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Colour photograph of coconut palms on Dunk Island and view through to the ocean

Image showing the buildings at the Dunk Island resort, including chalets and the dining room in the upper right. This photo was probably taken in the late 1930s

Photograph of the ring at a Tully Show, with the horse jumps set up in the centre, Cattle being walked around and a number of cars visible

Shows 13 Indigenous men wearing an assortment of traditional or European clothing, with some holding spears and boomerangs. All but one of the men is adorned with ceremonial body paint

Group of Aboriginal men, women and children. Some of the men carry spears; some of the men are adorned with traditional body paint and tribal marks (scarification on the torso)

Black & white photograph showing an aerial view of the Basilisk Range. Cane fields and the township of Moresby in the foreground

Black & white photograph. Aerial view of Basilisk Range and surrounding farmland

Black & white photograph. Aerial view of Basilisk Range and surrounding farmland taken from Henderson Drive. Small settlements just visible in foreground, and South Johnstone Mill visible in background on left side of image

Black and white photograph of Dunk Island from the air, probably in the 1940s. Edmund Banfield, the famous Beachcomber who lived on Dunk from 1897 to his death in 1923, recorded that the Aboriginal name for the isle was Coonanglebah. A resort was established here by Hugo Brassey in the 1930s. During WW2 Dunk Island was annexed by the RAAF and became home to secret radar equipment

Photograph of ex-Servicemen, Boy Scouts and other people outside the El Arish Hall, thought to be on Anzac Day, 1952. The El Arish Soldiers’ Memorial School of Arts was built by the community pioneers, and officially opened in October 1930. Balls, meetings, plays and many community events have been held here over the years