Building on the right is Robb Brothers StoreCopy of a sepia photo of Main Street,[Thompson Ave] Cowes, showing dirt road with buildings on the right side.Looking south uphill along Thompson Ave. A man on a jinker on road talking to 2 women and another woman standing on right side of road.Main Street [Thompson Ave] Cowes. Robb Bros Storecowes, thompson avenue cowes, photographs, transport - jinker, robb brothers

One of a group of photographs from the Bryant West Collection donated by Mary Karney.Black & White photograph of a group of people standing outside the Robb Bros. General Store. On front of Store: Robb Bros. Footwear - Butchers - Cowes General Store - Bakers.robb bros general store cowes, general store cowes phillip island, bryant west collection, mary karney

Robbs Store was in Thompson Ave, Cowes, near current day Priceline Pharmacy. D. H. Robb was possibly David Robb.HistoricalSmall black lined account book with account names, amounts and balances for 1917 and 1919D. H. Robbrobb family, gullifer family, gall family, mclardy, mccoll, billson family, shops

Robb Brothers store was an early store in Thompson Ave, CowesHistorical Small green, soft cover book with ruled lined pages.State School No. Cowes. Written by, Commenced, Finished, Robb Bros.,Cowes.education, robb family

Mr Robb purchased the General Store in about 1904. Photo in 1905. They owned the store until 1924. Names of people written on back. See photo.Two sepia photographs of Robb Bros Cowes General Store. Photograph 251-01 show Alex Moncrieff Robb sitting reading the newspaper on the side verandah of the General Store, Cowes. Photograph 251-02 shows people outside the front of the General Store., 1905. Horse and cart to the left of the photograph.Alex Moncrieff Robb. Side verandah at Store, Cowes.robb bros general store cowes, alex moncrieff robb, cowes general store phillip island, mary karney, jim pearce, harmon west, phil west, harry walton, david henry robb

Both photographs from the Bryant West Collection.285-01. Photograph of two children - Bryant and Floris West in old store garden at Cowes. 285-02. Photograph of Alex Moncrieff Robb reading a newspaper at Robb's General Store or West's.285-01. Bryant & Floris West in old store garden Cowes. 285-02. Alex Moncrieff Robb. Side verandah at at Store, Cowes.bryant west, bryant west collection, floris west, alex moncrieff robb, mary karney

One of a collection of 6 photographs donated by Mary KarneySepia Photograph of Robb Bros General Store on the west side of Thompson Avenue, Cowes. "Footwear, Butchers, Cowes General Store, Bakers" across the front of the building. Eight people standing in front of the store.robb bros general store cowes, general stores, cowes general store phillip island, robb bros, mary karney

Inside of General Store. Probably Robb's as the photo was donated by Mary Robb. In background shelves stacked with groceries. Behind wooden counter, the Grocer standing and man in glasses, cap and seated along side Grocer. Standing in front of counter to one side, six waistcoated gentlemen and a lady. A wooden chair is located before the lady. An advertisement for Invicta Jelly Crystals is imprinted on the counter.Black and white photo of the inside of a general store, Thompson Avenue, Coweslocal history, photographs, buildings--historic, black & white photograph, mary robb

Mary Karney's father was David Robb, who owned Cowes's first general store. The talk was for the Friends of the Phillip Island Library.HistoricalPhotocopy of a newspaper article which includes a photo of 6 people, 5 women and one man in the middle. Mary Karney, Edna Thompson, Frank & Helen Jansson, Cherry McFee and Poss Jackson.Author on Island historymary karney, david robb, local history, cowes, cherry mcfee, edna thompson, frank jansson, poss jackson

One of 20 photographs/postcards donated by Mary KarneyCopy of a photograph showing two men standing either side of the Gravestone for Alexander Robb and John W Robb. The Robb Bros owned the General Store in Cowes.robb family, alexander robb, john w robb, cowes cemetery, cemeteries, mary karney

View looking up Thompson Avenue from The Esplanade. The Chicory Kiln built in 1870, a two storey brick building is adjoined by West's General Store, built in 1869 to cater for the needs of the Settlers. A large Gum Tree and finally houses follow on from these two buildings. In the foreground and to the left, is a small three sided fence and a gracious Gas Lamp on long pole.Cowes looking up Thompson Ave to Chapel Street. 1905Main Street Coweslocal history, photographs, streetscape, cowes, black & white photograph, mary robb

A black and white photograph of the Buxton Hotel in Buxton. Thomas David Robb (1886-1967), was the licensee at the time of the photograph. He, and his wife Alice May Evans, ran the Buxton Hotel for 25 years. The Buxton Hotel was built by William Burchall, probably in the late 1870s. The first owner, who also had land locally, was Frederick Nichols (1833-1904). The Buxton Hotel is located directly opposite the General Store. It was fronted with two huge oak trees and bordered and backed by large pine trees. It was a weatherboard structure with a painted corrugated iron roof. Old split wood shingles were covered by corrugated iron, which overlaid the shingles to make the roof watertight. The wooden shingles date back to the 1850s.A black and white photograph of the Buxton Hotel in Buxton.buxton, victoria, australia, buxton hotel, accommodation, photograph, william burchall, frederick nichols, alice may evans, thomas david robb

An advertisement regarding the Buxton Hotel in Buxton. Thomas David Robb (1886-1967), was the licensee at the time of the photograph. He, and his wife Alice May Evans, ran the Buxton Hotel for 25 years. The Buxton Hotel was built by William Burchall, probably in the late 1870s. The first owner, who also had land locally, was Frederick Nichols (1833-1904). The Buxton Hotel is located directly opposite the General Store. It was fronted with two huge oak trees and bordered and backed by large pine trees. It was a weatherboard structure with a painted corrugated iron roof. Old split wood shingles were covered by corrugated iron, which overlaid the shingles to make the roof watertight. The wooden shingles date back to the 1850s.An advertisement regarding the Buxton Hotel in Buxton.buxton, victoria, australia, buxton hotel, thomas david robb, alice may evans, accommodation, willam burchall, frederick nichols, advertisement

These boots show an early design of ski boots. The design of boots, materials and closures have changed dramatically as technology has evolved. Early ski boots were little more than lace-up work boots. in 1928, the Swiss ski racer Guido Reuge invented a cable binding designed to hold the heel down for alpine skiing. He named the binding after the Kandahar series of alpine ski races. After World War II, custom bootmakers developed the double boot, with a soft and comfy lace-up inner boot protected and stiffened by a thick bull-hide outer casing laced with heavy-duty corset hooks. A solution towards making boots stiffer and more durable arrived in 1954, when Swiss bike racer and stunt pilot Hans Martin patented the ski boot buckle as shown on this pair of boots. The real revolution in boot design occurred in 1966, when the Canadian ski team were equipped with plastic boots for the Alpine World Championships. Since then manufacturers have competed to further refine designs to meet a range of needs from the weekend skier to elite athletes. These boots were donated by Mt. Beauty Rotary Club President Bob Flower.These boots are significant because they demonstrate a stage in the evolving technology of designs for the ski sport industry.Black leather ski boots with five metal clips on each boot and black lining. A carry case is included. Tyrol is a family owned specialty outdoor store selling quality gear. It was started in 1965 by Jerry and Barb Schliep in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. In 2003 the store was purchased by their daughter and son-in-law, Kristin & Robb Welch.TYROL is imprinted on the carry case.ski equipment, ski boot design, vintage ski boots