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Isaac Henry was among the earliest pioneers along the Tully River. Entrepreneur James Tyson selected a large acreage stretching from the Tully to the Murray River. Isaac Henry, who married Tyson's niece, Barbara, secured a large portion on the north side of the river. The family remained in the area after Tyson abandoned his own project. Isaac served on the Cardwell Shire Council for a number of years between 1903 and 1917 including as Shire Chairman

Ernest Brooke and his father, Edward, farmed on the Tully River in the 1880s. Edward Reginald Brooke managed Tyson's estates before taking up land of his own. The father and son also operated a sailing boat to take their produce to Cardwell for shipment south. The Brooke family sold their interests in 1911

Hand coloured photograph of the original Cardwell court and customs house, built between 1873 and 1874 on Victoria Street on the site where the police station currently stands. This double storey building was damaged by a cyclone in 1890 and eventually removed and replaced by a smaller building

Sepia photograph of waterfall, with creek in the foreground. There are large boulders in the mid-ground. A dog is standing on an islet in the foreground, and a man is just visible on the extreme left. This image appears to be a cropped copy of an original photograph which is held by the National Gallery of Victoria: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/11169

William Alcock Tully emigrated from Ireland to Tasmania in 1847. He worked as a surveyor and moved to Queensland in 1861. He was one of the first party to land at Rockingham Bay in 1864 to establish the new town of Cardwell. The Tully River was named after him, and the town of Tully was named after the river in 1924

Black and white photographic postcard of a passenger boat in the waters somewhere near the Brook Islands. People are swimming and diving. The date could be the 1940s. The Brook Islands lie south of Dunk Island

Black and white photograph of the Bruce Highway showing a single lane bridge over a creek. The highway is unsealed and the photo is un-dated

Photograph of a steam locomotive in the sugarcane growing district of Japoonvale. The Wardle family came to Japoonvale in 1916, encouraged by the planned construction of the sugar mill at South Johnstone

Photograph depicting a car being towed by three horses through a river crossing somewhere in the Tully district

Copy print of a bay on Dunk island where Hugo Brassey’s boat was found after a cyclone, 1930s. Hugo Brassey purchased freehold property on Dunk Island in 1935 which he developed into a tourist resort that was officially opened in May 1936