Hastings School, 1954This image shows a group of fifty-two school children standing and sitting in four rows, posing for a photograph. There are twelve children standing in the back row, fifteen children standing in the second back row, thirteen children sitting in the second front row and twelve children sitting cross-legged in the front row. One of the children in the front row is holding a board which reads: “...
Man & woman, c. 1980This image shows a happy couple dancing on the footpath outside a line of shops. The man has a white cap on his head, striped shirt and an apron. The woman has a floral dress, brown hair and is wearing spectacles. A sign on a motor vehicle in the background reads: “Two Bays Tuckerbag”. Other shop signs read: “First National Coffee Shoppe Hastings Fruit Supply 791340 Lindens”. A boy and gir...
Armstrong Gun, 01/03/1994These five images show the Armstrong Gun, field carriage and limber in different locations. A sign attached to a chain wire fence beside an open gate reads as follows: “One of the guns of the famous Hastings Battery 1890-1904 located recovered & restored by local historians. The only complete 1862 model known to exist”.
Hastings Jetty Fish Shed, 1989This image shows three men posing for a photograph beside a newly restored building. The men are all smiling and the man on the right has his hand on his hat. The plaque above the door reads: “Circa 1866 Hastings Jetty Fish Shed Restoration 1989”. Water, a jetty and large tanks can be seen in the background.
Car showrooms, c. 1960These night time images show a large square car sales building with cars inside and four more parked beside the shop. Two petrol bowsers are on the footpath on the far left-hand side. The name of the business “McRaes of Hastings” is painted in large letters across the top and side of the building along with the Holden lion symbol. The names “Statesman . Premier . Kingswood . Belmont . Monaro...