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Sepia photo of a timber truck crossing the Davidson Creek bridge. Ron Flegler was a timber contractor in the 1930s and 1940s

Sepia photograph of Bert Phillips, lathe operator, beside a Kauri Pine log. Bert worked at the Kennedy Standply sawmill and plymill for almost 30 years till the mill closed down in 1973 on its sale to Foxwood. Phillips also served in the RAAF in the Second World War

Hugo Brassey purchased the Dunk Island resort in 1935. This image shows the first posts erected for the building of his house. The Morris family and staff built the house

Sepia photograph of some of the chalets which accommodated visitors on Dunk Island in the 1940s

Sepia photograph of the chalets which accommodated visitors at the Dunk Island resort in the 1940s. A larger house is visible in the background

Sepia photograph of the avenue of coconut palms and the visitor accommodation, Dunk Island in the 1940s

Sepia photograph of two people (un-named) on Dunk Island. Some of the chalets which accommodated visitors in the 1940s can be seen in the rear

Black and white photograph of a Ferris wheel at the Tully Show in the later 1940s. No show was held in the years 1942 to 1945 because of the Second World War. Some of the riders appear to be in service uniforms

During the Second World War a unit of the RAAF was based on Dunk Island: No.27 Radio Direction Finding Station. A radar station was erected on the island in October 1942 and disbanded in December 1945. This photo shows members of the squadron stationed on Dunk during a moment of leisure, one Christmas during the early 1940s

Members of the Tully Cycle Club. This club was very strong in the early 1940s. Races were held from Tully to Cardwell and Tully to Innisfail although they were dirt roads at that time. They used interesting equipment for the era, including tubeless tyres