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Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Panorama From "Wych Cross," Marysville, Vic, 1913-1967

  • Shows a panoramic view from Wych Cross which was a guesthouse in Marysville. In the foreground is a large tree with a wooden bench seat at the base. Behind the tree can be seen the entrance gate and fenceline of the property. In the background there is a heavily forested mountain. On the reverse of the postcard is a handwritten message.

    Panorama From "Wych Cross," Marysville, Vic.

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  • Shows a panoramic view from Wych Cross which was a guesthouse in Marysville. In the foreground is a large tree with a wooden bench seat at the base. Behind the tree can be seen the entrance gate and fenceline of the property. In the background there is a heavily forested mountain. On the reverse of the postcard is a handwritten message.

Historical information

A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.

Significance

A black and white photograph showing a panoramic view from Wych Cross which was a guesthouse in Marysville. The Wych Cross Private Guesthouse was part of the Wych Cross Private Hotel Co. Ltd of which Mr. Felix Jellicoe was Managing Director at the time. The guesthouse burnt down in a fire on the 14th of November, 1926. This fire started in the kitchen where it was soon extinguished by one of the employees. However, it is believed that sparks from the earlier fire, which were not noticed at the time, ignited the second fire which destroyed the weatherboard guesthouse in 20 minutes. Guests who were staying at the guesthouse were all away from the premises at the time of the fire and lost all their belongings; including one guest who lost a considerable sum of money.

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