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Black and white photograph of the original Cardwell State School building which was erected in 1887, taken in the early 1930s. The school bell on its post can be seen to the right. This building was replaced in 1935 when a new school was constructed on the site

Photograph of Butler Street, the main street of Tully decorated with palm fronds for Christmas in about 1930

Black and white photograph of the main street of Tully (Butler Street) decorated with palm fronds for Christmas in the 1930s. A number of cars are parked along the street

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

Black and white photograph of the railway station at El Arish. The North Coast railway line was constructed north from Townsville at the same time as it was being built southwards from Cairns. It was finally completed in December 1924. The section from Innisfail to El Arish was completed on 18th December, 1922, and the El Arish to Feluga section was completed on 3rd December, 1923 and opened for public traffic

Sepia photograph of a Buick automobile with Mrs Ellen Flegler and her son, Ron, standing beside it. Taken in the Tully area, in the early 1930s

Photograph of Euramo Hotel in about the 1930s. This building was built in 1928 but burnt down in August 1971. The licensees at the time of the fire were Alf and Olga Beltrame. A new building was soon constructed on the site

Sepia photograph of the home of Thomas and May Butler which was located at Murray Upper. The small building on the left is the post office. The building next to it is the original slab hut built by Leopold Stamp in the 1880s, which he called Blechynden but which the Butlers changed to Fringford when they bought the property

Photograph of a Gipsy Moth plane taken on the air strip that became the Tully Aerodrome. Joy flights in this plane were provided in the 1930s by Clem Howard