A Community Curated Photo Essay, Strathewen
Before The Fire, 130 Years Of Local History
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Early photo of the Hemphills' homestead, c. 1890. Earliest known photo of Strathewen
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1898, George Horne and wife. George disappeared after going for a walk in 1925
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The view from Violet Glen farm, formerly owned by the Mann family, currently owned by Malcolm Hackett and Diana Robertson. c. 1890s.
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View from Violet Glen, Strathewen, c.1900. Photo courtesy Ray Mann
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Early selectors in Strathewen, the Hewitt Family. Pictured outside their home c. 1900s.
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Apple orchards in Strathewen at the start of the 20th century
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Apple picking on the Mann's farm, 1900, Strathewen
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Turn of the century farming in Strathewen with horse and plough. This method of farming was common until the 1950s.
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Charlie Thomas, 1920, Strathewen
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The Apted brothers; Bert, George and Leslie, pruning apple trees at Glen Ard, Strathewen, c. 1920s
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Horse and cart market transport, c. 1920s, Strathewen
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The house George Horne built, c. 1930 around 5 years after George disappeared
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Strathewen State School, 1933
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A young Graham Apted (L) and old timer Steve Cleveland take a break on the Apted farm, c. 1930s.
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A view of Mt. Sugarloaf from the Steinman property, c. 1940s
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Farm scene Strathewen, c.1940s. Photo courtesy Bronwyn South
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A bushfire in 1943 devastated Strathewen. A view of the Apted farm post-fire
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Ray Mann drives Violet Glen's first tractor. Note metal wheels. Strathewen 1949
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Strathewen cricket club, 1950 from the archives of Ray Mann.
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Snow falls on Glen Ard homestead, 1951 Strathewen
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Ray Mann holds one of 2 premierships won by Strathewen tennis club, 1952
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Photos from the scrapbook of Ray Mann, life on the farm in Strathewen, 1950s
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Presbyterian Ladies Guild outside Strathewen's Hall, 1959. L-R; Mrs Macklin, J. Horne, C. Horne, Nelson, Reid, Scholes, Adams, Brain, Roberts, Goodger, Straede
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Congregation gathers outside Strathewen Hall, also doubling as the local church. c. late 1950s
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An aerial view of Strathewen, 1960
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A well forested vista of Mt Sugarloaf, overlooking the town of Strathewen, 1961
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Celebrating the lights being turned on as the town is connected to electricity. In Strathewen Hall, 1961
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The old wooden primary school at Strathewen, c.1960s. The building was destroyed on Black Saturday
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Testing a hovercraft on the old cricket ground at the Mann's property 'Violet Glen' in Strathewen, 1970s
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Strathewen residents Mary O'Dea, Ian McKimmie, Graeme Jenkins & Eric South plan work on the new oval. c. late 1970s. Courtesy Tully family.
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Singing Waters was one of the earliest homesteads built in Strathewen and was destoryed in the Black Saturday fires
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View from Glen Ard homestead in 2001, Strathewen
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Blood red moon the day after Black Saturday, 2009. Photo by Angela Apted
