This book was intended as a tourist guide to East Gippsland.This item is a useful research tool.A 104 pp tattered book with a dark purple cover, gold print writing and illustrations. It is titled, "The Guide to Buchan Cvaes and Gippsland Lakes; Written by F. Whitcombe, Illustrated H,D, Bulmer & N.J. Caire". It contains an index and advertisements.gippsland-lakes-history-description-travel buchan-caves-history-national-park

This book contains a detailed history of Lakes Entrance in east Gippsland and was produced by the committee for the Back to Lakes Entrance celebration in May 1956.This booklet is a useful reference tool on the history of lakes Entrance.20 pp booklet titled "Lakes Entrance centenary 1856-1956 Back to Lakes Entrance May 19-May 27". It has a beige coloured cover with black print.on cover - top right - " Orbost hist. Society" hand-printed in black. lakes-entrance-history

This item is a useful reference tool.A 40 pp book on the history of Lakes Entrance. It has a bright orange cover with the title "Lakes Entrance - a short History & Tourist Guide" in black print above a black line drawing of a paddle steamer tied up to a jetty with other boats on the water. It depicts "the S.S. Bonang at Carpenter Street jetty".on front - F. Richardson

This is a local history of the Tambo Shire in East Gippsland. Tambo Shire (1882-1994) was created on 6 January 1882, by severance from Bairnsdale shire with Bruthen as the head . It was named after the Tambo River. Orbost Shire was originally a part of this shire as was Lakes Entrance. In 1994 Tambo shire was united with Bairnsdale city, Orbost and Omeo shires, most of Bairnsdale shire and part of Rosedale shire to form East Gippsland Shire.This book is a useful reference book on the history of the Tambo district.A 448 pp book with a gold coloured dust jacket with black print and an illustration of the Tambo Shire emblem 1882. It is titled " The Tambo Shire Centenary History".tambo-shire-history

This collection of articles was collated by Mary Gilbert. 743.1 - In the group are, from left to right:—First Row—Councillors T. W. Murphy (Bairnsdale), J. R. Coate (Lakes Entrance); T. Hodgd (Tambo), W. Wilson (Berwick), A. Inglis (Mirboo), E. S. Whittakers (Traralgon), and W. C. Kingston (Warragul). Second Row—J. S. Lister (Rosedale), R. Stockdale (Narracan), W. Grose (Omeo), and J. Allan (Toora). Back Row—S. Purdy (Maffra), E. Heesom (Morwell), J. Arohibald (Bruthen), Mr. Lind, M.L.A., Councillor A. E. Rodwell (Orbost), Mr. S. Langslow (Health department), and Mr. C. S. Ogllvy (Warragul). A manila folder of newspaper cuttings related to commerce and government in Orbost. 743.1 is titled, " Gippsland Councillors Wait on State Ministers and is from The Argus, July 1926 .It has a large black / white photograph of the representatives of shires and boroughs of Gippsland who formed a deputation to meet which waited most of the State Ministers with various requests. 743.4 is from the Snowy River Mail and is titled, "Cann RIver's first Hotel" and has a black and white photograph of a four-wheeled buggy pulled by four horses standing outside a hotel. 743.5 is titled "At the End of a Long Trip" and is from the Snowy River Mai. It has a black and white photograph of the Cann River hotel with Mr W. Dreverman standing outside. 743.6 is from the Snowy River Mail, September 6, 1967, and is titled, " Orbosr Businessmen 20 Years Ago" and has a black and white photograph of a group of men in business suits.orbost-business cann-river-hotel

Made as wedding present for Cameron, John (Mrs) in 1880 at Lakes Entrance. John Cameron (1847-1930) selected first land on Snowy River flats. Married Elizabeth Roadknight (1863-1939) who was born in Cunninghame (now Lakes Entrance).This item is associated with the Cameron family who were early Orbost settlers.Large handmade woven Aboriginal basket.basket household basket-woven aboriginal lakes-entrance cameron-john

This is a memorial plaque for John Scott Tomlinson, a member of Tomlinson family who were amongst the first settlers in the Lake Curlip/Tabbara area, along with the Richardsons.A rectangular brass plaque which can be screwed to a wall with screws at each corner. Written on the plaque are the words IN MEMORY OF JOHN SCOTT TOMLINSON. SECRETARY OF LOYAL ORBOST LODGE M.U.I.O.O.F. FOR 21 YEARS. DIED APRIL 16TH 1938. LOVED AND ESTEEMED BY ALL. as above.memorial-plaque john-tomlinson-plaque m.u.i.o.o.f.-lodge

This is the tiller from the SS Stormbird which traded for the Orbost Shipping Company (1906-1915) between Marlo and Lakes Entrance. Mr Peter Nixon (Min. for Transport and for the Navy, 1970s) and Mr Arthur McMullen had the wheel and mast which had been recovered from the wreck of the SS Stormbird in New Guinea. Mr Nixon donated this wheel to the Orbost Historical Society in 1969.The S S Stormbird was an auxiliary-ketch which was owned by the Orbost Shipping Company (Henry James was the principal shareholder and manager of this company). It, along with the Coringle and the Wongrabelle were the main steamers owned by this company. These boats also carried sails. The significance of this item lies with its association with the shipping trade which serviced this region prior to the railway coming in 1915/16.A ship's tiller wheel, made of wood and faced with brass. The wood is painted black. It has eight spokes and handles to grip in order to steer a boat/ship. Two of the grips have strong rope or wire rope wrapped around them.ss stormbird orbost-shipping-company ship-fitting

This lamp was used on the first coach from Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance) to Orbost. The coach started for Orbost from Roadknight's, near Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance), at 7.30a.m. The journey was 32 miles and took eight hours. The fare was 25 shillings return. This item is an example of an item used in the time of horse and carriage transport.An old black kerosene coach lamp with a large glass lens. The glass is cracked. It has a metal stack with a handle.lamp lighting kerosene coach

This photograph was taken at the "old station" at Corringle near Orbost. It was a popular picnic spot. Late in 1857 Mr Thomas T. Stirling took over Corringle Run ("Corringle" means "shallow water"). Mr Stirling and his family came from the wester district - Winchelsea. He settled at the Old Station. A few people were employed at the Orbost Stationb and there was settlement on the Orbost flats, Mr T. T. Stirling held the land from Lake Tyrers to Bemm River as a cattle run. About 1888 he became Secretary of the new Tambo Shire.This is a contemporary pictorial record of rural family life in Orbost in the early 20th century.A black / white photograph showing people on a beach with some in the water. those on the sand are dressed formally - men wearing suits and hats, the ladies in long dresses and hats.on back - "Picnic at OLD STATION Jan 1901"orbost-station orbost-family-life recreation

This photograph was taken at the "old station" at Corringle near Orbost. It was a popular picnic spot. Late in 1857 Mr Thomas T. Stirling took over Corringle Run ("Corringle" means "shallow water"). Mr Stirling and his family came from the wester district - Winchelsea. He settled at the Old Station. A few people were employed at the Orbost Stationb and there was settlement on the Orbost flats, Mr T. T. Stirling held the land from Lake Tyrers to Bemm River as a cattle run. About 1888 he became Secretary of the new Tambo Shire. In the photograph L-R are; Hilda Kerr; Myra Malcolm; Marion Nixon; Bess Goudie (teacher); Mary Gilbert; Gwen Hobson (teacher); Pen GilbertOrbost High School / Orbost Secondary College has played a significant part in the education of senior students in the Orbost district . It is the sole senior educational institution. This item is representative of its history. It is a useful reference tool.A black / white photograph of a group of young women sitting on a log in a clearing in a bush setting. Five are in school uniform. On the left is a horseeducation-orbost orbost-higher-elementary-school recreation old-station-corringle

Jean Stirling , born 1901 in Orbost, married Charles Frances Reginald Joyes on 15th July 1922 in Orbost. Jean's father was John Stirling, son of James Stirling and Ann Gray. Her mother was Robina Harvey McNair, Aged 19 James Stirling arrived in Melbourne on January 26, 1842 with his family - parents, three sisters and two brothers. James Stirling moved around a lot to Whittlesea, Ballarat goldfields, Cunninghame, (now Lakes Entrance), then to the Old Station about 36 miles to the east along the coast near the mouth of the Snowy River and for a time settled there with his wife also from Wigton, Scotland, and their family four sons two daughters (James, John, William, George, Margaret and Polly). The first settler to occupy the Marlo township area was James Stirling around the year 1875. He built a bark hut on the bluff that had two rooms, bark walls, earthen floors and a shingle roof. By 1884, this structure had expanded to a 9 roomed accommodation house and in 1886 became the Marlo Hotel when a liquor license was granted. (more information from “Snowy River Mail”, Wednesday, April 13th 1977: MEMORIES OF MARLO by Mrs Elsbeth Conlon (nee Stirling )This photograph is associated with the Stirling family early settlers of Marlo. It is also a pictorial record of styles of wedding dress popular in the 1920s.A black / white studio portrait / photograph of a bridal couple. The bride on the left is wearing a typical 1920s wedding dress. tTe front is short with a hem that is in different length in front than behind. She is wearing a hat in the cloche-style. She is holding a bouquet of flowers and her train is draped to the left. The groom is wearing a three piece morning suit. he has a with a wingtip collar white dress shirt and a cravat tie.on front - hand - written "Jean Stirling's wedding (Marlo) ? Joyce"stirling-jean-wedding melba-&co wedding-clothing-1920s joyes-charles-francis-reginald

This an advertisement / souvenir for Merrangbaur House in Lakes Entrance. Merrangbaur was in , Lakes Entrance and stood on the on the Prince's Highway, about a kilometre from Lakes Entrance. It was destroyed by fire on the early morning of December 15, 1935. The original residence of the Roadknight family, the first white settlers in the Lakes Entrance district, Merrangbaur House had been conducted as a guest house for many years. Much of the furniture was lost, although a portion of the building, consisting of the ballroom and several bedrooms, was saved Mrs. Anne McInnes, aged more than 80 years, the mother of the proprietress, Miss McInnes, was the only guest sleeping in the house when the fire began and had to be assisted from her blazing bedroom on the ground floor. She was carried through a window by members of the fire brigade and spent the remainder of the night at the house of a friend. Miss McInnes was in Melbourne on a business visit arranging for Christmas bookings, when she was informed of her loss. (info. from The Argus Melbourne Monday December 16 1935)This item is associated with tourism in East Gippsland in the early 20th century.A black / white photograph / postcard.There is a photograph of a Lakes Entrance scene in each corner with a banner for "ROADKNIGHT'S MERRANGBAUR HOUSE' in the middle.In a circle is "FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION TARIFF 30/- WEEKLY". It has a note that "Coaches for Buchan Caves call at Merrangbaur daily".merrangbaur-lakes-entrance roadknight-lakes-entrance postcard-lakes-entrance

These items are from the estate of Norma Adelaide Scott (nee Johnston) ,January 2, 1925 - May 18, 2018 (93 years old) who died in Orbost. Norma was part of the Morris family who came to Newmerella in 1888, had land on Grandview Road and on the flats. Mr Morris had been a school teacher at Lake Tyers Mission before coming to Orbost. "Bobs y’r Uncle" was a nursery rhyme game designed by Frank H. Simpson for John Waddington Ltd. in 1935. The game was especially designed for children. The cards had scenes from nursery rhymes and six cards were needed to make up each rhyme in a set. Games turned out to become an important part in the progress of Waddingtons, who eventually acquired the rights to Monopoly in the UK, and then published Cluedo, opening the way for their supremacy in the toy industry These items are examples of common household items used in an Orbost family in the first - mid 20th century.3228.1 is a wooden tray with handles. The tray is lacquered and hand - painted with green leaves and orange flowers. 3228.2 is a brush with a curved wooden handle, lacquered and decorated in a similar pattern of green leaves and flowers. 3228.3 is a small wooden tray, lacquered and hand -painted with green leaves and yellow flowers. It is a rectangular shape with raised edging attached on the four sides. 3229.4 is a pack of cards in a red box with a cartoon type drawing of a man wearing a checked coat and hat holding two dogs on leashes.3228.5 is an orange / white cardboard box containing a pair of nylon stockings: box labelled " 'KOLOTEX/ Free-n-eezy" stockings.3228,5 - in orange and white print - "KOLOTEX/ Free-n-eezy/ Clings/ 40 denier/ SEAMLESS/ S-T-R-E-T-C-H" and in black - "NEW guaranteed never to ladder"scott-norma cards-playing hosiery-kolotex-stockings trays-wooden household

This photograph shows the Hospital Creek in flood. This is a pictorial record of a bridge in East Gippsland in the early 20th century.A black / white photograph / postcard of a road bridge across a flooded creek. It is in a bush setting.in front at bottom - "Hospital Creek in flood H.D.Bulmer photo Lake Tyers"bridge-hospital-creek tostaree-bridge

This book is a social history collected orally and from the private records of residents of the Wairewa Valley, Victoria, Australia. It includes a brief history of the old primary school. Appended is a performance piece 'Waltz for Wairewa", a dialogue with poems and songs. It was sponsored by the Hospital Creek Bush Band and Dance Group. The book was partly the result of two song writing courses, one run on-line for six weeksby Sheffield University, U.K., and another year-long course at U3A in Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland. The bridge pictured on the front cover is O'Grady's railway bridge which was severely damaged in the bushfires of January 2020.This item is a useful reference on the history of the Wairewa Valley, East Gippsland.A soft covered book, titled "Stories From Wairewa". On the front cover is a tall wooden rail bridge. the book contains stories, photographs, scanned documents, shet music, drawings and poetry. book-wairewa blakeman-elizabeth school-wairewa

This is one of a series of calendars published annually by East Gippsland Historical Society.This item is a useful reference tool.A 2014 stapled calendar, titled "Old Views of Gippsland". On the blue coloured front is a black/white photograph of carriage horses being crossed through a lake entrance presumed to be Lake Tyers around the turn of the century C 1900 . It contains early photographs of East Gippsland, one for each month. There is a hole for hanging. The title is at the top and the year at the bottom in black print.

This booklet was issued as a tourist advertising/promotion for the Gippsland Lakes and Buchan Caves. It was most likely printed in the early 20th Century. This promotion also includes associated areas such as Lake Tyers, Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance), Nowa Nowa, Sale, and Bairnsdale. An early tourist promotion for East Gippsland, focussing on Melbourne tourists travelling to Sale or Bairnsdale by train, and then by steamer or coach. An example of an early tourism promotion.A booklet of 103 pages, printed in b/w. The cover is a dk. red paper with gold print, quite fragile. The book contains b/w photographs, advertisements, time tables for trains and steamers travelling through the Gippsland Lakes from Sale to Cunninghame (eg. SS JCD), also a map of the steamer route. ...Guide... To the Gippsland Lakes and Buchan Caves (Written by Frank Whitcombe, and Illustrated by H D Bulmer and N J Caire). Issued by The Cunninghame Progressive Association. J R Coate (President), Alfred Nation (Hon. Secretary), Committee - W S Barke, P Harbeck, E J Wyld, T Roadknightbuchan caves, gippsland lakes, ss j c d, tourism

In 1861 the Lake Tyers Mission Station was established by the Church of England missionary Reverend John Bulmer, to house some of the Gunaikurnai survivors of the conflict. The peninsula, which has a lake on each side, was known to its traditional owners as Bung Yarnda.A black and white photograph of an older, bearded Aboriginal man. He is sitting outdoors in front of a leafy bush. He is wearing a suit.Black Andy of Lake Tyers ORBOST 1/3/21 L.G.W. photo 741lake-tyers photograph

This story was written by Brenda Johnson and details her time in Orbost from 1959 -1966 settling on land at Lake Road in Newmerella.This book is a useful and interesting reference tool on life in Newmerella in the mid 20th century.A thin stapled paperback book of 31 pp. It is titled "The Orbost Story 1959 to 1966 Lake Road Newmerella Victoria". The cover is shiny silver with black print. In the centre is a black/white photograph of the block with numbers ( 2 3 ?) carved into a tree. There is a Land Rover in the background.Stapled inside back cover - "Bob Johnson" with telephone details and email address.newmerella-history johnson-brenda rural farming

This disc was a project supported by the Festival of the Dreaming, a festival leading up to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.This disc is a significant research tool as it contains contemporary film of the early indigenous people of Australia.A video disc titled, The Dreaming Reels. it is a compilation of scenes from the Hadden expedition to the Torres Strait in 1898, Lake Tyers settlement, Northwest Scientific Exploration in the Kimberleys, the aboriginal camp at Orbost in 1921, the Douglas Wylie Expedition in 1926, Princess Charlotte Bay 1926-1927 and McRobertson's Expedition. It also contains footage from several Australian films depicting Aborigines. aboriginal-history dreaming

The history of Marlo dates back to the days when ships voyaged between Melbourne and Lakes Entrance. Attempts were made to use the Snowy River for trading purposes but the bar at Marlo proved too dangerous. The school opened on 3rd of July 1903 with the HT Walter Scott. At present Marlo is noted for fishing and tourism. The fete, held each Easter, is a major fundraiser for the school and all money goes towards sustaining the schools Music ProgramThe Marlo Fete is a significant yearly event in the local community. This book celebrates that. It is a useful research tool.A stapled 31 pp A4 sized booklet produced to celebrate 40 years of the Marlo Fete which is held annually at Easter at Marlo Primary School. It contains photographs, history and recipes. On the white front cover below the title (black text) is a coloured photograph of two young boys with faces painted and holding fairy floss.marlo marlo-primary-school celebrations fetes

This booklet was the first of a series of scientific and historical studies of Gippsland to be published by the Bairnsdale Advertiser. The author, Eric Charles Frederick Bird was Principal Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Melbourne, Australia. The Mitchell River silt jetties are an unusually long, thin landform located in the Gippsland Lakes region. They have been formed over millions of years by sediment deposition from the Mitchell River during periods of low water flow and subsequent wash-through during periods of high water flow. The long narrow banks of silt extend more than eight kilometres east into Lake King. This item is a useful reference for the silt jetties of the Mitchell River.A 32 pp book with alight green cover. The title is in black print, " The Silk Jetties of the Mitchell River" and underneath the title there is a b/w photograph of the Mitchell River and silt jetties taken from above in 1931. It was written by E. C. F. Bird.silt-jetties mitchell-river paynesville bird-e.c.f.

This book was written by Gordon,V.Dean to document the history of his world war 11 experiences, from 1939 till the end of the war and his return to his hometown of Learmonth and finally back into the workforce.Detailing the experiences of our fighting men and the traumas they suffered.Paperback book,light beige in colour.Has photo of Lake Learmonth with Mount Saddleback in left background, in purple with imediately above a photo of Gordon Dean.The title is inscribed in an arch above photoand authors name is at the bottom.(the price of $12.00 is in the top right corner.)"One Day The Sun Will Shine". by Gordon Dean.gordon dean, world war 11 1939 45, wartime experiences

This photo has been taken at Richmond Park, Lake Learmonth, Victoria. The woman in the photo is likely to be Lily Jones with her two dogs. The lake is to the right hand side of the photo.It is one of the many photos of the early period of Lake Learmonth and one of the inhabitants. Also the beautiful outfit that Lily Jones is wearing shows the style of day wear from the late 1800's.Sepia photo of Lily Jones with her two dogs, taken at Richmond Park, Lake Learmonth with gum trees in the background.On the back of this photo is written, Richmond Park, Lake Learmonth. Lily Jones, photo, Learmonth.lake learmonth. richmond park. lily jones. dogs. gum trees.

Photo shows fish baskets being unloaded from the Gippsland Lakes steamer "JCD" at Sale after trans-shipment from Paynesville for the Sale train.

The steamer "JCD" was built in 1888 and served the Gippsland Lakes until 1934 carrying passengers and freight.

The SS Gippsland was built at Paynesville in 1908 for the Gippsland Lakes trade and was capable of carrying 450 passengers on the tourist journey from Bairnsdale to Lakes Entrance.Photograph of steamer "Gippsland"

On the Gippsland Lakes fish were caught from small (7m) boats and packed into baskets or boxes on the jetty before shipment to Melbourne.Photo shows fishermen and boats at a local jetty.