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Copy print showing the construction of the road bridge over the Tully River at the Tully Gorge near Cardstone, photographed in 1952. The hydro-electric power scheme on the Tully River was completed in the 1950s. The bridge was upgraded in association with the power plant construction

Black and white photograph of the new Tully State School building under construction in 1936 after the original school on this Mars Street site burnt down in 1935

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

Black and white photograph of the original Cardwell Divisional Board Hall which became the Cardwell Shire Hall. Located at 51 Victoria Street, it was built in 1892. This photo was taken before it was refurbished in 1988 to become the library. The closed-in portion of the veranda is visible, and also the supper room at the rear. It was severely damaged by Cyclone Yasi in 2011 and subsequently rebuilt. Now a heritage listed property, it houses the J.C. Hubinger Museum

Black and white print of the old hall, Feluga, situated near the railway station. Erected by the Farmers Association, in 1926, it was some 40 feet by 25 feet. The Feluga Provisional School opened here on 7th February 1927 pending a purpose-built school. On the first day 25 children were enrolled, and the teacher was Michael F. Callaghan. The hall was destroyed by a cyclone in 1956

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

Black and white photograph of children in front of the Riversdale School. This school, situated on Davidson Road, opened in May 1953 as a one teacher school and closed on 23rd August 1968

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