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A Tully State Rural School class photograph, taken in about 1956

Photograph of a concert or theatrical event, possibly a nativity scene, at St Clare’s convent school in the 1950s. Children are seated on the stage, and some of the audience can be seen (their backs to the camera) and include nuns and church officials

Sepia original photograph of the sports ground at Cardwell, taken in 1930. A cricket match is in progress. Although the information on the reverse of the photo refers to "showgrounds", the Cardwell Shire showgrounds were located at Tully

Black and white photograph of a diesel locomotive at Cardwell railway station. Diesel locomotives were introduced by Queensland Rail to regional areas in the 1950s

Sepia photograph of a short wooden jetty and small boat at Dunk Island, possibly Brammo Bay

Copy print of a bay on Dunk island where Hugo Brassey’s boat was found after a cyclone, 1930s. Hugo Brassey purchased freehold property on Dunk Island in 1935 which he developed into a tourist resort that was officially opened in May 1936

Photograph of Father Hogan with children who have attended their first communion at St Clare’s Catholic Church, Tully in 1940. The girls wear the traditional white dresses and veils and the boys wear their best suits. The photo was taken outside the church

Black & white photograph showing the float depicting Edmund Kennedy and his expedition in the 1948 Kennedy Centenary parade which passed along Victoria Street, Cardwell

A group of long-time residents of the Cardwell district. They are standing in front of the veranda of the former Cardwell Shire hall, Victoria Street, Cardwell, where a special dinner was held to celebrate Cardwell's 100th anniversary in 1964

Sepia photograph of a group of local Cardwell and district residents on the beach at Cardwell. The paling fence around the swimming enclosure can be seen to the left, with the tide out. This was located on the beach across from the school from c.1929 to the 1950s