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Black and white photograph of the second jetty at Cardwell. The original jetty that was built in 1872 was located out from near the old telegraph office and was destroyed by a cyclone. The jetty in this image, built near where the current jetty was completed in 1969, was itself damaged by the cyclone of 1918 and reduced drastically in length

Sepia photograph of the Keto family home on their cane farm at El Arish

Sepia photograph of Victoria Street, Cardwell, looking North in about 1930. The Marine Hotel is on the left. Shops in the distance include Ryley's Newsagency

Sepia original photograph of the Marine Hotel, Victoria Street, Cardwell. Originally a single storey building dating from 1871, it was extended in 1877. It served the community well but was demolished and replaced by a new hotel-motel building which was officially opened in November 1967

Copy print of the buildings provided for the construction workers building the Koombooloomba Dam as part of the Tully River Hydro-electric power scheme. Over 900 people lived here during the construction period. The mens’ barracks are in the foreground

Black and white photograph of the new Methodist Church on the corner of Watkins and McQuillen Streets, Tully. This building was dedicated on 24 November 1956. Adjacent, the manse was the first Methodist church building, brought to Tully from Chillagoe in 1927

Black and white photograph of the Methodist Church building at El Arish. This building was dedicated on 24 May 1959

Black and white photograph of the Murray Falls with a group of people on the rocks at the base. From the Butler family collection: the people are possibly members of the Thomas Butler family of Murray Upper

Black and white original photograph of the National Bank of Australasia building (later the National Australia Bank), located on Butler Street adjacent to the Post Office. The National Bank moved into this concrete building in 1928

Sepia photograph of a vehicle parked on the new road to Googarra Beach, with several people standing nearby. Googarra Beach lies between Tully Heads and Hull Heads. The Hull Road was developed by Cardwell Shire Council during the depression years of the 1930s