Second copyBlack and white photograph showing aerial view of the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes, shows Cunninghame Arm, North Arm, Reeves River and Hopetoun Channel, Rigby Island and Snake Island, the barrier on right foreground. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, islands, aerial photograph, fishing industry, coast

Date made January 2009Colour photograph, closeup view showing old tramline and remains of old wooden western pier, reinforced with rocks, and partly covered with sand buildup, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.fishing industry, jetties, shipwrecks, ships and shipping

Date made January 2009Colour photograph showing signboard for New Works West, Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park, sign on sandy beach, thick scrub behind. Lakes Entrance Victoriashipwrecks, fishing industry, jetties, ships and shipping

Rocket shed (built 1890) was used to store rockets used to warn ships coming through the entrance of dangerous conditions.Colour photograph showing brick rocket shed on sand dune at the entrance to the ocean. Scrub around shed, entrance and western pier behind and ocean in distance. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, waterways, fishing industry

Sepia photograph showing the SS Despatch sinking outside the piers. Shows three row boats with three or four men standing in each boat and a glimpse of the hull of the Despatch just showing the name. Actual picture in oval shape on card. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLast sight of the Dispatch Cunningham Sept 22nd 1911shipwrecks, memorials, fishing industry

Sepia photograph showing the SS Despatch sinking outside the piers. Shows three row boats with three or four men standing in each boat and a glimpse of the hull of the Despatch just showing the name. Actual picture in oval shape on card. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLast sight of the Dispatch Cunningham Sept 22nd 1912shipwrecks, memorials, fishing industry

Sepia photograph showing the SS Despatch sinking outside the piers. Shows three row boats with three or four men standing in each boat and a glimpse of the hull of the Despatch just showing the name. Actual picture in oval shape on card. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLast sight of the Dispatch Cunningham Sept 22nd 1913shipwrecks, memorials, fishing industry

Tuesday August 6 1959 trawler 'Minotaur' crossing western end of sandbar near entrance at 2.30pm, big wave struck craft broadside, rolling it onto its side, next wave smashed the wheelhouse, skipper Dave Allen and mate Cam Stuckey were rescued from the water by another trawler, 'Minotaur' was salvaged and rebuilt.Black and white photograph showing trawler Minotaur beached at western pier, Lakes Entrance, Victoriacoast, fishing industry, ships and shipping

Some men identifiedBlack and white print of group of eleven men seated on rocky shore near the SS Savos, at Cape Everard, Point Hicks. Image shows the ships funnel still in place, vessel facing west. Lakes Entrance Victoriacoast, fishing industry, ocean, ships and shipping

Boat grounded 23 December 1937Black and white print S S Saros which grounded at Cape Everard, Point Hicks, Victoria, abandoned and wrecked. This image shows vessel close to rocky shore, facing generally east direction, funnel missing. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ocean, ships and shipping

Captain ..Limschow, crew member A J legg and two others were rescuedBlack and white photograph showing schooner Ethel BT in Tambo River near Bennetts Brook. Sheds and buildings and post and rail fences on farm in background. Swan Reach Victoriajetties, occupation, fishing industry, boats and boating

Black and white photograph showing unidentified vessel in channel. Vessel leaning to one side, rope securing it off to the left. Entrance to ocean obscured behind the vessel that appears to have run aground. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, shipwrecks, waterways, ocean, fishing industry

Vessel went aground 26 April 1981Colour photograph of an aluminium dinghy swept into vertical position by surf breakers, on the beach. Three men trying to retrieve the dinghy, at the site of the stranding of the larger vessel Dageraard. The tow rope is visible. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, shipwrecks

1/05/1981 12:00:00 AMColour photograph of an aluminium dinghy swept into vertical position by surf breakers, on the beachships and shipping, fishing industry, shipwrecks

1/05/1981 12:00:00 AMColour photograph of an aluminium dinghy swept into vertical position by surf breakers, on the beachships and shipping, fishing industry, shipwrecks

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Also six similar quite dramatic photographs in albumColour photograph of trawler Posidon grounded west of the Western pier at Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, fishing industry, machinery, shipwrecks, jetties

Date made May 2011Colour photograph of scallop boat Buaja at sea, showing three men on deck working the dredge, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.ships and shipping, fishing industry, shipwrecks, coast

Colour photograph of scallop boat Buaja at sea, showing three men on deck working the dredge, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.ships and shipping, fishing industry, shipwrecks, coast

Colour photograph of scallop boat Buaja at sea, showing three men on deck working the dredge, at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.ships and shipping, fishing industry, shipwrecks, coast

Date made April 1980Colour photograph of the steel hulled scallop boat Buaja on the beach, deckhand on board. Photo shows vessel already stripped of equipment, basically a hulk. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, waterways

Black and white photograph of former Peels tourist ferry Lenna Bird at Post Office wharf at Lakes Entrance Victoria.fishing industry, waterways, ships and shipping

The date on the photo 1.11.1904, appears to identify this as 'Hero' supposedly lost October 1904 when her cables parted while sheltering from a gale near Cape Woolamai, Victoria. Eventually lost Gabo Island 1905.Black and white photograph mounted on card showing sailing boat Hero aground on the beach. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Hero safely beached. 1.11.1904fishing industry, shipwrecks, ships and shipping, coast

Photograph taken 12 January 2000Black and white photograph of scallop boat Seaholme at scallop wharf. Lakes Entrance VictoriaOn reverse - 'Seahome' soon to become Torres IV (didn't happen)fishing industry, ships and shipping, ocean

Owner 'Labro'?? converted it then left the areaColour photograph of scallop boat Subron TVE at sea off. Two men working the dredge table. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, waterways