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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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Suttons ShorelineIan Fairweather's paintingsCrane with Control Cables LiftedView from Samsonvale Cemetery, 1988Walter Henry Mills war diary (WWI) - handwrittenMachineryFire Fighter's on duty bunkTom Guinea - Fitting shelvingThomas Petrie Mural, Strathpine Community Centre, 1998A flooded block of land for sale during the 1999 floodsHeritage Festival at the North Pine Country Park (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Three friendsCaboolture Show Society - Mrs Showgirl, ca. 1980Mrs Gwynne and family with Gertrude Coulthard travelling by horse and sulky, ca. 1930Patrick's Homestead (originally Johnson's), South Pine Road BrendaleAerial view from a hot air balloon, 1994Wingara Grove Ferny Hills - 25 April 2020 - Light up the dawnConstruction of Community Health BuildingBeachmere Road CabooltureAerial photograph showing the early stages of the construction of the North Pine Dam on the North Pine RiverHeritage Day at the North Pine Country Park, 1998Construction and Machinery - Petrie MillJohnny Boat demonstrating the first steps in climbing a tree with a vineTed Rigetti using a scooterNorthern aspect of the construction of the Caboolture Hub, 4 Hasking Street CaboolturePool Promotion Day at Lawnton Swimming Pool, Gympie Road Lawnton, 1990sInside Sacred Heart ChurchReal Estate AgencyToorbul - Paul BuckbyOsprey House Environmental Centre, 975 Dohles Rocks Road Griffin, 1996Aboriginal canoe treeAt Anzac in May 1915Framework of the Queensland National Bank under construction in the North Pine Country ParkMorayfield School Centenary on 4 August 1973The A.I.F. Camp at Enoggera, BrisbaneAerial view of WoorimView of Bunya CemeteryUnveiling of plaque ceremony honouring the United States of America (US) 1st Cavalry Division, 1988Kippa Ring Shopping Centre - 7Jonkers GarageThe last house on Gympie Road between Samsonvale Road and South Pine Road, being moved to DayboroPine Hills Sports Club at James Drysdale Recreational Park, Jinker Road BunyaReception for Ambulance First AidersHumpybong CreekNormanby Way, Strathpine, 1999Woodford ConventHeritage Day at the North Pine Country Park, 1998Woolworths Supermarket - Warner Marketplace Samsonvale Road Warner - 10 April 2020 - clear perspex barrier for cashiers and signageAerial View Over Bribie Island - 2012 Horse in a field of pineapples, early 1900s

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.