Aerial view of Port Fairy WestColoured aerial photographsand hill cemetery, water tower, west

East Beach south east cornerBlack and white photograph of East Beach near Battery Hill looking toward Griffith Island lighthouse in backgroundeast beach, battery hill, training walls, lighthouse, lighthouse keepers cottages, flagstaff

East beach near Battery HillColoured photograph of Empty beach with scrub and picket fence in foregroundeast beach, battery hill, ocean, sea, dune, tea tree, tree

Martin's Point from battery hill side of Moyne riverColoured photograph of Martins Point with people fishing on the bankmartins point, moyne river, fence, signal

East Beach 1973Black and white photograph of East Beach with she oaks on the left and Norfolk Island pine in distanceNovember 1973 kodakeast beach, battery hill, ocean, sea, sand

East BeachColoured photograph of Griffith Island with Norfolk Island Pines and remains of trolly walleast beach, battery hill, reef, training walls, norfolk pines

East Beach car park in the 1970’s Coloured photograph of Battery Hill car park surrounded by treesbattery hill, car park, east beach, tea tree

South Beach DevelopmentColoured photograph of Hills above South Beach Estate looking to seasouth beach, development, west, farmland

South Beach DevelopmentColoured photograph of Looking from hill above South Beach Estate before earth workssouth beach, development, south west, bluestone, road, street

South Beach Developement Coloured photograph of Houses at South Beach between grassland and seasouth beach, development, hill

South Beach Development Coloured photograph of Earthworks on hill with south beach estate in distance407/26 (since removed 2021)south beach, development

South Beach Development Coloured photograph of Large hill with track leading to the left during construction410/1 (since removed 2021)south beach, development, ocean drive, street making, roadmaking

South Beach Development looking toward princes highwayColoured photograph of rolling hills and farmlandsouth beach, development, princes highway, farmland, swamp

Battery Hill- Looking toward South West Passage. Photograph used as a post cardBlack and white Photograph of cannon on Battery Hill in the fort overlooking the South West passageSouth West Passage Port Fairy A.C.A.defence, battery hill, port fairy, cannon, fort, flagstaff hill, south west passage

SS Casino Memorial here the photograph shows the barometer which is now missing & the two large cannons which have occupied positions at the Gardens oval and now reside in the fort on Battery hill. Black and white photograph of the s.s.Casino memorial S.s.Casino Memorial Port Fairy A.C.A.memorial, s.s.casino, cannon, barometer

This Soldiers Memorial was erected in the centre of the town as the original Memorial stands at the top of the hill on the busy Princes Highway. This made the site difficult to police and march to because of the traffic passing through the town.Coloured photograph of Soldier’s memorial with flowers during Anzac Daymemorial, bank street, railway place, soldier

Black and white photograph of East beach with post and rail fenceEast Beach, Port Fairybeach, sea, seascape, east beach, battery hill

This photograph was taken from the end of Battery Lane which was a favourite place for families to bring their children. There are gentle waves, lots of shells, and no deep water close in. The photo was taken to sell as a postcard.Black & White seascape of Port fairy East Beach taken from the training wall end of the beachEastern Beach, Port Fairy V15beach, sea, seascape, battery hill

Alexander George Hill Mayor 1944 1945 1962 1970 His home and boot shop was in Sackville Street - first shop from the old Post office corner. Alex was very involved in the Port Fairy Football Club.Black & white portrait of Alexander Hill wearing mayoral robes and jabotmayor, government, shire, council, municipal, portrait, local government, football club

George Lydiard occupied the station “Korongah” and with Mr J Knight carried out extensive drainage works from Tower hill to the Belfast Lough. This drain was constructed over a period of two years, is six miles long and some of it still exists.Black and white portraitbelfast, president, portrait, shire, council, municipal, local-government, korongah, g.lydiard

One of the large cannons located in Port Fairy in reply to the threat from foreign invaders. Originally located in the fort on Battery Hill they migrated to various destinations around the town. One of the two originally located at King George Square found its way to the gardens where it occupied several locations before resting at the car entrance to the Gardens - possibly when the Avenue of Honour was planted in Bourne Avenue. A great favorite with the kids of the town, both have now been returned to their original location where they are currently having their carriages refurbished. The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black & white photograph of the Large cannon situated in the Botanical GardensBotanical Gardens Port Fairybotanical, garden, cannon

A rare photograph showing 3 beautiful buildings owned by 3 prominent people in Port Fairy The central building (Cooinda) no longer exists as it was the wish of the last owner that it be demolished after she passed away.Rare photograph of all three prominent houses the central building having been demolished.Black and white photograph of 3 buildings on hill South west of Port FairyCOOINDA capital letters on front of photograph mount PORT FAIRYbuilding, home, house, cooinda

South Beach house on hill south beach, house, hill, ocean drive

East Beach near Battery Hill the fence line is part of the old jettyplus photographic copyjetty, east beach, battery hill, fence

The Yambuk slide was once just a hill of exposed sand where children and adults enjoyed the rush of sliding down the hill. It was upgraded by adding a proper slide sometime in the 1990’s. At one stage it was to be removed because of injuries but due to protests by the community it has been again upgraded and is still a source of great joy today.Coloured photograph of the yambuk slide 1995slide, yambuk, sand dune, 1995, children, palyground

East beach South endeast beach, battery hill, reef, training wall, island, norfolk pines

Battery Lanebattery lane, road, lane, battery hill

East beach near battery hill sails of a tall ship in distance Coloured photograph of the East Beach with the lighthouse and a tall ship in the backgroundeast beach, ship, ocean, sea

non-fiction1857 tour of Western Victoria including Tower Hill, Belfast and Yambuk.colonial education, belfast, victoria 1857, book