Historical information

These five b/w photographs are possibly press photographs, taken as a record of an event which took place near Tostaree in c.1980s. The event was the installation of a commemorative sign for the Coach Route which operated between Cunninghame (Lks. Entrance) and Orbost from 1886-1916. This sign also acknowledges the coach drivers on this route.
This sign was installed beside a track which used to be the Old Coach Route, in a forest setting between Tostaree and Lake Tyers. This route was superseded by the railway (1916) and the more direct road route between Orbost and Nowa Nowa.

Significance

These five photographs are significant because they are evidence of a ceremony to commemorate the original coaching route to Orbost from Cunninghame (Lks. Entrance).

Physical description

Five b/w photographs show different aspects of a ceremony held in a bushland setting.
2701.1 A woman and man standing near a sign attached to two posts.
2701.2 A woman and man unveiling a sign attached to two posts.
2701.3 A man speaking to a crowd of people who are all seated.
2701.4 A woman standing in front of the sign, holding a model of a coach.
2701.5 Six women standing behind the sign. Woman on left with a walking stick.