This booklet was issued as a tourist advertising/promotion for the Gippsland Lakes and Buchan Caves. It was most likely printed in the early 20th Century. This promotion also includes associated areas such as Lake Tyers, Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance), Nowa Nowa, Sale, and Bairnsdale. An early tourist promotion for East Gippsland, focussing on Melbourne tourists travelling to Sale or Bairnsdale by train, and then by steamer or coach. An example of an early tourism promotion.A booklet of 103 pages, printed in b/w. The cover is a dk. red paper with gold print, quite fragile. The book contains b/w photographs, advertisements, time tables for trains and steamers travelling through the Gippsland Lakes from Sale to Cunninghame (eg. SS JCD), also a map of the steamer route. ...Guide... To the Gippsland Lakes and Buchan Caves (Written by Frank Whitcombe, and Illustrated by H D Bulmer and N J Caire). Issued by The Cunninghame Progressive Association. J R Coate (President), Alfred Nation (Hon. Secretary), Committee - W S Barke, P Harbeck, E J Wyld, T Roadknightbuchan caves, gippsland lakes, ss j c d, tourism

Cunninghame Arm footbridge showing crowd on bridge, cars parked on Esplanade, new concrete wall between dunes and lake at south end of bridge Lakes Entrance Victoria. c1955. Also another colour postcard similar view of footbridge made by Murray Views donor Susan Samuel 2 January 2015 number 04272.1, 9 x 14 cmColour postcard taken from south end of the Cunninghame Arm footbridge showing crowd on bridge, cars parked on Esplanade, new concrete wall between dunes and lake at south end of bridge Lakes Entrance Victoria. c1955. Also another colour postcard similar view of footbridge The Foot-Bridge, Lakes Entrance. Vicrecreation, waterfront, land reclamation, gippsland lakes

Black and white photograph of Peels tourist launches Lenna Bird, Blackbird and Bluebird moored at jetty in Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoria.. Also black and white photograph slightly blurred of Peels launch Bellbird in Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrancetourism, boats and boating, waterways

Black and white photograph of tourist launch Lockhard moored at Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance VictoriaRon at Lakes Entrance about 1937 on reversejetties, waterways, boats and boating

Colour photograph taken from lakefront near Stock Street looking across Cunninghame Arm to the footbridge old Surf Club and paddle boats Lakes Entrance Victoriatopography, waterways, gippsland lakes

Colour photograph of new jetty beside pathway on Cunninghame Arm looking west from Post Office jetty Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also a second colour photograph of new jetty VTMH04256.1 10 x 15 cmboats and boating, jetties

Black and white photograph taken of the greasy pole contest during the Regatta on Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also seven black and white photographs taken at same event showing pillow fight, horse barrel race and yacht race plus black and white photograph township, waterways, gippsland lakes, jetties, events

J Stirling was coach driver late 1800 Also black and white copySepia postcard showing mail coach between Cunninghame and Orbost, covered wagon pulled by four horses, house is possibly Post Office at Tosteree, one lady standing in doorway and another lady sitting on seat on verandah. Driver in coach and lady holding baby, picket fence along front of house in East Gippsland Victoriatransport, postal services

Sepia toned photograph copied from a postcard showing two sailing boats at the shore of a lake. Shore edged with reeds in front of dense scrub and teatree. Reeves River later Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoria.Also a sepia toned copy of photograph of four dwellings near waterway dense bracken fern in foreground, may be early Lakes Entrance waterways

Black and white photograph of the bridge over the Norm Arm, showing the town of Cunninghame, including the Club Hotel, the sand hummocks and Cunninghame. Lakes Entrance VictoriaCunninghame Victoriabridges, township, coast

Sepia toned photograph of a family in a boat on Cunninghame Arm Lakes EntranceCunninghamewaterways, boats and boating, genealogy

Three digital photos of the Backwater CunninghameBackwater Cunninghame S. Vogt Photowaterways, topography

Black and white postcard of wooden bridge across the North Arm, showing sand hummocks Cunninghame Arm, Club Hotel, and die back of melaleuca on mudflats, caused by salination of Gippsland Lakes after artificial entrance opened 1889. Vegetation on Kalimna Hill in foreground. Steamer on Cunninghame Arm centre top of photo. Lakes Entrance VictoriaCunninghame N Cairebridges, topography, township

on back of card Fish 32 Francis St Bairnsdale Hennings 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 Lakesbusinesses, genealogy, people