Historical information

Mr John Watt set up farming in 1879. He was a native of Port Fairy. He was educated in Scotland and came back to Victoria and selected 320 acres on the Snowy River.The property extended from Majors Creek Road to around about Gilbert's Gulch.

Significance

This is associated with John Watt, a prominent early settler in Orbost.

Physical description

A black / white photograph of a dilapidated farm shed with three horses in the foreground. A house can be seen in the background (left) behind a fence.

Inscriptions & markings

on back - "Watts Farm"