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Lorne Historical Society gathers photographs, artifacts, memorabillia, family histories, about Lorne and the Great Ocean Road.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called Victoria, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders — past, present and future.
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Lorne Historical Society gathers photographs, artifacts, memorabillia, family histories, about Lorne and the Great Ocean Road.
The information in the book is a guide to what life was like for soldiers during World War 11, covering health, personal cleanliness, conduct. It gives a clear indicaton of what was expected of soldiers and the behavioural expectations.
A small red leather bound 127 page book, a gift from the Australian Comforts Fund , to servicemen in 1943
world war 11, daisy bell
Tolls were used on the Great Ocean Road from 192 until 19. . Toll gates were at Eastern View and Lorne. Money collected was used to help pay for the construction and maintenance of the road.
The Great Ocean Road was built largely by returned serviceman from the First World . The road was built to link the coastal towns, provide better access, to foster tourism and employ the returned servicemen. Fewer private vehicles travelled the road then, most tourists came on coaches and buses. Tourists stayed in guesthouses and hotels.
A laminated rectangular , beige , cardboard Great Ocean Road Passenger Service Annual Pass for 1936. Printing is in red lettering with black ink handwriting
Great Ocean Road Passenger Service/Annual Pass/For the year ending November 30th 1936 No 2/Issued to K Quicks Sedan Motors/Subject to compliance with Government Trust Regulations/For Passenger Vehicle Registered No 220529/For the Great Ocean Road Trust PTY LTD/ Date of Issued 3/12/35/ signature unclear/ Secretary/ This pass, which is for Driver and Vehicle only, must be carried by/ Driver, and produced to Toll Gate- keeper on demand, otherwise ordinary / Toll Fees are chargeable.
great ocean road, great ocean road tolls
Circa 1880. View of Lorne, Erskine River in the foreground, Erskine House is a single storey building. Men are fishing in the river, Circ
erskine house, lorne, circa 1880, erskine river, men fishing
Coach at Erskine House 1898 with horses, boarding ladder also showing stable buildings
erskine house, 1898, lorne, coach and horses, bording ladder, stable buildings
Group of pupils outside the Lorne School 1925
lorne school, 1925, pupils lorne school, fancy dress
Stirling General Store, Mountjoy Parade 1898
stirling store, lorne, mountjoy parade, 1898
Group photo of men and women on the balcony of the Grand Pacific Hotel Lorne 1898. Centre front is Nell Gwynne the daugher of the proprietor
grand pacific hotel, lorne 1898, nell gwynne
Coach leaving Considines Hotel with the Winchelsea Netball and Tennis team bound for Mt Moriac. circa 1910
Alice Jeffries, Ernie Richmond.
winchelsea, tennnis team, netball team, considines hotel, alice jeffries, ernie richmond, mt moriac, 1910, sports group
Coach with 19 passengers, five horses, arriving at Lorne 1906
photo of horse and dray with sign to welcome traffice to the Great Ocean Road
gor, horse and dray, welcoming
Grand Pacific Hotel depicted on The Rose Series 2133 Postcard C. 1920
rose series 2133, grand pacific, circa 1920
View of Erskine House and Lorne Circ 1900
lorne, erskine house
1910 photograph of Nobles Swamp Aireys Inlet
nobles swamp, aireys inlet
Postcard picture of Lorne Hotel front and side view from Mountjoy Parade showing flagpole picket fence surronds and cyrpess hedge
rose series p2134, lorne hotel, picket fence, hedge surround
Mr Lawson Premier of Victoria addressing citizens on 19th November 1919. Mr. John Love in background behind the Premier
premier lswson, john love, lorne, november 19th 1919
Remains of the McRae house after the 1962 bush fires
mcrae residence, bushfires 1962, wye river
Close up photograph of tents and site camp at Grassy Creek
grassy creek, crb camp site, construction camp site
photographed outside the Birregurra Railway Station 5 coaches and horses preparing for the trip to Lorne
biregurra railway station, horses and dray, horse drawn coaches
Melbourne Cup Day at the Wye River Hotel, "Fashions in the Field" Gwen and Charlie Hart outside the hotel
wye river hotel, melboure cup, charlie hart, gwen hart
Outside Lorne School 1929 Jubilee Celebrations showing L to R. Mr J Hall (teacher) 1929, James T Anderson (1st scholar) 1879 and John P Danaher (1st teacher) 1879
1929, lorne school jubilee, teachers, mr j hall, james t anderson, john p danaher
Allenvale property and the Lorne early Golf Club
allenvale, golf club
1948 photograph of Dot Callahan, Graham and Joan Wheal, resting on the beach wall at the early Lorne Surf Life Saving Club shed.
dot callanahan., graham wheal, joan wheal, lorne life saving club 1948, beach
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Group of Telecom workers who received an award for maintaining communications in Lorne during the 1983 Ash Wednesday Fires. Left to Right: S. Rayner; B. Dickinson; B. Floyd; M. Yorke; B. Weller; A. Freame
telecomworkers, ash wednesday fires 1983, s.rayner, b.dickinson, b. floyd, m.yorke, b. weller, a.freame, communications, awards
Photograph taken between Moggs Creek and Eastern View, of Ivan Roadnight (holding the horse reins) and Charlie Herd (driving the car)
ivan roadnight, charlie herd, moggs creek, eastern view, horse and car
Photo showing Powder Monkey working at Devil's Elbow near Eastern View
g.o.r., devil's elbow, eastern view, powder monkey
Three finalist groups of Lorne Hospital Carnival Queen taken at the Lorne Theatre 1948.
lorne hospital carnival queen 1948, nancy jones, doris jones, nancy short, ??? alsop, del inderberg, mabel rogers, lurline brown, margaret trickey, stephen ferrier, janice brown, reginald c jones, shirley green, shirley clissold, betty adamson, marjorie nelson, wendy mousley, berice swift, barbara hambling, madge roe, jill ireland, bill hambling
Lord Stradbroke, conversing with three ladies and one young boy at the opening of the G.O.R 1922
g.o.r. opening 1922; lord stradbroke; clarkes farm
eastern view hotel; a.a. farthing; ash wednesday fires
Print A4
sea baths
satchell used collecting tolls on great ocean road victoria the springs 1930/s
last toll on great ocean road
satchel
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