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Black and white photograph of the memorial gates at the front of Tully State School, Mars Street. The memorial gates were erected to honour past pupils and teachers who served in the Second World War, funded by a grant from the Education Department and donations from the local Council and community societies. The official opening took place in 1948

Photograph of the railway bridge over Banyan Creek, showing the bridge from below, taken in 1952

Black and white photograph of the unveiling of a memorial cairn to Brice Henry. The cairn is located some 9 miles from the commencement of the Kirrama Range Road, overlooking the Davidson and Murray River lands. Chairman of Cardwell Shire Council, Brice Henry died in office in 1940. From a pioneer family, he served the shire for many years as councillor and in his work in the cattle fattening industry

Sepia photograph of the view looking across Bowen Street from the railway station at Cardwell in the 1920s. The post office can be seen at the right (located on the corner of Balliol Street and the foreshore on Victoria Street)

Sepia photograph looking across Edith Street, Innisfail, taken in the aftermath of the cyclone that made landfall on 10th March 1918. The White Horse Hotel is the first building from the left, and the Oddfellows Hall is situated next to it. A small group of men are moving through the debris, damaged buildings and along the road

Sepia photograph taken looking down in the aftermath of the cyclone that made landfall on the 10th March, 1918. On the left side of the image, a group of men are standing in the front of what remains of the White Horse Hotel, Edith Street, Innisfail. A.S. Mellick's Central Merchant Store on Rankin Street is identifiable in the background

Photograph of the tents of the road building crew during the building of the Lower Tully Road.The Lower Tully section of the Main Roads developmental road from Tully town to Lower Tully was commenced in the late 1920s. Messrs Pershouse and Hunt were first contracted for the works in 1927. Some of the machinery and equipment are in the centre

Sepia photograph of three of the Cutten brothers, who pioneered the Bingil Bay area from the 1880s. On their property, Bicton, they grew many tropical fruits including pineapples. They also built a sawmill which prospered from the abundance of local timber

Photo of two shacks that are part of a timber-getters’ camp at the North Murray River in about 1940. Ron Flegler and Walter Vitti had the contract to supply timber from this area to Stand Ply Mill at Kennedy

The photograph shows logs piled in the yard of Lawson & Son Sawmillers & Plywood Manufacturer's, Tully. Lawsons purchased the sawmill on the bank of Banyan Creek in 1937, and sold it in the mid-1960s. The mill closed in 1976