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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

Photograph shows shops along the main street of Banyan settlement, the forerunner of Tully, located on the east side of Banyan Creek near to the present High School

Black and white copy print of Eddie Garner Jnr. with a horse team hauling timber at Silkwood. The horse team belonged to his father, Edward Garner, who first settled at Cardwell in 1900 and moved to Bingil Bay in 1909 to work with the Cutten Brothers. He chose a block of land at the beach now known as Garners Beach

Panoramic hand coloured photograph, c1920s - 1930s. Taken from the western (town) side of the river, near the confluence of the North Johnstone and South Johnstone Rivers. Houses in East Innsifail are visible on the far side of the bridge. To the left of the image there is a tramline and jetty. An unidentified woman is standing next to the bridge

Sepia photo showing Peter and Ellen Flegler with their children in 1920. Born at Toowoomba, Peter moved to the Tablelands as a young man, and moved with wife Ellen to Tully after 1918. He had a cane farm at Bulgun Creek and was a Board of Directors member for the Sugar Mill for 20 years

Sepia photograph of a boat being rowed on the Hull River with four people on board. The forested bank they are rowing towards is visible behind them

Terence and Ann O'Loghlen came north to settle on a cane farm at South Johnstone in 1921 but moved to Lower Tully in 1925. Terence was one of the original suppliers of cane to Tully Mill for its first crushing

An original sepia photograph taken of a group of pioneers from the days of Banyan settlement. Includes men, women and children possibly on an outing or picnic. The three children in front may be Dulcie Hoban, Syd French and Irene French

Premier E.G. Theodore visited Banyan in May 1922 to meet with residents. He inspected the area and heard their case for a sugar mill. There was torrential rain on the day but a banquet was provided at the cane-decorated home of Mr J beattie

Photograph of the tramway bridge over Banyan Creek which served the Tully Sugar Mill. The sugar mill was constructed on the bank of Banyan Creek, and completed in 1925