Orbost locals have been fishing recreationally at Cape Conran since at least the early 20th century. The original of this photograph was possibly a glass plate negative.This is a pictorial record of family recreational activity in the late 19th to early 20th century.A black / white photograph of three people fishing off rocks into the ocean. Others are sitting on the rocks nearby.on back - " Cape Conran"recreation-fishing-cape-conran

Colour photograph of Cape Conran boat ramp looking west, Cape Conran Victoria.. Also a second colour photograph taken from Cape Conran boat ramp looking east waterways, boat ramp, ocean, rivers

Colour photograph of Cape Conran from car park looking eastward Cape Conran Victoria. Also a second colour photograph taken from car park at Cape Conran looking westwardwaterways, beaches, ocean, rivers

Also a second colour photograph of Yerang river back from mouth 05120.1 9 x 25 cmColour photograph of mouth of the Yerang River east of Cape Conran Victoriawaterways, coast, rivers

This is a scene of Cape Conran, East Gippsland taken by Bairnsdale photographer, Stanley Vogt. It was probably one of a collection of commercial post cards available to tourists or East Gippsland residents to send to friends or relatives. Cameras in the early 20th century were not a common family possession and a postcard was a common souvenir and way of sending a short message.Between 1901 and 1914 a wide range of subjects were recorded by often anonymous artists and photographers and published by everyone from major companies to enthusiastic individuals. As a result, postcards provide a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in how our forebears lived, laughed and loved one hundred years ago. They are very interesting records of places gone, architecture gone and people gone, showing social history such as dress, or early automobiles. Postcards form a vital part of social and historical records for researchers. A black / white postcard photograph of a scenic view of the beach and ocean at Cape Conran in Far East Victoria.on front - "Stanley Voigt - Bairnsdale - Cape Conran"postcard-cape-conran

This photograph is of Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland.Cape Conran has always been a popular fishing destination for Orbost people. This photograph is a pictorial record of that recreational activity in the early20thy century.A black / white photograph of two men fishing from rocks with the ocean in the background. There are other people standing and sitting on the rocks.on back - "Cape Conran"cape-conran-fishing

Written in 2025, this book tells the story of a settlement at Cape Conran from early 20th Century until 1986. Cape Conran is on the coast of East Gippsland, Victoria. This book contains memories and photographs and diagrams and letters of the settlement. These were mainly holiday houses and occupied beachfront land by way of permissive occupancies (leases). In the 1980s, the occupants were asked by the Victorian Government to relinquish these leases and demolish the houses. The land then became part of a Coastal Park.This book is significant because it is a history of a beach settlement of holiday houses at Cape Conran from 1900-1986.Book of 152 pages. Front cover has a coloured photo of a house surrounded by native vegetation in a beach setting. ln front of the house are cars on the beach. Back cover has a coloured photo of houses, with cars and people on the beach in front of the houses. The background is smokey, possibly from a bushfire.on front cover: THE HOUSES Cape Conran before 1986. Glenys Hammond Judy Jenkinsglenys hammond, judy jenkins, cape conran coastal park, holiday houses, cape conran

This is a scene of Cape Conran, East Gippsland.This is a scene of Cape Conran, East Gippsland. Cape Conran has always been a popular visiting site for Orbost locals.A black / white photograph of rocks and sea at Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland.cape-conran beach-east-gippsland

This is a scene of Cape Conran, East Gippsland This is a scene of Cape Conran, East Gippsland. Cape Conran has always been a popular destination for Orbost locals.A black / white photograph of rocks and ocean at Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland.cape-conran beach-east-gippsland

This is a scene of Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland.This is a scene of Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland. Cape Conran has always been a popular destination for Orbost locals.A black / white photograph of rocks at low tide with the ocean in the background at Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland.cape-conran beach-east-gippsland

This was sent as a postcard / Xmas card from Cape Conran.Postcards and greeting cards formed a vital part of social and historical records for researchers. This photograph has been used as a Christmas greeting card. Christmas is the one time of the year people send cards all for the same purpose. It is a way of keeping in touch and of sharing holiday scenes.A small coloured photograph of the sea washing over rocks. The photograph is framed as a small greeting card and is tied with wool.on front - Cape Conran inside - To GS (OS?) from all at Kurrajong, Xmas 1939"cape-conran-postcard xmas-greetings

This is a scene of Cape Conran, in Far East East Gippsland .Orbost locals have been camping and picnicking at Cape Conran since at least the early 20th century. This photograph was taken at a time before Cape Conran Coastal Park a 11,700 hectare area was declared a coastal park under the National Parks Act in 1997. A black / white photograph photograph showing the rocks and ocean at Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland. There are three people on a rock with their backs to the camera.Two women are sitting and a man is reclining.cape-conran beach-east-gippsland

This photograph is linked with photograph 1168. Orbost locals have been taking camping holidays at East Cape since at least the early 20th century. From the mid-1940s about a dozen huts were located there, mostly by locals from the Orbost area, to establish what was known as the 'Conran Settlement' or 'Conran Community'. These huts were subject to permissive occupancy laws which were invoked by the State Labor Government to force their removal in 1986. (Wikipedia)Orbost locals have been camping at Cape Conran since at least the early 20th century. This campsite is from a time before Cape Conran Coastal Park a 11,700 hectare area was declared a coastal park under the National Parks Act in 1997 and camping areas were formalised.A black / white photograph showing three large tents side by side in a bush setting. The middle tent is open and set up as a kitchen and the outer two appear to be sleeping quarters. There is fishing equipment against the middle tent - nets and tin tubs.on back - " Camping at C. Conran"cape-conran recreation-camping

Colour photograph of mouth of Snowy River from Cape Conran Road Marlo Victoria. Also a second colour photograph of Snowy River mouth taken from a different anglewaterways, rivers

This is a scene of Cape Conran, East Gippsland. It appears to have been a postcard which was trimmed. Cameras in the early 20th century were not a common family possession and a postcard was a common souvenir and way of sending a short message.Early photographs are very interesting records of places gone, architecture gone and people gone, showing social history such as dress, or early automobiles. This scene is of a popular tourist destination in East Gippsland.A black / white photograph of a rough ocean over rocks at Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland. It looks as if the photograph has been trimmed.cape-conran

This is a photograph of a man fishing off the rocks at Cape Conran in Far East Gippsland.Cape Conran has always been a popular fishing destination for Orbost people. This photograph is a pictorial record of that recreational activity in the early 20th century. A black / white photograph of a man fishing from rocks into the ocean.

Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai Phillip Island. Beautiful coastal area. Part of the Jessie Smith Collection.View of The Pinnacles - coastal rocks projecting into sea at Cape WoolamaiThe Rose Series P 677. The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Is., Victoria.local history, photographs, cape woolamai, phillip island, black & white photograph, coastal geography, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

View of Cape Woolamai with fishing boat. Part of the Jessie Smith Collection.View of Cape Woolamai from San Remo with 3 masted boat in background, right.local history, photographs, cape woolamai, phillip island, sepia photograph, coastal geography, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Black & White Postcard. Part of the rock formation on Cape Woolamai. Known as The Watch Tower.Rose Series P679. The Watch Tower, Cape Woolamai.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, cape woolamai, phillip island, black & white postcard copy, the watch tower, rock formation

Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Black & White Postcard. Rock formation known as The Pinnacles at Cape Woolamai.Rose Series P678. The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Victoria.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, phillip island, black & white postcard copy, the pinnacles, cape woolamai

Part of a collection of Rose & Valentine series Post Cards. Copied by John JanssonView on Cape Woolamai of Mutton Birders' Camps and their boats anchored in the bay. Figures on beach and sitting around their tents.Mutton bird eggers camps Cape Woolamailocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, black & white photograph, phillip island, mutton bird eggers camp, cape woolamai

Couta fishing boatsCouta fishing boat RFD399B & W photo of the registered fishing boat RFD399Reverse - " Registered Fishing Boat 399 / see Frank Ferrier for details ".historical references

Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Black & White Postcard. View at Cape Woolamai. Faint background of Phillip Island including The Nobbies.The Rose Series P3425. view at Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, cape woolamai, phillip island, black & white postcard copy

Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Male & female looking for Mutton bird eggs on Cape Woolamai - western side - looking towards the "Pinnacles".Seeking for Mutton Bird eggs Cape Woolamai Phillip Islandlocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, black & white photograph, phillip island, cape woolamai, the pinnacles

Perched atop dramatic cliffs, the Cape Schanck Lighthouse has ensured the safe passage of ships since 1859. In 2025 it was still possible to climb the Lighthouse sandstone steps up to the still functioning lamp room for spectacular views over the Southern Peninsula and Bass Strait. Cape Schanck Lighthouse precinct includes the heritage listed lighthouse, museum and former lighthouse keeper's residence. The buildings were constructed from 1859 and are an excellent example of the architecture of the day.Colour photographs of Cape Schank and the Cape Schank Lighthouse.cape schank, cape schank lighthouse, sea

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Gilt and enamel badge worn by of the president of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club. auburne heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), badges of office

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Unbound minutes of meetings of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club in 1985. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - minutes

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Unbound duplicate minutes of meetings of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club covering the period 1976 to 1980.auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), auburn heights recreation club - minutes

Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Mutton Bird eggers camps Cape Woolamai showing tent sites, boats in bay. Several figures standing on the old stone jetty built from red Woolamai granite. Part of the Granite Quarry.Mutton Bird eggers' camps Cape Woolamai.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, phillip island, mutton bird eggers camp, cape woolamai