"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.