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The image is of Winnie, Violet and Dilly Boy. Dilly Boy showed Surveyor Smith the gap through the Walter Hill Range that the North Coast Railway took. He was presented with an engraved brass plate as "King Dilly Boy of Banyan."

Black & white photograph of the Adelaide Steamship Company's "SS Tully" loading produce on the Tully River in 1912. This company maintained a wharf at Lower Tully

The Maria Creek wharf was located about 2 miles upstream from the river mouth. A sawmill tramway from the wharf to Japoonvale was also used by Chinese growers to transport their bananas to the wharf as seen on this image, where "S.S. Seymour" is loading. The Adelaide Steamship Company shed can be seen to the left centre

Photograph of cleared land at Hull River Aboriginal settlement, 1914. This land was cleared for citrus orchards, bananas, pineapples and other crops. Aboriginal people continued to be moved to the settlement from 1914 until March 1918, when a devastating cyclone destroyed the settlement. It was not re-established

Photograph of Albert Bryant. He lived at Mission Beach prior to enlisting in the A.I.F. in January 1916. He was killed in action in France in 1917. His name appears on the Honour Roll in Cardwell and Bryant Street, Tully was named after him

Photograph of a number of Aboriginal people on the beach at Hull River Settlement in 1914. Aboriginal people were moved to the settlement from 1914 until March 1918, when a devastating cyclone destroyed the settlement. It was not re-established

Sepia photograph of Trooper Harry Curtis who grew up in Murray Upper, enlisted in early 1915 and served at Gallipoli and the Middle East in the First World War. He served on Cardwell Shire Council and also joined the VDC in the Second World War. His name appears on the Honour Roll in Cardwell and Curtis Street, Tully was named after him

Sepia original photograph shows the five children of Thomas and May Butler, who lived at Murray Upper from 1902, having previously lived at the Cardwell Post & Telegraph Office. Photo taken in May 1914

Photograph of Superintendent John Kenny's house built at the Hull River Settlement. The quarters were completed by the end of 1914. Aboriginal people continued to be moved to the settlement from 1914 until March 1918, when a devastating cyclone destroyed the settlement. It was not re-established

Silkwood School opened on 28th August, 1916, with eleven pupils registered. The first Head Teacher was Miss Hannah Hogan (from Mackay). By the end of 1916 there were 24 pupils on the roll