Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society flyer for picnic outing to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honour of the Knight Family Coonara Teahouse. The unveiling was to take place on 24 November 2001.A copy of a flyer advertising the unveiling of a plaque at the site of the "Coonara" tea-rooms on the Wannon River.media, flyers

This is an article about Gus Knight. It does not refer to him by name, but calls him "Man of Crooked Sticks" , who he had watched making an armchair out of twisted gum-tree boughs. The author also mentions Gus's home, which was constructed of timber cut a hundred yards away. The article appeared in "The Herald" newspaper on 3 February 1933, in the "in Town and Out" section.Newspaper article titled "Man of Crooked Sticks"people, knight

The photocopy shows the second prize certificate in Class A, Section 14,of the Halls Gap (Grampians) Wildflower Show, September 1933, awarded to E. (Ellen) Knight. The certificate is awarded by H. Goodwin Taylor, Hon. Sec.Photocopy of a "Second Prize" certificate from the Halls Gap (Grampians) Wildflower Show.people, knight, events, wildflower show

Robert Greer was the Hall's Gap baker. He married Ida Warren and they had a daughter Rae. Robert & Ida inherited the bakery from Ida's father John Warren who established the business in 1929. For further details see Bridging the Gap, p.56Photo shows man (Robert Greer) in an apron standing outside his house.people, greer, buildings, bakery

Robert Greer, baker, married Ida Warren whose family started the bakery; in 1929. Robert & Ida inherited the Bakery from Ida's father John Warren. for further information see Bridging the Gap p. 56Photo shows Robert Greer, baker standing with a load tin in his hands, inside the bakery. Baking tins & ovens can be seen in the photo.Folio no.48 Negative no.25people, greer, buildings, bakery

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Photo shows close up view of steam equipment. Three iron chimneys attached to equipment are cut off from view at top of photo. Wattle in bloom can be seen on both sides of photo.quarrying, heatherlie

Old buildings. The Quarry. Roses Gap Rd.quarrying, mt difficult quarry, buildings, heatherlie

Mt Difficult quarry Grampians c1920quarrying, mt difficult quarry

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

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This paper manufactured by Kodakbuildings, houses

Stone-mason's hut. Heatherlie Quarry.buildings, houses

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

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Photo shows steam boiler equipment. Stone chimneys feature in middle of photo. Quarry rockface ^& bushes in background. 'Blurred' leaves appear in bottom right corner.H/GAP0612 NANNAquarrying, mt difficult quarry

Photo shows close-up view of steam boiler equipment. Stone chimney is also visible, however because of close-up view top of chimney cannot be seen. Wattle tree in bloom is visible in top right corner.quarrying, heatherlie

Photo shows steam equipment with three iron chimneys attached. A boy and girl are sitting on equipment. View of large rocks, rock face and top of range in the background. Both children are in shadow.quarrying, heatherlie

Photo shows steam boiler equipment. Three iron chimneys appear to the left of the photo. A stone chimney stands in middle of photo nand to back of equipment. A second boiler is encased by stone blocks. A section of boardwalk appears in right front of photo.quarrying, heatherlie

Photo shows stone mason's cottage at Heatherlie Quarry under renovation.Photo shows a stone cottage with two doors. There is iron roofing on the left hand side of the cottage and on the right hand side the roof is missing. There is scaffolding at the front of the cottage. A trailer can be seen on the left.buildings, houses, quarrying, heatherlie

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

This is a photo of Chatauqua Peak, which is named after the Chautauquans, who held summer camps in Halls Gap in the 1890sA photo of bushland with rocky mountain rising behindscenery, grampians ranges

The article is c.1993. Chautauqua peak is named after the Chautauquans, who held summer camps in Halls Gap in the 1890s. NOTE: Additional images are second and third pages, and a Microsoft Word file which includes the text of all three pages. A PDF file of an "augmented copy of the fax (with the more difficult to read sections clarified in pencil) is also available in the \Pictures\MP Navigator\2009_09_-02 directory on the computer (as there is not further space to attach it to this record)A copy of a three page National Geographic Traveler article entitled 'An enduring tradition'. The article describes the reporter's trip to Lake Chautauqua where the Chautauqua Institution was founded, and includes historical information about the Chautauquans.Chautauqua written in ball-point pen on top of front page.media, magazine articles

The article is on the principal of Chautauqua meetings; of concerts, of lectures and of musical items. The article describes the Chautauqua season in Geelong, which was formally opened at the Mechanics' Institute by Ald. J. C. King on 11 May 1923 and closed six days later! A newspaper cutting of an article entitled 'A New York-born show fails the Geelong test', published on May 11,1991. The article is about the Chautauqua movement.recreation, entertainment

This is a photo of Maggie's Peak, where Chautauqua picnics were held. This peak overlooked the are in Halls Gap where the concerts were held.A photo of a small peak with a rocky cliff near the summit and a larger hill rising behind. There is a edge of a large tree visible in the right foreground.scenery, grampians ranges

Maggie's Peak where the Chautauqua concerts were overlooked.The photo shows a rock ridge with a small peak at it's centre. There is a tiny patch of blue showing through the cloudy sky on the top, just right of centre.scenery, grampians ranges