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

Photograph of un-named man beside a wagon loaded with loaves of bread on the railway or loco tracks. Bread and also meat were delivered to Lower Tully, Euramo and other parts of the Tully district by way of the rail or tramway lines in the late 1920s and 1930s

The image is of Winnie, Violet and Dilly Boy. Dilly Boy showed Surveyor Smith the gap through the Walter Hill Range that the North Coast Railway took. He was presented with an engraved brass plate as "King Dilly Boy of Banyan."

Copy print of Dunk island with the old jetty on the right, and Purtaboi Island in the distance

Photograph of the Dunk Island Hotel in the 1930s with two men on the veranda. The resort on Dunk Island was officially opened in 1936

Black and white photograph of the bar at the Dunk Island hotel in 1935. Several patrons are in attendance

Copy print of the slipway and original jetty at Dunk island at low tide

Copy print showing some of the Dunk Island resort buildings. The dance hall has “DUNK” painted on the roof for aerial identification

Photo shows the bungalow built by E.J. Banfield and his wife set back from the beach at Brammo Bay, Dunk Island. An ex-journalist, Banfield settled on Dunk in 1897. He also planted an avenue of coconut palms leading up to the house. Later it was part of Dunk Island resort

Photo shows the bungalow built by E.J. Banfield and his wife on Dunk Island. An ex-journalist, Banfield settled on Dunk in 1897. He was known as “The Beachcomber” and wrote several books about the island