Photo%20Collection

Photograph of the one of the first shops to open in the new township of Tully, 1924. Alf Jago purchased the land in the first sale of allotments in July 1924 and opened the business in December of that year. It was located on the corner of Butler and Still Streets

Sepia photograph of James and Annie (née McClelland) Henry and their children. James was an older brother of Isaac Henry. Both brothers were early pioneers of the Tully River district. James arrived in Cardwell in 1889 but settled at 'Fernleigh' adjacent to Isaac's property 'Bellenden'

Black and white photograph of Mr Jim Kirk and two children, seated on horse and rig. The horse "Darky" and Rig was an award winner at the Innisfail Show (ribbon around horse's neck). Jim Kirk was the owner of Kirk's Aerated Water and Cordial Factory (c.1910 - 1918). He was married to Eva Kirk (nee Graham), who later became Mrs W. Hewett. [from description on back of photo]

Black and white photograph of canecutters in front of a loaded truck (bin) at El Arish. The stumps and logs can clearly be seen in the paddock, around which the cane was grown. The property was that of J.D. Irving, who drew a block at Jaffa. As well as farming and canecutting, Irving was recorded as "bending steel on the Jubilee Bridge" in the early times

Sepia photograph of prominent pioneer of the Cardwell district, Johann Christian Hubinger, who arrived in Cardwell in 1869. He was one of the first members of the Cardwell Divisional Board appointed in 1884 and served on the Divisional Board and then the Cardwell Shire Council for over 22 years. He died in office as Chairman in 1908

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 photograph of Torrisi's general store at Kennedy. Located on the Bruce Highway, this photo was taken in 1948. It was owned by Rosaria and Giuseppe Torrisi and in later years was extended and refurbished

Photograph of the railway station building at Kennedy. The siding was named Kennedy by the Railways Department on 20 Feb 1926, replacing the original name of Mulgan. The North Coast railway line was constructed north from Townsville at the same time as it was being built southwards from Cairns. It was finally completed in December 1924

Black and white photograph of the two buildings at Kennedy State School in about 1950. A provisional school opened at Kennedy Creek in 1927. That building was moved in 1943 to the present site and raised on high blocks. The name was changed to Kennedy State School in 1945. The low building on the right in the photograph was later also raised on blocks and joined to the other building by a veranda

Sepia photograph of George Hunt's truck outside the Kincora Hotel, Lower Tully. George Hunt worked on the construction of the Lower Tully road in the 1920s. The Kincora Hotel was built by Terence O'Loghlen who applied for a licence for a hotel on his cane farm in 1927. The hotel opened in October 1928. The name, Kincora, commemorates the palace of Brian Boru in Co. Clare, Ireland