In 1912 work was underrway on the Bairnsdale to Orbost railway. It was opened on April 10 1916. The two bridges on the railway viaduct, which crosses the Snowy River floodplain at Orbost, were built from local Southern Mahogany. The bridge on the Bairnsdale end (770m) is now the longest in Victoria. (info. Helen Martin)This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.A black / white photograph, oval-shaped on white background. It is of the railway viaduct across the flats at Orbost,.photo caption -"ORBOST RAILWAY BRIDGE, NEWMERELLA E. S. Vogt, Bairnsdale"newmerella orbost-viaduct east-gipsland-railway

The two bridges on the railway viaduct, which crosses the Snowy River floodplain at Orbost, were built from local Southern Mahogany. The bridge on the Bairnsdale end (770m) is now the longest in Victoria. Despite various attempts to extend the line, the station stayed on the western side of the Snowy River. (info. Helen Martin)This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.A black / white photograph / postcard of the Orbost township in the background and the railway viaduct over the flats in the foreground.photo caption - The Rose Series P.479 copywright SNOWY RIVER FLATS, ORBOST, VIC"east-gippsland-railway orbost-viaduct

This photograph shows Mr John Scouller, the manager, on the left with His assistant, Fred ?. Mr Scouller was the manager of the Orbost Butter Factory for 30 years and was succeeded by Mr Stafford after his retirement. The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st, 1892.The first shipment to England went rank and was only good for axle grease on wagons and carts.The milk was brought to the factory by horse and dray.Most people would take the whey home for their pigs,which were abundant on the farms in the Orbost district. First directors – James Nixon (chairman), James Cameron, Carl H. Grove, Harry Richardson, David Rhys Morris, Lachlan Ross. The factory opened 11th January, 1893 with John Scouller as the manager. The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district.A black / white photograph of two men standing near machinery inside the Orbost Butter Factory.on back - " Orbost. m. Gilbert. J. Scouller, Fred?????. Donated by Colin Perry"orbost-butter-factory scouller-john dairying

This display of butter was created by Mrs Jessie Petterson for the Harvest Festival. Ten pounds of butter was used. The Harvest Festival display was always put together by the church ladies ( Orbost Presbyterian Church) and was a family friendly festival celebrating the end of summer. The Harvest Festivals were regular community events in Orbost during the first half of the 20th century. This photograph is associated with that time.A black / white photograph postcard of a butter sculpture, a flower arrangement carved out of butter.on back - "display of butter by Mrs Jessie Petterson, 1900"harvert-festival sculpture-butter petterson-jessie

This item was found in the collection with no information recorded. On the back is a short message wishing a happy Christmas to Bessie and Jack from M.W. The photograph shows miners at Club Terrace.This item is a pictorial record of the gold mining history of East Gippsland.A yellowed black / white photograph on grey buff card. It is of men panning for gold and digging trenches.on front - " Club Terrace" on back - " To Bessie, Jack from M.W."club-terrace gold-mining gold-panning gold

The photo shows miners looking for gold at Dead Horse Creek at Club Terrace. The subjects are unknown.This is a pictorial record of gold mining in East Gippsland in the late 19th century.A yellowed black / white photograph on grey buff card. It is of seven men in the bush mining for gold.on back - "Dead Horse Creek - Club Terrace, 1897"gold-mining gold-panning-club-terrace dead-horse-creek-gold

This photograph is a record of the time when horse drawn vehicles were the main form of transport.A black / white photograph of five well - dressed men on a four horse drawn cart. It is on a rough bush track. Three men are standing, the others sitting. There are trees and bush in the background There is another horse - drawn vehicle on the left in the background.transport horse-drawn-vehicle

The photograph shows the coach owned by Mr Tom Malinn of Sardine Creek. It is in front of the Orbost Club Hotel in Nicholson Street, Orbost. On lst Juy 1926, Tom Malin took over the horse drawn coach run from Orbost to Delegate. After a few years he obtained an International 2-3 ton truck. On his first trip to Bendoc he did not carry mail, but brought Miss Cunning, the first lady head teacher and collected ballot boxes. On his next trip (March 1930) he made history as the first mailman on this route to deliver mail in a motor vehicle. (info. Bendoc History) Tom and Sophie Malinn farmed at Martin’s Creek. Sophie (nee Jensen) married Tom Malinn in 1926. Sophie’s family had run the historic “Danebo Hotel” at Martin’s Creek for many years, and in 1931, Tom and Sophie began farming at Martin’s Creek, initially cropping maize and beans. The first hotel built in Orbost was the Club in 1885, an old wooden place on the corner built for J. A. Petersen of the Mitchell Hotel Bairnsdale, now known as the Victoria Hotel. Tom Maguire, a step­son of the late Mr. Petersen, carried on the club Hotel Orbost for 5 or 6 years. The property then came into the possession of Alfred Cooper, a Yorkshireman who purchased the freehold about 1890, pulled the building down and erected the present structure.This is a pictorial history horse-drawn transport used widely in Orbost until the late 1920sA black / white photograph of a horse-drawn buggy with four men on the buggy and two mmen standing beside it, It is in front of the Orbost Club Hotel in Nicholson Street, Orbost..on back - "Tom Malinn on coach run"malinn-tom club-hotel-orbost transport-orbost

The photograph shows a loaded truck outside the Noorinbee Store. This is a pictorial record of early road transport in East Gippsland.A black / white photograph of a large truck loaded with large bundles. It is in front of a small store at Noorinbee on the main road.on back - "in front of Noorinbee Store"transport noorinbee

Buldah School was No. 4555. Mrs L. Petterson made application for a school at Buldah during 1936. It was opened on 8th of August 1937 by Herbert H. Eynstone acting as Head Teacher. He held this position for only about two weeks. The school closed during 1941. The Petterson brothers were early settlers in Cann River - late 19th century. This is a pictorial record of a school route in the first half of the 20th century. The Buldah School no longer exists.A black / white photograph of a bush track in a forest. There is water running across the track.on back - Don. by Mrs D. Petterson, only track to Buldah School in winter 1939...."buldah-east-gippsland

This photo shows Jas Lynn of Orbost driving a team of bullocks pulling a large cart of maize. They are taking it to the fisherman's Wharf in Lakes Entrance. Maize has been grown on the Orbost flats since the late 19th century. Transport was always an obstacle to economic sucess. For a few years prior to the First World War and the construction of the railway line from Bairnsdale to Orbost, a lot of maize was carted by horse and bullock teams to Lakes Entrance for transhipment to the Melbourne market. At that .time yields of 90 to 100 bushels of maize were quite a common occurrence. James Lynn, a member of the East Gippsland Maize Board, farmed at Jarrahmond.This photograph is associated with the large maize growing industry in the Orbost region. A black / white photograph of a bullock team pulling a large, loaded cart. It is being driven by a man standing on the side of the road, holding a whip. In the background are houses and a telegraph pole.on back - " Carting maize to Lakes Entrance in 1911."transport-bullocks maize-orbost lynn-james

The photograph shows two modes of transport in the early 1900s. Mr F. Gibbs is driving the bullock team and Mr G. Nixon and his family are in the car.This is a pictorial record of transport in Orbost in the early 20th century.A black / white photograph post card showing a bullock team and a motor car.on front at top - " F Gibbs; W.W. G. Nixon, Orbost." on front at bottom - "The two modes of travelling in East Gippsland" on back is a letter from "Jack & Nell to "Alice" transport bullock-team nixon-george

Harry Ingram delivered milk, bread, groceries and meat to towns between Delegate and Orbost with his eldest son. The pair generally drove a four wheeled wagon pulled by five horses along a hand carved winding track through the mountains. This is a pictorial record of transport in the early 20th century in Orbost. It is associated with the Ingram family settlers in Orbost from 1938.A black / white photograph of a man on a horse drawn cart.on back - "Harry Ingram"ingram-harry transport-c19th

The photograph shows the Royal Mail wagon outside Herbert's General Store in the main street of Orbost. Lancelot Herbert came to Orbost in 1886, taking up a partnership with local store-owner George Temple. After Mr Temple’s death in 1891, Lancelot took over the store and progressively developed Herberts Snowy River Stores which grew into a department store of several shops along Nicholson StThis is a pictorial record of transport in 19th century Orbost. It is associated with the Herbert family.A black / white photograph of a travelling salesman and his samples on the Orbost Coach outside Herbert's grocery store. Two other men are standing nearby. The photograph is on a cream buff card.on front - "Traveller's Samples on Orbost Coach"herbert's-store transport

This photograph is of the low level bridge across the Bemm River about 50 km east of Orbost in East Gippsland.This is a pictorial record of the 1913 low level bridge across the Bemm River, East Gippsland.A large black / white photograph of a horse - drawn wagon on the low level Bemm River bridge. In the foreground on the bridge is a dog.on back - "Country Roads Board Princes Highway low level bridge"

This photograph shows a large bullock team at the foot (eastern side?) of the Orbost township.This is a pictorial record of transport used in the late 19th century in Orbost.A large black / white photograph of a bullock team pulling a laden cart. A man is sitting on top of the freight. In the background is a horse - drawn cart loaded with sacks (maize?) with a man on a horse to the side and another standing on the shafts. In the foreground are two men on horses. There is a small house and barn in the background.on back - " At the foot of the township - 1889"orbost transport-bullock-teams horse-drawn-transport

There is currently no information on this item.A faded black / white photograph / postcard of a horse - drawn cart with one of the two horses rearing up. Two men are on the cart. on front - "Sherwood"transport-horse-drawn

When marking a boundary for a registered plan, a surveyor would place “Reference Marks” with a stated bearing and distance to a boundary corner. These trees were typically marked by cutting the bark of the tree in a shield or blaze. Until July 1886, surveyors were only able to use trees as reference marks to boundary corners. After July 1886 surveyors were able to use “permanent marks” which were either a glass bottle, gas pipe or iron bolt (for homestead surveys only). This photograph shows the reference tree, 83 miles from Marlo via the original surveyed road v ia Sydenham Inlet and Tamboon, south of Mount Drummer to the New South Wales border - now the Princes Highway.This is a pictorial record of an old survet tree. Knowledge of their location, abundance and condition not only provide important insights to past survey practice, but also provide a lasting legacy of a regions land-use history. Old survey trees serve as one of the few remaining physical legacies of early European land settlement history.A large black / white photograph of a horse and buggy pulled up alongside a reference tree which has notches and markings of Roman numerals.on back - " Refernce tree 83 miles from Marlo........to N.S.W. Border"survey-tree reference-tree

This photograph shows the regrowth of vegetation on the road between Genoa and the border - now the Princes Highway.This is a pictorial record of the main road from Orbost to the New South border, The Princes Highway, in the early 20th century.A large black / white photograph of a bush road wwith a vehicle and a man on the side of it.on back - " Princes Highway showing the regrowth.....1913"princes-highway-genoa transport

Photo shows an unidentified lady standing on the Orbost / Brodribb Road.A black / white photograph of a women in a long dress standing on a bush road surrounded by dense scrub.on back - " Track near Orbost / Brodribb Road, May 1897"orbost-brodribb-road

Bunga Creek is approximately 5km east of Lakes Entrance.This is a pictorial record of horse-drawn transport of the late 19th century used in East Gippsland.A black / white photograph of a bush scene with a horse - drawn coach running along a track beside a creek.. It is on a cream coloured buff card.on back - "No. 5" on front - "At Bunga Creek"bunga-creek horse-drawn-coach

History unknown. Oswald Stuart Green taught at the Bete Bolong State School in the 1920s /30s. He wrote many books about East Gippsland including several on thee Orbost / Marlo district.Oswald Green has an association with the Orbost area.A black / white photograph of a dirt road in the bush with a motor vehicle on the road and a man standing beside it.on back - " O.S. Green 31 Malcolm St Blackburn Princes Highway east of Coolwater Creek."princes-highway-coolwater-creek green-oswald-stuart

Boggy Creek Bridge was built in 1916 as part of the Bairnsdale to Orbost extension to the main Gippsland Railway, and is situated in the middle of the township of Nowa Nowa, crossing a steep-sided and well-timbered creek-valley. This section of the line closed in 1987.This item is a pictorial record of the construction of the Boggy Creek railway bridge on the East Gippsland line. This bridge plays a major part in the identity and history of the town of Nowa Nowa, since Boggy Creek’s steep sided valley divides the township into two components. A black / white photograph on a postcard showing the construction of a railway bridge across a creek. The end pylons are evident and there is scaffolding on both sides of the creek. Two copies of a black / white photograph showing the construction of a railway bridge across a cree. The end pylons are evident and there is scaffolding on both sides of the creek. There is a steam train on the rail track.on front of postcard - caption - " Boggy Creek, Nowa Nowa, W.S. Vogt, Bairnsdale"boggy-creek-bridge vogt-w.s. railway-bridges east-gippsland-railway railway-construction train

In the late 1800's early 1900's transporting goods by road was difficult and at times impossible because roads as thoroughfares did not exist.The means of travelling along the roads in the 1800's was by bullock wagon, horse pulled dray, pack horse or simply by foot. This is a pictorial record of transport in the mid 18th - early 19th century. Pack horses were vital for the delivery of goods, responding to emergencies as they could travel in country inaccessible to larger horse - drawn carts or wagons.A black / white photograph on a black buff card. It is of a group of pack horses being guided across a waterway with a man on horseback on either side of the river.transport pack-horses

This is a pictorial record of horse-drawn transport in East Gippsland in the late 19th - early 20th century. It depicts the difficulties of transport in the under-developed forests of East Gippsland.A very faded photograph of horses and coach making their way through a bush track obstructed by fallen trees.on front - " Old Coaching Days" on back - ' A. Coulton"transport-horse-drawn

This photograph is of a cutting on a road at Bete Bolong known as Hofen's Cutting. This photograph was taken c. 1906 when transport was by horse, wagon and prior to cars and railways.This is a pictorial record of early Bete Bolong showing a road through a cutting which was known as Hofen's cutting. Two black / white photographs showing a dirt road heading down a cutting with a post and rail wooden fence on the left side in the background. In 958.1 there is a cut - away hillside beside the dirt road.on back - "Newmerella" (note: this location is at Bete Bolong and not on Newmerella Hill) 958.1 - on back - "Hofen's Bluff 1906"bete bolong, orbost, tracks/roads

A black / white photograph of a motor vehicle which has a large sheet, with a cross on it, hanging on the side. A young boy is behind the vehicle that is travelling down a residential street.on front caption - 1st Prize 1918red-cross

This photograph shows the Lady Harriett, her barge, the Wyrallah and Storm Bird with Captain Jimmy Bills at Harbeck's wharf, Lakes Entrance, The Lady Harriett was a small steamer that serviced the Tambo River and other areas. In 1895 the Lady Harriett was advertised to run between Bairnsdale and Mallacoota on a weekly service. The Lady Harriett and barge did two or three trips up the Tambo per week. She did not carry passengers or run to a timetable and would carry maize and beans as well as fish from Mallacoota where by 1900 the fishing industry was well established' Lady Harriett towed her barge carrying an assortment of goods up the Tambo from 1895 to 1913. The S.S. Wyrallah was a regular Melbourne header for over twenty years. She was run down and sunk by the steamer Dilkera with the loss of six lives at Port Philip Head. (ref. The Argus Friday April 11 1924)This is a pictorial record of a once busy wharf. From Lakes Entrance ocean-going vessels had access to the Gippsland Lakes, the largest navigable inland waterway in Australia.A large black / white photograph of two large ships and two smaller ones at a wharf. There are people on the wharf and on the boats.on back - "Jo-Bull", L-R Lady Harriet.........."lady-harriett s.s.-wyrallah shipping-east-gippsland harbeck's-wharf-lakes-entrance sea-transport

"The marine Hydrographers of the British Admiralty wanted desperately to chart a safe passage through the Great Barrier Reef and the gap between the northern tip of Australia and Papua New Guinea, which would open up the new colony to the East Indies trade. They commissioned the Rattlesnake, a 28 gun frigate of the Royal Navy, whose captain was a keen amateur artist and whose name, Owen Stanley, was given to the mountain ranges of PNG. After the passage out, Stanley brought aboard Oswald Brierly, later to be the marine painter to Queen Victoria, and together these men made two voyages through the Great Barrier Reef, painting and sketching all the while. They produced a visual record of 19th century contact between Europeans and the indigenous people of Northern Australia and New Guinea in an album which contains the original of this copy. It is held in the Mitchell Library in Sydney." (ref. State Library New South Wales) Sir Oswald Brierly, a young marine artist, arrived in Sydney in 1842 on the yacht Wanderer. Settling at the whaling station of Boyd Town in Twofold Bay, he painted extensively and left a vivid account of the whaling life during the five years he spent there. However it was the open sea and adventure that lead Brierly to accept a position on the HMS Rattlesnake as shipboard artist. This item is associated with the anchor of the The Rattlesnake. This anchor is in the main street of Orbost in front of what was once the museum.This is a copy of a picture of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake at sea with a canoe of Aborigines rowing towards it.h.m.s.-rattlesnake brierly-oswald stanley-owen

The P.S. Curlip was built by Samuel Richardson & Sons at a Tabbara sawmill in 1889. Alan Richardson, shown in the photograph, was the captain. It was operated along the Snowy River in Australia's Gippsland region between 1890 and 1919, before being washed out to sea, and broken on Marlo beach, by a flash flood in 1919. James Winchester was born in Geelong in 1856. He first sailed into Marlo, aged 15 and returned in the 1870's. he worked on the snagging punt on the Snowy River and also on the Paddle Steamer Curlip which towed the barges to collect the maize grown along the Snowy River. Wooden chutes were constructed along the river banks to load bagged maize onto the barges. The bags of maize were sent down the chutes into the waiting barges. This is a pictorial record of the iconic Paddle Steamer Curlip which has a significant association with Orbost. It records the method of loading maize onto barges through a wooden cchute.A large framed black / white photograph of the Paddle Steamer Curlip and a barge on a river. The barge is being loaded with maize through a large chute. In the background is the Snowy River bridge. the frame is wood. There is also a copy.on back of copy - " Jim Winchester, Alan & Frank Richardson, Curlip - barge & chute for loading maize"p.s.-curlip transport-shipping richardson winchester-james snowy-river maize-loading