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Photograph of Bryant Street looking south from the Morris Street corner. The photo shows the offices of Cardwell Shire Council with the Q.A.T.B. (Ambulance) building adjacent

Photograph of the old shop on the north bank of the Tully River at Lower Tully run by Sing Hop & Co. It was located on the property of Tom Elston when photographed here in 1975. Many Chinese banana growers came to the Tully River in the late 19th and early 20th century, and some of the Chinese also set up shops

Black and white photograph of South Mission Beach with the lifesaver's tower and a lifesaver sitting up on the tower. Children are playing on the beach. The photo is not dated

Sepia photograph of surf lifesavers on the beach at South Mission Beach, in the early 1950s

Photograph of a man carrying baskets on a yoke over his shoulders to Swaysland's fruit and vegetable shop, Tully. Hotel Tully in the background. Date unknown

Domenico and Teresa Borgna, both born in Italy, arrived at Feluga in the Tully district in 1923 where they commenced sugar cane farming. Joe was a member of the Tully Sugar Mill Board for a number of years, and served on Cardwell Shire Council, although he also endured internment during the Second World War. The family of these early pioneers continues to operate the cane farm

Copy print showing the cable car at the Kareeya Power Station. The cable car travelled 1.2km, rising 0.2km, allowing access between the power station and Koombooloomba Dam

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

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

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