Belmont - Victor Harbor

22/07/2022

There is a lot of colour in the garden during winter at Belmont. Australian heath plants are pretty spectacular!

25/04/2022

Prior to European settlement, the area in which Belmont is located was once Pink Gum (Eucalyptus fasciculosa) heathy woodland. The Ngarrindjeri were the First Nations people that called this area home. This collection of amazing old photos show Seaview Road in the 1800’s as the area was being developed, with some photos showing areas of Pink Gum woodland prior to clearance. Thanks Graham Carpenter for providing these photos!

20/04/2022

Guests at the Belmont Guest House, Victor Harbor Easter 1921. Thanks Barbara Schultz for tracking this (and other historic photos) down!

If you are a current guest at Belmont, feel free to match this image with a similar photo of your group and post it in a comment below to add to the guest house history.

10/04/2022

Within 15 minutes you can order one of these, walk from Belmont to pick it up and then be chilling on the beach in the setting sun! 👍🏼

16/01/2022

Anytime is good for a 10 minute stroll from Belmont to Granite Island.

02/04/2021

Following a change in ownership of Belmont in 2003, underground rainwater tanks, an overflow frog pond and decking were installed in the backyard. When digging the hole for the rainwater tanks and frog pond, an old rubbish dump was uncovered. The discovery of a variety of old bottles meant that an excavation of the dump was undertaken to look for treasures. These are some of the interesting things found.

06/03/2021

Ring-tailed Possums are resident in the gum trees of Belmont. The white belly fur and white tail tip are key features of this possum. The Brush-tailed Possum is also resident in the trees but this species has a black tail and brownish belly colouration.

06/03/2021

Welcome to a virtual tour of Belmont, Victor Harbor.

28/02/2021

Grub’s up at “Belmont”!

During the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, Belmont operated as a dining venue that also appears to be referred to as “Frank and Trudy’s place”. The venue was operated by Frank and Gertrude Jeanette (Trudy) Leideritz. From newspaper advertisements, it looks like an Art Gallery was also run from the property.

28/02/2021

The 1972 story of Mr Clifford Boone. Kangaroos are no longer present on Granite Island so you don’t have to pack a blade if you’re keen for a casual stroll on the island nowadays 😀. During this period, Belmont was a Guest House owned by J. L. & C. B. M. Hoad. Long term board was offered to elderly citizens like Clifford.

28/02/2021

Belmont up for sale!

Victor Harbor Times, 19 November 1965.

28/02/2021

Carlyle: Thought to be the original owner of Belmont.

Dudley Carlyle and his wife Eliza Jean Carlyle apparently built Belmont in 1907 and spent a large proportion of their lives at the property. Dudley passed away in 1936 and his funeral reception was fittingly held at Belmont. It is a little confusing that in Dudley’s obituary it mentions that he moved to Victor Harbor in 1909.

27/02/2021

In 1917, the “Chronicle” newspaper provided weekly updates on guests at Belmont in their Social Notes section.

27/02/2021

Card party anyone?

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170514819?searchTerm=Card%20party%20at%20Belmont #

A card evening under the auspices of the Recreation Ground Con[?] for Victor Harbour Day, was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D ...

27/02/2021

House name plaque : Belmont, 1907, Victor Harbour. Belmont was built by the Carlyle family as a guest house.

14/02/2021

In addition to its many bedrooms, Belmont has generous outdoor entertaining areas, equipped with a BBQ and plenty of seating for large groups.

14/02/2021

Ever since its construction in 1907, Belmont has regularly been used as accommodation for visitors to Victor Harbor. This image depicts the period that Belmont was used as a motel. Because so many people must have stayed at Belmont over the years, it’s hoped that other awesome historic photos such as this will be uncovered over time.