The Gomez Collection

Definitely the Firefly. The clothing would suggest circa 1930's? Any suggestions?  This boat has 7 struts holding the canopy up, whereas the  O'Donnell Collection does not show anywhere near as many(4?), though the lines of both boats are very similar.  Bernie Gomez knows the boats had many refurbishments, originally being steam powered, followed by diesel, then petrol and in the case of the EMS Rubeena, electric powered.  

Firelfly was originally a very flash cruise boat which ELR brought over the closed sand bar and put in the lake as a work boat towing barges and then turned it into a passenger craft as is featured here.

Second from the left is E.L.R.Roberts the original owner and developer (1909) of the glassworks,with his two sons Gilbert and Stanley.  This photograph was taken circa. 1930 outside the glassworks site, looking east.

Slightly over our modern bag limits here.


This bridge looks very similar to the one shown in the Lake Tyers House Collection that was nominated as Nowa Nowa Arm Bridge from the other direction and flat area behind is more reminiscent of the area at what we now call Burnt Bridge.  Any clues on the make of the car?  However we do that is was the first coach trip between Lakes Entrance and the Buchan Caves.


Lake Tyers House with the cast iron lace work still in place.

A big cyprus growing on the left, the fence has gone, and the two previous trees replaced with the four smaller trees we see here.


Some of the place names are not common now, what would we call this location?

Thanks to Jack Whadcoat for help in updating the information on thise page.