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Port Douglas Post Office opened on 1 September 1877.[5] It grew quickly, and at its peak Port Douglas had a population of 12,000 and 27 hotels. With the construction of the Mulligan Highway it serviced towns as far away as Herberton. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Douglas#:~:text=Port%20Douglas....

The registration plates noted are from Tipperary South Riding, does not add much for the purposes of dating the photo. HI 1 to HI 9999 (Dec 1903 - Sep 1954).

O’Gorman premises (Head Office, Sales Department & Showrooms) at 36 & 37 Parnell Street, Clonmel, Tipperary. Comments: I believe the 2 Fords (with starter handles) are the same type? The strange, very clean car windscreen. The near front side, wonky looking wooden wheel. A shop front display, comprising of a radiator, starter handle and lights! Car registration 'HI 424' on the radiator. And a werewolf of place, next door to the premises! See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Gorman_Coach_Builders This showroom is next to Hearns Hotel(which is still there today), where Charles Bianconi established his horse-drawn coach travel empire.

A Fordson tractor of the sort produced in Cork 1919 - 1922 www.flickr.com/photos/jerseyjj/3371720622/

are there any car spotters who can ID this type of car ?? www.flickr.com/photos/foxglove/26210392/ its an old photo from Newry, man by the wheel was a local doctor and his driver standing off side

Desktop 123 Desktop 123 "...werewolf of place next door" hehheh! That's a perfect description.

From 1871 onwards, the Post and Telegraph services to the Lower Herbert valley have provided a vital communication link between Ingham and the rest of the world. In 1874, the first Telegraph line was erected by Henry Simmonds between Waterview and the Lower Herbert (later Ingham), at a cost of £900 (approx. $105,039.50). In 1900, a purpose-built Post and Telegraph office replaced the original small building. Constructed by E. Corbett of Ingham. It was a solid timber and tin building with an L -shaped design. The Post and Telegraph office consisted of a foyer and counter area with a mail sorting room behind with five private boxes installed with public access. A small battery room was located at the end of the veranda for the telegraph service. The accommodation was provided for the single male clerks. The house contained three bedrooms, a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom and storeroom with a veranda wrapping around two sides for the men to catch the breeze of an afternoon. By 1923, substantial renovations to the Post office were required to cope with mail associated with growth in the region. The sorting room, exchange and battery room were doubled in size and a new bank of private postal boxes were installed along the entrance veranda. A Savings Bank was added to the business and a small timber building was provided for the linesman with a stable and the toilet nearby. Source: www.hinchinbrookway.com.au/things-to-do/culture-art-histo...