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Black & white photograph of the Pershouse home. William and Margaret Pershouse came to the Cardwell district in the late 1880s, selecting a property near the Meunga and Kennedy Creeks which they called "Glenwarn". Hilda Pershouse was one of their eight children

Black and white photograph of the Pipe Band leading the May Day (Labour holiday) parade in 1948. In the 1940s a procession of floats moved from the Shire Hall on Bryant Street, down Butler Street to the show grounds. Children's events and an adult sports programme completed the celebrations

The Dunk Island resort commenced operation in the 1930s

Photograph of the QCWA hall, located on Plumb Street, Tully. The Tully Branch of the CWA (QCWA) was formed in 1926. They applied for land on Plumb Street for rest room purposes in 1927 and the hall was built in 1929 at a cost of £750

Photo taken in the early 1930s showing a number of "boaties" on the "Red Wing", a boat owned by Fred (Nobby) Whiting

Photograph of “Red Wing”, a pleasure boat owned by Whitings, taken in the 1930s

Sepia photograph of horse jumping event at the Tully Show, thought to be the first annual show, held in 1934

Sepia photograph showing the construction of the first road bridge over the Tully River, 1928

Black and white photograph of Tully State School after the fire in 1935. St. Clare's Church and Convent School buildings can be seen behind the ruined primary school. The building currently on this site replaced the burnt school, it was completed in 1938 and is now heritage listed

Black & white original photograph of the Adelaide Steamship Company's S.S. Tully aground in Maria Creek. Crew standing on deck. The S.S. Tully was built in 1910 and was wrecked in September 1927 in the Johnstone River