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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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High Street (King Street) Caboolture, ca. 1913Bike Ride to Woorim BeachBelvedere Hotel pre-renovationOkewall houseFebruary 2022 Floods - Pilpel Restaurant, RedcliffeSt Michaels (Confraternity of Kingdom of Christ), Old Toorbul Point Road CabooltureDr Eve Fesl - United Nations Association of Australia award John Buckby and Mike WebsterRedcliffe Water TowerLast day at Laverton, VictoriaBull Motor Wholesale Centre Pty Ltd, Gympie Road Strathpine, 1995Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 2 September 1974APM's Chairman, Sir Charles Booth, with Gus Gehrmann (Resident District Manager)Bella MewesNew Pine Rivers Shire Council sign outside King's Cottage, 18 Dayboro Road Petrie, 4 March 1995Dr Thomas Lane Bancroft's house at Alderley, ca. 1895Highway OpeningOpening of Norman L. Reilly Park in Strathpine, ca. 1993Laying pipesJanuary 2011 Flood Event - Caboolture River in flood over Morayfield Road CabooltureCharlie Adsett's blacksmith shop, Terrors Creek (Dayboro)Consent to the erection of electric lineCr Roy Barraud (left) and Cr Norrie Hill (right)A visit by ex-servicemen who were members of the United States 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Bill Law standing at cutterCopies of Forward Bookings for Blue Skies and Blue WatersEaster Monday Picnic in the very early years, ca. 1920Young childrenConstruction of the Bribie Island Bridge, ca. 1962Fetch the doctor! - collection showcaseSigning documentsCharles Hay and Jane Hay with their and familyRates Incentive Awards presentation held at Westfield Strathpine, 1993Machine Construction - Petrie Mill - 13 November 1956Redcliffe ParadeMrs Boustead and her daughtersMaryvale - Starter Rack in Harland AnnexeRedcliffe Jetty from aboveBribie Island Tree Farm, 19 March 1971Thomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998Synod of the Methodist Church in CabooltureHeritage Day at the North Pine Country Park, 1998On the steps with babyMary NairnUnited States Army bread oven, Lot 58 Lowan Street Warner, 22 June 1995MachineryWoodford Saleyards - 129 Archer Street Woodford - farmer inspecting livestock in stockyardsOur Lady Help of Christians SchoolTennis CourtsRoad leading to the foreshore from the Surgeon's residence

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