One of a collection of photographs donated by Shirley Peterson.Colour postcard of farmland in foreground looking across Westernport from Rhyll. French Island in the distance. Man standing on fence beside gate."Westernport from Rhyll, looking North, French Island in Middle Distance." "Robb Bros. Cowes" On back a letter from M Evans of Ventnor to ?? in Ascot Vale.rhyll farmland phillip island, westernport bay, phillip island, shirley peterson

Local history involving P.I. Historical Society. Collection of newspaper clippers in scrap book dated 1960 - 1973re Appeal Evans Quarries v T & C Planning refusal quarrying Woolamai granitelocal history, newspapers, quarries, phillip island, cape woolamai granite, jean jamieson, w f evans quarries ventnor

The site on the corner of Thompson Avenue and Church Street, Cowes was reserved on the 12th April 1869 and the church was erected by the end of the year. Financed by the Island Church of England people. Dean McCartney preached the first sermon and performed the dedication service on 30th January 1870. Prior to this time services were held at the McHaffie homestead, Ventnor. Mrs S D (Georgianna) McHaffie, wife of the first European settlers, wrote in her diary "30th January 1870. Drove to Cowes, opened the Church, fine day". the large Bible presented by her is on loan and displayed in the Museum of the Phillip Island & District Historical Society.The timber Anglican Church of St Philips was built by Alex McLardy Sen. in 1869. It is still situated in Thompson Avenue on the corner of Church Street. The Vestry was added by Mr Alex McLardy in 1903 at the cost of 21 pounds. In 1912 a Sanctuary was added to the church and a Memorial Stained Glass Window donated by Miss Rose in memory of her father and two brothers was installed.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, anglican church

The Ventnor School had its beginning in the Ventnor Hall, which was built by parents of the children. It was opened on 5th May 1915 and Miss Ruby Bright was the first Head Teacher. Later an area was purchased from Mr Thomas Jones and a new school was erected at a cost of £790.2.6. The school was occupied on 6th September 1923 and was un staffed in 1964.Photograph of old Ventnor State School No. 3895 and Shelter Shed. Man with dog in foreground.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, schools, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, ventnor state school

Built by J D McHaffie as a Shepherd's Hut in the 1850 - 60s. At one stage called Julyan's Cottage. Finlay Julyan born there, owned by various families. At one time by H Grayden and R McKinley. Privately owned now. (Noted on the caption that it was built by John Evans about 1870??)Small wooden building on corner of Lyall Street and Ventnor Beach Road. Brick chimney still in situ.local history, photographs, buildings - historic, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, settlers home

One of a pair of settlers homes on the property of the Cameron Family, Watts Road, Ventnor. built about 1880.Photograph of two houses at Cameron property, Ventnor. One intact - the other in ruins. Built of corrugated iron.local history, photographs, buildings - historic, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, cameron's settlers homes

House built by Mr Joseph Richardson about 1870 at Ventnor on the corner of what is now The Nobbies and Graydens Road. Lived in by several well known families.Four Photographs of a Timber house with corrugated iron roof. 81-84 Rain water tank. Note wooden door. Fence surround and gate. 81-84a Possibly back view of the house with verandah on end. 81-84b Bullnose verandah, brick chimney. Note roof and cypress trees in background and ?wattle bushes in foreground. 81-84c Looks as though a sleepout or bathroom was added on end of verandah. rubbish in foreground.local history, photographs, buildings - historic, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, richardson

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of SS "Oscar" - port side. Some crew visible. The old "Oscar" was renamed "Ventnor".local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, boats, ss "oscar", black & white photograph, shipping, ss oscar renamed ventnor, john jenner, bryant west

This article was written by an English visitor named Elsa Christian who was touring Australia and New Zealand with her husband Frank in their own small van. The article was published in the Australian Women’s Weekly, magazine, March 1966. Elsa writes she wanted to visit four Australian locations before she died: Ayers Rock (actually Uluru), the Snowy River project, dolphins at Coolangatta and the Penguin Parade at Phillip Island. These destinations were all very popular in the 1960s for both Australian residents and overseas visitors. Because the roads were becoming better too many locations, self guided tours in small vans for cars towing bond would caravans were becoming more popular means of seeing AustraliaThe article is significant in many ways. 1. Indicates the places English visitors commonly wish to see in Australia. 2. Describes the growing trend to self- drive van/camping holidays. 3. Gives the route taken from Melbourne to Phillip Island during the 1960s. 4. Describes the appearance of the roadsides and locations visited. 5. It is written in a descriptive and lyrical style designed to appeal to Women’s Weekly magazine readers, who were probably wondering how they could visit Phillip Island with their husbands or families themselves, and what there was to see there. 6. Gives the visitors’ view of how the Penguin Parade operated at the time. 7. Includes a description of potter and artist Eric Juckert’s renowned garden at Grossard Point, Ventnor. 8. Indicates how introduced plants such as Hawthorn pushes and Kate weed were common in the area. 9. Describes Phillip Island as “a place to fall in love” because of its natural beauty, fauna and coastal seascapes. 10. As a visitor Elsa describes the housing estates as a blot on the landscape, but also sees the value as a way of their owners escaping from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne. 11. Gives the visitors’ interpretation of the behaviour of wildlife the RC in the wild, as well as Elsa’s knowledge about some of the species she encounters.Photocopy of full page article with 5 columns of text, a map and 2 photographs. Black ink on white paper. Photographs blackened in photocopying processphillip island, cape woolamai, penguin parade, seal rocks, nobbies, township of rhyll phillip island, princes highway, dandenong, pakenham, kooweerup, carinya creek, officer, san remo, gippsland highway, holiday homes, fort dumaresq, kitty miller's beach, wreck of the speke, hereford cattle, fleetwood manor, koalas, ventnor, eric juckert, little penguin behaviour

Clubs and players unknown. Photo 1100-01 - middle row on left, Jack Cleeland. Front row, 4th left, Keith McIlwraith. [Named by Bev Forrest] 1100-03 is possibly Ventnor as jumpers have V on them.Historical4 A4 sepia and black & white photocopies of old photos of football teams. No explanations or writing. Players are wearing 4 different jumpers. phillip island football team, sport, photograph, cleeland, mcilwraith, forrest, mcfee, ventnor, jack jenner