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Black and white image of the hydroelectric power station on the Tully River at the Tully Gorge. The Kareeya power station was constructed in the 1950s with the power portion of the scheme officially opened in September 1957. A year later the completed project was handed over to the Cairns Regional Electricity Board

Black and white photograph of the partially completed chimney during the construction of the new sugar mill at the site which became Tully

The construction of the Tully Sugar Mill began in 1924. This image from June 1925 shows the partially completed boiler house on the right. The first crush commenced on 5 November 1925

Taken in the Japoonvale - Silkwood district, the two locomotives are steam engines. Trucks containing cut cane can also be seen behind the locos

Photo shows some of the official party at the unveiling of the Kennedy Memorial cairn at South Mission Beach. It was unveiled on 23 May 1948 as part of the celebrations for the centenary of Edmund Kennedy's exploration. The cairn is located 2 miles north of where Kennedy landed, on a reserve then named the Kennedy Memorial Park

Sepia photograph of Butler Street, the main street of Tully, looking east with the Post Office on the right. The street is lined with cars

Sepia photograph taken in the aftermath of the cyclone that made landfall on the 10th March, 1918. Buildings in the background include the White Horse Hotel, though it is not identifiable from this view. Photograph possibly taken from the northern end of Owen Street looking south-east, and the buildings are presumed to be facing Edith Street, Innisfail

William (Wilhelm) Peters was a carpenter by trade, hailing from Hamburg. He was one of the first party to land at Rockingham Bay to set up the new settlement in 1864 that became Cardwell. His son was the first white child born in the district; he was named George Cardwell Peters. William died on 17 June 1917, aged 81 years and was buried in Mareeba

William Boyle was instrumental in the building of the Lower Murray Provisional School and also taught there in the 1890s. He drew up the plans for the new Murray Upper School and taught there from 1904 to 1910 and also 1914 to 1924 (with a short break in 1922)

Black & white photograph of William Willis with his raft “Age Unlimited”. In September 1964, Willis arrived on his raft at the beach south of the Tully River after sailing alone from Peru