Partington's Flat. This photo shows the footbridge over the river on the Plenty River Trail.Digital copy of colour photographspartingtons flat, plenty river trail, plenty river

This (submerged) footbridge has since been replaced by a higher-level bridge and the steps have been abolished.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 6 stripsKodak Gold 100-5diamond creek, floods, dalton street, wingrove park trail, eltham high school

Part of a slide show presentation "Bridges & Waterways of the Shire" by Russell Yeoman to the 13 September 1989 Society meeting. The presentation included slides of historic photos from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers collections as well as several recent views.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 15) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsfootbridge, lower plenty, odyssey house, yarra river

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 6 stripsKodak Gold 100-5diamond creek, footbridge, main road, floods

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 6 stripsKodak Gold 100-5diamond creek, footbridge, main road, floods

Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, footbridge, stawell st

Colour photographbridge street, diamond creek, eltham, footbridge, floods

Black and white photographinfrastructure, bridge, footbridge, montmorency, plenty river

Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, skipton, footbridge, emu-creek

The footbridge finally linked either side of a Mordialloc Creek so that students no longer had to cross over the Nepean Highway bridge. This enabled a safer and quicker journey for many pupils living north of the school.Image digitised from negativemordialloc creek, foot bridge

This photo taken from township side (northern side looking southward)Color photograph of the footbridge across Cunninghame Arm. It shows the shortened footbridge with the path and recently established lawn and trees. Surf lifesaving club on sand dunes in background. Lakes Entrance Victoria waterfront, bridges

Small format, black and white photograph of the footbridge and Princes Highway. It shows cars parked beside the road, footbridge, lake, and part of a WW1 memorial cypress tree in foreground. Lakes Entrance Victoria waterfront, foreshore

Black and white small format postcard of the footbridge over Cunninghame Arm, taken from the Royal lifesaving tower. Three people on footbridge, town beyond North Shore. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe bridge from lifesaving tower Lakes Entrancebridges, waterways, township

Digital file only Postcards scanned from the collection of Michael Aitken on loan to EDHS, 13 Feb 2018michael aitken collection, postcards, eltham, main road, footbridge, diamond creek

The steel mesh and crossbar sides of the new H.V.McKay footbridge are designed to replicate the appearance of the old crossbar gates which were at the old H.V.McKay works. The new bridge contains 111 of these plates attached to the centre of all crossbar sections which enclose both sides of the walkway of the bridge. The plate is a donated spare which was left over from the original manufactured plates that were attached to the new H.V.McKay footbridge. The plate is in our possession for safe keeping and for future reference.Stainless steel oval shaped plate with four holes for mounting to mesh sides of the walkway on the bridge. The plate has engraved lettering and lines intended to replicate a Sunshine Crossbar gate. H.V.McKAY SUNSHINE (The small c is underlined which can't be replicated on this data base)base plate, stainless steel plate, crossbar gates, regional rail link, hv mckay footbridge, h.v.mckay footbridge, sunshine

Black and white photographeltham, infrastructure, shire of eltham infrastructure, bridge, footbridge, main road, floods

Black and white photographeltham, infrastructure, shire of eltham infrastructure, bridge, footbridge, main road, floods

Black and white photographeltham, infrastructure, shire of eltham infrastructure, bridge, footbridge, main road, floods

See also 2983Backing sheet on two copies reads, "Mullum Creek, Aug. 1963. Taken from footbridge at end of Adelaide St." Other copy reads, "Same area of flooded Mullum Creek as photo 403. A week later 1963".(Photo 403 is RE34 in Record 2983)

Date made August 2008|This is the paired after photograph used in the 150 year Lakes Entrance 1858 - 2008 display.Colour photograph of the footbridge crossing Cunninghame Arm waterway, the township is in the foreground, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.bridges, waterways, township

The Eltham-Yarra Glen Road as designated originated at the Shire of Eltham boundary at the Plenty River. West of the river the road was known as the Heidelberg-Eltham Road. The section from the Plenty River is now known as Lower Plenty Road which becomes Main Road. The footbridge no longer exists but was originally sited to the south, adjacent to the old Lower Plenty Bridge, now part of the Plenty River Trail. Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1955-09, eltham-yarra glen road, lower plenty footbridge, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, plenty river trail, bridge construction, infrastructure, shire of eltham

Colored photograph of footbridge over the Cunninghame Arm. It shows a flock of seagulls on the northern shore beside the approaches to the bridge, which has white painted railings, surf lifesaving club house on dunes in distance, several groups of people on footbridge. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, bridges, tourism

Tony Carberry and J. Jolly The Eltham-Yarra Glen Road as designated originated at the Shire of Eltham boundary at the Plenty River. West of the river the road was known as the Heidelberg-Eltham Road. The section from the Plenty River is now known as Lower Plenty Road which becomes Main Road. The footbridge no longer exists but was originally sited to the south, adjacent to the old Lower Plenty Bridge, now part of the Plenty River Trail. Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1955-09, eltham-yarra glen road, lower plenty footbridge, j. jolly, lower plenty, lower plenty bridge, lower plenty road, main road, plenty river trail, tony carberry, bridge construction, infrastructure, shire of eltham

Black and white photograph of the footbridge over the Cunninghame Arm. It shows a sand covered wooden ramp leading from footbridge to ocean, shed in scrub covered southern shore, two people on bridge, distant view of town and trimmed memorial Cyprus trees. Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, waterways

This old footbidge is situated close to the shack that Gordon Ford built on the Yarra at Laughing Waters Road. Bernie Bragg also used to live there for a period of time. Gordon Ford and photographer Sue Winslow were married in 1965. They set up home in an old log cabin on the property Gordon had purchased in 1954 on Laughing Waters Road. Situated between the Yarra River and Overbank Road, Gordon had built a small mud-brick shack on the river and a pontoon. Over the decades the shack has been locally referred to as “the love shack”, the “rooting shack” or simply “Gordon’s shack”. Gordon and Sue commissioned local builder Graeme Rose to do a wattle and daub renovation and extension to the old log cabin on the north side of Laughing Waters Road. The work had only just been completed in 1965 when a bushfire swept through the area and destroyed the cabin. Gordon and Sue relocated to his property, Fulling, in Pitt Street, Eltham. In 1970 work started on a new house at the Laughing Waters property. Originally known as the Banana House, it is now known as Boomerang. Designed by Alistair Knox, the mud-brick house includes iron window grilles made by Matcham Skipper that puncture the curved mud walls. The grilles were made from ‘off-pressings’ from the Sidchrome tool works in Heidelberg. Gordon, Sue and family moved into the house in 1972. Their marriage fell apart and Sue moved to Sydney with the children around the same time Gordon commenced building Birrarung just below Boomerang on the Laughing Waters Road block. After the Fords moved out, Boomerang it was rented out to various share households of students, musicians, artists and environmentalists for twenty-four years. Gordon Ford sold Birrarung and Boomerang to Melbourne Water in 1999. The Laughing Waters Artist in Residence Program was developed as a partnership between Parks Victoria and Nillumbik Shire Council. Boomerang was deemed unfit for habitation so was used as a day studio only. By 2001 Boomerang was in a poor state of repair and by 2002 the last artist in residence was to use the house as a studio. Nillumbik Shire Council had been granted funds from the Melbourne Community Fund to restore both Boomerang and Birrarung but it was apparent in early 2003 that the funds would be insufficient to restore both houses. Boomerang was infested with termites which presented a risk to any occupants and so the decision was made to close Boomerang and concentrate funding on Birrarung. Boomerang was fenced off for safety and to prevent intrusion and remains ‘caged’ today (2023). However, it is readily apparent the property has been occupied by squatters over the years. By 2023 it was clear that the squatters had abandoned the property and sections of the roof structure have given away in some areas and collapsed internally. For a more in-depth description and history of the property and that of Gordon and Sue Ford, see Jane Woollard's book, "Laughing Waters Road; Art, Landscape & Memory in Eltham" published 2016.fay bridge collection, bernie's hut, birrarung, footbridge, gordon ford, gordon's shack, laughing waters road, love shack, yarra river

One other copyBlack and white photograph of Albert Lind MP driving the first pile to commence construction of footbridge across Cunninghame arm, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.bridges, waterways

One other copyBlack and white photograph of the crowd gathered to watch the first pile being driven to commence construction of the footbridge across Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance, Victoria.construction, waterways, bridges

One other copyBlack and white photograph of Albert Lind MP speaking to the crowd at the driving of the first pile to commence construction of the footbridge across Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoria.construction, waterways, bridges

Official opening 27 March 1927Black and white photograph of the footbridge over the Cunninghame Arm, showing a crowd of people following the Melbourne Lifesavers crossing the bridge after the official opening, Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterfront, bridges, celebration

2 other copies existBlack and white photograph of the crowd following Melbourne Lifesavers across footbridge after the official opening in 1937, sand hummocks of southern shore in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, celebration