This gallery shows the development of “Port Victor” as it was originally named, from the mid 1800s when wool, wheat and other goods came down the Murray River to Goolwa and then was transported by horse drawn train, to Victor. The lightboxes on the wall show significant changes through to the early 1900s.
The two maps below the lightboxes show changes in the town over a hundred years. You can see the Customs House on the sepia map where it is still standing and where you can explore as you exit the rear gallery door.
Just before exiting, you can see a replica of the Summer room at “Mt Breckan”, the mansion on the hill with the prominant square tower. I was built by Alexander Hay, a South Australian politician who had it constructed a a holiday house at his wife’s request. The mansion burnt down in 1909 and the two large portraits were carried out while the fire raged on the upper floors.