Black and white photograph showing entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean - Bass Strait. Photo shows rebuilt western pier with crane on end of pier, loose rocks. Launch - possibly Peels 'Blackbird' in the entrance. Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, jetties, islands, boats and boating

Copied from photograph in possession of J WhadcoatBlack and white photograph showing stone piers at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean - Bass Strait. Eastern pier on left, dune and western pier on right. Cranes and some work sheds on left. Navigation light on tip of Bullock Island on extreme right. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, waterways, topography, township

Black and white photograph showing, Schnapper cottage on western side of entrance. Dark weatherboards, front partially screened in, picket fence along front, rocks along shoreline, thick vegetation on dunes, tall century plant at rear of house. Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, jetties, machinery, waterfront

Black and white photograph showing lake shoreline on western side of entrance piers, with rock retaining wall, walings and crane left middle distance and front of Schnapper cottage, dense vegetation on dune and some erosion to beach. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, machinery, boats and boating, waterfront

Black and white photograph showing Symes boat, Westwind, motoring into the entrance from Bass Strait, Eastern pier on far side of boat, photo taken from western pier, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.aerial photograph, islands, roads and streets, waterways, township

Also large postcard 15 x 20|Also two mini postcard 6 x 9|Also copy black and white 9 x 14.5Black and white postcard of an aerial view of township of Lakes Entrance, showing western end of town, jetties and boat harbours in Cunninghame Arm, the entrance and piers, North Arm bridge, Bullock Island, Rigby, Fraser and Flannegan Islands, and a distant view of Boole Poole, Bunga Arm and Lake King. Lakes Entrance VictoriaAn aerial view showing position of Lakes Entranceaerial photograph, islands, waterways, topography

Colour photograph aerial view of township of Lakes Entrance, showing western end of town, Bullock Island, Cunninghame Arm and North Arm, man made entrance, and distant view of outer barrier, island and shoreline. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, township, restaurant, bridges

Colour print of aerial view looking south of western side of township. Shows housing on Kalimna Hill, North Arm, part of Bullock Island, Cunninghame Arm, the outer barrier and east pier of man made entrance. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, islands, dredging, accommodation

Also other copies,Black and white photograph showing S S Wyralla leaving port. Photo shows wooden western pier behind ship and part of eastern pier showing steps up onto pier. Ship blowing black smoke. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entranceislands, waterways, ships and shipping

Date made January 2009Colour photograph showing western side of western pier. Rocks extend from end of pier along base of sand dunes, some vegetation on dunes. Signs and lights on piers. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, topography, transport

Second photo similar but more distant viewSmall format black and white photograph of view of lake from western side of entrance looking towards township. Rustic jetty in foreground, small dingy and sailboat in water at end of jetty. Boat on the slip at jetty. Lakes Entrance Victoriaadvertising, parks

Date made January 2009Colour photograph showing old tramline and remains of old wooden western pier reinforced with rocks and sand build up - western pier. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, ocean, safety

Date made January 2009Colour photograph, closeup view showing old tramline and remains of old wooden western pier, reinforced with rocks, and partly covered with sand buildup, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.fishing industry, jetties, shipwrecks, ships and shipping

Rocket shed (built 1890) was used to store rockets used to warn ships coming through the entrance of dangerous conditions.Colour photograph showing brick rocket shed on sand dune at the entrance to the ocean. Scrub around shed, entrance and western pier behind and ocean in distance. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, waterways, fishing industry

Tuesday August 6 1959 trawler 'Minotaur' crossing western end of sandbar near entrance at 2.30pm, big wave struck craft broadside, rolling it onto its side, next wave smashed the wheelhouse, skipper Dave Allen and mate Cam Stuckey were rescued from the water by another trawler, 'Minotaur' was salvaged and rebuilt.Black and white photograph showing trawler Minotaur beached at western pier, Lakes Entrance, Victoriacoast, fishing industry, ships and shipping

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Three other photographs very similar, also newspaper cutting November 1985 in albumColour photograph showing bulldozer and rescuers on beach west of Western pier, attempting to re float the Posidon. Two fishing vessels standing by at sea, line of people holding long rope. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, ocean

includes two other photographsColour photograph showing bulldozer and rescuers on beach west of Western pier, attempting to re float the Posidon. Two fishing vessels standing by at sea, line of people holding long rope. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, ocean

Skipper John Britton, Scott Hobson?, thought to be in mud in Tamar River, Tasm 2011Colour photograph of fishing boat Cowrie Bay which appears to be just outside Cunninghame Arm, the western side of the entrance and hummocks in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, waterways, jetties, ocean

Colour photograph of the fishing vessel James Kerlin entering the lake from Bass Strait. On right of image is the end of western pier, behind James Kerlin surf is breaking on bar, in foreground calm entrance channel. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, waterways

Also black and white enlargement 11.5 x 16Black and white small format photograph of fishermen at the fish pens in lake at Western Side of entrance. Four men in rowing boat loaded with fish, one man on fence, another holding rope to steady boat. Fishermen's cottages in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, boats and boating, waterways, occupation, fish

First timber road bridge over the Tambo River at Swan Reach officially opened 20 December 1905, after which punt was removed to BairnsdaleBlack and white postcard of the lifting bridge over the Tambo River at Swan Reach, Victoria. Man on horse standing on dirt road to Metung beside the river. Punt previously used to cross river visible against western bank of river.Tambo River (16 miles from Bairnsdale)bridges, waterways

Also four other photographs of the vessel at sea with some of the gear ready to use.Colour photograph of the prawn trawler fishing boat tied up at the wharf in Western Australia,fishing industry, boats and boating, ocean