CHS Photographic Collection
Seeing is believing
P02035. Workers rolling barrels of beer around hill no.10 tunnel, 1911. Cairns to Kuranda railway construction
The Cairns Historical Society’s photographic collection has been assessed as nationally significant for its extensive visual record of Cairns and Far North Queensland, including Cape York Peninsula.
The Cairns Historical Society holds over 24,000 digitised photographs. The photographs can be searched by subject or name and viewed in our collection catalogue.
The catalogue is not yet available online but our photographic team know the collection intimately and can assist with any query.
Purchase an image
Digital copies of images in the CHS photographic collection are available for sale.
- Low Resolution images (screen shots for reference and unpublished uses): $2
- High Resolution images (600 dpi Tiff Files): $26
Donate an image
The Society is always interested in hearing from people with images from Cairns and Far North Queensland. If you have an original image you think we could be interested in, please use the form below to make contact. We would love to hear from you!
P12549. Working on reclamation near Pier complex for new Cairns Esplanade development 2002
P10997. Cyclone damage and flooding Aquatic Club, Esplanade 1920
P14320. Cairns Esplanade, c1890
P15880. Happy group on Cairns Esplanade 1971
P10305. Army exercises Cairns Esplanade Second World War near Hospital with Nurses Quarters in background 1940s
P16010. Cairns Esplanade with concrete steps about 1981.
P17570. Sailing boats Cairns Esplanade Aquatic Club- Dunwoodys Gap in background in 1920s
P20134. Beach at the northern end of Esplanade looking towards hospital 1960s
P19185. People with cast nets fishing on Cairns Esplanade 1981
P18509. Esplanade Cairns with coconut palms and Cairns Base Hospital in background in 1950s
P19502. Bellevue Hotel on the Esplanade with people sitting on the lawn under coconut trees May 2002
P23806. Aerial view of Esplanade with tennis courts in lower left hand corner and hospital buildings on left circa early 1980s
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