Photo shows 2 women sedated on wooden footbridge over the Wannon riverstructures, bridges

Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society flyer for picnic outing to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in honour of the Knight Family Coonara Teahouse. The unveiling was to take place on 24 November 2001.A copy of a flyer advertising the unveiling of a plaque at the site of the "Coonara" tea-rooms on the Wannon River.media, flyers

Photo shows a group of people pulling a car by rope out of the Wannon River. There are six adults and three children in the photo.transport, cars

The Knight family ran a teashop at Henham and then on the Wannon riverPhoto shows Augustus (Gus) Knight C 1890 probalby in a professional photographer's studio Gus is standign with his hand resting on a table people, knight

The photo shows "Knight's Bridge" at the Wannon River Crossing.Photo shows two women, one sitting and one standing leaning on the other woman's shoulder. They are on a wooden footbridge with water in the foreground and thick bush in the background.structures, bridges

This is a newspaper article written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News "Halls Gap Extra" and published on Friday, 26 January 2001, p.18. It refers to Gus Knight and his family when they lived at Henham and on the Wannon River. The photos included in the article show: 1) a bogged vehicle being pulled out of the Wannon River by a large group of people; and 2) Gus, Ellen and Charles Knight in 1939.A newspaper article headed "More on the incredible Knight Family", containing two photos.people, knight

The photo shows the Wannon River in flood. Augustus (Gus) Knight built the footbridge. The boat was constructed using kerosene tins or honey tins.Photo shows five adults, four standing and one squatting, on a foot bridge. There are four children in front of them in a boat.structures, bridges

Knight's Tea House on the Wannon River was run by Gus (Augustus) and Ellen Knight Tea rooms were known as Coonara Tea - House The Knights previously ran a Tea House at the failed Henham estatePost card shows Knight's Tea Rooms at the Wannon CrossingTea Rooms monument will go where this was Post Card correspondence, address only Kodak, Australi buildings, shops, people, knight

Located 20km from Hamilton and around 15 km from Coleraine, the Wannon Falls present a spectacular display of water flowing down the falls into a deep plunge pool below. The falls were created by basalt lava flow that surged up stream to the Wannon River.Colour photographs of Wannon Falls, Victoria.warrnambool, hopkins river, mouth, sea, wannon falls

Wannon Falls were created by lava flows that surged upstream to the Wannon River. The cascade is a 30 metre vertical drop into a deep plunge pool. Downstream rapids wind their way around large blocks of basalt. The Wannon Falls have been painted by notable artists such as Nicholas Chevalier, Eugene von Guerard, Thomas Clark and Louis Buvelot.Black and white photograph of a waterfall cascade known as Wannon Falls.Verso in black ink handwriting 'Wannon Falls near Hamilton'chatham family archive, chatham, wannon falls, hamilton, waterfall

This is an article about unveiling of a plaque at the Wannon River campsite, to commemorate the Knight family and their 'Coonara" tea-rooms which opertated on that site in 1931. The photo in the article shows Ray Knight, Emma Watson and Emma's daughter standing behind the plaque. The article was written by Ida Stanton for the Stawell Times-News, 'Halls Gap Extra" and published on Friday, 28 December 2001, p.16.A photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Pioneering Knights recognised".people, knight

This diary relates to the property Kenilworth which is situated near Cavendish, 16 miles from Hamilton on the Wannon River. It was taken up by Thomas Norris in 1839 and originally carried 800 cattle and 20000 sheep on 63000 acres. By 1858 it was in the hands of John Mackersey and Thomas Bostock. In 1859 it belonged outright to John Mackersey who was there until 1870. He was considered a worthy son of a Presbyterian minister and was well regarded in the district for his contributions in church, sport and sheep breeding... However he did not do well and lost the property before going to New Zealand in 1870.This diary has detailed entries over a number of years which provides an insight into life in the 1860’s. It has a significance for Warrnambool as John Mackersey and Augustus Bostock were at one stage business partners.Hard green cover with gold lettering. 534 pages of facsimile copied diary entries. The entries date from 1857 to 1867. Acknowledgements to The State Government of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, Hamilton History Centre, Dr G Handbury AO, Margaret Gardiner, Godfrey and Margaret Mackersey, L Alan Brumley, M P Heuval.john mackersey, thomas norris, kenilworth, warrnambool history

This specimen was recovered from the Nigretta Falls (previously named the Upper Wannon Falls), Victoria. The falls are fed by the Wannon River that has its head waters in the Grampians mountains. Approx. 10km upstream of the Wannon Falls, Nigretta is a multi-channel segmented cascade of smaller drops and bounces guided by patterns of joints in a much older (Devonian) rhyolitic volcanic rock. Both the Wannon and Nigretta Falls are iconic landscape features, entrenched in the history and identity of the region. These falls are particularly rare as they are the product of volcanic activity, which is unique in the context of the Volcanic Plain of Victoria. Waterfalls of this capacity are generally associated with the Uplands areas of Victoria, rather than the edges of the Volcanic Plain. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study. A solid, dark grey mineral specimen with pale terracotta coloured inclusions. Rhyodacite is a volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. Rhyodacites form from rapid cooling of lava relatively rich in silica and low in alkali metal oxides.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / R / S 55 FELSTONE PORPHYburke museum, beechworth, indigo shire, beechworth museum, geological, geological specimen, porphyritic rhyodacite, lava, nigretta falls, upper wannon falls, dacite, rhyolite, volcanic geology

John Mackersey farmed the property Kenilworth which is situated near Cavendish, 16 miles from Hamilton on the Wannon River. It was taken up by Thomas Norris in 1839 and originally carried 800 cattle and 20000 sheep on 63000 acres. By 1858 it was in the hands of John Mackersey and Thomas Bostock. In 1859 it belonged outright to John Mackersey who was there until 1870. He was considered a worthy son of a Presbyterian minister and was well regarded in the district for his contributions in church, sport and sheep breeding. However he did not do well and lost the property before going to New Zealand in 1870. This publication contains the typed transcripts of his journals, stock books.A significant collection of documentation of one of Western Victorian earliest settlers, depicting many aspects of life at that time.Dark blue hard cover with gold lettering on front cover and spine. It is a typed copy of the original handwritten journals. There are seven sections each separated by a title sheet of blue paper. Acknowledgements to The State Government of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, Hamilton History Centre, Dr G Handbury AO, Margaret Gardiner, Godfrey and Margaret Mackersey, L Alan Brumley, M P Heuval. john mackersey, kenilworth, thomas norris, thomas bostock, warrnambool history

John Mackersey farmed the property Kenilworth which is situated near Cavendish, 16 miles from Hamilton on the Wannon River. It was taken up by Thomas Norris in 1839 and originally carried 800 cattle and 20000 sheep on 63000 acres. By 1858 it was in the hands of John Mackersey and Thomas Bostock. In 1859 it belonged outright to John Mackersey who was there until 1870. He was considered a worthy son of a Presbyterian minister and was well regarded in the district for his contributions in church, sport and sheep breeding... However he did not do well and lost the property before going to New Zealand in 1870. This diary contains entries for the latter part of that period as well as entries from his time in New Zealand.This journal provides an insight into early settlement in the Western District of Victoria.Dark green hard cover with gold lettering on front cover. 210 Pages. Title page has photograph of diarist and period of entries. 10 Mar 1867- 6 Apr 1875. The pages are a copy of handwritten entries in his original diary.Acknowledgements to The State Government of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, Hamilton History Centre, Dr G Handbury AO, Margaret Gardiner, Godfrey and Margaret Mackersey, L Alan Brumley, M P Heuval. john mackersey, thomas norris, thomas bostock, kenilworth, warrnambool history

This ledger relates to the property Kenilworth which is situated near Cavendish, 16 miles from Hamilton on the Wannon River. It was taken up by Thomas Norris in 1839 and originally carried 800 cattle and 20000 sheep on 63000 acres. By 1858 it was in the hands of John Mackersey and Thomas Bostock. In 1859 it belonged outright to John Mackersey who was there until 1870. He was considered a worthy son of a Presbyterian minister and was well regarded in the district for his contributions in church, sport and sheep breeding... However he did not do well and lost the property before going to New Zealand in 1870. These journals provide a yearly record of flock, harvest and yields along with income details. It also provides details relating to rentals, selections and purchases during the era from squatting to freehold land. This journal provides a detailed view of matters relating to the business of sheep farming. It records purchases and stock sold, wool clips, lambs, sheep losses and different breeds. Kenilworth was a significant property in the Western District of Victoria and it dates from a period of early settlement in Victoria.Dark green hard cover with gold lettering. Both covers have in gold lettering: John Mackersey1826-1892 Stock Book 1857-1870. One cover has Horses and cattle and the other, sheep. It is a facsimile copy. The two sections are divided by a green sheet of paper. Acknowledgements to The State Government of Victoria, State Library of Victoria, Hamilton History Centre, Dr G Handbury AO, Margaret Gardiner, Godfrey and Margaret Mackersey, L Alan Brumley, M P Heuval. john mackersey, thomas bostock, thomas norris, kenilworth, history of warrnambool

This is a photo of a lithograph by Eugene von Guerard (1811-1901), "Source of the Wannon", circa 1866-1868. The peaks in the distance are Mr Abrupt and Signal Peak.This is a photo of a lithograph. It is a stylised view of a mountain range with sharp rocky peaks with a valley through the centre. A river meanders down the valley. There are eucalyptus trees in the foreground and two figures can be seen in the left foreground.Photo printers stamp in back is "H/GAP0007 NNNAA"painting, landscape

Knee pads were used by State Rivers and Water Supply Commission staff for crawling through pipes from Dales Road to Brierly Basin around the 1980's.Suede leather knee pads, filled with heavy duty foam, velcro strips attached to front for easy way of fastening tiesknee pad

Compiled by H.W.McCay, Divisional Engineer and L.B.Cullen, Assistant Engineer in collaboration with E.A. Hepburn, Sanitary Engineer, Department of Public HealthState Rivers and Water Supply Commission was the government body responsible for water supply.A booklet, with a front brown cover, back cover missing, 61 pagesHandwritten L Bush on top of first pagewater supply, sewage, wastewater management, operating manuals, water reclamation plant

WANNON 567 gross tons. Lbd: 167'4" x 26'6" x 11'. Steel hulled, single screw steam coaster, coal burner (burnt briquettes when on Melbourne-Tassie run); 3cyl triple expansion steam engine, 61 nhp; built 1919 at Enkhuisen, Holland, as Boschpolder; 1920 as British flag Rawlinson; 1922 to Canterbury Steamship Co. Ltd. Lyttleton, N.Z, as Gale; 1935 to Belfast & Koroit Steam navigation Co. Ltd., Melbourne, renamed Wannon to ply the Portland, Port Fairy, Warrnambool, Apollo Bay, Melbourne trade route after the loss of S.S.Coramba off Phillip Island. World War 2 as (S-153) carried general equipment, stores to U.S. Army camps at islands such as Woodlark, Kiriwina, Goodenough. Also served at Lae, Finschhafen and Wewak. Returned to owners and in 1957 went to Hong Kong shipbreakers hand tinted photograph of shipship, boat, sea, river, s.s.wannon

This shows the S.S.Wannon turning in the specially widened part of the river called the "turning basin" before slipping into her berth at the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company wharfBlack and white photograph of SS Wannon turning in the Moyne Rivership, boat, sea, moyne river, belfast and koroit steam navigation company, turning basin

S.S.Wannon in Duke and Orr Dry Dock Melbourne 1940. Ship was purchased in 1935 by the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company as a replacement for the T.S.S.Coramba she purchased in New Zealand and renamed Wannon when her name was Gale. Photograph was taken after it was sold to W.Holyman and Sons in March 1939.Photographship, boat, sea, river, gale, wannon, port fairy, belfast and koroit steam navigation company, bksn co