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The construction of the Kirrama Range Road commenced in 1973 as a Public Estates Improvement project. On 27 September 1941 three monuments along the road were unveiled in memory of Percy Pease, Brice Henry and George W. Tucker respectively. This photograph was taken at the Tucker monument ceremony

Black and white photograph of the old bridge over Bulgun Creek which was devised of iron girders

Photograph of the first masonic temple in Tully. The wooden structure, built by volunteers in about 1927, was replaced in 1966 by a two-storey building. This old building was moved to a new location on Brosnan Street and became the Girl Guide hut

Sepia photograph of the first road bridge on the northern highway over the Murray River. This bridge dates from the 1920s. A new bridge was built in the late 1960s, and later the highway was re-aligned

Photo of the coconut trees at the Dunk Island resort. EJ Banfield planted a number of these and the Morris family planted several more

Photograph of the original home built by Edward Thomas Garner and his wife Edith, at Garners Beach. The beach was named after the Garner family: Edward Thomas Garner purchased his property here in 1910. Members of the Garner family are on the truck, while Mrs Shaw is at the wheel of the car. Mrs Shaw was Edward Christian Garner's mother-in-law

Black & white copy print of the original jetty at Dunk island.The jetty was built in the mid-1930s

Black & white photograph of the Pershouse home. William and Margaret Pershouse came to the Cardwell district in the late 1880s, selecting a property near the Meunga and Kennedy Creeks which they called "Glenwarn". Hilda Pershouse was one of their eight children

The Dunk Island resort commenced operation in the 1930s

Black & white original photograph of the Adelaide Steamship Company's S.S. Tully aground in Maria Creek. Crew standing on deck. The S.S. Tully was built in 1910 and was wrecked in September 1927 in the Johnstone River