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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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Shops in Bayview Terrace Deception Bay in 2002Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 31 August 1974University of Sunshine Coast (UniSC) (Moreton Bay Campus) - 1 Moreton Parade PetrieWoody PointForeshore at Deception BayPine Rivers Shire Council Water Purification Plant at Petrie, ca. 1960sTom Petrie Memorial in its original location on the corner of Redcliffe Road and Whites Road PetrieThe Tree of Knowledge outside the Caboolture Post OfficeRoy Grant, Margaret Harding and Marle Juster Pool Promotion Day at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, 1990sIn the shadeChildren enjoying rides, 1959Banyak Suka homestead in the 1950sProperty located at 55 Maitland Road Burpengary EastService personnel on the shipSmall hut surrounded by treesOxford - Christ Church, Dining Hall, (Founded A.D. 1546)Mrs Edith McDowall and sons Campbell and Kemsley, ca. 1990sHumpybong CreekFloats for paradeEbert family, 1922Site of the home of William Herman Ricker (Rucker), Laceys Creek, 1998Casuarina Drive North Bray Park - 16 May 2020 - Grandaughter Chelsea playground openMachine Construction - Petrie MillRoad going to Ocean ViewWar Souvenirs and Trench Art - collection showcase - side 1Halfway HouseRedcliffe JettyLou Salisbury and George Salisbury on their Wamuran property, ca. 1920Extensions to the Deception Bay LibraryWedding PhotoOfficial Function - Everyone enjoying themselvesWoody Point Jetty - 1Certificate of Merit, North Pine Show, 1912Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolSamford Kindergarten, Camp Mountain Road, ca. 1987Sutton Street MallA group on the beachBancroft Baths - 2004 archaeological study - site 2Deception Bay Library - Bayview Terrace Deception Bay - 15 May 2020 - reopening hand sanitiser at counterOur Lady of the Way School, Anzac Avenue Petrie, 1995Queensland Fire Museum, North Pine Country Park, ca. 1993Charlie Peters with Peter Wilkinson receiving a safety award in the 1980sHandford Road Albany Creek - 25 April 2020 - Anzac Day Candle HolderLen Elliott - Checking pipesMachine Shutdown - 1974 - 3 September 1974Kiosk at Suttons BeachPresentation of Pine Rivers Shire Council 1992 Landscape AwardsPrincess Alexandra's visit in 1959Humpybong Marching girls

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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Country across our region. We also acknowledge and pay our respects
to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.