Associated with the Stalker family of Surrey Hills. Betty Neil Smith (Stalker) was born in 1919 in Balwyn (Surrey Hills). She was one of 4 daughters of Alexander MacLaren Stalker (1885-1970/1973) and Charlotte Eleanor Hayward (1884-1953) who were married in 1911. Her sisters were Ruth McLaren Stalker (1913, Surrey Hills), Joan Winnock Stalker (1917, Surrey Hills) and Beatrice Mary Stalker(1919). Their mother Charlotte Hayward was a teacher prior to her marriage. Their father Alexander, an accountant, lived in Wattle Valley Road, Canterbury in 1910. From 1912-1931 they are listed at ‘Benwerrin’, (44) Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills. This was later the home of Beatrice Mary and Howard Everard. Betty, Ruth and Joan later lived at 9/48 Wandsworth Road. it is assumed that the photo is of the Stalker girls and given their parents' later residence at Brighton, this may have been taken at Brighton beach. This photo documents part of the social history of a family with a long and strong association with Surrey Hills. The backdrop of the typical bathing boxes used for changing into swimsuits, for lunch and for storing sports and beach gear, documents beach recreation and culture of the 1930s. For many years in the late nineteenth century, Brighton was Melbourne's favourite seaside destination. The now iconic bathing boxes were a response to Victorian ideas of morality and sea bathing. There are 82 Brighton bathing boxes, which protected by a heritage overlay because of their uniform scale and proportion, building materials, sentry order alignment. All retain their classic Victorian architectural features with timber framing, weatherboards and corrugated iron roofs. They remain as they did over one hundred years ago, as licensed bathing boxes. Service amenities such as electricity or water were never connected.A black and white photograph of many people enjoying the beach. There are bathing boxes in the background and some ti-tree beyond that.uniforms, clothing and dress, bathing boxes, stalker family

Black and white photograph of the Terang day crowds using the bathing boxes at the South Beach, mid 20'smid 1920's from Mr McConnell Terangsouth beach, terang day, crowd, group, bathing boxes, ocean, sea, pea soup

Sybil Craig, Half Moon Bay c.1930, pencil and watercolour, 21 x 18.8 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection. Purchased 2020.half moon bay, sybil craig, bayside, coast, bathing box, bathers, black rock, boat, landscape

Photo shows Bathing boxes and rotunda on the front beach at TorquayA record of early days at Torquay.Coloured photographtorquay beach victoria, bathing boxes

Photo shows locals and bathing boxes on the back beach Torquay.A scene of times past.Black and white photo.torquay beach, bathing boxes

Black and white Photograph of the South beach, showing the bathing boxes in the right middleground on the reef of rock with two people on the left 10/04/1929Bathing Beach Port Fairybathing beach, south, beach, sea, pea soup, ocean, rock, reef

Photograph shows a group of beachgoers on the front beach at Torquay with bathing boxes in the background.The beach boxes in the background were a significant feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953.Black and white photograph.torquay beach, bathing boxes

Photograph shows crowds of beachgoers on Torquay front beach in front of bathing boxes.The bathing boxes in the background were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953. A water tower, long removed, is also visible in the background.Black and white photographtorquay victoria., bathing boxes, beach crowds early 1900s, beach wear

Photograph shows bathing boxes on the Torquay front beach around to Point DangerThe bathing boxes were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953. Black and white photographtorquay beach, bathing boxes

Photograph shows a young boy sitting on Torquay beach in front of a bathing box.Bathing boxes were a feature of the Torquay beachfront pre 1950sBlack and white photographtorquay victoria

Possibly pre-World War 2, Mentone Baths with bathing boxes in ParkdaleM The picture details the Hot Sea Baths. They were also considered good for one's health, they were a tourist destination for many years until they were burnt down in the late 1950'sPost Card with beach scene. Baths building on right with beach in front. Cliffs on the left hand side of pictureOn back of picture: "Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. / Armadale Victoria." "Post Card" printed at top of back of card, with drawing of a rose in the centre.mentone baths, beach, rose series, post card, 1940, 1950s

South Beach - showing horses and buggies.Black and white photograph of the beach pavillion at the South Beach with horses and buggies in the foreground and the bathing boxes in the background on the left hand side- taken for use as a postcardThe Beach pavilion Port Fairy beach, pavilion, south beach, kiosk, horses, buggies, bathing boxes

Photograph shows a young lady sitting on the beach wall at Torquay in front of the bathing boxes.The beach boxes in the background were a feature of the beachfront until 1953.Black and white photographtorquay victoria, bathing boxes

Photograph shows a family frolicking on the Torquay beachfront in front of bathing boxes lining the foreshore.The bathing boxes in the background were a significant feature of the Torquay beachfront until 1953.Black and white photographtorquay beach, beach activities, bathing boxes

Photograph shows two lady bathers on the Torquay front beach in front of bathing boxes.The bathing boxes were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953.Black and white photographtorquay beach, bathing boxes

Shows group of beach goers on Torquay Beach in front of Bathing boxes early 1920.sSepia copy photo1920s beach goers

Black and white photograph. Port Phillip Bay beach, excursion. Rocky promontory with beach further on - bathing boxes seen in B91.427, houses and jetty on next point.port phillip bay beach, excursion, rocks

Photograph shows a family group in swimwear, wrapped in towels and blankets, on the beach at Torquay with bathing boxes in the background.A record of beach fashions, and bathing boxes that had disappeared from the beach by the 1950s.Black and white photographtorquay victoria

Black and white photograph. Port Phillip Bay beach, excursion. Stretch of beach with bathing boxes, several people sitting on the beach, cliff face at far end of beach.port phillip bay beach, excursion, bathing boxes

Pavilion at South Beach showing horses & buggiesBlack and white photograph of the Pavilion at South Beach showing horses & buggies in the middle ground with a group of people in the kiosk and in the background the bathing boxes and swings taken for use as a postcardThe Rose Series P.1143. Copyright- The Pavillion at the Bathing Beach Port Fairy Vic. beach, pavilion, south beach, bathing boxes, kiosk, horses, buggies, people, family

Black and white photograph of Bullock Island, the entrance from Bass Strait to the Gippsland Lakes, the hummocks at the south shore of the lakes. Bathing boxes on Bullock Island. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, islands, houses

The photograph shows a group of young girls in swimming costumes and two young men in blazers on a Torquay beach with bathing boxes in the background.A memory of early beach culture at TorquayBlack and white photographtorquay victoria

Black and white copy 9.5 x 15|Black and white copy 12x18Black and white photograph of the entrance and Bullock Island. It shows the western end of Bullock Island with bathing boxes, rock groynes, and sandy shore beneath Jemmys Point. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakesislands, waterways, bridges, topography

Also same image|Faded copy 10x15|Black and White 12x17.5|Black and White 20x28.5Black and white postcard of the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes, showing buildings at New Works, cranes on ends of piers, jetty and bathing boxes on bullock Island, steamer passing island. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakeswaterways, islands, topography

Photo shows beach front with figures dressed in 'beach wear ' of the time in foreground. A line of bathing boxes in middle ground can be seen. Early Torquay houses along esplanade in background.Black and white photo (copy) of Torquay front beach in early 1900s.

Port Fairy views - gardens, river, beachMontage of 5 Photographs headed with a large flourishing banner announcing Greetings from Port Fairy (postcard)published by Wm.Thompson Port Fairy- Greetings from Port fairy,View in the gardens Port fairy ,Government wharf Port Fairy Bathing boxes Port Fairygardens, river, beach, crags, botanical gardens, bathing boxes, battery hill, wharf, government wharf, moyne river, port fairy