A photo of the gate barring vehicle access to the top portion of the Mt William Road. The photo is part of a Ministry of Tourism campaign.The photo shows an iron gate across a road (Mt William Road). There is a man standing on the edge of the road in the background. A sign on the gate reads 'No vehicles beyond this point'.'Ministry of Tourism of Victoria, 276 Collins St., Melbourne, Nag. No.... , Date ..., Locality Grampians, Subject Gate-Mount William Road.' stamped on back.access routes, roads, scenery, mount william

The location in the photo is unknown.The photo shows a road, seen on a slope, in the distance, crossing through bushland'Forests Commission, Victoria' inscribed on bottom, right of border. 'Publicity & Public relations Branch, When reproducing please Acknowledge Forests Commission, Victoria, Negative No. 322-1' stamped on back.access routes, roads, scenery, grampians ranges

The photo is taken from Reed's Lookout.The photo shows the view across a valley from a (Reed's Lookout). The foreground is two large rock platforms. A reservoir (Moora Moora) and ranges can be seen in the background. Roads can be seen in the valley in the foreground.'Forests Commission, Victoria' inscribed on bottom, right of border. 'Publicity & Public relations Branch, When reproducing please Acknowledge Forests Commission, Victoria, Negative No. 322-23' stamped on back.scenery, lookouts

This photo is a view from the road at Reed's Lookout.The photo shows the view from beside a road (the road at Reed's Lookout), across bushland to a large reservoir (Lake Wartook). There is a range of peaks in the background. The road forms the foreground.'Forests Commission, Victoria' inscribed on bottom, right of border. 'Publicity & Public relations Branch, When reproducing please Acknowledge Forests Commission, Victoria, Negative No. 322-34' stamped on back.scenery, lookouts

The cottage is typical of the holiday houses that could be rented in Halls Gap. This house was called "The Wattles" and was one of the houses used as "Girls Hut".The photo shows a weatherboard cottage set in bush. A sandy path through bracken can be seen in the foreground. There is a tall gum tree in the right of the photo."The Wattles" written in pen on rear.buildings, houses

This is a photo of the Mt. Victory Road under construction. The workers camp can be seen in front of the road. For further information see 'Victoria's Wonderland', pp 102, 112 & 136. Note: The second copy is a transparency held at Slide Box No. 162.The photo shows a slope covered in thick bush. A road can just be seen in the middle foreground and a campsite with many tents can be seen through the bush in front of the road.access routes, mt victory rd

A side vie of Silverband Falls.The photo shows a side view of a waterfall (Silverband Falls). To the right of the falls there is a rock face and in the foreground there is a large log and a rock among bracken.scenery, silverband falls

The woman is Mrs. Ron Groves, formerly Dulcie Stevenson, Cheltenham.The photo shows a woman standing in front of road signs at a road junction. The visible signs read "17 Stawell" and "163 Melbourne" to the left and "Halls Gap 1" and "Dunkeld 49" to the right.people, tourists

Location unknown.The photo is of a sandy track in the foreground with thick bush and mountain range in the background.scenery, grampians ranges

Photo shows two adults with four children among frens. One group appear on higher ground near the top of the photo, while another group of a woman, a small child and a todller are pictured among the ferns lower down."Among the Ferns. Grampians." inscribed in lower, left of photo.recreation, bush-walking

The man in the photo is William Henry Thomas Parfett. Other names on the back of the photo are Alice Mathilda (Tot) Wright and Ida Laura Parfett. It is not known which women in the photo these are.The photo shows three women, all holding flowers. A man is pointing up at the top of a gum tree - he is also holding a bunch of flowers. A rocky outcrop is centre, right of photo. The bush is reasonably dense with a number of gum trees throughout. All four people are wearing hats.people, parfett

Photo shows two men dressed in suits, one sitting on and one and leaning against, a rock. A dog is sitting behind the leaning man. A rocky escarpment can be seen in the background.structures, tents, recreation

C 1940. Mrs Jean Zumstein is second from the right (head in profile, laughing) She came out from Scotland in 1910 on the same ship as Mrs Sandford, the woman third from the right. The young girl standing at the front is Ronis (?) Sandford (Mrs Sandford's daughter).The photo shows eight adults and one child standing in front of a car.people, zumstein

The woman in the photo is Ruth Pickering from Dadswell's Bridge.The photo shows a man and a woman seated in a car (Chevrolet ?). A building can be seen in the background.peopletransport, cars

The photo shows two people walking away from camera towards a Holden station-wagon parked on a gravel road. A large gum tree stands in the foreground on the left side of the photo.access routes, roads

George and Anne Warren inherited the house, later to be known as Myrtlebank, from Robert and Sarah Graham. George and Anne Warren had thirteen children, so they had to extend the Graham's home to accommodate the large family.The photo shows a house made with corrugated iron. A child is standing to the left of the photo. Smoke is coming out of two of the chimneys."Myrtle Bank, Grampians" inscribed on bottom of photo.buildings, myrtlebank

People at the Boroka Lookout picnic area.Photo shows two men standing close to a picnic table in a picnic area near a lookout (Boroka Lookout). Two other people are standing at the wire fence of the lookout. A valley and distant ranges can be seen in the background.scenery, lookouts

A photo of Wannon Falls. Period unknown.The photo shows a waterfall (Wannon Falls) with a large volume of water falling and spray rising from the pool beneath.scenery, waterfalls

The man is Robert Greer (who was the Halls Gap baker) and the woman is Rae Greer, his daughter.The photo shows an elderly man in a wheelchair and a woman standing beside him. Both are wearing hats. A red flowering plant is growing alongside a wall behind them.people, greer

The first Wildflower Show was held in 1937. Grant Greenwood, the local school teacher, persuaded the Progress Association to hold a flower show and after its success it was decided to make it an annual event. The name for the show has varied over the years.The photo is of a "First Prize" certificate for the Best Collection of Orchids from the 1937 Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show.Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show. Amy Johnson, 1937, First Prize, Section Best Collection of Orchids, Schedule No 15, G. W. Greenwood, Hon. Sec.events, wildflower show

The first Wildflower Show was held in 1937. Grant Greenwood, the local school teacher, persuaded the Progress Association to hold a flower show and after its success it was decided to make it an annual event. The name for the show has varied over the years.A blue "First Prize" certificate (uncompleted) from the 1937 Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show.Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show, 1937, First Prize, Name .........., Section ............., Schedule No ............, W. E. Warren, Org. Sec.events, wildflower show

The photo is of a mural displayed at the wildflower show in 1985. It would have been made by the local Halls Gap school children.The photo is of a large, colourful mural consisting of five rows and six columns of different panels, attached to a brick wall. There is a young boy standing in front of the mural.events, wildflower show

The photo is of a mural displayed at the wildflower show in 1985. It would have been made by the local Halls Gap school children.The photo is of a large, colourful mural consisting of five rows and six columns of different panels, attached to a brick wall. There is a a man with a young child sitting on his shoulder and two other people (one with back to camera) in the lower left corner.events, wildflower show

The young woman is Clare Eltze. The building is the shop and home of Gilbert Rogers, a resident guide and photographer. The back of the photo records that it was an "everything place". The third copy of the photo is on display under the glass on the table in the History Room.The photo shows a young woman sitting on kerosine tins outside a building (shop). behind her are blackboards with chalk writing advertising Kodak films developing and printing, various items for sale, Horses for hire, houses to let and railway information.people, eltze, buildings, shops

This is a photo of the opening of the new Halls Gap School in 1927. The man on the chair with a walking stick is Dr. Fox.The photo shows a group of ten men, fifteen women, twenty two children (including one toddler) and one toddler in arms, posing outside a wooden building with a water tank on the left side. The four adults on the right are sitting/leaning on two benches. A sign on the side of the building reads "Halls Gap School 3058". There are large trees and a mountain range in the background.education, halls gap

This is a photo taken at the Halls Gap School picnic.Group photo of twenty-five men, twenty women and eight children posed in a clearing. There are large trees and a mountain range in the background.water supplies, halls gap, tunnel, picnics