Historical information

From the 1880s to c. 1920, much of the Orbost district was linked by coaching routes. These photos show two different locations: one photo shows a coach crossing a sand bar. This is most likely the crossing of the Lake Tyers sand bar to Lakes Entrance. The other photo shows a coach passing a barn in a rural setting. Both photos c. 1880s-1920.

Significance

These photos are significant because they show horses and coaches which were an important transport method prior to the linking of settlements within East Gippsland by roads, cars, and railway.

Physical description

Two b/w photographs of horses and coaches.
2718.1 photo of a coach and 4 horses, 3 people sitting on front of the coach. Coach is outside a barn.
2718.2 photo of a 4 horse coach with one man driving. Other horses behind this coach. All are in a flat, sandy location.

Inscriptions & markings

2718.1 on back of photograph: 'Albert Barthile drove coaches from Orbost to Lakes Entrance & sometimes from Cann River to Orbost.'
2718.2 no inscriptions