Historical information

Jack Bruton selected land at Murrungowar and held the licence for the Murrungowar Hotel. He later became a butcher in Orbost. He was on the first Orbost Golf Club committee in 1906. .The golf club was established in 1906 it was originally formed as the Snowy River Golf Club and played on private land near the banks of the Snowy River just to the south of town.

Significance

This is a pictorial record of Jack Bruton, one of the early settlers of Murrungowar, a former township east of Orbost.

Physical description

A black / white photograph of a man standing outside alone with his hands in his pocket. He has a moustache and has a pipe in his mouth. He is wearing a hat.

Inscriptions & markings

on front - "Jack Bruton died 1921"
on back - "Mr Jack Bruton, Murrungower Hotel"