Enlarged from postcard produced for Mrs Allen to advertise Allens's Tearooms at the brow of Myer St, known as Allen's Hill.Black and white photograph of township, situated between Cunninghame Arm and North Arm. Shows cleared and fenced paddocks on eastern side of North Arm, some clearing and ring barked trees on western side, the high point sometimes referred to as Bernies Point after Bernie Sutherland, who lived and built boats here. Lakes Entrance VictoriaMrs Allens Seaview Cottage Lakes Entrancewaterways, topography, township, room display

Black and white post card showing the man made entrance through the hummock. It shows the fishermen's cottages on the western side of the entrance, Rigby Island and the Doughboy, small island, with salt affected vegetation and a small sand bar in the channel. Natural vegetation of Kalimna cliff in foreground. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance from Kalimna Hotelboats and boating, waterways, topography, public works

Other copiesHand tinted colour photograph of the man-made entrance from Bass Strait to the Gippsland lakes, taken from Jemmys Point. It also shows the rock groynes at the western end of Bullock Island, and at the entrances to Cunninghame Arm and the North Arm. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Entrance, Lakes Entranceislands, waterways, boats and boating

Also three views of old machinery.Colour photograph showing rusted remains of the travelling crane at the entrance. Steam boiler removed, placed to the side. Crane on tramway rails, entrance and western pier in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, islands, waterways, ships and shipping

Black and white photographic postcard of an illustrative collage of two wood engravings, one showing view of the Western Spit of the natural entrance, with a steamer anchored and three cottages on the bank. The second illustration shows the wreck of the trading schooner Latrobe, at the natural entrance. Lakes Entrance VictoriaView of the Western Spit, 1878 (Wood engraving form Australasian Sketcher, Sale Regional arts Centre)jetties, public works

The dredge 'Wombat' owned by John Carpenter, contractor for stage one of cutting the entrance from the lake through to ocean - Bass Strait. Photo shows channel partly dredged and men on work platform in front of dredge.Black and white photograph showing bucket dredge Wombat removing sand from between piers. Dunes on western side on left, lakes in background, hills of Kalimna and Nungurner in distance. Work platform in front of dredge with workers. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, occupation, waterways, public works

Black and white photograph of the entrance and Bullock Island showing the western end of Bullock Island formed by successive dumping of dredged sand. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, ocean, waterways, public works

Two other copies black and white, 9 x 14cmBlack and white photograph showing piers and entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Western pier shows concrete extension, eastern pier shows workshed at end. Lakes Entrance Victoriaclothing, jetties, public works

One other copy slightly sepia tinted 12 x 19cmBlack and white photograph showing piers and entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Work in progress on concrete extension to western pier showing cranes and machinery in use. People on beach and piers. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrancewaterways, jetties, boardwalk, public works, ships and shipping

Black and white photograph showing piers and entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Crowd of people on eastern pier and beach. Concrete extension to western pier in progress, two cranes. Steam ship with sails out at sea. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrancewaterways, restaurant, boardwalk, boats and boating

Black and white photograph showing piers at entrance from ocean Bass Strait into Gippsland Lakes. Western pier on right shows new concrete extension completed. Eastern pier on left shows machinery and workshed. Strand of barbed wire fencing.boardwalk, restaurant, waterways

One other copy enlarged 25 x 17.5 cmBlack and white photograph showing tip of western pier and north end of eastern pier at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Boardwalk and kiosk on beach, window of kiosk closed. Lakes Entrance Victoriafences, jetties, waterways, restaurant

One sepia copy 7 x 8.5 cm, also black and white copy 9 x 15 cm (Valentine Series)Small format postcard showing eastern pier and tip of western pier at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean - Bass Strait at Lakes Entrance, Victoria. Side of kiosk on right hand side, beach in middle ground, post and barb wire fence lower foreground.The Piers Lakes Entrancejetties, ocean, waterways

Also one other copy 9 x 12.5 cmBlack and white photograph showing ocean and southern end of western pier at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from Bass Strait, in heavy seas at Lakes Entrance, Victoria,boardwalk, navigation, topography

Black and white photograph showing piers and entrance to lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Western pier in back ground shows concrete extension to original wooden pier. Wooden eastern pier in foreground. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, navigation

Black and white photograph showing concrete extensions to original piers at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean Bass Strait. Eastern pier in foreground finished, western pier in background not finished, crane still in use. Beach in foreground. Lakes Entrance Victorianavigation, topography

Date made July 1997Colour photograph of the western pier of the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes from Bass Strait, showing surf breaking on offshore bar, signal triangles, walking path and vegetation in foreground. Lakes Entrance VictoriaEntrance (on back)jetties, topography, waterways

Date made July 1997Colour photograph of the western pier of the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes, Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, topography, waterways

Date made July 1997Colour photograph of the western pier of the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes, Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, topography, waterways

also copies|Two black and white 8.5 x 14|Two black and white 16 x 25Sepia photograph showing view of entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean- Bass Strait, looking west towards Western Pier and dunes. Foreground on left shows gable roof of rocket shed and shipwreck bell on white post on right. Lakes Entrance Victoria

Black and white photograph showing early Eastern Pier at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean, tip of Western Pier showing next to sailing boat, two ladies and one child far left on Eastern Pier, two bollards on eastern pier. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entranceocean, shipwrecks, waterways

photograph showing entrance from ocean - Bass Strait into Gippsland Lakes , western pier on left side shows timber structure , tramline and crane . North end of eastern pieron right shows workshed and travelling crane and rubble wall. Mt Barkley in backgroundwaterways, jetties, boats and boating

Also one black and white copy 9 x 15Sepia photograph showing wooden Western pier at entrance from ocean into the Gippsland Lakes, with dunes in background foreground shows top ridge of roof of rocket shed on left and shipwreck bell on far right foreground. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, jetties, township

Black and white photograph showing man made entrance from ocean to Gippsland Lakes, north end of western Pier on left, north end of Eastern Pier on right view looking from entrance towards Kalimna. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, machinery, waterways

Black and white photograph showing man made entrance from ocean into Gippsland Lakes, wooden Western Pier in background small sailing boat in entrance, whirlpools indicate tide on the turn. Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, waterways, jetties

Black and white photograph showing entrance view from western pier towards eastern pier and works buildings, includes flagstaff rocket shed, township in distance, tramline along western pier in foreground, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.waterways, jetties, ocean

Black and white photograph showing view of entrance with eastern and western concrete and rock piers. Photo taken from boat in the channel. Waves breaking on bar at the entrance, at Lakes Entrance, Victoriaon back - The Entrance - taken from works boat, 1995jetties, topography, waterways

Black and white photograph showing wooden western pier with new concrete extension on seaward end and crane. Two men on top of pier, ocean breaking on beach west of pier, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.waterways, boats and boating, jetties, machinery

Black and white photograph showing SS Wyralla going out the entrance from Gippsland Lakes to ocean - Bass Strait. Eastern pier boardwalk on left foreground, part of western pier showing behind steamer, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.Going Outwaterfront, township, settlement