A house on the main street in Halls Gap. Photograph of a weatherboard house with an attached garage. A man and three children are standing in front of the house and a dark coloured car can be vaguely seen in the garage. To the left there is the edge of a building with a large ice-cream sign attached and to the right there is a shed set slightly back from the building and the edge of another building. There are wooded hills in the backgroundbuildings, houses

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 photo is of the road approaching Delley's Bridge. It shows methods of transport and the access route to Halls Gap in the late 19th Century.A man with a walking stick walking away from the camera on a rutted dirt road through trees and bush. Another man is approaching from the opposite direction on horseback.access routes, roads

The picture shows Maggie Galbraith and five small children (identities unknown) beside a jinker track (bridal path) near Halls Gap.A woman and five small children, two boys and three girls, on a dirt track with trees and rocks on either side of it.access routes, jinker track, people, galbraith

This is the second Delley''s Bridge. A new and more substantial bridge was built in 1911, only to be badly damaged in a 1917 flood. The collapsed western end was rebuilt, this time supported by concrete pillars.The photo shows a dirt road crossing a creek via a wooden bridge. A woman is driving a horse and buggy onto the far end of the bridge. There are ferns in the foreground and trees in the background.access routes, roads, structures, bridges

This is a picture of Sentinal Peak, showing Delley's Bridge and Delley's house. This is the second bridge built over Fyans Creek in 1911. The house is Delley's Inn, which became a regular stop-off for thirsty travellers.The photo shows a rocky peak. In the middle distance, in front of the peak, is a house on the left and on the right a wooden bridge can be seen crossing a creek. In the foreground is the creek with a fenced paddock in front of it.access routes, roads, scenery, peaks

The third Delley's Bridge, built in 1940 with a curved deck, was situated slightly upstream from the previous bridge. Though it was subject to snow cover from time to time, raging floodwaters were not a threat after Bellfield Dam was built in the 1960s.The picture shows a curving bridge with a wood and wire railing. The bridge and surrounding trees are covered in snow.structures, bridges

The third Delley's Bridge, a timber and concrete structure with a curved deck, built in 1940. It was situated slightly upstream from the previous bridge. After nearly 50 years of its use, wear and tear necessitated a fourth bridge to be erected in 2001.The picture shows a curving bridge with a wood and wire railing. An unsurfaced road crosses the bridge and the area is surrounded by trees.structures, tents

The Stoney Creek dray bridge. Stoney Creek has been bridged a number of times on school road since the creek was re-routed in the early 1900s. A dray bridge was built C 1910 by local residents, which stood them in good stead for more than a decade. This bridge was replaced by a higher timber structure. Image two is a story from 1906 relating to Marshall White and his family trying to recross Delley's bridge after finding the Stoney Creek dray bridge washed away.Photo of two men on horseback on a wooden bridge with low log railing. A shelter can be seen in the background and there are thick trees surrounding the road.structures, bridges

Stoney creek has been 'bridged' a number of times in School Rd, since the creek was re-routed in the early 1900's. A dray bridge was built c1910 by local residents which stood them in good stead for more than a decade.Photo of 'school bridge' over Stoney Creek. Gravel road in foreground leading to a wooden bridge surrounded by tall gum trees.structures, bridges

The relief workers as shown in the photograph were used in the Grampians for logging & road maintenance. After the Depression many hundreds of men worked on building and maintaining roads &: tracks. Some were employed by the Forest Commission of Victoria.people, road gang, structures, tents

Jack Watson left & Ernie Ward, residents of Halls Gap on holiday at Mt Buffalo in the 1930's. Jack Watson was a road worker he proposed the idea of the native wildflower show in Halls Gap.people, road gang

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 people in the photo are: Mr & Mrs Gus Knight and Ray Knight (on the right). The names of the other three people are not known. The site of the house is where a later monument would stand (see inscription).Photo shows six people; three seated on a large log, two standing and one leaning on a tree stump; in front of a house."Mr & Mrs Gus Knight, Ray on right. -Where Monument will go. Ray just cut down tree - so it would not fall on house." written in biro on rear of photo. "Wannon" written in pencil on rear of photo.people, knight, buildings, tea rooms

Work crews camping out at the junction of the Pines/Plantation road and the Halls Gap/Mt Zero Rd with the Mt Difficult range behing. Probably working on the Pine Plantations grown in the area.tents, tents

A work crew at the Plantation rd working on pine plantations in this areapeople, road gang

Photo is of Augustus Knight, owner of Knight's tea-rooms. Gus was part German.Photo shows a seated man holding a pipe to his mouth. A sapling fence is behind him.people, knight

The photo shows Augustus (Gus) Knight and Helen Knight in Ararat. The Knight's ran Knight's tea-rooms.Photo sjows a man and a woman standing in front of a wooden gate, with a house corner to their right.people, knight

The information on the back of the photo says: "Henham - with pug walls - blue clay brought up in bags from Dickies' - Where Henham block joined Dickies. Was salt in the area it came from."Photo shows three boys standing in front of a small building (tea-rooms at Henham). There is a large tree (only trunk showing) in the foreground.buildings, tea rooms

Knight's tea-rooms. See "Victoria's Wonderland" p. 103-104 for further information.Photo shows a house with a smaller building behind and a picket fence (house and tea-rooms at Henham. Two cars are parked to the left of the smaller building (tea-rooms)bbuildings, tea rooms

The Knight's Tea-Rooms, which were known as "Coonarah". See "Victoria's Wonderland" p. 103-104 for further information.Photo shows a house with a smaller building to the right (Knight's tea-rooms at the Wannon).There is a car parked in front of the house and an unsealed road runs through the foreground.buildings, tea rooms

Photo is of Ellen (Nellie) Knight, wife of Augustus (Gus) Knight. She is standing outside their home at Henham.Photo shows a woman standing in front of a sapling fence with an open gate. There is a house to the right and outbuildings behind the fence.people, knight

The photo shows the Wannon River in flood. Augustus (Gus) Knight built the footbridge. The boat was constructed using kerosene tins or honey tins.Photo shows five adults, four standing and one squatting, on a foot bridge. There are four children in front of them in a boat.structures, bridges

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

The (known) people in the top photo are - boy running in background, Bert Knight; couple third & fourth from left, Ellen and Augustus Knight; 3rd from right, Gil Rogers. The bottom photo is Henham house and tea rooms and Dougal and Effie McArthur (1924 - 1929) are among the people.This is a photocopy of two photos. The first (top) image shows eight people standing in front of a building (the tea-rooms at Henham). There is the corner of a house and a picket fence to the right. A log fence with a gap is behind the people and a ninth man is running towards the gap. The second (bottom) image shows eight people standing in front of a house with a smaller building to the side (Henham house and tea-rooms).people, knight, buildings, tea rooms

This is a newspaper article about the Knight family. It was written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News "Halls Gap Extra" and was published on Friday, 29 December 2000, p.16. The photos included in the article are C 1881. For more information see "Victoria's Wonderland", "Water between the hills".A newspaper article headed "The Incredible Knight story", containing two photos. The photos are of a couple (Gus and Ellen Knight) in a Stanley Steamer car; and two boys (Bert and Ken Knight) sitting on a pile of boxes with a small dog in the foreground. They are wearing shoes made from rubber tubes.people, knight

This is a letter which was published in the Hamilton Spectator on 9 March 1934. It appeals for donations to assist the Knight family, Gus in particular. The dontaions were to be used to move the family to Portland, due to the effects of the depression on their income and to Gus' continued ill-health.Newspaper clipping from the "Hamilton Spectator". The copy is two photos, which combined are an enlargement of the original article (see additional image).people, knight

A report from the Head Master of the All Saints' Grammar School, East St. Kilda, of the results obtained by Master A Knight, Third Class, at the Midwinter Examinations, 1895.Photocopy of school results from All Saints' Grammar School, East St Kilda.education, report cards, people, knight

This is a newspaper article written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News "Halls Gap Extra" and published on Friday, 26 January 2001, p.18. It refers to Gus Knight and his family when they lived at Henham and on the Wannon River. The photos included in the article show: 1) a bogged vehicle being pulled out of the Wannon River by a large group of people; and 2) Gus, Ellen and Charles Knight in 1939.A newspaper article headed "More on the incredible Knight Family", containing two photos.people, knight

This is an article about unveiling of a plaque at the Wannon River campsite, to commemorate the Knight family and their 'Coonara" tea-rooms which opertated on that site in 1931. The photo in the article shows Ray Knight, Emma Watson and Emma's daughter standing behind the plaque. The article was written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News, 'Halls Gap Extra" and published on Friday, 28 December 2001, p.16.A photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Pioneering Knights recognised".people, knight