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Sepia photograph of a small aeroplane belonging to Tracey of Cairns, probably at the Tully Show grounds, where joy rides were organised. Possibly the 1930s

Black and white copy photograph of Freeman Lawrence's bullock team at Cardwell. When Walter Scott died at the Valley of Lagoons in 1890 his family in England sent out a granite cross to mark his grave. The large monument could not be transported by this bullock team up the difficult Cardwell Range route and remained in the township

Copy print showing the area being cleared for an airstrip on Dunk Island. Hugo Brassey commenced planning the aerodrome in 1938. The airstrip was completed in 1939 and the first fully loaded plane landed on 10 July 1939

Black & white image of cars parked near the clubhouse, Tully Bowls Club, which was established in 1946. An old wooden house was obtained as a temporary clubhouse; additions to it were made over the years

Black and white photograph of the grocery store on Butler Street known as Tully Cash Stores. Vic and Ann Taylor purchased this store from Jimmy Sing. It was replaced by a modern shopping arcade in the 1980s

Members of the Tully Cycle Club. This club was very strong in the early 1940s. Races were held from Tully to Cardwell and Tully to Innisfail although they were dirt roads at that time. They used interesting equipment for the era, including tubeless tyres

Black and white original photograph of the fire station, Bryant Street, Tully, with the fire brigade staff in about 1952. The Tully fire brigade was formed in the early 1940s and this building was completed in 1945. It was replaced by a new fire station on Murray Street in 1977. Cardwell Shire Council then purchased this old station which became the headquarters of the local branch of the State Emergency Service for a number of years

Black & white original photograph of members of Tully Golf Club on the steps of the club house c.1952

Postcard view of the Tully River Gorge near Cardstone, with power lines. The Tully Hydro building can be seen in the lower foreground. The Kareeya power station was constructed in the 1950s with the power portion of the scheme officially opened in September 1957

Image looking down into the Tully Gorge during the construction of the Tully River Hydro-electric power scheme. Construction took place in the 1950s, with the Kareeya Power Station and the Koombooloomba Dam completing the major works