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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. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty ca. 1925Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948

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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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Alex WebsterPioneer Drive Narangba - 7 May 2020 - street library is being well usedDignitaries being taken on a tour of the MillBrighton Park from the old Hornibrook HwySnack Bar, Ocean Beach, Bribie Island (Qld.)Caboolture Library - Hasking Street Caboolture - 15 May 2020 - reopening pc hand sanitiserThree of the boys of the A.F.C.Officeworks Gympie Road Strathpine - 11 April 2020 - empty shelvesBoat "Enid"The first clarifier used to treat the effluent from the Petrie MillLevy Bank - Water & TreesIntersection of Anzac Avenue and Recreation Street - RedcliffeAddition of concrete pylons to the North Pine River railway bridge, 1994Queensland Steam and Vintage Machinery Society Inc., ca. 1980sRear view of the North Pine School of Arts at Petrie, 1997Lees FamilyWedding photograph of Steve McLennan and Minnie Chambers on 27 May 1922Caboolture River in flood in the 1970sJames Wedding GroupVisit by the Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-PetersenSkating TrioRelaxing at the beachUnveiling ceremony of VP Day Memorial Cairn, Lawnton, 1995Eatons Hill Shopping Village, 1998Number 6 to SandgateBackyard Deans Street - 2Miss Florence Eva Sadler, school teacher at Mount Pleasant, August 1915Forestry - Equipment - November 1971Aerial view of Lake Samsonvale and the North Pine Dam wall, ca. 1975Mill construction - 9 workers in viewTom Petrie Memorial at Petrie, 1998Samford District Historical Museum, Station Street Samford, 1998Sun Girl FinalsElva ElsonMrs C. Winkel (nee Adamson), ca. 1980Mr David Edward Boustead standing outside his Blacksmith Shop83 Marine Parade Redcliffe - 4Christmas Party - Children on merry-go-roundOffice of the Near North Coast News, ca. 1970sLions Park, 3 Morayfield Road Caboolture, 2020WenabaBedroom in an accommodation buildingMill StoryMachine Construction - Petrie MillGroup photograph - 3 portrait photographs of the same peopleNorth Pine Country Park - North Pine Presbyterian ChurchJohn Bell's Homestead in Bellmere in 1867Sacred Heart Memorial ChurchCaboolture Post Office in 1932Machinery

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