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Photograph of the tents of the road building crew during the building of the Lower Tully Road.The Lower Tully section of the Main Roads developmental road from Tully town to Lower Tully was commenced in the late 1920s. Messrs Pershouse and Hunt were first contracted for the works in 1927. Some of the machinery and equipment are in the centre

The photograph shows logs piled in the yard of Lawson & Son Sawmillers & Plywood Manufacturer's, Tully. Lawsons purchased the sawmill on the bank of Banyan Creek in 1937, and sold it in the mid-1960s. The mill closed in 1976

Sepia original photograph shows AJ Campbell, HG Barnard and Thomas Butler beside a tent at a site near the Murray Falls, Murray Upper in 1916

Sepia photograph of a small aeroplane belonging to Tracey of Cairns, probably at the Tully Show grounds, where joy rides were organised. Possibly the 1930s

Black & white image of cars parked near the clubhouse, Tully Bowls Club, which was established in 1946. An old wooden house was obtained as a temporary clubhouse; additions to it were made over the years

Postcard view of the Tully River Gorge near Cardstone, with power lines. The Tully Hydro building can be seen in the lower foreground. The Kareeya power station was constructed in the 1950s with the power portion of the scheme officially opened in September 1957

Postcard view of the Tully River Gorge near Cardstone, with the road on the left

Sepia photograph of the staff of the Tully Sugar Mill Garage taken at the garage on 20 December 1949 with some of the mill machinery. The names were recorded on the back of the photo by Laurie Anderssen

Black and white photograph of the railway station, Tully. The North Coast Railway line was constructed north from Townsville at the same time as it was being built southwards from Cairns. It was finally completed in December 1924

Black and white image of the hydroelectric power station on the Tully River at the Tully Gorge. 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