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Copy print of the buildings provided for the construction workers building the Koombooloomba Dam as part of the Tully River Hydro-electric power scheme. Over 900 people lived here during the construction period. The mens’ barracks are in the foreground

Image looking down into the Tully Gorge during the construction of the Tully River Hydro-electric power scheme. Construction took place in the 1950s, with the Kareeya Power Station and the Koombooloomba Dam completing the major works

Black & white original photograph of the offices of the Tully River District Canegrower's Association, Watkins Street, Tully, c.1950s. The staff who work at the offices are standing outside on the pavement. The building was located on the north side of the street just above the Commonwealth Bank

Black and white photograph of the front of Tully State School with the main entrance on the left. The original building on this site burnt down in 1935 and construction of this building began almost immediately. It was completed in 1938. This building is now heritage listed

Black and white photograph of a diesel locomotive at Cardwell railway station. Diesel locomotives were introduced by Queensland Rail to regional areas in the 1950s

‘Scholarship Year’: Grade 7 Tully State school pupils, 1949

Sepia photograph of the inside of the Tully Mill Garage with staff and machinery. Possibly in about 1949

Sepia photograph of the inside of the Tully Mill Garage with staff and machinery. Possibly in about 1949

Black and white photograph of Des Heilscher's car and boat parked in Butler Street, Tully in 1948. The Broadway Theatre is in the left background, V.D. Taylor & Sons' grocery store is in the centre and Sydney Bargain Drapers is to the right

Black & white photograph shows a float in the 1948 Kennedy Centenary parade passing along Victoria Street, Cardwell. The children on the back of the decorated truck represent various sports clubs of Cardwell