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Colour photograph of original oil painting of Johnstone See Poy, May See Poy and Ida See Poy, children of Mr & Mrs Tom See Poy. Original painting was painted in China in the 1880s and now hangs in the Innisfail Museum. Photograph of painting was taken by Qld Art Gallery when the painting was sent there for restoration (between 1998 and 2000)

Black and white photograph of the Storch children seated on the horses they used to ride from home to Murray Upper school each day in the early 1940s. The photo was taken by teacher, Ron Perrins

Copy print of children performing a maypole dance at Koombooloomba School in the 1950s. The school served the children of construction workers building the Koombooloomba Dam as part of the Tully River Hydro-electric power scheme

Black & white photograph showing view of Johnstone River, Innisfail, with sampans/punts loaded with bananas in foreground. Docks or jetty and some buildings visible on adjacent bank

Black & white photograph showing Chinese workers unloading bananas from sampans/punts onto the ship "Carroo", Johnstone River. The "Carroo" was registered with the Adelaide Steamship Co. in 1897

Photograph of Butler Street, the main street of Tully decorated with palm fronds for Christmas in about 1930

Black and white photograph of the main street of Tully (Butler Street) decorated with palm fronds for Christmas in the 1930s. A number of cars are parked along the street

Copy print showing the area being cleared for an airstrip on Dunk Island. Hugo Brassey commenced planning the aerodrome in 1938. An old McCormick Deering T20 tractor which had tracks was used, and also hand tools including axes and cross-cut saws. Eventually the strip reached a length of 1000 yards

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

Black & white photograph of exterior view of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1 Edith Street, Innisfail (corner Edith Street and Fitzgerald Esplanade), looking north down Fitzgerald Esplanade. This building is currently occupied by 4KZ Radio Station, and the Commonwealth Bank is now located on cnr Owen Street and Edith Street, Innisfail