Casey Cardinia - links to our past: Rose Stereograph Co

Monday, 15 September 2014

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

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/2099

Beaconsfield Upper - Runnymede Guest House

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/6081

Cockatoo - Eastgate Guest House

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/422

Emerald - Avonsleigh House

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/4108

Emerald - Emerald House

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/4612

Emerald - Fernlee Guest House

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/1403

Emerald - La Belle Guest House

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/2547

Emerald - Silver Springs Lodge

State Library of Victoria Image H32492/3775

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

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

Monday, 8 September 2014

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.