This is a photo of the "Queen Competition", probably the best remembered entertainment of the 1930's. Four local lasses were chosen to represent the following: Bellfield Hotel, Grampians House, The Cricket Club and the Grampians Mountains. When the long awaited evening came each Queen and her attendants paraded through the hall, the results were announced and the winner (who this year was Valerie Evans) took her place on a throne erected in the middle of the stage. The other Queens made their way to thrones on either side of her. The audience were treated to a right royal display as the "Bishop" placed a crown on the winner's head. Much merriment followed including a play, with students dressed as Minnie and Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters. For the names of the people in the photo refer to "Bridging the Gap" by Ida Stanton, p.88. The photo shows a group of people arranged on and below a dais. There is a woman dressed as royalty sitting on a throne in the centre, flanked by a man dressed as a bishop on the left and a man dressed as a courtier on the right. There are two young girls in long white dresses wearing flowered bands in their hair standing in front of the men. There are more girls in white dresses and flower bands along both sided of the dais and two youths wearing ruffle fronted shirts and holding batons/walking sticks(?) at the front of each row of girls. Carpeted steps lead down from the dais and in front of the dais on either side are two boys dressed as pages. Flower arrangements flank the foot of the stairs.recreation, entertainment

Occasional picnic trains took large groups of visitors to the base of the mountain range & sometimes as far as the quarry. Other journeys terminated at Fyans Creek station on the south side of Mt Dryden. Most trips were Sunday School & Church outings, some on the annual Good Friday picnic. Spring was also a popular timePhoto shows train at siding. Man standing on engine roof with bucket in hand; woman in right hand corner of photo looking on; passenger looking out of open doorway. R333 written on back of engine car. Engine turned back to fronttransport, trains

Occasional picnic trains took large groups of visitors to the base of the mountain range & sometimes as far as the quarry. Other journeys terminated at Fyan's Creek station on the south side of Mt. Dryden. Most trips were Sunday School & church outings - some on the annual Good Friday picnic day. spring was also a popular time.Photo shows train at siding. Man standing on engine roof with bucket in hand; woman in right-hand corner looking on; passenger standing at open carriage door. R 333 written on back of engine car. Engine turned back to front.transport, trains

Phot copy of Rose Series Post card no 4895 Titled Morningside GrampiansFront view of house, Woman and child on verandah, Man standing under tree, two people seated on deck chairs under tree Bungalow on right of photoThe Rose Series P 4895accommodation, guesthouses, morningside

Roses Gap Road at WartookPhoto shows car (T-Model Ford?) with trailer Young woman sitting on front fender, small girl standing on running board, with gerry can beside her Other people in back seat of car Young boy standing near trailer drinking from a cupRoses Gap Rad at Wartookrecreation, camping, access routes, roads

Photo of Maggie Galbraith.A transparency exists in Slide Box 5Photo shows a woman (Maggie Galbraith) standing in front of a large boulder. She is wearing a black dress and has fern and flowers tucked into her waistband.people, galbraith

Young woman is cousin Doris Boyd Young man is Ray KnightPhoto shows a young woman and young man holding a fish between them they are standing in front of a brush fencepeople, knight

This photo shows the first Delley's Bridge, built to cross the Fyans Creek to provide access to Halls Gap and beyond in the 1880's. The bridge was swept away a number of times in floods. This bridge was replaced by a higher timber structure but constant erosion of the creek bank eventually led to its replacement by a timber and concrete structure. After nearly 50 years of its use, wear and tear necessitated a fourth bridge to be erected in 2001.A log bridge across a creek with a man standing on the bridge. A woman in a white dress and hat is beside the creek and a man is standing near her on the bank. In the left background a house can just be seen through the trees.structures, bridges

This is a photo of Knight's tea-rooms at Henham. The tea-rooms were moved from the Henham Estate to the Wannon in 1931.Photo shows a building with a woman and two children standing in front. There are large eucalypt trees to the left of the building.buildings, tea rooms

The photo shows "Knight's Bridge" at the Wannon River Crossing.Photo shows two women, one sitting and one standing leaning on the other woman's shoulder. They are on a wooden footbridge with water in the foreground and thick bush in the background.structures, bridges

Photo shows old wooden rail bridge curved up and over a creek. A man is standing on bridge looking down, a woman is kneeling behind man and is also looking down. Tree branches are leaning over bridge.'Old rail bridge"structures, bridges, trains

The photo is of Ellen, Gus and Charles Knight in AraratPhoto shows a woman and two men standing in a garden.people, knight

Three people looking up at Broken Falls.Photo shows three people, a woman and two men, standing on rocks at the base of a waterfall, which falls in two distinct parts (Broken Falls).scenery, waterfalls

The photo shows a woodchopping competition in an unknown location in the Grampians. The identity of the people in the photo is unknown.The photo shows a large group of men standing in a clearing , around a cut log with a crow bar lodged in it. Other similar logs lie around the clearing. Many of the men are holding axes. There is a woman in a large hat standing beside a post in the right foreground and a man standing on a rock or log behind her with a pipe in his mouth.recreation, woodchopping competition

A family on holiday in the Grampians. The deep wagon is an early form of caravan, which folded down and was ready to erect when a site was found. The man is Jack Diamond from Donald.The photo shows a family (a man, a woman, a girl and a boy) standing beside an old car pulling a deep, wooden wagon covered by a tarpaulin. A mans hat sits on the tarpaulin near the man's elbow.The wagon appears to be standing in water and there is a wooden slat surfaced bridge ortrestle to the right. A track with two signposts is in front of the car and there is thin bush in the background.recreation, camping, transport, cars

This is a photo of Beth and Ida Johnson (now Ida Stanton).The photo shows two women posed for a photo. The woman on the right is standing; she is wearing what appears to be frilly, full length under-garments, a rough cloth jacket and a lace cap. She is wearing glasses, has blond wavy hair and is holding an open, folding fan. The woman on the left is seated; she is wearing a dark coloured dress or tunic with a frilly petticoat showing from the knees down. She also has a frilly cap on and is wearing glasses. She has long hair tied in two ponytails or plaits and she has a book on her knee. Behind them is a corrugated iron wall and a tree fern.people, johnson

Fancy dress.The photo shows three people in fancy dress, standing in a clearing with branches overhead and a building in the background. The girl on the left is wearing a short skirt and long sleeved blouse, a dark, frilly apron and a frilly hat and holds a long stick. The man in the middle has baggy, knee length breeches and a dark, loose jacket. he appears to be holding a gun. The woman on the right wears a long, light coloured kimono with a darker sash and carries a large asian style parasol over her shoulder.recreation, entertainment