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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

An official photograph of the Tully Representative Rugby League Team of 1940 with details of the players and staff included

Photograph of Father Hogan with children who have attended their first communion at St Clare’s Catholic Church, Tully in 1940. The girls wear the traditional white dresses and veils and the boys wear their best suits. The photo was taken outside the church