This photo shows Samuel Amess leaning on the verandah talking to a visitor. Samuel entertained many of Melbourne's elite at Churchill Island throughout the summer months.
Ivy was commonly grown on houses of the era to cool the house in summer.
Churchill Island
Churchill Island played a critical role in the history of Victoria.
As tiny as the 57 hectare land mass is, Churchill Island, off Phillip Island, has played its own critical role in the history of Victoria. The island was the site of the first European crop of wheat grown in this state, after Lieutenant James Grant...