Mount Gambier
The city of Mount Gambier is South Australia's second largest city. It's built around the craters of the youngest volcano in Australia. Its most recent eruption was about 4,500 years ago.
Monument to famous Australian poet and horseman,Adam Lindsay Gordon.
In July 1865 Gordon performed the daring riding feat known as Gordon's Leap on the edge of the Blue Lake. A plaque on the monument reads:
"This obelisk was erected as a memorial to the famous Australian poet. From near this spot in July, 1865 Gordon made his famed leap on horseback over an old post and rail guard fence onto a narrow ledge overlooking the Blue Lake and jumped back again onto the roadway. The foundation stone of the Gordon Memorial Obelisk was laid on 8th July 1887”
The three pictures above were purchased inMount Gambier, South Australia on 15 January 1951. The black and white photos have been hand tinted before printing.
At the time,this was still a common method of producing coloured postcards and photos for tourists,before the wide introduction of colour photography for postcards.
At the time,this was still a common method of producing coloured postcards and photos for tourists,before the wide introduction of colour photography for postcards.