Exhibitions - Mission Beach Historical Society

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Recreation

"TULLY 100 Connecting Communities Exhibitions", part of the events commemorating Tully's Centenary - celebrating our town and community in 2024.

Four exhibitions were held from 13 May 2024 to 21 June 2024 at the Tully Library, Innisfail Library, Mission Beach Library, and the Cardwell Museum.

The exhibitions were centred around four themes: Art Deco/Innisfail, Regional Football/El Arish, Recreation/Mission Beach and Local Government/Cardwell. Each theme was represented through a series of photographic exhibitions aptly named 'Connecting Communities'. These photographs are not just pictures, they're stories – stories of our past, our present, and our future.

The theme the Mission Beach Historical Society chose to present at the Mission Beach library was 'Recreation'.

This theme connects Mission Beach to Tully. Over the years, Mission Beach has been a favourite recreation choice for Tully locals, folks from Cardwell, El Arish and beyond with many social gatherings organized by families, schools and community groups. This slideshow contains historical images of the various activities, transport and roads that enabled participation in Mission Beach recreation.

Enjoy the Mission Beach Historical Society slideshow created by Meryl Harding with old photographs sourced from the Tully library archives, some laminated photos and some of the frames from the ‘Echo of the Past’ exhibition.

With thanks to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council and Cassowary Coast Libraries and Museum.

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Banfield

People should be aware that this slideshow contains names and images of deceased people.

Born in England, Edmund J. Banfiled grew up in Australia and moved to Townsville in 1882.

Due to ill-health, he re-located to Dunk Island, where he lived for over twenty-five years with his wife Bertha.

In 1908 his first book, "The Confessions of a Beachcomber" was published. In it he described Dunk Island as his "Isle of Dreams".

Ted Banfield, writer/conservator recorded the astonishing beauty of our area as well as the Djiru ways.

On the 1st of June 2023, the Mission Beach Historical Society organised a social gathering to commemorate the 100th anniversary of E. Banfield's death.

Attendees enjoyed a short presentation given by Deirdre Holmes and Liz Lang, a slide show (subtitles on book plates being wording from Banfield's books) created by Meryl Harding and an historical display.

Learn more about Banfield: https://mbhs.com.au/.../our.../art/138-the-banfields-of-dunk

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Echo Of The Past

People should be aware that this slideshow contains names and images of deceased people.

Historical photographs from Mission Beach, 1890s – 1950s.

A Collaboration between the Mission Beach Historical Society and the Djiru Warrangburra Aboriginal Corporation.

Coinciding with the anniversary of the 1918 cyclone, a series of historic photographs (portraits, landscapes, social events and work life scenes), a slide show of photos, videos, Djiru cultural objects, history boards and series of drawings about the Hull River Aboriginal Settlement provided an insight in the diverse early history of Mission Beach.

The display offered a snapshot of an intriguing, beautiful, dynamic frontier region and its people, making the history of Far North Queensland accessible for current and future generations. Through the themes of community, sea and land, the photographs and Djiru cultural objects have been used as points of focus to examine all aspects of Mission Beach history.

Recollections from Djiru people, the first pioneers and later settlers, farmers, attendees at gatherings and war time events allowed all visitors to reflect on the past, preserve and enhance important memories and events, and foster and celebrate a sense of identity, diversity and cultural connections between Djiru and the wider community.

Following the displacement of many Djiru in 1918 to Palm Island, Djiru were not welcome to come back to Mission Beach until recently. It seems like a whole page of history has been blanketed or obliterated through massacres, abuse and discrimination. Djiru desperately wanted to tell their side of history and share it with the wider community.

The aim of this exhibition is to tell stories that are relevant and significant to today’s multicultural society and to emphasise the history of the Djiru people with the aim of achieving reconciliation and healing of the past.

Enjoy the Mission Beach Historical Society slideshow created by Meryl Harding.

With thanks to the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) - Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, Art Print Frame Gallery, Cassowary Coast Regional Council and Shane Knuth MP for their support.'

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