholic ChurchNorth Pine Country Park in 1995 - Construction of additions to the BakehouseAnzac Day parade in the early 1950sGraves of Thomas William Twible and Maria Catherine Twible at Lawnton Cemetery, 1998RSL Home in King Street Caboolture (also known as the War Veterans' Home)Mill Construction - Power Station - 27 November 1956BNE-LFB-277 TrawlerPublic buildings at RedcliffeSmall two storey house with a man standing on the verandahNorth Pine Presbyterian Church, 1951Students with a teacher from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980sBribie House 2003Deception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 21 May 2020 - reopening social distancing front of libraryBuses to Surfside on BribiePine Rivers Shire Council Water Purification Plant, Petrie, 1975Victoria Avenue Woody PointThree workers enjoying afternoon teaFamily TimePutt Putt Clubhouse and KioskConstruction site of the Albany Creek Aquatic and Recreation Centre (later Albany Creek Leisure Centre)Osprey House Environmental Centre, 975 Dohles Rocks Road Griffin, 1996Official launch of the Thomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Lucas Street Scarborough - 25 April 2020 - son Spencer in Oyster Point Venturer uniform, driveway Dawn ServiceWararba Creek Bridge, Bellmere destroyed in 1931 floodCamping area and playground on the foreshore at Toorbul2/2 Aust AA Regt (Comp), 29 January 1945ScarboroughOur Lady Help of Christians Catholic SchoolStanding on steps of a house, Esplanade DonnybrookPresbyterian Church, Williams Street Dayboro, 1976Fyfe Family homeSS Koopa steams ahead, ca. 1935Dohle family on the farm at Dohles Rocks with a truck load of cauliflowers, ca. 1949Official opening of the North Pine Water Supply Scheme at Petrie, 22 April 1961King's Cottage, 18 Dayboro Road Petrie, November 1994January 2011 Flood Event - Koala asleep in a tree in Leis Park LawntonWoody PointRock cliffs along the foreshore at Caloundra, 1890Stringfellow Road Caboolture at the Caboolture Sports Complex - 15 Riverview Street CabooltureSS KoopaBrett Carter, Under 7 Redcliffe Junior Rugby League playerConstruction - Petrie MillDarkey WilliamsMill Construction - Power StationCaboolture Shire Council from 1930 to 1933Aerial view of Toorbul township in 1979Ann ShearerBuilding materialGold's Crossing in flood, Samsonvale, 1886

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