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

Heatherlie Quarry Picnic train - Photo shows passenger train leaving Heatherlie (engine at front). Tents top left corner. Stables(?) from John Payne - Willaura copied from a friend from ? ? (words indecipherable) - written on back of phototransport, 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

A tramline was built to bring logs down from a mill up on Stoney Creek. The tramline was made of timber and the trolleys of logs were pulled as afr as possible by horse and then a driver would ride the logs down to the flat land below pulling a brake when nearing the end. (Close to site of present Primary School).Photo is a copy of Anne Borella (nee Nicholson) depicting the haulage of timber along a tramline. Two horses are pulling a trolley while a driver stands on the load with the wheelbrake ready.transport, horse drawn, structures, tramway

Photo shows two buses - one Provincial Roadways, the other Ansett Road. Provincial Roadways bus is being pushed by front-end loaded.Writing on back - Zumsteins's camping. Provincial Roadways bus in trouble.transport, buses

Photo shows the first car (a Buick) to reach summit of Mt Victory. The car was owned by Mr J Hemley. One copy is a slide in slide box 303.Photo shows a car parked on rocky outcrop. Five men are standing near the car.First car to reach summit of Mt Victory - Mr J. Hemley in his cartransport, cars

Photo shows a group of people pulling a car by rope out of the Wannon River. There are six adults and three children in the photo.transport, cars

Photo shows Jack & George McKeon. Both brothers worked at Chandler's Saw Mill. One copy is a transparency held at slide box no. 235.Photo shows Jack and George McKeon and a third man with bullock team, hauling a load of pipes.people, mckeon, transport, bullock team

Sid Field's truck outside Halls Gap General Store on his trip to pick up stores for the road workers.The photo shows a small truck with a man standing beside it. In the background is the Halls Gap Store with a car parked in front of it."Sid Field's truck, which carried stores for the road workers, outside Halls Gap General store. Courtesy I. Field, Mirranatwa." Typed on a sheet of paper and attached so that it shows beneath the photo.buildings, shops, transport, trucks

Wilfred (Fred) Warren and niece Ida Warren (who later married Robert Greer). They are shown standing in front of Warren's Bakery van, which is parked in front of their house. Warren bakery was started in 1929 by John Warren, his wife Florence, their daughter Ida and an aunt Miss Vine. see Bridging the Gap p.58A man and a woman standing in front of a truck marked "Baker.". There is a house in the background.people, warren, transport, trucks

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

A group of people on the Stawell-Halls Gap road on their way to an outing at the turn of the 19th century.access routes, jinker track, transport, horse drawn

Stone was transported out of quarry by rail. Some sections of track are still visible at the Quarry.structures, train tracks, quarrying, mt difficult quarry

The photo shows a bullock team carting honey to Horsham.Photo shows a bullock team pulling a loaded cart. The team is standing on the side of a wide, unsurfaced road. There are two men standing in front of the cart.transport, bullock team

The photo shows a bullock team on Dunkeld Road, towards Yarram Gap.The photo shows a team of bullocks pulling a cart loaded with timber. There is a man standing directly behind the team. Further back a buggy carrying two people can be seen. There are pointy peaks rising in the background.timber industries, logging, transport, bullock team

The photo is of an unknown bullock team in the Grampians. Note: The photo may have been taken by Guy E. Neate of "Rosebank" on Neates Road in the Victoria Valley, however Guy Neate did not buy that property until June 1926 (see the book "Water Between the Hills".The photo shows a team of bullocks surrounded by logs in a clearing in the bush. A man is just visible behind the bullocks.timber industries, logging, transport, bullock team

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

The photo shows three groups of horses harnessed to carts. The two of the carts to the left have high loads and the carts to the right are close together and appear unladen. To the far right is a box cart hitcheed to a car and in front of this is a saddled, light coloured horse/pony. The horse and carts, car and saddle horse are placed around the edge of a clearing with trees behind them. There is a tin or box in the centre, right of the clearing.transport, horse drawn

A photo of the Taylor's Store and Cafe in Halls Gap. The car, a 1926 Buick, belonged to the donor's father and the photo was taken by the donor's parents.A photo mounted on white cardboard shows a store with Taylor's painted on the corrugated iron roof. A sign attached to the roof reads "Store & Cafe" and advertises availability of Kodak Supplies, Circulating Library, Soft Drinks and Tobacco. To the left of the photo, in front of the store, is an old car with the drivers side door open and a woman seated in the passenger seat looking towards the camera."Store - Halls Gap 1932-33" written on top of mount board.buildings, shops, transport, cars

Reverse----- Stacks of wattle bark bundlesBlack and White photo showing stacks of bundled wattle bark ready for transporting to mill. Weather board house in far distance.Reverse----- Stacks of wattle bark bundlestimber industries, wattlebark stripping

"Yarrabee" a holiday house in Halls Gap which was formerly a staff house for the construction of Bellfield Dam. A number of this houses were transported from job to job.A fibro cement house of simple rectangular construction, a low pitched roof ,sashed windows, a garage appears at the end of the driveway. Two cars are parked in driveway, gum trees surround the house. buildings, houses

An old bridge on the Heatherlie Quarry rail line at Back Creek, this line was used to transport sandstone from the quarry to Stawell.Photo shows an old bridge with 3 adults at the end, one male standing and 2 adults sitting. The bridge consists of large wooden beams,cross beams and supports .water can be seen at the bottom of the depression. Bush surrounds the bridge.structures, bridges

c 1920s ? The cottage was known as "Gray's Cottage" and was one of a number in the campground that could be rented for the holidaysPhoto mshows four men in a gig drawn by two horses. A bundle (camping gear) is stowed in front of the gig. A hurricane lamp can be seen on top of the hear in front. On the right a building can be seen, with a woman wearing an apron in the doorway. The building front (presumably the verandah) is weatherboard with the upper half being lattice. Another building (? shed) can be seen vaguely on the left. Large gums and bush are seen in the background.recreation, camping, transport, horse drawn

This photograph shows a point in time (late 19C) at the Willaura weighbridge which no longer exists. The weighbridge was part of a transportation system that included horses, wagons, silos, and trains and when this photograph was taken, the weighbridge was crowded with people and wagons. Black and white photograph of a streetscape with wide dirt roads, some early European buildings and three supply wagons. Two are horse drawn and the third is pulled by bullock, with six men driving the wagons and standing in the roadway. Front: "Willaura Weighbridge"willaura, weighbridge, postcard, horses, wagons, wool, transport

The David Christmas memorial is situated on the south side of One Tree Hill Road, at Watsons Creek. As a young man, Welshman David Christmas had been transported to Van Dienman's Land for a relatively minor offence. In 1836, having received a pardon, he came to Port Phillip, where, in 1842, he was hired as a shepherd by district pioneer, Joseph Stevenson. In 1992, a roadside plaque commemorating the shepherd who gave his name to the district was set in place over his presumed bush gravesite. The plaque was unveiled by two of Stevenson's grandsons, Bruce and Don Ness. FROM: Christmas Hills Past and Present, Yarra Glen & District Historical Society, 2004. 1842-1992 In memory of David Christmas born Cardiganshire 1797 Transported to Van Dieman's Land for the term of his natural life 1822 Granted a free pardon 1826 "From this humble shepherd these hills have gained their name" Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 1 strip (2 frames)Fuji 200david christmas, christmas hills, memorials, watsons creek, plaque