Lorne Victoria Australia

: c1889. Photo by J.Norman, part of the SLV’s Collection.

: 1898

: Manawatua and passengers at Lorne Pier 1910

The Mountjoys built a two-room dwelling on the beachfront at Lorne in 1865 for fishing weekends, riding their horses down from Deans Marsh. The word got around that there was great fishing and beautiful beaches there and Mrs Mountjoy, who was known as being a very hospitable old lady, would never knock anyone back for a bed. Within a couple of years they built a Temperance Hotel, which with extensions became a guest house known as Erskine House, a real landmark in the town and the scene of many of the elite social gatherings.

Many of the early tourists pitched their tents on the flats near Erskine river.

: Trans-Otway Bus, Deans Marsh (LHS photon 7457)

: Pioneer tourist car near Erskine River bridge. Kia Ora Guesthouse in the background. (LHS photo 4017)

Camping Ground at Point Grey, Shelly Beach. (LHS photo 9668)