Photo%20Collection

Black and white photograph taken in El Arish on the 6 March 1956 in the aftermath of Cyclone Agnes. Remains of the sawmill building and roof are in the mid-ground, and large timber logs and debris are in the foreground. Denuded trees are just discernible in the background

Sepia original photograph of Harry Bineham at the wheel of an open truck carrying a number of passengers in c.1927. The truck is labelled "For Hire". Bineham ran a general carrying business in Tully from the 1930s. His truck (possibly the one pictured) served as the town hearse for a while. Bineham Street in Tully was named after him

Sepia photograph of Trooper Harry Curtis who grew up in Murray Upper, enlisted in early 1915 and served at Gallipoli and the Middle East in the First World War. He served on Cardwell Shire Council and also joined the VDC in the Second World War. His name appears on the Honour Roll in Cardwell and Curtis Street, Tully was named after him

Tully State School group photograph taken in 1951 (the "High School Top"). Tully Primary School was increased to provide secondary education in 1951 to a Junior standard. A temporary wooden structure served as the classroom. The Tully State High School commenced in 1964

Photograph of several taxis in Tully, owned by George Hinkler (brother of Aviator, Bert Hinkler). When not on a fare they were usually parked at his business on the corner of Still and Richardson Streets during the 1920s

Taken in the 1930s, this is a photograph of a team of two horses pulling several trucks (cane bins) loaded with hand-cut sugar cane. One worker is holding the reins and there are no tracks. The location is the Tully district. Trash can be seen in the paddock

Copy print showing Hugo Brassey near the original jetty at Dunk island in the 1930s, with a large fish. Brassey purchased and developed the resort on Dunk Island from 1935

Copy print showing Hugo Brassey’s boat, “Moonbeam”, near Dunk island in the 1930s. “Moonbeam” is variously described as a “yacht” and a “69 foot launch”. It was one of several boats used at Dunk Island in the late 1930s, all with “romantic names” including Moonbeam, Sunbeam and Twilight

Photograph of the house built for Hugo Brassey and his wife on Dunk Island in the late 1930s. Brassey acquired the resort in 1935 and it was officially opened in 1936. Brassey served in WW2. He returned to Dunk after the war but returned to England soon after this on the death of his father

Hugo Brassey purchased the Dunk Island resort in 1935. This image shows the house built for him on the island