Historical information

A collection of photographs/postcards donated by Dorothy Hurst. Her grandfather, Rev. Garthshore Stirling Home, was the vicar at the Anglican Church in Cowes - possibly in the early 1930's.

Physical description

235-01. Black & White photograph of Forrest Caves, Phillip Island.
235-02 & 03. Black & White photographs (identical) of two koalas up a tree.
235-04. Black & White photograph of the road to the Back Beach, Phillip Island.
235-05. Black & White photograph of a view of Cowes Pier taken through the trees on the foreshore.
235-06. Black & White photograph of Cape Woolamai Granite quarrie with people on the granite and in a boat.
235-07. Black & White photograph of waves breaking over the rock possibly near the Nobbies, Phillip Island.
235-08. Black & White photograph of The Vicarage at Cowes, Phillip Island - 1930's
235-09. Black & White photograph of a coastal scene at Phillip Island.
235-10. Black & White photograph of a coastal scene of the beach at Cowes.
235-11. Black & White photograph of waves breaking over the rocks near The Nobbies.
235-12. Black & White photograph of The Nobbies with Seal Rocks faintly in the distance.
235-13. Black & White photograph of The Nobbies with Seal Rocks in the background.
235-14. Black & White photograph of The Isle of Wight Hotel in the background. Cenotaph in foreground with a crowd of people, portable organ/piano plus music stands, people standing, children and others sitting on grass
for Anzac Day or Remembrance Day. Possibly 1920s from fashions.

Inscriptions & markings

235-01 Forrest Cave, Phillip Island
235-02 & 03 Native Bear (Koala)
235-04 The Road to the Back Beach, Cowes.
235-05 A Glimpse Thro' the Ti-Tree, Cowes.
235-06 The Quarries, Cape Wollomai, Phillip Island
235-07 The Beach near the Nobbies, Phillip Island.
235-10 The Beach at Cowes, Phillip Island. Valentine's Series M4847