Historical information

The Bogong Hotel, Tawonga, was 125 years old and destroyed by fire early December 2011.
Mr and Mrs Crotty started the hotel - one daughter married a Higginson and they ran the pub for a number of years. The Hore family then took over - Dick and Essie, followed by Norman and Vera, then the other Hore brothers.

Significance

The Bogong Hotel was 125 years old and the meeting place for people living along the Upper Kiewa River until it was burnt down in December 2011. Its publican was Vera Hore. Vera Margaret Elizabeth Hore was born 20th Nov. 1909 and died in July 2000. She was a keen amateur photographer.

Physical description

Black and white photo of a car in the front of the Bogong Hotel with two large trees.
Framed with a 2 cm wide cream card board border and a black metal decorated frame surrounding it.

Inscriptions & markings

On the back: "Vera Hore / Bogong Hotel"