Historical information

This is an old postcard with a photograph of the two-storey Club Hotel in Orbost, dated around 1920s (judging from the vehicles in the photo). The Club Hotel was one of the first buildings in early Orbost, with the earliest Hotel, built 1884, being a one-storey timber construction which no longer exists. This photo is of the second building on the same site. In 2026, the Orbost Club Hotel still exists as the historic two storey building shown in this postcard.

Significance

This postcard is significant because it is a c.1920s photograph of the Club Hotel, Orbost, a building which still exists in Orbost.

Physical description

A b/w photo of a two-storey building with several chimneys - on a corner block. In the front is a 4 horse carriage with people sitting inside, and a motor vehicle.

Inscriptions & markings

CLUB HOTEL, ORBOST