OSBORNE STEPS, CLAREMONT
c. 1915Tinted postcard. Steep wooden steps with white railings down wooded cliff face to jetty. Boy with stick standing in shallows watched by girls on jetty and others on the steps. Inscription [OSBORNE STEPS, CLAREMONT, W.A.] on cream mount. Written on back [From Ralph].
Osborne Hotel - 1894 James Grave began building Perth's finest resort hotel. Extensive hotel was surmounted by a tower with a 70 ft turret and surrounded by landscaped gardens with fountains flowers, retreats, shades and summer houses. There was also a tennis court, bowling green, boatshed, swmming baths, with a flight of steps to the water's edge to cater for those arriving by boat. Purchased by Loreto Sisters for Loreto Convent School 1901. Demolished 1962.
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