One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of H. Watchorn & R. Davis in bathing costume. Only members of the Island's first Life Saving Club 1927.local history, photography, photographs, members of phillip island's first life saving club, black & white photograph, phillip island's first life saving club, h watchorn, r davis, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of men at the ceremony of the driving of the first pile for the first Phillip Island Bridge - Mr Richard Grayden holding plan.local history, photographs, group of six men on timber framework, black & white photograph, phillip island bridge, first pile driving ceremony, mr r a grayden, first phillip island bridge to san remo, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Mr Graham Carey and his aeroplane about to give the first passenger flight on Phillip Island - c.1920local history, photography, aeroplane, black & white photograph, air transport, mr graham carey, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of a sketch of a geological section across Mornington Peninsular Western Passage and Phillip Island. Drawn by Dr G Bakerlocal history, photography, geological fault block movements, black & white photograph, geology, phillip island, mornington peninsula, sketches, john jenner, bryant west

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandAerial photograph of the intersection of Thompson Avenue & Chapel Street showing General Store, Phillip Island Garage and Catholic Church.local history, photography, intersection thompson avenue & chapel street, cowes, black & white photograph, thompson avenue cowes, chapel street cowes, garages, churches, john jenner, bryant west

PirntTitled and edition 'NORTH ISLAND DISTURBANCE 3/25' lower left corner under printed image. Signed and dated 'Kees Hos '63' lower right corner under printed image.

Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series consists of candid photographs of everyday life taken by previous residents of the island.Black and White photograph of two people in a whaleboat ferrying items between Phillip Island and Churchill Island, with a man standing in water near the stern. Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil. Handwritten in pen on reverse: '1940. The old whaleboat used to ferry heavy items accross from Phillip Island to Churchill.'churchill island

Photos were mainly taken by Bernard Grayden who resided on Phillip Island as a child and later in retirement. Coloured photographs of the remains of the wreck of the Speke and the Knoll at Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island.the speke, kitty miller bay phillip island, shipwrecks, photographs

The large barn was moved by Samuel Amess from Hastings in the early 1880s and placed on the Churchill Island property.Coloured photograph of wooden shed. Note loft above and machinery in foreground - Churchill Island.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, rural industry, coloured photograph, john cook, churchill island

Board of Land and Works reserved land on Phillip Island by Orders in Council in December 1955 and June 1956 as sites for a penguin rookery and known as the Penguin Reserve.HistoricalLarge cream cloth sign with black print outlining regulationswildlife - penguins, penguin reserve, phillip island nature park, signs

View taken from San Remo looking across bay to Phillip Island. Main section of bridge close up showing framework, arches and wires.Bridge - main sectionlocal history, photographs, bridges, san remo, black & white photograph, mona condrick

Article written in Wonthaggi newspaper giving up to date information about facilities, visitation and numbers of Little Penguins at the Phillip Island Penguin Parade in 1966.The information in the article is a very valuable record of the population of the penguins, (small compared with 2023); the huge numbers of visitors permitted per night - 10,000 compared with maximum of about 2,500 per night 2023; facilities available then and how funded.photocopy cutting of newspaper article. 4 columns text but right hand column cut in half. large photo of penguins above text. Poor photocopy20/1/66phillip island, phillip island penguin parade, tourist attraction., a h bert west, souvenirs, little penguin behaviour

A brown homemade cloth covered adventure novel for young readers, The Uncharted Island by Skelton Kuppord. It has an inscription on the right front end paper, black and white frontispiece illustration of three sailors with a boy on the deck of a sailing ship. The title page has the title and a galleon illustration in full sail with publisher details below. A few black and white illustrations are throughout the book. Pp.350fictionIt was published c.1910 and is a story set on the high seas. It takes readers on an an adventure to a mysterious and unknown land.children's fiction, adventure fiction, fiction for boys

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of the Soldiers on Phillip Island. Photo of beach at Pyramid Rocks with surrounding rocks.Sepia photograph of Pyramid Rocks, Phillip Island. Rocks surrounding the Pyramid with the foaming water.The Rose Series P. 664. the Pyramid, Back Beach, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoriaphillip island, pyramid rock, earl of stradbroke

The general public was fascinated by the nightly 'Penguin Parade' on Phillip Island. Many articles have been written about the birds and the Penguin Parade attraction since the 1930s. So many people spent their summer holidays on Phillip Island in one of the many guest houses, then caravan parks and holiday homes and a visit to the Penguin Parade by them and their visitors was very common during their holidays. Articles tended to be a mix of basic penguin behavior information and anthropomorphic descriptions. Accompanying photographs were almost invariably taken by flashlight (now illegal), or of penguins taken from their burrows during daylight hours for photo opportunities. This article, written in the 1950s, describes the management of the Penguin Parade at that time as being run by the Penguin Preservation Committee. This was before the Phillip Island Council took over running the Penguin Parade. The article provides evidence of the level of knowledge about Phillip Island's Little/Fairy Penguins at this time. (1957)single full-page magazine article, black ink on white paper. Photocopied from original, so photos appear as black and white.little penguins, fairy penguins, eudyptula minor, phillip island penguin parade, dorothy vernon, penguin rookery, penguin behaviour, phillip island tourist attractions

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade. This series of photographs show candid pictures taken by previous residents of the Island.Black and white closeup view of the Churchill Island cannon. Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil Handwritten in pencil on reverse 'Churchill Island cannon c.1939.' Stamped on reverse 'X 123' churchill island, photograph

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of J. Smith, H. West, W. E. Thompson, J. Forrest and others at "Back to Phillip Island" celebrations 1926local history, photography, some guests attending "back to phillip island" celebrations 1926, black & white photograph, celebrations, phillip island, john jenner, bryant west

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers & Returned Soldiers 16/2/1923. Photo of the rocks at Kitty Millers Bay, Phillip IslandPhotograph of the rocks on the shore at Kitty Millers Bay, Phillip Island, at low tide. Rose Series P 3429. Kitty Miller's Bay, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic.phillip island, kitty millers bay, earl of stradbroke

Shire of Phillip Island managed the Phillip Island Penguin Parade during this era, and made several improvements for visitors including the building of a kiosk for food and beverage and some souvenirs. The building was located on a bitumen area at the base of the hill along with a brick toilet block. The area was actually raised from creek bed adjacent to the bitumen area, with Little Penguin rookery either side. The Shire tendered out the contract for the running of this kiosk on a 3 yearly basis.This small public notice from a Wonthaggi newspaper at a time when no local newspaper was being published on Phillip Island, marks the time when the Shire of Phillip Island began to increase provision of tourist facilities at the Penguin Parade. The number of visitors being 100,000 for the previous year is also an excellent indication of the popularity of the Penguin Parade. The listing of infrastructure available to the building is useful.Photocopy of Public Notice, Rectangular. Single collumn with heading, sub-heading, 5 paragraphs of text and Name and position of Shire Secretary. Black and white."30-7-64 EX" Meaning: 30.07.1964. Powlett Express newspaper.phillip island penguin parade, shire of phillip island, penguin parade kiosk, tender process, penguin parade visitor numbers, sec state electricity commission, stan harris phillip island shire secretary

The Jetty first built in 1870 connected Cowes to Crib Point. The service for mail, provisions and visitors from the mainland. A bridge to the Island was built in 1942 from San Remo.View of Jetty from Mussell Rocks, in the foreground a grassy slope. Three figures amongst mounds of grass and overhanging Pine tree branch. A very picturesque view.local history, photographs, jetties, cowes, phillip island, black & white photograph, betty kus collection, jetty cowes, cowes pier, bruce bennett

Article by David Brewtnall, about the charms of Tasmania for tourists. It states that Robin Boyd wrote that the island's settler Georgian homes were the most interesting and best kept in Australia.Handwritten at top left in pencil "Boyd" underlined. Robin Boyd is underlined in third column of text.tasmania, settler homes, robin boyd, walsh st library

As per Physical Description aboveNewspaper article about Phillip Island and its bridges. Photos of 3 ferries, driving of the 1st pile for the bridge. Article about the two bridges. Photos of the Isle of Wight Hotel, The Continental Guesthouse and Erehwon Guesthouse, the first bridge - Suspension Bridge opened in 1940, Richard Grayden and Councilor Rupert Harris, Charles and Margaret Grayden with Archbishop Clarke in 1904 and a photo of 5 people at Easter in Cowes in 1911. phillip island suspension bridge, phillip island second bridge, ss genista, ss killara, ss alvina, the isle of wight hotel cowes phillip island, the continental guesthouse, erehwon guest house cowes, richard grayden, rupert harris, charles & margaret grayden, archbishop clarke, i. j. o'donnell, t. h. russell, peter mccullough

Newspaper clipping 14/11/1968. Article calling for tenders for stone, fuel and concrete kerbing for Phillip Island Shire Council.Article calling for tenders for stone, fuel and concrete kerbing for Phillip Island Shire Council.phillip island, phillip island shire council, tender for kerbing

Early resident in Cowes Phillip Island. Units in Findlay Street named after her - Lambert Terrace.Newspaper cutting of Babs Lambert playing croquet at the Phillip Island Croquet Club in February 1984.Anyone for croquetbabs lambert, phillip island croquet club, evelyn mai lambert, roger rapke