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Opposite 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, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920s

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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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Osbourne PointNorth Pine River water levels rising at Youngs CrossingRene Holzberger's first shop, ca. 1940sWedding CakeWeeping Willow trees on the banks of a riverWoody Point Foreshore and JettyAward of Merit PresentationBullock team travelling east over the railway overhead bridge, ca. 1924-1925Young manOld Cypress Pine treesWagon used to carry bananas to Wamuran Station, ca. 194982 King Street CaboolturePresentation to Johno Johnson for sterling job as Santa for the past 12 yearsAustralian Paper Manufacturers (APM) Petrie Mill, under construction, early 1950sSeawall below the Ambassador HotelCombie Trader IIFormwork for one of the floors at the construction site of the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CabooltureMaurie O'Grady (Fitter)Sign on Anzac Memorial Avenue, previously known as Redcliffe Road, late 1920sGrace Lutheran ChurchThree Leyland Superior buses made by Superior Motor Body Works Pty LtdCecilia Bancroft with daughter Mabel Josephine BancroftOfficial unveiling of the Memorial Cairn to Kal-Ma-Kuta in 1962Camping in styleBracalba siding near WoodfordFlood waters from the South Pine River at Strathpine, April / May 1996University of Sunshine Coast (UniSC) (Moreton Bay Campus) buildings - 1 Moreton Parade Petrie - looking northGroup of men repairing a fence, ca. 1970Japanese students visiting Caboolture Dairy CooperativeShops along Anzac Avenue Kallangur, 1996Backyards of houses fronting George Street CabooltureCarmichael's sawmill at D'Aguilar, ca. 1940SunriseFlood waters from the South Pine River at Strathpine, April / May 1996Various sites around the Pine Rivers Shire photographed during a Council tour at facilities in 1991Number 4 Naval Command Building in 1987Osprey House Environmental Centre, Griffin, 1999Petrie Mill - Main GatePetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 27 August 1974Grandad KrollWorking on steel frame construction outside buildingHotel Belvedere, Woody PointEthel FlanaganOpening of the Hornibrook HighwayNazarene HospitalAerial view of quarry operations on Kremzow Road Warner (corner Old North Road), 1996Amity Place - Woody PointSir Robert Menzies (Prime Minister of Australia) VisitSafe Working Dinner Dance at the APM Hostel, 22 October 1971Mon Komo Hotel and Units

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