given to donor by family of a woman who worked there before 1920Sepia toned post card showing early photograph of Merrangbaur House when it was run by Mrs McGuiness showing original hip roof with additional guest accommodation Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, township

on back of card Fish 32 Francis St Bairnsdale Hemmings were early Lakes Entrance familySepia toned postcard showing R Hennings Tea Rooms on Esplanade Cunninghame Group of ten adults and children outside shop with group of children outside next shop Lakes Entrance VictoriaCunninghame Gippsland Lakessettlers, buildings, genealogy

Horse drawn wagon in front of Hennings Tea RoomsBlack and white postcard showing R Hennings Tea Rooms Fruitier and Confectioner Lakes Entrance Victoriatransport, township, roads and streets

Letter on back of card sent from OmeoBlack and white postcard showing Metung House vegetable garden in front fence along side and dirt track with visitors on verandah Metung Victoriaguesthouses, accommodation

Also a second black and white photograph of Swan Reach Tambo River 05378.1Sepia toned postcard showing the SS Burrabogie about to go through the open left bridge over the Tambo River at Swan Reach VictoriaSwan Reach Bridge Tambo Riverguesthouses, recreation

Also an enlarged copy of same photograph 05383.1 10 x 15 cmBlack and white photograph of Day Street showing ruins of burnt out shops after Black Saturday bush fires with four women looking at sight Omeo VictoriaOmeo after big fire 13 i 1939bridges, hotels

Also a second postcard with a different view of the ruins of Omeo shops Day St Omeo January 1939 05384.1 8.5 x 14 cmBlack and white postcard showing remains of Golden Age Hotel after Black Saturday Bush fires Omeo VictoriaFriday 13 January 1939 showing ruins of the fireshotels

This area flooded and a child drowned hereColour postcard showing Main St., Bruthen before centre gardens and trees planted. Bruthen VictoriaBruthenpeople, local government

Black and white photograph of the abandoned State School number 3365 showing intact iron roof and weatherboard walls, windows, door, steps and water tank missing Bunga Creek Victoriasocial history, fundraising

The writer of the message on back of card was a Miss Ruth Catt who boarded with the family of Vic and Myrtle Fish of Roadknight St Lakes Entrance in the 1920 - 30 She was a teacher at the Bunga Creek State School East of Lakes Entrance and walked through the bush to schoolSepia toned postcard showing white wooden bridge over Yarra River with hill at back densely wooded shrubbery along river bank and rocky foreground at Warburton VictoriaThe Rose Series P3643 The Beautiful Yarra Warburton Victoriasocial history, fundraising

Traffic was reduced to single land temporary traffic lights were installedColour photograph showing a Vic Roads staff member standing beside a landslip on the Princes Highway at Jemmys Point Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges

Also a colour photograph of another hotrod taken at same even 05025.1 10 x 15 cmColour photograph showing a hotrod registration number BAD 34 on show during the inaugral Buskers Harvest Festival in Lakes Entrance Victoriaroads and streets

This bus service started by R J Inglis in 1923 husband of Wionnie HarbeckBlack and white photographic print showing R J Inglis Ford Model T outside Orient Hotel with nine people beside car sign on side of car says Lakes Entrance Bairnsdale Daily Bairnsdale Victoriatransport, collections, exhibition

Sepia toned photograph showing Foleys motor coaches on road to Lakes Entrance possibly near Bennetts Brook, coach and trailer in front A Ford and trailer behind, tall trees on either side of road, telephone poles on right side. East Gippsland VictoriaFoleys motor coaches on the road to Lakes Entrance c 1920 Courtesy East Gippsland Historical Societytransport

Contractor with steam engine often travelled to district farms as requiredBlack and white enlarged photograph of a large steam traction engine showing container at back holding wood for boiler and smoke stack. Driver on board Gippsland Victoriatransport

Also a second black and white photograph taken of loaded wool wagon beside woolshed at Delvine Park which was the oldest in the area. Delvine Park was settled by Scott family in 1843 05036.1 10 x 15 cmBlack and white photograph showing a large bullock team and driver with a loaded wool wagon preparing to leave Delvine Park sheep station Lindenow Victoriatransport

Black and white photograph showing team of fourteen bullocks pulling a wagon load of produce with driver walking at side on wide and well maintained road, tall thick forest either side, East Gippsland Victoriaagriculture, machinery

Also a second back and white photograph of a bullock team towing a timber building on a trailer along a road cutting in GippslandBlack and white photograph showing a bullock team transporting a building through a waterway under the watchful eye of two men one on horse back while an older man looks on, flat terrain East Gippsland Victoriasettlement, transport, primary industry

Bags of maize stacked nearby. People thought to be George and Evelyn BurneBlack and white photograph showing man and woman at a machine for husking maize powered by stationary motor bike at Burnes farm Collemondah Kalimna West Victoriaagriculture

Coloured lithographic postcard showing small clearing in bush, bark barn, paling fence, three cattle and one man, small building among trees in Gippsland VictoriaNear Lake Tyersagriculture, machinery

Also another lithographic postcard with inscription In the Gippsland Bush 05046.2 14.5 x 19 cmColoureed lithographic postcard showing men hop picking near Bairnsdale Victoriasettlers, agriculture

Black and white photograph of an old corner post showing mortices to take fence rail at Buggy Creek south of Buchan South Victoriasettlers, agriculture

Sepia toned postcard showing a team of fourteen bullocks pulling two wheeled wool wagon over a small stream near Cooma NSWsettlers

Sepia toned postcard showing bullock team pulling a four wheeled wagon with load of large logs and other timber Richmond NSWHauling Cedar Richmond R.settlers

Also another colour photographs taken at same time of Strathfieldsaye Homestead 05049.1 10 x 15 cmColour photograph showing the front verandah wisteria vine and garden at Starthfieldsaye Homestead taken up by William O'Dell Raymond in 1942 on Lake Wellington Gippsland Victoriaagriculture

Also a similiar a black and white photograph of house on fire 05051.1 7 x 11.5 cmBlack and white photograph of cottage of Alf Fish in Roadknight Street on fire showing three men with furniture and belongings in yard Lakes Entrance Victoriasettlers

Black and white photograph showing Charlie Hancock Jnr standing by a truck used to transport fish taken opposite Rosemont Guest House Barkes Avenue Lakes Entrance Victoriatransport, machinery

Also a black and white photograph of fishing boat Potts at sea showing ropes and fish in basket 05069.2 10 x 15 cmBlack and white photograph of fishing boat Potts at slips Paynesville Victoriatransport

Also a second colour photograph of rescue showing Tarpeena left, Arno Blanks tug centre and Kendean on far right. Coast guard RIB in front of Tarpeena 05071.1 10 x 15 cmColour photograph of fishing trawler Tarpeena aground with line atached from bow to Gippsland Ports tug Albatross off Western Pier Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, boats and boating

Black and white photograph of the timber bridge over North Arm showing Club Hotel and guest houses facing front lake Lakes Entrance VictoriaFirst Wooden Bridge over North Armengineering, waterways, islands