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Sepia photograph of the arrival by plane of Prime Minster J. Lyons and party at Riversdale aerodrome. Cr Brice Henry and Mrs Henry welcomed the party at a brief stop on their way to Cairns. Mr Lyons inspected the coastal fattening area and several hundred head of bullocks

Black & white photograph of part of the parade celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). Local children are riding decorated bicycles. The procession passed north up Victoria Street, Cardwell. A public sports day at the beachfront jetty reserve also took place

Black & white photograph of a float in the parade celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953). The truck is decorated by Cardwell State School. The procession passed north up Victoria Street. A public sports day at the beachfront jetty reserve also took place

Photograph of pupils on "parade" at Banyan Provisional School, which opened on the sugar mill site on 30 June, 1924 with 50 pupils. The teacher was Mr. Johnson. The school moved to the present site and the named changed to Tully in 1925

Sepia photograph of a group of QCWA ladies in the Tully QCWA Hall (on Plumb Street), decorated for a dance. The Tully branch of the QCWA was formed in 1925. Mrs Brice Henry, pictured here, was the first president to be elected

Photograph of the Queensland Centenary parade passing down Butler Street, Tully, in 1959 lead by the Cardwell Shire float. The shops on the north side of the street are clearly shown, and a number of parked cars and spectators

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

Railway dining car staff boarding the train home at the end of their shift

Dining car staff taking a break on the Townsville-Mt Isa line

Dining car staff taking a break on the Townsville-Mt Isa line