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Black and white photograph of the Cardwell Post Office, Balliol Street view, possibly in the 1930s-1940s. A small car is parked near the entrance. The kitchen can be seen to the right of the main building

Original photo of the marble honour roll erected on the stage of the Cardwell Hall after the First World War, officially unveiled in 1922 by Premier E.G. Theodore. It recognises the service of men and women of the district, 1914 – 1919. The hall was the location of the Shire Council offices at the time

Original photo of the Cardwell cenotaph erected on the Cardwell foreshore near the jetty. This “Soldiers’ monument” was officially unveiled by Governor of Queensland, Sir Mathew Nathan, in July 1921. The original marble plaque on the base commemorates H.R. Butler and A. Bryant, residents of the district who died on active service during WW1. Further commemorative plaques were added after WW2 and more recent conflicts

Sepia original photograph shows the five children of Thomas and May Butler, who lived at Murray Upper from 1902, having previously lived at the Cardwell Post & Telegraph Office. Photo taken in May 1914

Sepia photograph of the catholic church at Lower Tully. It was blessed and opened on 11 August, 1935. It became known as the Chapel of the Pioneers from 1992

Photograph of the Commonwealth Bank, Tully, on the corner of Bryant Street and Watkins Street where the original building stood for many years before being replaced by a modern brick building

Copy print of the construction camp for the workers who completed the new bridge over the Tully River at the Tully Gorge. The new bridge was constructed in the 1950s to serve Cardstone village and the Kareeya Power Station

Black and white photograph of the machinery in the crushing house during the construction of the new sugar mill at the site which became Tully. This photo was taken on 27 June, 1925. On the left are the gearing beds with their engines visible. The sugar mill commenced crushing on 5 November 1925

Copy print showing the house (bungalow) which had been Banfield’s residence, that later became the dining hall and kitchen for the resort

Copy print showing part of the engine room and machinery at the Kareeya Power Station. The Kareeya power station was constructed in the 1950s with the power portion of the scheme officially opened in September 1957. A year later the completed project was handed over to the Cairns Regional Electricity Board