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Photograph of Superintendent John Kenny's house built at the Hull River Settlement. The quarters were completed by the end of 1914. Aboriginal people continued to be moved to the settlement from 1914 until March 1918, when a devastating cyclone destroyed the settlement. It was not re-established

Twins, Pat and Mick Mullins, obtained a liquor licence in July 1925 and erected a temporary bar while the concrete Hotel Tully building was under construction. When a fire in February 1997 damaged the hotel, the original Art Deco look of the “Top Pub” was retained in the reconstructed building

The three sons of Peter and Ellen Flegler, photographed as boys

Photograph of “Tomboy”, the first of Jim Butler’s boats. Jim and Margaret Butler started a shipping service from Brammo Bay, Dunk Island, to the Hull River. When this boat became too small they bought the “Silver Quay”

Photograph of “Tomboy”, the first of Jim Butler’s boats. Cargo from larger boats was offloaded at Dunk Island, then carried across to the jetty at the mouth of the Hull River before being transported by truck to Tully

Black and white original photograph of the Tully Falls, taken in the 'dry' season and before 1940. The Tully Falls Hydro-electric Power Project changed the nature of the Tully Falls. The project was finally completed in 1960

Black and white photographic copy showing the Tully-Feluga bus in the 1930s. Arthur Strako drove this bus for a time

Sepia photograph of the completed road bridge over the Tully River, probably taken in the 1930s

The Tully River tramway bridge with a "loco" (cane train) passing over it with bins loaded with cut cane, on its way to the Tully sugar mill, 1950s

Black and white photograph of the memorial gates at the front of Tully State School, Mars Street. The memorial gates were erected to honour past pupils and teachers who served in the Second World War, funded by a grant from the Education Department and donations from the local Council and community societies. The official opening took place in 1948