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Black & white photograph of part of the parade celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). Cyclists riding decorated bicycles, followed by Cardwell State School float. The procession passed north up Victoria Street, Cardwell. A public sports day at the beachfront jetty reserve also took place

Mr Brown, Station Master, standing on the platform at Innisfail Station, 1953

Black & white photograph of Joe Torrisi's truck before (or possibly after) the parade celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). On the side of the truck: "Standply Timber Co. Kennedy". On the board above the truck was written: "1953 Queen Elizabeth's Coronation"

Black & white photograph of a float in the parade celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). The truck is decorated by Cardwell State School. The procession passed north up Victoria Street. A public sports day at the beachfront jetty reserve also took place

Black & white photograph of part of the parade celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). Local children are riding decorated bicycles. The procession passed north up Victoria Street, Cardwell. A public sports day at the beachfront jetty reserve also took place

Railway employees (possibly porters) on the platform at Innisfail Railway station, 1953

View of the right side of the Sunlander diesel train at Innisfail Railway Station, on its first journey through the region in 1953. A crowd of onlookers are gathered at the station

View of the front of the Sunlander diesel train at Innisfail Railway Station, on its first journey through the region in 1953. A crowd of onlookers are gathered at the front of the train and a timber rail carriage is on the adjacent track

Black and white photograph of children in front of the Riversdale School. This school, situated on Davidson Road, opened in May 1953 as a one teacher school and closed on 23rd August 1968

Black and white photograph of the grocery store on Butler Street known as Tully Cash Stores. Vic and Ann Taylor purchased this store from Jimmy Sing. It was replaced by a modern shopping arcade in the 1980s