ORIGINS HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
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Arthurs Seat
The winding road and the Garden of the Moon
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Cape Schanck
The lighthouse and Pulpit Rock
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Dromana
Dromana’s story is closely tied to the bay: first as a route for local produce, then as a destination for visitors arriving by sea.
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Flinders
West Head, the bay and the memorial seat
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McCrae
The Lighthouse Store and Nepean Highway
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Mornington
Explore Mornington’s hotels, Main Street, beaches and harbour through photographs from Origins: Mornington Peninsula.
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Mount Eliza
Canadian Bay, Ranelagh Beach and the village shops
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Mount Martha
The beach, post office and general store
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Portsea
Portsea Pier, the hotel and Front Beach
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Rosebud
The Rosebud Hotel and the pier
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Rye
Rye’s back beach and hotel
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Safety Beach
Walking the Safety Beach foreshore
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Sorrento
The steam train, the Esplanade and Whitehall
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Tootgarook
Nepean Highway through Tootgarook, then and now.
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