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Photograph of people at Flying Fish Point watching speed boat races. Three speed boats are visible on the right near the horizon. The locals are thought to have arrived on the boat “Wanderer”. Two sugar lighters are anchored nearby

Black and white original photograph of St. Clare's School, established in Tully in 1928. The Sisters of the Good Samaritan arrived in February 1928 and classes commenced in the church. The foundation stone for the school building photographed was laid in 1933 with lessons commencing here in April 1934

Photograph of the remains of the Feluga Hotel after a fire destroyed the building in April 1934. Another fire in 1960 destroyed the hotel which had been built on the site to replace the original building

Sepia photograph of the Keto family home on their cane farm at El Arish

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

Sepia photograph of the front view of Tully Hospital taken from Bryant Street. This was the first purpose built hospital building in Tully

Photograph of Grade 1 children at Tully State School in 1934, photographed in front of the old school which burnt down in 1935

Photograph of children at Tully State School, photographed in front of the original school on Mars Street which burnt down in November 1935

Robert La Mont Atkinson was the grandson of pioneer James Atkinson who first came to North Queensland in 1864, while Ruth Collins was the daughter of Edgar and Mary Collins. Kirrama Station was in the Collins family from 1896 until 1972

Copy print showing the old saw bench in use on Dunk island in the 1930s. The saw was run by the tractor, which was also the tractor used to clear an area on Dunk for the aerodrome in 1937. Hugo Brassey arranged for the construction of the aerodrome. It was later extended by the RAAF in World War II