Zepher was built by Don Mitchelson in Rosebud Victoria. It was bought by G Peel and J Mitchelson to be converteed to passenger launch Sea Bird in 1952Black and white photograph of twin screw couta boat, "Zepher" Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, local history

Black and white photograph of tourist launch Bellbird at Post Office jetty Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, tourism, waterways

Concrete bridge over North Arm, constructed by Coate Bros. opened September 1917. Also Maranui Guest House history.Black and white photograph of a tourist launch named Maranui 2 beside the North Arm Bridge. People on launch dressed in summer clothing of pre WW1 era. Posts and steel rope rails on bridge. Low tide indicated by height of bridge piers out of the water. Lakes Entrance Victoria boats and boating, bridges, clothing

3 Identical small format postcards 9 x 14Black and white small format postcard showing the town, North Arm bridge, Cunninghame Arm, sand hummocks, boat harbour, tourist launch approaching North Arm, power poles on lower side of road cutting. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance from Jemmys Pointbridges, township

re Donor Babs Harris, real name Lily Harris, nee GrayCopy sepia toned photograph of Broomes Federal Hotel, showing tourist launch at jetty, people standing on the jetty. On east side of hotel is Venga Guesthouse, before renovations. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, boats and boating, architecture, jetties

Also two other smaller postcards Also a larger copyBlack and White copy postcard of Broomes Federal Hotel showing a rambling weather board building. Launch with tourists aboard, on Lake two smaller craft moored at jetty, on left of scene one motor car parked at lake edge, bluestone seawall completed to west of jetty. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance Gippsland lakesguesthouses, boats and boating, waterfront, tourism

A. Freeman on back.Maranui is the tourist launch, and Baang Yarnda was used as accommodation for fishing parties from Broomes Federal Hotel Lakes Entrance.|Also two larger copiesBlack and white postcard of the Baang Yarnda moored in the Tambo River. Tourist launch Maranui beside Baang Yarnda, people standing on the deck of the Baang Yarnda, and two men in the tourist launch Maranui. Tambo Upper Victoriaboats and boating, tourism, guesthouses

Baang Yarnda was originally the dredge Wombat which was converted to accommodationBlack and white postcard of Baang Yarnda associated with Broome's Federal Guesthouse, which was used as extra accommodation and as dining room and ballroom. Tourists at end of jetty boarding tourist launch. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance Gippsland Lakestourism, boats and boating, guesthouses

The photograph shows the steam launch Lady Loch towing five rowing boats full of passengers on the Hopkins River at Warrnambool. The boat is travelling downstream from the riverbank near Jubilee Park towards Warrnambool and the river mouth. A similar trip in 1909 was a fund-raising excursion when the Lady Loch was to tow boats from Flett & Sons' boating establishment on the Hopkins River, travelling towards Jubilee Park. The photograph was taken between February 1907 and June 1910 by Mrs A. G. Dawson from the Hopkins River Bank at “Allandale”, which she was leasing. She took another photograph that day, which was published in the Warrnambool Standard on 24th March 1973. At the time of the photograph the launch Lady Loch was owned by James Flett & Son who operated a boatshed on the bend of the Hopkins River. The boat was described as “a fine little steamer”. In 1916 it was licenced to carry 42 passengers. The LADY LOCH: - In February 1884 Mr Sutton’s steam launch had the name of Lady of the Lake. The boat was part of the entertainment for a Sunday school picnic at Ballarat Lake and Gardens. In October 1884 Mr Ivey from Lake Wendouree purchased two vessels, the steamer Ballarat and Mr Sutton’s well-known and popular launch, Lady of the Lake, to join his own fleet of pleasure boats. In November 1887 Mr Mark Hooper’s purchase of a ‘new’ pleasure boat, Lady of the Lake, arrived in Colac to be an addition to his boating business. The launch had been transported by road from Ballarat, but the boiler and the engine had travelled by rail the previous day. In June 1888, Fanny Nelson purchased the steam launch Lady of the Lake for her Nelson’s Boating and Fishing Establishment on the Hopkins River, Warrnambool. She renamed it Lady Loch. People have suggested the mane was in honour of the wife of the then-current Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Loch, and the local paper stated that Lady Loch flew the Governor’s colours of yellow, black and blue on her first trip under Nelson’s ownership, Sunday 12th August 1888. In 1890 Fanny Nelson sold her complete business, including Lady Loch, to Mr Chapman. in January 1897 James Flett & Sons, already involved in boating, purchased the business from Chapman. In January 1916, Flett advertised everything for sale, including the boatshed and the steam launch Lady Loch. NOTE: - at least three vessels in Victoria were named Lady Loch; a river launch (ca 1884-ca 1916), a steamer ferry (1884-1920s) and a government steam lighthouse tender HMS Lady Loch (1886-1962)The photograph of the Lady Loch pleasure steamer represents the social and recreational activities of late 19th-century people from Warrnambool and the local district. It shows an example of the pleasure craft of that era. The history of the Lady Loch includes the history of fishing and boat hire businesses of that period. The photograph is also connected with an early Warrnambool buat builder James Flett & Sons. representing the maritime history of the town.Photograph, black and white, of the steam launch Lady Loch towing five rowing boats downstream on the Hopkins River from Jubilee Park towards the river mouth. There are many figures on the boats. The photograph was taken from a property called Allandale on the south river bank between February 1907 and June 1910. The photographer was Mrs A. G. Dawson. The Lady Loch was owned by Mr James Flett & Sons at that time. The photograph is mounted on card.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lady of the lake, lady of the lake steamer, lady loch steamer, lake colac steamer, hopkins river warrnambool, jubilee park warrnambool, francis maria mann, andrew abernathy nelson iiird, hopkins hotel, nelson's boathouse, chapman's boathouse, flett's boathouse, fanny (francis) nelson, james flett & sons

Note with photograph says This is a view of the Tambo River about a mile and a half up from where I am staying. The river here is narrow owing to cliffs with love from Arthur. Maybe Archie MacArthers boat GowrieSepia toned postcard of a passenger launch on the Tambo River below the cliffs upstream from Swan Reach Victoriaboats and boating, rivers, tourism

During Thunderbird tourist launch weight tests at marina Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance VictoriaColour photograph of local children and Kindlin and Carey Wharfe, Chris, Sean and Kevin Arbuthnot Kaylene and Richard Wickham and Angela Vincent. Plus a second photo taken at same event.tourism, boats and boating, gippsland lakes

Colour photograph of Jim Mitchelson and Judy Bach taken in the yard of Bull's Shipyard with fishing boat Coralie G on slips with glimpse of new tourist launch Thunderbird about to be launched, Metung Victoriagenealogy