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Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - B/W, C 1940s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Postcard ...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
... B/W article (magazine/newspaper)... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W article ...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
Postcard - B/W, C 1930s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Postcard ...The picture is of Boronia Cafe and Store, which was situated one kilometre south of Halls Gap township.The postcard shows a building with a sign reading "Boronia Cafe & Store". The building has a picket fence at the front and a canvas awning on part of its verandah. There is a petrol pump at the front of the building and wooded hills behind.buildings, shops -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1880
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...This photo shows the first Delley's Bridge, built to cross the Fyans Creek to provide access to Halls Gap and beyond in the 1880's. The bridge was swept away a number of times in floods. This bridge was replaced by a higher timber structure but constant erosion of the creek bank eventually led to its replacement by a timber and concrete structure. After nearly 50 years of its use, wear and tear necessitated a fourth bridge to be erected in 2001.A log bridge across a creek with a man standing on the bridge. A woman in a white dress and hat is beside the creek and a man is standing near her on the bank. In the left background a house can just be seen through the trees.structures, bridges -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1880s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...This photo is of the road approaching Delley's Bridge. It shows methods of transport and the access route to Halls Gap in the late 19th Century.A man with a walking stick walking away from the camera on a rutted dirt road through trees and bush. Another man is approaching from the opposite direction on horseback.access routes, roads -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1898
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The picture shows Maggie Galbraith and five small children (identities unknown) beside a jinker track (bridal path) near Halls Gap.A woman and five small children, two boys and three girls, on a dirt track with trees and rocks on either side of it.access routes, jinker track, people, galbraith -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1940
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...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 - B/W, C 1920s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...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)
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...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 - B/W, C 1900
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...A group of people on the Stawell-Halls Gap road on their way to an outing at the turn of the 19th century.access routes, jinker track, transport, horse drawn -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1930
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph Jack ...Jack Watson left & Ernie Ward, residents of Halls Gap on holiday at Mt Buffalo in the 1930's. Jack Watson was a road worker he proposed the idea of the native wildflower show in Halls Gap.people, road gang -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1930s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The people in the photo are: Mr & Mrs Gus Knight and Ray Knight (on the right). The names of the other three people are not known. The site of the house is where a later monument would stand (see inscription).Photo shows six people; three seated on a large log, two standing and one leaning on a tree stump; in front of a house."Mr & Mrs Gus Knight, Ray on right. -Where Monument will go. Ray just cut down tree - so it would not fall on house." written in biro on rear of photo. "Wannon" written in pencil on rear of photo.people, knight, buildings, tea rooms -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, Mid 20th century
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph Work ...Work crews camping out at the junction of the Pines/Plantation road and the Halls Gap/Mt Zero Rd with the Mt Difficult range behing. Probably working on the Pine Plantations grown in the area.tents, tents -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1930s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...A work crew at the Plantation rd working on pine plantations in this areapeople, road gang -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1930s to 1940s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The photo shows Augustus (Gus) Knight and Helen Knight in Ararat. The Knight's ran Knight's tea-rooms.Photo sjows a man and a woman standing in front of a wooden gate, with a house corner to their right.people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1924-1930
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The information on the back of the photo says: "Henham - with pug walls - blue clay brought up in bags from Dickies' - Where Henham block joined Dickies. Was salt in the area it came from."Photo shows three boys standing in front of a small building (tea-rooms at Henham). There is a large tree (only trunk showing) in the foreground.buildings, tea rooms -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1924
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...Knight's tea-rooms. See "Victoria's Wonderland" p. 103-104 for further information.Photo shows a house with a smaller building behind and a picket fence (house and tea-rooms at Henham. Two cars are parked to the left of the smaller building (tea-rooms)bbuildings, tea rooms -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1929 - 34
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The Knight's Tea-Rooms, which were known as "Coonarah". See "Victoria's Wonderland" p. 103-104 for further information.Photo shows a house with a smaller building to the right (Knight's tea-rooms at the Wannon).There is a car parked in front of the house and an unsealed road runs through the foreground.buildings, tea rooms -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1920s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...Photo is of Ellen (Nellie) Knight, wife of Augustus (Gus) Knight. She is standing outside their home at Henham.Photo shows a woman standing in front of a sapling fence with an open gate. There is a house to the right and outbuildings behind the fence.people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1933
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The photo shows the Wannon River in flood. Augustus (Gus) Knight built the footbridge. The boat was constructed using kerosene tins or honey tins.Photo shows five adults, four standing and one squatting, on a foot bridge. There are four children in front of them in a boat.structures, bridges -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1933
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...The photo shows "Knight's Bridge" at the Wannon River Crossing.Photo shows two women, one sitting and one standing leaning on the other woman's shoulder. They are on a wooden footbridge with water in the foreground and thick bush in the background.structures, bridges -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Newspaper - B/W, 29/12/2000
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Newspaper ...This is a newspaper article about the Knight family. It was written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News "Halls Gap Extra" and was published on Friday, 29 December 2000, p.16. The photos included in the article are C 1881. For more information see "Victoria's Wonderland", "Water between the hills".A newspaper article headed "The Incredible Knight story", containing two photos. The photos are of a couple (Gus and Ellen Knight) in a Stanley Steamer car; and two boys (Bert and Ken Knight) sitting on a pile of boxes with a small dog in the foreground. They are wearing shoes made from rubber tubes.people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Newspaper - B/W, 09/03/1934
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Newspaper ...This is a letter which was published in the Hamilton Spectator on 9 March 1934. It appeals for donations to assist the Knight family, Gus in particular. The dontaions were to be used to move the family to Portland, due to the effects of the depression on their income and to Gus' continued ill-health.Newspaper clipping from the "Hamilton Spectator". The copy is two photos, which combined are an enlargement of the original article (see additional image).people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Newspaper - B/W, 26/01/2001
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Newspaper ...This is a newspaper article written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News "Halls Gap Extra" and published on Friday, 26 January 2001, p.18. It refers to Gus Knight and his family when they lived at Henham and on the Wannon River. The photos included in the article show: 1) a bogged vehicle being pulled out of the Wannon River by a large group of people; and 2) Gus, Ellen and Charles Knight in 1939.A newspaper article headed "More on the incredible Knight Family", containing two photos.people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Flyer - B/W, C November 2001
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Flyer A copy ...Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society flyer for picnic outing to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honour of the Knight Family Coonara Teahouse. The unveiling was to take place on 24 November 2001.A copy of a flyer advertising the unveiling of a plaque at the site of the "Coonara" tea-rooms on the Wannon River.media, flyers -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Newspaper - B/W, 03/02/1933
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Newspaper ...This is an article about Gus Knight. It does not refer to him by name, but calls him "Man of Crooked Sticks" , who he had watched making an armchair out of twisted gum-tree boughs. The author also mentions Gus's home, which was constructed of timber cut a hundred yards away. The article appeared in "The Herald" newspaper on 3 February 1933, in the "in Town and Out" section.Newspaper article titled "Man of Crooked Sticks"people, knight -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1970s (?)
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...Robert Greer was the Hall's Gap baker. He married Ida Warren and they had a daughter Rae. Robert & Ida inherited the bakery from Ida's father John Warren who established the business in 1929. For further details see Bridging the Gap, p.56Photo shows man (Robert Greer) in an apron standing outside his house.people, greer, buildings, bakery -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1950s (?)
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...Robert Greer, baker, married Ida Warren whose family started the bakery; in 1929. Robert & Ida inherited the Bakery from Ida's father John Warren. for further information see Bridging the Gap p. 56Photo shows Robert Greer, baker standing with a load tin in his hands, inside the bakery. Baking tins & ovens can be seen in the photo.Folio no.48 Negative no.25people, greer, buildings, bakery -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1920s
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph Mt ...Mt Difficult quarry Grampians c1920quarrying, mt difficult quarry -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1989
... B/W... 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians B/W Photograph ...Photo shows stone mason's cottage at Heatherlie Quarry under renovation.Photo shows a stone cottage with two doors. There is iron roofing on the left hand side of the cottage and on the right hand side the roof is missing. There is scaffolding at the front of the cottage. A trailer can be seen on the left.buildings, houses, quarrying, heatherlie