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Sepia photograph of canecutters taking a break for a photograph in the cane paddock. Seven men from a cutting gang stand in front of the cane stools with trash from already cut cane in front of them

Sepia photograph of a horse jumping event at the Tully Show, thought to be the first annual show, held in 1934. A banner in the centre advertises Tully Motors

Black and white photograph of a horse jumping in the high jump event at the Tully Show sometime in the 1930s. The first Tully Show was held in October 1934

Sepia photograph of Murray Upper school pupils and teacher, Miss Small, outside the original school building. The school opened in 1904 in this building

Black and white photograph of Bob Christopher's tailor's shop on Butler Street. Next to the tailor is E. Harrington's Dental Practice. The Bank of New South Wales, with its picket fence, can be seen on the corner of Still Street

Photograph of the steamship “SS Tully” at Flying Fish Point with the tourist boat “Wanderer” to the right. After years carrying sugar and other goods loaded on the Tully and Johnstone Rivers, the “SS Tully” ran aground at the Coconuts on 1 September 1927 and was abandoned

Photograph of people at Flying Fish Point watching speed boat races. Three speed boats are visible on the right near the horizon. The locals are thought to have arrived on the boat “Wanderer”. Two sugar lighters are anchored nearby

Black and white original photograph of St. Clare's School, established in Tully in 1928. The Sisters of the Good Samaritan arrived in February 1928 and classes commenced in the church. The foundation stone for the school building photographed was laid in 1933 with lessons commencing here in April 1934

Photograph of the remains of the Feluga Hotel after a fire destroyed the building in April 1934. Another fire in 1960 destroyed the hotel which had been built on the site to replace the original building

Sepia photograph of the Keto family home on their cane farm at El Arish