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Series 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. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978Redcliffe BeachRedcliffe Jetty

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The Moreton Bay Local History Collection captures the history of the Moreton Bay Region, 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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Delaneys Creek School reunion on 7 November 1981Aerial photograph looking east over the Samford Valley, 1972Louis Oldfield Bancroft on a horse near a creek, ca. 1895Old house at Petrie, 1996North Pine Country Park in 1995 - North Pine Railway StationPresentation of Pine Rivers Shire Council 1992 Landscape AwardsSvenson Sawmill, ca. 1950sBongaree Post Office, ca. 1970Bleak House, Samford, ca. 1985Moreton Vista boarding houseChildren at Christmas Party 1957Official Opening of the Petrie Mill, 6 December 1957G.E. Hyde butcher's shop, StrathpineRolls of Cartonboard loaded into a Promotion TruckMachineryTree struck by lightningAerial photograph showing Quinns Crossing over the North Pine RiverCrops growing on hillsidesPresentation to Don McFarlaneMabel Josephine BancroftStrathpine looking north from where Westfield land (Westfield Strathpine Shopping centre) is locatedBungaree (Chief of Broken Bay Tribe)Redcliffe City CouncilMaiala Teahouse Restaurant, Mt GloriousUnknown South Sea IslanderCut Price StoreFebruary 2022 Floods - RedcliffeFilling the WellAerial photograph showing foundation works on the Pine Rivers Water Supply Scheme Treatment Plant, PetrieForestry - Two workers cutting down treesCampbell Street (now First Avenue), Bribie Island, ca. 1950Aerial view over Strathpine, 1972Shops at Woody PointPine Rivers Show Hall, early 1900sNorth Pine Dam floodgates opened after heavy rain, 1996One of the first vehicles purchased for the Pine Rivers Fire Brigade at Petrie, 1960sCrowds on Suttons BeachPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 2 September 1974Lakeside International Raceway, Lakeside Road Kurwongbah, 2006The Redcliffe JettyAerial view of Bongaree townshipIan Fairweather's HutWorking on steel frame construction outside buildingMorayfield School Centenary on 4 August 1973Pine Rivers Park, Gympie Road Strathpine (as part of the Pine Rivers Festival, 6 June - 14 June)Seafood Festival 1962Machine Shutdown - 1974 - 3 September 1974Fairfield - No. 5 Transformer ConnectionsWallin's Kiosk with a new roofStudents from Pine Rivers State High School, ca. 1980s

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