Colour photograph of the W L Sides and Son drilling rig beside the bridge over the Mitchell River, testing for foundations for the planned new bridge. Bairnsdale Victoriabridges, waterways, associations

Black and white photograph of members of the Pioneers Bush Band Tom Higgins, Bill Whelan and Frank Stephenson performing at the Rotunda Main Street Gardens Bairnsdale Victoriaentertainment, performing arts, people

This is a local history of the Tambo Shire in East Gippsland. Tambo Shire (1882-1994) was created on 6 January 1882, by severance from Bairnsdale shire with Bruthen as the head . It was named after the Tambo River. Orbost Shire was originally a part of this shire as was Lakes Entrance. In 1994 Tambo shire was united with Bairnsdale city, Orbost and Omeo shires, most of Bairnsdale shire and part of Rosedale shire to form East Gippsland Shire.This book is a useful reference book on the history of the Tambo district.A 448 pp book with a gold coloured dust jacket with black print and an illustration of the Tambo Shire emblem 1882. It is titled " The Tambo Shire Centenary History".tambo-shire-history

This magazine cost $2.50 and was produced to support the East Gippsland Red Cross Flood Appeal. Following heavy rain in East Gippsland in June, 1998, major flooding occurred in the Mitchell, Nicholson, Tambo, Snowy, Brodribb and Bemm Rivers. Other streams in the region also experienced high flows during this time. Probably the most severe direct impacts of the floods were to the rural sector.This magazine is a contemporary record of a significant local event.Two copies of a magazine pictorial of the floods of 1998. Photos are black and white. They are of Bairnsdale, Orbost, Lakes Entrance, Raymond Island, Bemm River, Bruthen , Tambo and Cabbage Tree. flood-1998 flood-east gippsland disaster-floods

Typed note in album describes the photoBlack and white photograph showing PWD dredge WH Edgar with hopper barge during dredging operation at mouth of Mitchell River. Silt jetty at back. Bairnsdale Victoriaboats and boating, jetties, islands, waterfront

See Page 24 Lakes Post newspaper on 4 September 1996.Black and white photograph Surf Life Saving Club members riding on an Inflatable Rescue Boat being towed behind a vehicle at Festival of Lakes procession in Bairnsdale Victoriasurf lifesaving, volunteering

This magazine pictorial was produced by East Gippsland News as a record of the Floods of June/July 2007.This is a contemporary record of a local event.A magazine pictorial with photos of the June/July East Gippsland flood event in 2007. Photos are of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Lake Tyers, Orbost, Linenow, Metung, Eagle Point and Paynesville.floods-east gippsland disasters-flood

A second copy existsSepia photograph showing the S S Gippsland in Mitchell River. Possibly within silt jetties both decks crowded with tourists, hull painted dark colour. Bairnsdale Victoriaagriculture, jetties, ships and shipping, waterways

Colour photograph of Nicholas Rijs and his mother Anna on the occasion of Nicks retirement from Patties Foods, he is holding the clock which was presented to him in appreciation. Bairnsdale Victoriagenealogy

Colour photograph of Jason Carstairs Reserves coach and Paul Marsden Club President Lakes Entrance Football Club with Premier Cup after team win at oval Bairnsdale Victoriaclubs, football

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