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Postcard - postcards of Orbost district, c. 1930s

Postcard - Dairy Herd, Orbost

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Postcard - Railway Viaduct, Orbost Flats

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postcard - Gippsland & Northern Co-op Co Ltd, Orbost

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postcard - Snowy River, Orbost

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Historical information

These 4 postcards show various aspects of the Orbost district - dairying, railways, buildings, Snowy River

Significance

These postcards are significant because they show aspects of the Orbost district, c.1920s-1940s

Physical description

Four postcards, all b/w of Orbost scenes.
3345.1 shows a river in the foreground, farm house and buildings.
3345.2 farm buildings, barns, people and a dairy herd
3345.3 shows a long railway bridge across flat land, farm buildings
3345.4 shows a large building on the corner of two streets.

Inscriptions & markings

3345.1 Snowy River, Orbost
3345.2 Dairy Herd, Orbost
3345.3 Railway Viaduct, Orbost Flats
3345.4 G & N Stores, orbost

Subjects

Identifier

3345

Date made

c. 1930s

Production methods

photographed, printed

Languages

English

Materials

cardboard, ink

Measurements

Width: 14 centimetres, Height: 9 centimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/69eecfe9fc2438bde6022d3e

Accessed 4 June 2026

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