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Photograph of grass huts on Bedarra Island that were set up as a ‘permanent’ camp during the slack season in the sugar cane industry (December to May). The canecutters who remained in the district often camped on Bedarra at that time. Jack Barnes and Fred Landau are standing beside the canvas and branch structure

Sepia original photograph of the sports ground at Cardwell, taken in 1930. A cricket match is in progress. Although the information on the reverse of the photo refers to "showgrounds", the Cardwell Shire showgrounds were located at Tully

Photograph of a band marching down Butler Street, Tully, in 1930. This is thought to be a May Day Parade. The shops and hotels on the south side of the street are clearly shown

Photograph showing the El Arish Hotel in the 1930s. Passing the hotel is a procession of decorated floats and vehicles as well as horses being ridden. A crowd watches from the street in front of the hotel. The occasion for the parade is not recorded

Sepia photograph of a quarry with vehicles and men working, possibly near Muff Creek, taken in about 1932. Stone was obtained from this quarry for building the road from El Arish to Mission Beach (Clump Point). This Public Estates Improvement (P.E.I.) road was officially opened in July 1936

Black and white photograph of a section of Butler Street in the 1930s. The Broadway Theatre at the rear was opened in about 1926 and demolished in the 1970s. The adjacent corrugated iron building housed a tailor and a boot-repairer

A photograph of Alex Azar’s van parked in front of a house in Tully in the 1930s. The writing on the side of the van states: “Alex Azar Mercer Tully”. This is probably Plumb Street where Alex and his wife, Sarina, and family, lived

Sepia photograph of a section of Big Maria Creek showing a house on the left on the high creek bank. Debris, possibly from clearing, lies in the shallow creek

Sepia photograph of Bingil Bay beach and headland, looking south. The unsurfaced road which follows the coast can be seen to the right. The remains of a breakwater, possibly the Cuttens Brothers' wharf can be seen above the water

Photograph of canecutters, probably a cane-cutting gang, in a sugar cane paddock holding a long stick of cane. The photograph is either at Euramo or El Arish, and taken in the 1930s