Guest Houses : Rose Series post cards

Staying at a Guest House in the hills was once a popular holiday activity. The Rose Stereograph Co. produced many post cards of Guest Houses, here are some from our region, taken from the 1920s to around 1954. These post cards are part of  the State Library of Victoria collection and are available on their website www.slv.vic.gov.au.

Beaconsfield Upper - Salisbury House  Guest House

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Beaconsfield Upper - Runnymede Guest House

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Cockatoo - Eastgate Guest House

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  Emerald - Avonsleigh House

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Emerald - Emerald House

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Emerald - Fernlee Guest House

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Emerald - La Belle Guest House

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Emerald - Silver Springs Lodge

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This advertisement for Silver Springs Lodge comes from The Advocate of May 4, 1950.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

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Views from the hills: Rose Series post cards.

The Rose Stereograph Co. produced a series of post cards of views of Victoria - they are a great source of historical images  for the local historian and many are available on the State Library of Victoria website www.slv.vic.gov.au In this post we will look at some of these post cards that show views from the hills. They were taken between circa 1920 and 1954.

Beaconsfield Upper - The outlook from Kyogle (a guest house) 

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/2098

Beaconsfield Upper - The magnificent view

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Beaconsfield Upper - Outlook over Western Port

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Cockatoo - View from Lovely Valley

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Cockatoo - From Pheasant Hill:  a birdseye view of of Cockatoo

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Emerald - A magnificent panorama of hill and dale.

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Emerald - A glorious panorama

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Emerald - View from the new road

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Emerald  - West Gembrook Road

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Gembrook - Panorama of Gembrook

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Gembrook - View showing Beenak Ranges

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/4108

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Emerald Lake and Swimming Pool

To celebrate summer I'd thought we would have a look at some great photographs of the Emerald Lake and pool, a popular swimming location for locals since the 1930s. Click here for an engaging history of the lake by Graeme Legge. These photographs are all from the State Library of Victoria collection and are all part of the Rose Series of Postcards. There are no specific dates on the photographs but I presume they are from the 1930s to 1950s.  www.slv.vic.gov.au

The Kiosk across the Lake, Emerald

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Springboard and Raft, Swimming Pool Emerald

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The Drive, Swimming Pool, Emerald

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 Swimming Pool, Country Club, Emerald

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A Magnificent view of the Lake, Emerald

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Spring board and water slide, Swimming Pool, Emerald

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The kiosk at lakeside swimming pool, Emerald

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/3772

Kiosk and parking area, the Lake, Emerald

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/881

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