Phone Fax The seaside town of Victor Harbor is located on South 8551 0500 8551 0501 Town Centre Australia's , about 80 kilometres Postal PO Box 11, Victor Harbor SA 5211 south of the CBD. It is the largest population Email [email protected] centre on the peninsula, and a favoured summer holiday Web www.victor.sa.gov.au destination. Traditionally, home of the Heritage Trail and people, Encounter Bay, on which Images used in this brochure are fromState Library Victor Harbor sits, was discovered by British explorer of SA, City of Victor Harbor and the National Trust. in 1802. It was in these waters that //U/Wl/wrJ� the historic encounter occurred, a meeting of Flinders and French explorer , resulting in the bay being named, Encounter Bay. In 1837, the HMS Victor anchored offGranite Island mid-journey and its captain named the sheltered waters in the lee of the island Victor Harbor after his ship. It was around this same period that two whaling stations were established in the area, one at (commonly known as The Bluff) and the other near the point opposite Granite Island. The whaling station was managed for some time by Captain John Hart, who later became Premier of . It was 1863 when the town of Port Victor was laid out on the shores of Victor Harbor, followingthe extension of the horse drawn tramway fromGoolwa. The town's name was changed to Victor Harbor in 1921. Despite the fact that harbour is normally spelt with a 'u' in modern Australian English, the name of the city is spelt Victor Harbor. This spelling, found in a number of other geographical locations within South Australia, is said to be a result of spelling errors made by an early Surveyor General of South Australia. Victor Harbor's built history tells a story of how the town has evolved. These stories are shared through the City of Victor Harbor's interpretive plaque project. These small blue plaques are placed on a number of buildings and structures around Victor Harbor, documenting the town's heritage. Town Centre Heritage Trail 3km Walk

Heritage Trail Key Victor Harbor has a rich and diverse heritage that is highly valued by residents and visitors alike. - Start - Visitor Information Centre This self-guided heritage trail will take you on a journey to discover the stories of these significant buildings and how they - Finish- No. 38 Shannons' Store have contributed to making Victor Harbor what it is today. Trail Length - 3kms = 1.5 hours

Plaques - The image left is an ~ Harbourmaster and Deputy ~ Police Station and example of one of the plaques you ,.., Collector Customs' House ~ Courthouse will find on each of the buildings • G Goods' Shed G Photographic Studio Toilets - Various toilets are located along the trail G Railway Station 9 Police Station

G Post and Telegraph Station 9 English, Scottish and Australia Bank G Davies' Boot and Shoe Store $ Savings Bank of SA

0 Shop and Residence ~ Victor Harbor "llll.a!]I' Times Office ~ Victor Harbor Primary - Bakers'Shop ~ School 0 Refreshment Rooms ~ St Augustine's Anglican ~ Church G Shop and Residence ~ Newland Memorial ~ Uniting Church Hall G) Battye Store C, Newland Memorial Uniting Church G Hairdresser's Shop G Butchers' Shop ....._ Commercial Bank of Ge1tymore ~ Australia 0 C, Grosvenor Hotel G Headmaster's House

• Bank of South Australia G) TownHall

G warringa e The Institute

G Tennis Clubhouse «9 Bell's Store

G Railway Cottage 8 Ozone Theatre

C, Emohruo G Coffee Palace

G) C, Shannons' Store Town Centre Heritage Trail 3km Walk

Since 2010, the City of Victor Harbor has identified many State The Grosvenor Hotel Victor Harbor Primary and Local Heritage Listed Buildings and provided them with a blue 40-44 Ocean Street School heritage plaque. There are over 50 plaques, each one promoting Built for proprietors John and 21 Torrens Street and informing the community and visitors of our rich and diverse Hannah Humberstone, it was It became compulsory for built heritage. Please enjoy your adventure in finding these completed in time for the 1897-98 children aged from 7 to 13 to plaques on our heritage trail and learning more about our town! summer holiday season. attend school in 1875.

Harbourmaster and Deputy Bank of South Australia St Augustine's Anglican Collector of Customs' House i Coral Street Church 2-5 Flinders Parade This building was constructed 14 Burke Street In 1866 Robert Redman in 1865 and was part of the busy The original section of this constructed this building as commercial hub of old Pt Victor. church was built in 1869. an office and residence for the Harbourmaster of Pt Victor.

Goods' Shed Warringa Newland Memorial Uniting a Railway Terrace 2:1. Flinders Parade Church Hall Built in 1864, this shed was used Built as a guest house in the 30 Victoria Street for the loading, unloading and early 1900s, now known as the This church was built by Robert storage of freight. Anchorage. Veitch and Ephraim Weymouth using local bluestone and slate for roofing. Railway Station Tennis Clubhouse Newland Memorial Uniting Railway Terrace Bridge Terrace Church The original station was a small In 1923 four tennis courts were 20-28 Victoria Street weatherboard building between built and a year later this tennis To cater for the increasing size this station and the old Goods' clubhouse opened. of the congregation, this very Shed. distinctive church was built to seat 500 people. Post and Telegraph Station Railway Cottage Butchers' Shop 2 Coral Street Cnr ofBridge and Eyre Terrace 23-25 Albert Place In 1905 the town's first telephone This limestone cottage was used fhis building was built by Hugh service began operation from for accommodation by railway J Bird who carted in local stone here. crews. for the construction.

Davies' Boot and Shoe Store Emohruo Gertymore 9 Railway Terrace 29-32 McKinlay Street 16Crozier Road With over 110 years of trading, Once called Emohruo, which is Built in 1876 this building this store was one of the longest 'Our I lonw' spt•II backwards, I his served as both a )',ll('SI ho11s1· --·='-· ! .. I . '.I. I' , I ' , I . . ., . ow111·tl la1111ly hllSllll'SSl'S Ill Si\. lllllllilll~ Wil,-, CIJIISlllll'.lt:ll 111 lilt: ano a ooarctmg llouse tor first decade of the 1900s. permanent lodgers.

Shop and Residence Carrickalinga Headmasters' House 5 Railway Terrace 17-19 Torrens Street 7 Stuart Street To cater for the growing town Erected in 1915 as a residence this In 1912 it was sold to the and surrounding farming district, building was named Carrickalinga Education Department and was several small businesses were after a farm near Normanville. used as a residence. built in Railway Terrace in the early 1900s. Bakers' Shop Police Station and Town Hall 7 Railway Terrace Courthouse 8 Coral Street This building was opened in 1905 22 Torrens Street Completed in 1905, the Town by William Smith, a baker and This red brick building, designed Hall has hosted community confectioner. in the Art Moderne style, was events for over 100 years. opened in November 1941.

Refreshment Rooms Photographic Studio The Institute 6 Railway Terrace 69-73 Ocean Street 8 Coral Street In the early 1900s people would Completed around 1912, this Established as a place for frequent the rooms to enjoy tea building was erected as a educational advancement for and cakes. photographic studio, shop and adults. residence for Charles Bliss.

Shop and Residence Police Station Bell's Store 8 Railway Terrace 20-22 Torrens Street 43 Ocean Street This building was constructed (building frontage to Ocean Street) This building was built in 1868 in the early 19oo's from local Constructed to replace the original by Ephraim Weymouth for limestone. station located on Warland William Heggaton and John Reserve. Dufty to sell general merchandise. Battye Store English, Scottish and Ozone Theatre 8-16 Ocean Street Australia Bank 37-41 Ocean Street Battyes' Store was built in two 57 Ocean Street The Griffin family built the stages, the lower storey dating This building was completed Victor Theatre in 1923. from the 1800s using West Island in 1927 by local builder, Ray Granite for quoins and the second Milton. storey was built in 1894. Hairdresser's Shop Savings Bank of South Coffee Palace 24 Ocean Street Australia 31-35 Ocean Street Dating from the late 1800s, this 45 Ocean Street Constructed by George shop originally had a cast iron, In 1928 this two storey building Weymouth using local enclosed balcony with a concave opened as the Savings Bank of limestone, it was opened in roofed verandah. South Australia. 1886 as a boarding house.

Commercial Bank of Australia Victor Harbor Times Office Shannons' Store 26 Ocean Street 13 Coral Street 23 Ocean Street Operations began in Victor Harbor The original site for the Times Built during the economic in 1928 and by September 1930 office was in Railway Tee but boom that followed World War the opening of this building was moved to this site after Peter 1, this store is a good example announced. Milnes purchased the business. of a 1920s shop front.