HUNDREDS gathered at the Mareeba Heritage Museum and Visitor Information Centre to celebrate its 20th birthday. The day paid tribute to the sponsors and volunteers who have supported the facility over the past two decades.
Cherith Ballin, 8, Mareeba enjoys a game of marbles at the Mareeba Heritage and Visitor Information Centre birthday celebrations.
Mareeba Heritage Museum curator Mary Thompson in the tobacco stringing competition during Saturday's birthday celebrations.
Harley Cek, 8, Mareeba, pans for gold at the North Queensland Miners Association display at the heritage centre's anniversary day.
Committee members Mary Thompson, Jackie Morris, Mareeba Shire Cr Mary Graham, Cardie Peters and Ron Blundell celebrate the centre's 20th birthday.
Volunteers Ellen Duff, Margaret Tabone, Gail Campbell and Noela Kent, all of Mareeba, donned heritage costumes to celebrate the museum's anniversary.
Robyn Anderson, Tolga, Mareeba's Shannon Palmer, 13, how to spin wool using her father's 100-year-old spinning wheel and wool from her former property in Victoria.
Aldo and Ellen Pezzelato, Kairi, at the heritage centre's birthday celebrations. Ellen is wearing her original nursing cape from her time at the Calvary Hospital in Cairns.
Volunteers Colin Cater, Pat Mason and Keith Wyer, Mareeba, cut the ribbon for the opening of Jamieson House at the heritage centre.
Sydney visitors Igor Katel and Angelika Katel, 1, sign in with volunteers Jan Byrne and Millie Cek at heritage centre.
Flynn Sleeman, 3, Kuranda, works an original water pump on display at the Mareeba Heritage Centre celebrations.
Former tobacco grower Ross Cuzzubbo, Mutchilba, plies his trade in the tobacco stringing competition at the Mareeba Heritage Centre birthday party.