Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This photograph was taken in 1998 as part of the bicentennial celebrations held to commemorate the arrival of George Bass and his ship 'Tom Thumb' to Westernport. It shows a 're-enactment' of his landing on Churchill Island.Photograph of a group of people running up the shoreline in a blend of contemporary and historical clothes. They are led by a man waving a large Union Jack flag.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, photograph, george bass, reenactment, tom thumb, bicentennial

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Gid Ashley and the animals that lived on Churchill Island.Black and white photograph with a white border of a man standing and feeding a flock of chickens and a small pig in front of a tall white fence, with a tank in the background. The photographer's shadow is visible in the centre of the frame Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, gid ashley

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage site. Lolly (a deaf horse) and Sophie were two Clydesdales who came to live on Churchill Island in 1997. Colour photograph of two Clydesdales standing facing the camera behind a wooden fence. Potentially taken in 2001 at a Working Horses ExpoCatalogue number on reverse in pencil. churchill island, photograph, clydesdale, horses

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of five children standing in front of a wooden fence with one child feeding a horsecatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of four people in a pen feeding a white lambcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of two rows of twelve people standing behind a long table in front of Amess Housecatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of people seated in a semi circle on chairs in shade watching a standing speakerJOHN + APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE! [written in pen on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of group of people gathered on pathway between tall pinesA165 [written on reverse in pencil] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of man wearing earmuffs and mowing in an orchardcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of four people standing in front of a wooden fence with an orchard and garden in the backgroundA165 [written in pencil on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of two men standing in front of a white car under a line of pine treesA167 [written in pencil on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of two men standing on either side of a sign covered with photos and a blackboard underneathA166 [written in pencil on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman holding a white package walking over a wooden skeleton of a bridge16 [written in pencil on reverse] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman holding a white package walking over a wooden skeleton of a bridgeALB 7[written in pencil on reverse] STILL OPEN/FOR BUSINESS! [written on sticker in pen] catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of the Phillip Island Bus Tours stopped alongside a dirt roadcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of the Phillip Island Bus Tours stopped alongside a dirt road taken from behind the buscatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of the Phillip Island Bus Tours with two people standing in the bus and a yellow Ford 750 front loader lifting the frontcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of three parked cars including a vintage brown Rolls Royce and a vintage eggshell blue MG in front of a tall wooden picket fence.churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of parked vintage silver Rolls Royce, flat bed wagon, and corner of a brown car, with Amess House partially visible in the backgroundchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a man and a woman looking at a sign for Cornish Bowden Camp placed among treescatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of five people posing in front of a minibus for the Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers.catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Group photograph of people sitting and standing outdoors on the grass with a line of trees in the background and an item on a small white table in the foregroundcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman in period costume sitting on the Amess House verandah, spinning wool, with two people standing beside her and watchingcatalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a woman standing against a flagpole in front of a white clapboard house with a rose garden.catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a small boat with furled sails, and six people standing and sitting on board.catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a small boat with furled sails, and six people standing and sitting on board.catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of seven people sitting and standing on a small docking boat with furled sails.catalogue number on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph

Churchill Island has a significant photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Black and white photograph of Amess House, the cannon, and the Norfolk Pine taken from the north-eastern side of the houseCatalogue number written in pen on reverse. 'Early 1950's' written on reverse in pencannon, churchill island

Churchill Island has a significant photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Black and white photograph of two men talking on the balcony of Amess House. Probably taken in the nineteenth century.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. 'Department of Agriculture' written in pencil on reverse. Stamped on rear 'Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Dept. of Agriculture Ref. No 1978(541-15)'churchill island, amess house

Churchill Island has a significant photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Black and white photograph of family posing for the camera standing around Amess House. Probably taken in nineteenth century.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. 'ALBUM A101C' written in pencil on reverse. Stamped on rear 'Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Dept. of Agriculture Ref. No 1978(541-29)'churchill island, amess house