From Jessie Smith's collection showing road along foreshore and small Jetties.Sepia print. Gravel road at left - Beach front with low scrub and little Jetties at middle and right. Horse tethered at left middle."Old Coal Jetty - San Remo" - written on back.local history, photographs, foreshore san remo, sepia photograph, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Pinnacles south side of Philip Island, Cape Woolamai. Part of the Jessie Smith Collection.Coastal view of The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai - rocks at coast edge.local history, photographs, the pinnacles, cape woolamai, phillip island, coastal geography, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

From Jessie Smith's collection of Island Events & Landscapes. Group photographed at school function.Numerous group at side of Ventnor State School building. Children & adults. Verandah facing left, chimney at right.local history, photographs, schools, students, ventnor school, phillip island, black & white photograph, early education, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

From Jessie Smith's collection of Island Events & Landscapes. Ventnor State School Students.Grade photo mixed girls & boys in front of weather board wall - doors at right. Two girls in white with beads front row. All look very serious!! Possibly 1919 or 20 and possible list of names following: Front Row: Nancy Grayden, Alma Forde, Ivy Forde, Ethel West, Berta Grayden, Elma West 2nd Row: Teddy Chapman, Harold Jones, Len Jenner, Sid Forde, Reece Jones, Len West, Isobel Chapman, Gwen Minus 3rd Row: Bert West, Ray Jenner, Gordon West, Charlie Grachan, Allan Jenner, Isla Chapman, Estelle Grayden, Dolly Dixon 4th Row: John Minus, Rex Dixon, Ken McKindlay, Billie Hunter, Teacher - Kath Cummings, Myrtle Jones, Pearl Kent, Mabel Jones.Ventnor S. S. No. 3895local history, photographs, state schools, black & white photograph, early education, ventnor state school, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai Phillip Island. Beautiful coastal area. Part of the Jessie Smith Collection.View of The Pinnacles - coastal rocks projecting into sea at Cape WoolamaiThe Rose Series P 677. The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Is., Victoria.local history, photographs, cape woolamai, phillip island, black & white photograph, coastal geography, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

From Jessie Smith's collection of Island Events & Landscapes. 1st plane to land at Phillip Island.Pilot sitting in Bi-plane. Man in suit welcoming.local history, photographs, transport, aviation, aircraft, phillip island, black & white photograph, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

From Jessie Smith's collection of local events and landscapes. Community activity to supply community facility.Horse & Drays in right background. Group of men in left foreground. Wood day at Warley Hospital.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, warley hospital, black & white photograph, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

From Jessie Smith's collection. Current Post Office front extensively renovated in c August 1994. 72-23a. Side view of Post Office, Cowes. J. Harold Smith shop front at left. 72-23b. Cowes first Post Office on the cnr Thompson Avenue & The Esplanade. (Now where Isola Di Capri Italian Restaurant is located)local history, photographs, post office, cowes phillip island, black & white photograph, public buildings, thompson avenue, cowes, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

The school was built in 1874 prior to that the school was in St Philip's Church. Photograph from the Jessie Smith CollectionCowes State School building with women's group under shade of branch top right. Back to Phillip Island 1926.local history, photographs, celebrations, state schools, black & white photograph, back to phillip island, jessie smith collection

From Jessie Smith's collection of Island events & landscape. Weighing of shark on jetty caught by Mr. Arnie Brown.Shark hanging on pier. Women surrounding it.local history, photographs, fisheries, cowes pier, commercial fishing, black & white photograph, arnie brown, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Lord Stradbroke visited Phillip Island to unveil the Cairn at Rhyll 1925. Photograph from the Jessie Smith Collection.Lord Stradbroke outside windows at Cowes State School. local history, photographs, buildings, historic, black & white photograph, jessie smith collection, lord stradbroke

One of 23 photographs from the Jessie Smith Collection. Donated by Stan McFee. This is the current Cowes Foreshore Tourist Park 2020Black & White photograph of a Shelter Shed at the Council Camp Beach. A figure of a person standing behind a fence and another person between the two buildings. Trees in the background. Footbridge and garden in the foreground.On back: "Shelter Shed at Council Camp beach - Mr. McKenzie owned it."council camp beach, phillip island, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee, camping, cowes west

From Jessie Smith's collection of Island activities & landscapes. Koala on table. "Edward" was rescued in a bush fire by Mrs. Oswin-Roberts."Edward" - Koala sitting on small table. Foliage in backgroundlocal history, photographs, cowes, black & white photograph, wildlife in captivity, edward the koala, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee, mrs oswin roberts

From Jessie Smith's collection of Island Events & Landscapes. Early education facilities. Sold off to private owners c 1990.Back view of Ventnor State School with chimney at right - landscape flat.local history, photographs, state schools, black & white photograph, early education, ventnor state school, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

From Jessie Smith's collection. The S.S. Genista was an early steamer running between Stony Point, Cowes, Rhyll and San Remo c.1880's.Sepia Photograph - close-p of S.S.Genista with stern in line with pier. Man leaning over edge of pier at middle left.The Rose series P655 - S.S. Genista leaving the pier, Cowes Victoria. Copyright.local history, photographs, shipping, maritime technology, ferries, cowes, phillip island, sepia photograph, water transport cowes, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection from Mrs Jessie Smith. The Isle of Wight Hotel was destroyed by fire 1926. At the time it was one of two Hotels on the Island.After the fire at Isle of Wight Hotel, 1926, showing chimneys standing and debris in foreground.local history, photographs, isle of wight hotel, cowes, phillip island, sepia photograph, building fire, the esplanade cowes, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection from Jessie Smith showing an early Tea Rooms, 1920.The Tea Rooms West Cowes - 1920. Bungalow with lady and gent at doorway and footbridge at centre right foreground. Trees at right top. This is the current Cowes Foreshore Tourist Park. 2020local history, photographs, tea rooms, west cowes, phillip island, black & white photograph, seaside end of council camp, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee, camping

Part of a collection from Jessie Smith. Visit of HMAS Australia off Cowes. Foreshore development.View of HMAS Australia in middle background at end of Thompson Avenue. Hitching rail right foreground.local history, photographs, military history, navy, navy vessels, cowes foreshore, phillip island, black & white photograph, cowes, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection from Jessie Smith. Mechanics Hall later destroyed by fire 9th March 1933 Rebuilt and became the Kindergarten. Being used by the Genealogy Society at present (2017)The Mechanics Hall - (Shire Hall, Library and RSL rooms) - Chapel Street, Cowes. Road in front over crest. Trees behind right middle.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, chapel street, cowes, phillip island, black & white photograph, historic buildings, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection from Jessie Smith of Phillip Island events and landscapes.Submarine J.3 at sea - close up in Westernport.local history, photographs, military history, navy, naval submarine, cowes jetty, phillip island, black & white photograph, wwii, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Back to Cowes School 1926. Cowes School was built in 1874 and demolished in 1976. Primary School now located in Settlement Road, Cowes.People in summer time outside Cowes State School - side view. Back to Phillip Island 1926.local history, photographs, celebrations - back to cowes school phillip island, black & white photograph, state schools, celebrations, jessie smith collection

Part of a collection from Mrs Jessie Smith showing original Isle of Wight Hotel.Isle of Wight Hotel showing white column gate posts. Five people standing with one holding a child, two sitting on the grass and little dog all near a Cypress tree.Isle of Wight Hotellocal history, photographs, isle of wight hotel - cowes phillip island, black & white photograph, esplanade cowes, phillip island, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection from Mrs Jessie Smith. The Isle of Wight Hotel is the most prominent hotel on the Cowes foreshore near right corner of Thompson Avenue, looking north. Burnt down again and now a vacant block of land (as at 2017)Side view of Isle of Wight Hotel with roof in flames. Girl in check dress and hands on hips with dog, middle foreground. Fire 1926.local history, photographs, isle of wight hotel cowes phillip island, sepia photograph, fire, the esplanade cowes, phillip island, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection from Mrs Jessie Smith. The Isle of Wight Hotel burnt down 1926. Some say it was deliberately lit.Isle of Wight Hotel fire in 1926. Clouds of smoke over barely visible building at right, tree at left.local history, photographs, burning building, cowes, phillip island, sepia photograph, the esplanade cowes, hostelries, building fire, the isle of wight hotel cowes phillip island, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

One of a Jessie Smith Collection. Photograph of the Ventnor Football Team Back row: D Grayden, W J Jeffery, Garnet Dixon Third row: C Clarke, E W Dixon, J B Grayden, A Troutman, Rex Dixon, Rees Jones Second row: Les Jones, R T Harris, R Dixon, G Bruton, W Dixon, C Little, H V Jones. Front row: A Little, ? Johnson, H Justice E Skyles.local history, photography, ventnor football team, black & white photograph, sport, football, ventnor football club

This is from Jessie Smith's collection presented by Stan McFee. The vessel is HMS Australia. Avenue shows young Cypress trees planted in 1912 approx.Black & White Photograph of Thompson Avenue, looking north across Western Port Bay. Silhouetted ship in middle. Young Cypress in middle with lamp-post and pole at extreme right.HMS Australia 1920 Coweslocal history, photographs, mains street - streetscape - cowes, phillip island, black & white photograph, jessie smith, main street cowes 1920, stan mcfee

Photograph taken by Jessie Smith ("Girlie") of San Remo who owned the Penguin Cafe in Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Phillip Island One of the Jessie Smith Collection.Black & White photograph of the scene after fire. Chimney remaining standing. Isle of Wight Hotel. 23/4/1925phillip island, isle of wight, phillip island, jessie smith, isle of wight fire, phillip island

A brief collection of reminiscences by Diana Bassett-Smith of locals who are buried at Kangaroo Ground Cemetery along with 17 photographs following a visit on1 October 2001.Photocopy, 4 pages1983 bushfire, air vice marshall wackett, ambrose erswell, barry roach-pierson, bill pelling, billy roach-pierson, birrarung, bourchiers road, ca 13, crichton, david grant, diamond street, diana bassett-smith, donald grant, donaldson road, dorrie bourchier, duff, early settlers, elizabeth cottee, ewan cameron mp, grey house, helen kohn, isabella grant (nee stevenson), jack bourchier, james balfour, james wilson, jean stewart, jessie bull (nee haughton), jimmy cook, jocelyn, joseph stevenson, judge book village, judith furphy, kangaroo ground cemetery, kay roach-pierson, keith jocelyn, kraft foods, lacey, lloyd stuart, louise grant (nee gordon), mardi crocker, marion erswell, ned haughton, nursery, pam chevallier, passiona, peter bassett-smith, pigeon bank, rath, ricketson, robinson, ruth boyd, steven crawford baes, tintagell, tosch, vera jackson, wackett trainer, watershed jackson, willandra poultry farm, zac crocker

A huge warrior of a gum tree still stands sentinel at the wrought iron gates. In the distance some pencil pines. Survivors too of the disastrous bushfires which in the past have swept the district. A brief collection of reminiscences by Diana Bassett-Smith of locals who are buried at Kangaroo Ground Cemetery along with 17 photographs following a visit on 1 October 2001.Colour photograph print1983 bushfire, air vice marshall wackett, ambrose erswell, barry roach-pierson, bill pelling, billy roach-pierson, birrarung, bourchiers road, ca 13, crichton, david grant, diamond street, diana bassett-smith, donald grant, donaldson road, dorrie bourchier, duff, early settlers, elizabeth cottee, ewan cameron mp, grey house, helen kohn, isabella grant (nee stevenson), jack bourchier, james balfour, james wilson, jean stewart, jessie bull (nee haughton), jimmy cook, jocelyn, joseph stevenson, judge book village, judith furphy, kangaroo ground cemetery, kay roach-pierson, keith jocelyn, kraft foods, lacey, lloyd stuart, louise grant (nee gordon), mardi crocker, marion erswell, ned haughton, nursery, pam chevallier, passiona, peter bassett-smith, pigeon bank, rath, ricketson, robinson, ruth boyd, steven crawford baes, tintagell, tosch, vera jackson, wackett trainer, watershed jackson, willandra poultry farm, zac crocker

The simple brass plaque mounted on granite tells when the cemetery was established. 1851. See story of Judith Furphy. Other names observed were the plaque to Judith Furphy. The first burial and whose family name is recorded in our language, " A Furphy' . A brief collection of reminiscences by Diana Bassett-Smith of locals who are buried at Kangaroo Ground Cemetery along with 17 photographs following a visit on 1 October 2001.Colour photograph print1983 bushfire, air vice marshall wackett, ambrose erswell, barry roach-pierson, bill pelling, billy roach-pierson, birrarung, bourchiers road, ca 13, crichton, david grant, diamond street, diana bassett-smith, donald grant, donaldson road, dorrie bourchier, duff, early settlers, elizabeth cottee, ewan cameron mp, grey house, helen kohn, isabella grant (nee stevenson), jack bourchier, james balfour, james wilson, jean stewart, jessie bull (nee haughton), jimmy cook, jocelyn, joseph stevenson, judge book village, judith furphy, kangaroo ground cemetery, kay roach-pierson, keith jocelyn, kraft foods, lacey, lloyd stuart, louise grant (nee gordon), mardi crocker, marion erswell, ned haughton, nursery, pam chevallier, passiona, peter bassett-smith, pigeon bank, rath, ricketson, robinson, ruth boyd, steven crawford baes, tintagell, tosch, vera jackson, wackett trainer, watershed jackson, willandra poultry farm, zac crocker