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Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Left to Right Bert, Ken, Charles and Ray Knight just before leaving to live in Portland - 10 years after arriving Photo shows 2 boys and 2 young men on bicylclesKnights boys at Henhampeople, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Young woman is cousin Doris Boyd Young man is Ray KnightPhoto shows a young woman and young man holding a fish between them they are standing in front of a brush fencepeople, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Coonara Teahouse on the WannonPhoto shows Knight home and tea rooms at HenhamFrom W Page Wickliffe P.O. taken on New Years day Hope the address finds you Bark had been removed Billiar room in centrebuildings, shops, houses, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - Sepia, C 1931
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Knight's Tea House on the Wannon River was run by Gus (Augustus) and Ellen Knight Tea rooms were known as Coonara Tea - House The Knights previously ran a Tea House at the failed Henham estatePost card shows Knight's Tea Rooms at the Wannon CrossingTea Rooms monument will go where this was Post Card correspondence, address only Kodak, Australi buildings, shops, people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1931
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Tea Rooms were known as Coonara Tea House Previously the Knights ran a tea House at the failed Henham estateaPhoto shows Knight's Tea Rooms at the Wannon Crossing A wooden building using slabs of wood creating various patternsbuildings, shops, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1924
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Gus Knight bought 2 blocks on the Henham Estate and built his home at tea rooms Unfortunately the estate failed and so after two years he moved the tea rooms to a new site over Mirranatwa Gap to the Wannon CrossingPhoto shows Knight's Tea Rooms at Henham Estatebuildings, shops, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1924
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Photo shows 3 young men known as the cook brothers stading beside Charles Knight (far right)Photo shows 4 young men standing beside a car (Essex?) outside Knights HenhamCharles and 3 Cook boys Stoack exchange Melbournepeople, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Large Party of well dressed people sitting and standing on rock slabs beside a creek known as Falls Creek The number 2 in the bottom right hand corner relates to the fact that this was one of a number of Grampians photos from a newspaperrecreation, roses gap, scenery, waterfalls -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...The creek is Stoney CreekPhoto shows man sitting on rock in middle of creekPicard Stawell Stony Creek (sic) Grampians scenery, stoney creek -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, C 1920s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Postcard shows 3 women, 1 seated, 2 standing on flat rock around water pools Area unknownPost Card, Correspondence, Address only, Kodak, Australiascenery, people -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - Coloured, C 1950s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...This photo is of an unknown location in the Grampians.Photo shows a range of hills. The head and shoulders of young man can be seen in the bottom right hand cornerPost Card Correspondence, Address only Kodak Autraliascenery, grampians ranges -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - Sepia, C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...One postcard has an unsigned message on the back; not addressed and not postmarked: "These falls we did on the round trip of 16 miles on the Tuesday. They are very pretty and have more water flowing than what is seen in the picture. They can be seen clearly from the road." * all three postcards held are originals.Post Card shows Silverband Falls with male standing on rock in foregroundFront bottom: "The Rose Series P.619, Silverband Falls, The Grampians Vic". Hand Written message on back: "These falls we did on the round trip of 16 miles on the Tuesday They are very pretty and have more water flowing than what is seen in the picture. They can be seen clearly from the road.". Back: "Post Card, the "Rose Series De Luxe. A Real Photograph Produced in Australia".scenery, silverband falls -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Silverband Falls. The original photo is in a frame and is on display in the History Room. ** Oct 2009: The original has 'disappeared' !!Photo shows 22 people below, alongside and above falls Logs and ferns in foregroundscenery, waterfalls, scenery, silverband falls -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1920s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...The photo shows two men holding guns, standing on a rocky peak looking out over a valley. two dogs are standing near the men and a boy is sitting on a rock in the foreground."GrampianScene " (sic) hand written on top of mount board. "Schroder " inscribed on upper, left of mount board.scenery, grampians ranges, recreation, hunting -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Photo shows 2 women and 1 child in background Waterfall on left location unknownscenery, waterfalls -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Photo shows Fyans Creek, looking South West towards the Pinnacle. View probably taken from the bridge. Fyans Creek appears to be very wide, perhaps after a flood.scenery, fyans creek -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1920s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...Photo shows three walkers, one male and two females, on the track to "The Pinnacle". The man is holding onto either a walking stick or some railing. One woman is holding an umbrella.scenery, wonderland range -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1960
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...The proprietor standing in front of the Esso garage. Probably taken at the same time as record 252 (as the yellow car appears to be in the same spot).Photo shows a man standing in front of an Esso garage building. There are petrol pumps in the foreground. A yellow early model Holden and a blue station wagon are parked on the road in the right of the Picture. General Store and Dairy signs can be seen behind the garage and the Wonderland Range can be seen in the background.buildings, shops -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph, C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, C 1929
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...The back of Warren's/Greer's Bakery on the far right side, with the back of Warrens/Greer's house adjacent (and at right angles to the bakery). The cottage on the left side was rented out. The bed of the Stoney Creek is in the foreground.Postcard shows three buildings with trees and a hill in the background. There are numerous fallen/felled trees and a fence in the foreground. Robert Greer was the baker. He married Ida Warren.media, advertisements, people, warren -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 2000s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...This is the building that was used as a bakery in the 1940s.A galvanised iron structure with a lower stone outbuilding at the side and a rusting galvanised iron lean-to at the front. The building has a brick chimney and an old, white window is leaning against the front of the stone portion of the building.buildings, bakery -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, C 1940s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...This is the Warren Street residence of the owners of the bakery, which was situated behind this building. The owners were John and Florence Warren who ran the bakery until the 1960's when it was taken over by their daughter Ida and son-in-law Robert Greer. A weatherboard house surrounded by a 'chicken wire' fence. There is a wooded hill in the background.buildings, houses -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Document - B/W article (magazine/newspaper), C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...A photo, that appeared in the magazine section of the Weekly Times in 1937, of Taylor's General Store and Cafe after a flood of the Stoney Creek. The creek flowed through the store at the height of the flood. The course of the creek was changed after this flood to prevent this happening again.A newspaper cutting. It shows a building with three women standing in front of it. The building has TAYLOR painted on the roof and a sign saying "Store & Cafe" there is a large pool of water in the foreground. Trees and hills can be vaguely seen in the background.buildings, shops, natural disasters, floods -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph, C 1911
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph, C 1910s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1940
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Photocopy, C 1930s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1920s
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1940- (before 1950)
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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 -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Photocopy, C 1936
... Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall ...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