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Sepia photograph of Paronella Park taken soon after the official opening. José Paronella purchased 13 acres of virgin scrub at Mena Creek in 1929 where he created his castle and home. The park was officially opened to visitors in 1935

Sepia photograph of the catholic church at Lower Tully. It was blessed and opened on 11 August, 1935. It became known as the Chapel of the Pioneers from 1992

Photograph of the first plane to land at Brice Henry’s Riversdale airstrip. Passengers included Prime Minister Sir Joe Lyons and Dame Enid Lyons arriving to inspect Brice Henry’s Coastal Fattening scheme

Copy of a photograph of St Rita's Catholic Church, under construction at Feluga in 1935. The foundation stone was laid in May by Bishop Heavey, and the new church was blessed and opened on 14 July. The church was closed in 1984, and sold in 1992. It was then converted into units

Black and white photograph of Tully State School after the fire in 1935. St. Clare's Church and Convent School buildings can be seen behind the ruined primary school. The building currently on this site replaced the burnt school, it was completed in 1938 and is now heritage listed

The Dunk Island resort staff, photographed in the 1930s, seated outside the kitchen at the resort

Copy print showing the original jetty at Dunk island in the 1930s, with a crew unloading a boat

Photograph shows the un-surfaced road and single lane bridge that was opened on the Bingil Bay Road in 1936

Black and white photograph of members of the 1936 Cardwell football team, probably pictured at the Cardwell sports ground

Black and white photograph of members of the Cardwell Railway Refreshment Room staff netball team