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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, Ruins at Griffith Park, Eltham near the Yarra River, June 2016
Griffith Park is the former property and home of Cr Fred Griffith in the 1950sfay bridge collection, 2016-06, griffith park, ruins -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, Yarra River near Laughing Waters Road, Eltham, June 2016
Viewed from the Warrandyte side opposite the Eel trap at Killeaveyfay bridge collection, 2016-06, laughing waters, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, Yarra River near Laughing Waters Road, Eltham, April 2016
fay bridge collection, 2016-04, laughing waters, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, Yarra River near the eastern boundary of former Warrandyte Aboriginal Reserve, North Warrandyte, 11 August 2023
Accessed via The Boulevard, North Warrandytefay bridge collection, aboriginal reserve, north warrandyte, warrandyte aboriginal reserve, 2023-08-11 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Brett Cheatley et al, Lower Plenty River Concept Plan; Maroondah Pipetrack - Greensborough to Yarra/Plenty Confluence; Draft Volume B, Resource Description and Issues, February 1991
concept plan, melbourne metropolitan board of works, plenty river, report -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, River of Mists - Warrandyte's beautiful Yarra and native wildlife, 2023
Soft cover 104-page book of photographic prints of local Warrandyte scenery featuring flora and fauna with descriptive captions. Photography by Bill McAuley, Denise Illing and Bill Sandel; Artwork: Stephen Freeman, Fox Hole Design; Printed by: Courtney Colour Graphics; Proofreading: Cherie Moselen; Digital Imaging: Rob Kas. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Heidelberg - River Yarra in flood at Heidelberg, 1934
Black and white photographCopied by Hugh Fisher, Photographer, 6 York Street Eltham A1679Bfloods, heidelberg, other areas, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Doug Orford, Bridge across Yarra River, Kangaroo Ground - Warrandyte Road, Warrandyte, 1991
From a collection of 35 photos taken by Doug Orford at 35 specific locations along the exact boundary of the then Shire of Eltham.Colour photographbridges, yarra river, warrandyte -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Doug Orford, Bridgeworks on Fitzsimons Lane across Yarra River, Eltham, 1991
From a collection of 35 photos taken by Doug Orford at 35 specific locations along the exact boundary of the then Shire of Eltham.Colour photographbridges, fitzsimons lane, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fay Bridge, Swimming spot in Yarra River off Laughing Waters Road, Eltham near Caitlin's Retreat, n.d
fay bridge collection, caitlin's retreat, laughing waters, swimming pool -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Colour Print, Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra River, c.1987
Boundary for the Shire of Eltham and now Shire of Nillumbikwarrandyte bridge, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Colour Print, Pedestrian suspension bridge over the Yarra River at Lower Plenty, c.1987
blessed sacrament fathers, bonds road, bridge, footbridge, lower plenty, odyssey house, seminary, yarra river -
Orbost & District Historical Society
souvenir program, 1987
The annual Snowy River Country Music Festival was organised by the Lions Club of Orbost and held at the Newmerella Recreation Reserve. The 6th event was held on Sunday, Jan 11 1987.This program is significant in that it is a souvenir of a local event which no longer takes place.An official souvenir program for the 6th annual Snowy River Country Music Festival, 1987. B/W print.snowy-river-country-music-festival program souvenir -
Orbost & District Historical Society
newspaper, 15.2.1950
The Snowy River Mail is a weekly newspaper published in Orbost in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Previously published as The Snowy River mail and Tambo and Croajingolong gazette from 1890 to 1911. The Gippsland Courier merged with the Snowy River Mail when proprietor Lachlan Ross moved to Orbost in 1910. In 1999 the paper was acquired by the Yeates family when the Hollins family retired from the newspapers business. The paper is still being produced by the fourth generation of the Yeates family as part of East Gippsland Newspapers. The flood in 1950 was a significant Orbost event. This newspaper is a contemporary record of a significant local events.A Snowy River Mail newspaper dated 15,.2.1950. It contains news articles and advertisements in black/white print. There is an artcle about the Orbost floods.newspaper snowy-river-mail flood-1950-orbost -
Port of Echuca
Photograph, Paddle steamers on Darling River, 1982 (approx)
Original photograph held by J.Norris, Butcher Street Echuca. Thought to be approximately 1910.Photograph shows very low river level. Barge is loaded with wool bales moored at closest river bank. Barge could be in the process of loading. Barge is between bank and the paddle steamer. Deck hand can be seen in fore ground holding a long pole. Steering wheel is visible on the barge.Black & white photograph which shows 2 paddle steamers & a barge rounding a bend in the Darling River. Barge is loaded with wool bales. Water level is not high: bank slopes clearly visible.On back of photograph is written "Jane(?) in Darling River. Norris collection."darling river; paddle steamers; river trade; wool production on darling river; river transport; barges; low river; -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Anglo-Australasian Photographic Company, View on the Upper Buckland River, c. 1876
Nicholas Caire was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1837. He arrived in Adelaide with his parents in about 1860. In 1867, following photographic journeys in Gippsland, he opened a studio in Adelaide. From 1870 to 1876 he lived and worked in Talbot in Central Victoria. In 1876 he purchased T. F. Chuck's studios in the Royal Arcade Melbourne. In 1885, following the introduction of dry plate photography, he began a series of landscape series, which were commercially successful. As a photographer, he travelled extensively through Victoria, photographing places few of his contemporaries had previously seen. He died in 1918. Reference: Jack Cato, 'Caire, Nicholas John (1837–1918)', Australian Dictionary of Biography.An original, rare photograph from the series 'Views of Victoria: General Series' by the photographer, Nicholas Caire (1837-1918). The series of 60 photographs that comprise the series was issued c. 1876 and reinforced a neo-Romantic view of the Australian landscape to which a growing nationalist movement would respond. Nicholas Caire was active as a photographer in Australia from 1858 until his death in 1918. His vision of the Australian bush and pioneer life had a counterpart in the works of Henry Lawson and other nationalist poets, authors and painters.‘View on the upper Buckland River’ : Views of Victoria (General Series) No.46 : Albumen silver photograph | Photo on card with Title and Description on reverse | Mounted 24 x 30 cm; Photo 12 x 17 cm.On Reverse: ‘The Buckland River is situated near the western extremity of the Australian Alps, and forms one of the sources of the Ovens River. Its watercourse is very shallow, except in flood time. Our illustration is taken on the upper portion of the River, near Reeve’s dam.’nicholas caire (1837-1918), buckland river (vic), landscape photography - victoria -
Orbost & District Historical Society
program, Snowy River Mail, 1927
Cann River is a town in the East Gippsland region of Victoria in Australia. The town is located on the Cann River at the junction of the Princess Highway and the Monaro Highway, in the Shire of East Gippsland. Before 1929 the original Cann River settlement was where Noorinbee now stands.Agricultural shows are an important part of cultural life in small country towns and these shows form an integral part of local history. This item reflects the significance of a volunteer group which no longer exists.A stapled paper program, orange with black print,"Cann River Agricultural Society, Noorinbee Prize Schedule for the 20th Annual Show to be held at Noorinbee on Thursday 10th March 1927" inside a rectangular black frame. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn River, 1880
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Red gum and man on river bank in foreground - fast flowing river - opposite bank shown upper corner.victoria state rivers and water supply commission, goulburn river -
Greensborough Historical Society
Maps, Plenty River, 1837o
These maps show the land use along the Plenty River. Both Aboriginal and white settlements are shown.Set of maps showing the Plenty River. -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Painting: Guy STUART (b.1942 ACT), Guy Stuart, Tunnel by the Yarra, 2004
An abstract painting of the Yarra River from Pound Bend in Warrandyte. The painting is quite expressive, linear and gestural in style. Muted, neutral tones of greens, browns and reds. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Outer Circle Railway Viaduct, 1919
Railway Viaduct constructed for the Outer Circle Railway. Bridge designed by John Monash, engineer. Converted into a state highway, 1930s.Dateable photo of an important piece of Victorian railway infrastructure.Photograph of Outer Circle Railway Bridge over River Yarra, Fairfield. Looking toward Lugton Street, showing fence underneath taken from the Chandler Highway. Reverse: "Outer Circle Railway Bridge over River Yarra Fairfield, H0276, Property of Miss Foley"railway viaduct, chandler highway -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Postcard, The Rose Series / The Rose Stereographs, The Bridge over Moyne River, Port Fairy Vic
Black and white Photograph of the Moyne river road bridge with the botanical gardens in the left background and some huts built possibly on Hughes AvenueThe Rose Series P.1123 copyright.- The Bridge over the Moyne River Port Fairy Vic.moyne bridge, hughes avenue, gipps street, river, dunes, botanical gardens -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Postcard, The Rose Series / The Rose Stereographs, The Bridge over Moyne River, Port Fairy Vic
Black and white Photograph of the bridge over the Moyne river with the Botanical Gardens on the left in the background and also some huts on Hughes Avenue in the backgroundThe Rose Series P. 1123 copyright- The Bridge over the Moyne River Port Fairy Vic.moyne bridge circa 1930, moyne river, bridge, river, botanical gardens -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Coorongite
Coorongite is a dark, rubber-like, highly resilient structureless algal deposit. In the Coorong district of South Australia it occurs in moderate quantities associated with the coastal swamps and sand dunes which extend for a considerable distance east of the mouth of the Murray. This particular specimen was recovered from the south of the Coorong River, South Australia. A type of sediment rich in organic matter, Coorongite is the unlithified end-member of the sapropelic coal series. The members of the sapropelic coal series can be ranked in order as sapropel (the unlithified form), sapropelic-lignite, and sapropelic-coal (the lithified forms) based on increasing carbon content and decreasing volatile content. Sapropel (Coorongite) is an unlithified dark, pulpy, fine organic mud containing concentrations of algae and miospores that are more or less identifiable. Coorongite is typically found as an algae like substance, that can be found in irregular size pieces. Coorongite was believed to be dried up oil due to its rubber-like texture. The Coorongite is also soft to the point where it can be cut into with a knife or it can be broken and torn by hand. Otherwise known as 'Kurangk', the Coorong River is home to the Ngarrindjeri people, which acts as both a place for gathering food and a spiritual place. In 1852 the first sight of Coorongite was found along the Coorong River. The finders mistook the Coorongite for dried up oil, which lead to the belief that there were oil reserves under the Coorong River. Between the 1860s and the 1930s the Coorong River became a place where mining oil and Coorongite became precedent. Nowadays, the local council and the South Australian Government are working together with the Ngarrindjeri people to sustain and preserve the Coorong River and the culture that is with it. Soon after gold was discovered in 1851, Victoria’s Governor La Trobe wrote to the Colonial Office in London, urging ‘the propriety of selecting and appointing as Mineral Surveyor for this Colony a gentleman possessed of the requisite qualifications and acquaintance with geological science and phenomena’. Alfred Selwyn was appointed geological surveyor in Australia in 1852 which began the Geological Survey of Victoria. Selwyn went on to collect geological samples and catalogue thousands of specimens around Australia. In 1853-69 the Geological Survey issued under Selwyn's direction sixty-one geological maps and numerous reports; they were of such high standard that a writer in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London bracketed the survey with that of the United States of America as the best in the world. During his years spent in Australia, Selwyn collected numerous significant geological specimens, examples of which are held in collections such as the Burke Museum.Coorongite is considered to be a mineral with a unique texture, where it can be both hard and soft. Coorongite can also be considered to be a rare mineral, as it is only located along the Coorong River and due to the mining of it, has left very few sources. It was believed at one point that Coorongite could be used to replace oil. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.Three solid varyingly hand-sized pieces of wooden appearing organic matter derived from the river in the Coorong District in South Australia. A rubber-like, highly resilient structureless algal deposit.Specimen 245 page 69 / in Descriptive Register / "Elcestic Bitumen, / Coorangite" South of / Coorung River, South Australia . / C. WIllman / 15/4/21burke museum, beechwoth, indigo shire, beechworth museum, geological, geological specimen, mineraology, coorong, coorong river, kurangk, ngarrindjeri, south australia, coorongite, coorongite specimen -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, R McGeehan, The Effect of Storm. Train Passing Through Flood Waters, South Yarra, 25-1-07, 1907
SHARP DOWNPOUR. ONE INCH IN 45 MINUTES. SOUTHERN SUBURBS DELUGED. TRAIN STOPPED AT SOUTH YARRA. One of the sudden downpours of rain which occasionally fall in Melbourne occurred yesterday afternoon, when nearly an inch of rain fell in the course of three quarters of an hour, and caused a flood for an hour or two in certain localities. During the early part of the day, the sky had been clouded over, but there was nothing to indicate a storm of such intensity as that which followed. At about half-past 1 o'clock residents of South Yarra, South Melbourne, Prahran, and St. Kilda noticed a few drops of rain. Still, it appeared unlikely that there would be anything exceptional, until with startling suddenness at about 10 minutes to 1 o'clock, one of the heaviest downpours within the memory of residents burst upon those suburbs. A strange feature of the storm was that it was practically confined to an area of about three miles square. The city was but little affected, though at a spot as close as the Observatory 86 points of rain were recorded in three-quarters of an hour. Thunder and lightning accompanied the downpour, which was cyclonic in character, the rain driving heavily from all points of the compass as the cyclone passed. It was in South Yarra and Prahran that the rain fell heaviest. Within a few minutes after it commenced, the low-lying portions of Toorak-road and practically the whole length of Chapel-street were under water. The depression at the intersection of Toorak-road and Darling-street speedily filled to the dimensions of a small lake. Several shops were inundated, while the water from the higher levels rushed down like a mountain torrent, and in several in-stances swept through the rear of houses and shops, carrying furniture in a floating mass against the further walls. In one case a footbridge was carried bodily away and dashed to pieces. Darling-street itself Great Davis-street, and other low-lying and flat thoroughfares in the vicinity became flooded from kerb to kerb, while on the other side of the railway-bridge the valley between Kensington-road and River-street became filled for some minutes to a depth of several feet. Meanwhile the waters from South Yarra hill, seeking a lower level, found it in the railway cutting, and the excavations from South Yarra station to Prahran on the one line, and to the Chapel-street bridge on the other, were converted into a couple of canals. At the platforms at South Yarra the water was two feet deep on the permanent way, and towards Hawksburn, at the sudden depression under Chapel-street bridge, it was at one time deep enough to cover a tall man's head. Into this swirling mass of water the 1:50 p.m. train from Oakleigh plunged on its way to Melbourne. The impact caused a mighty fountain of water to rise to a height of about 20 feet above the level of Chapel-street and send clouds of spray in all directions. Under the belief that a terrible explosion had occurred residents braved the rain and rushed to the spot, only to find that the train had been brought to a stand-still in the middle of what seemed to be a river. The water was so high that it had entered the fire-box from below, extinguishing the fires and cutting off the steam supply. In the meantime the officials at the South Yarra station had been preparing for emergencies. Inspectors were on duty at intervals along the line, and the moment the alarm was given an extra engine was backed carefully down and continued on to connect with the stranded train without losing its own power. There was a delay of about ten minutes in the service for an hour or two, but by 5 o'clock all the trains were running on time again, and the water had run off all but the spot beneath the Chapel-street bridge. Here the water remained about four feet deep until nightfall, and throughout the afternoon several hundreds of people including biograph operators and photographers, were gathered around watching each train pass through. Even with the water two feet lower, this was a work attended with considerable difficulty. Each train had to absolutely force its way through the weight of water, almost enveloped by the spray thrown up, and it was only just able to negotiate the "ford" by using every ounce of steam. ... The Argus, 26 January 1907, p19.The item forms part of the Laurie Bennett collection of thirty-six postcards and photographs of Kew and early Melbourne, donated to the Kew Historical Society in 1980. The postcards in the Bennett collection, like other images in the Society's holdings date from the 1890s to the present and comprehensively indicate points-of-view or scenes considered historically, aesthetically or socially significant in the period in which they were produced.Postcard depicting a flood at South Yarra Station in 1907. The title and photographer's name are identified on the front of the postcard. Donated by L. Bennett, 1980flood - south yarra, trains - melbourne, postcards, r mcgeehan - prahran -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Ringer's River by Des Martin - Plate 14 - O'Day visits the O'Hara's homestead
Daylight O'Day swims the river alone and, instead of going straight back to Gooloora, rides up-river a little to call at O'Hara's slab homestead where he is given a very warm welcome by young Erin O'Hara. Ellen Tenteye as Erin O'Hara.The album and images are significant because they document literature written by a prominent member of the Wodonga community. The presentation of this precis was supported by several significant district families and individuals.Ringer's River Album Coloured photo Plate 14des martin, many a mile, ringer's river, northeast victoria stories -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Photo postcard, J.H. Clark, Yarra at Eltham, c.1910
This card depicts the Yarra River at Eltham circa 1910. It was addressed to "Mr J. L. Brown, "Elthamville", Tinning Street, Brunswick" most probably from an extended family member. From the same collection as accession no 00779, (Pond near Eltham Park) and no. 00780 (Eltham, J.H. Clark Photo - dated 20 May 1911). Sending postcards to family and friends including short messages was a common form of communication in the early 20th century. Photographer: J.H. Clark John Henry Clark was the youngest of three boys born to William Henry Clark (1823-1877) and Maria White (1843-1914). He and his brothers, William Charles Clark (1872-1945), Clement Kent Clark (1874-1912) operated a photography business (Clark Bros.) from 25 Thomas Street, Windsor near Prahran during the period c.1894 to 1914. Following death of Clement in September 1912 and their mother in 1914, the Clark Bros business appears to have dissolved, the premises demolished, and a new house was under construction in 1915. John set up business independently in 1914 operating out of 29 Moor Street, Fitzroy where he is registered in the 1914 and 1915 Electoral Rolls. By 1916 John had relocated to Eltham where he continued his practice as a photographer and took many of the early images around the district of Little Eltham. Around 1930 John changed professions and opened a small cobbler's shop in 1931 near the pond opposite Dalton Street adjacent to the Jarrold family cottage. He never married and continued his profession as a bootmaker from this little shop, maintaining a close relationship with Mrs Jarrold for the rest of their lives. His bootmaker shop remains today beside the Whitecloud cottage and is one of only three remaining shops in the area from the early 20th century. There are a couple of images of Eltham taken by Clark Bros. in the Eltham District Historical Society collection, one such example being Hunniford’s Post Office with Miss Anne Hunniford out front (EDHS_00140 - marked on the back of the print, Clark Bros., 25 Thomas St. Windsor), which would date this image between c.1894 and 1914. Other early images of Eltham taken by John Henry Clark are marked on the face “J. H. Clark Photo” and it is assumed these are dated between 1914 and 1930. It is noted that the Grant of Probate for John H Clark of Eltham South dated 5 April !957 (513/387) records his occupation as "X Photographer".Sending postcards to family and friends including short messages was a common form of communication in the early 20th century.Postcard in very poor condition which has been removed from an album. Glue residue and album page adhering preventing information being readFront: Yarra at Elthameltham, yarra river, brown family, j.h. clark photo -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Map (Item) - Tourist map and guide, Warburton Ranges Tourism, Upper Yarra Valley and Marysville VICTORIA-AUSTRALIA, 1997
A tourist map and guide for the Upper Yarra Valley and Marysville produced by Warburton Ranges Tourism and Mystic Mountains Tourism in 1997.A tourist map and guide for the Upper Yarra Valley and Marysville produced by Warburton Ranges Tourism and Mystic Mountains Tourism in 1997.marysville, victoria, australia, tourist map, tourist guide, mystic mountains tourism, warburton ranges tourism, lake mountain, marysville post shop, the marysville museum, bruno's art and sculpture garden, marylands country house, blackwood cottages, dalrymples guest cottages, anastasia's cottage, marysville hotel motel, kerami guest house, the cumberland -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Snowy River Story, April 2005
This book recounts the story of the campaign by Dalgety and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. Claire Miller is a senior journalist for The Age newspaper with a special interest in the environment. She has covered this campaign since 1999.This book recounts the story of the campaign by Dalgety and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. It is significant to this collection as many of the current residents of Orbost were involved in the campaign.A 270pp paperback book titled Snowy River Story written by Claire Miller. On the front cover is a coloured photograph of the Snowy River at Bete Bolong. It documents the story of the campaign to save the Snowy River.snowy-river snowy-mountains-hydro-electric-scheme environmental -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Ringer's River by Des Martin - Plate 21 - Swimming cattle across to Victoria
But O'Day, the general, has chosen this particular time to ride up river and meet a mob of cattle that Charlie Clowes is bringing down for him from Camoola. In the first of many such successful operations the cattle are swum across to Victoria at the point where O'Day's run, Brightons, comes down to the river.The album and images are significant because they document literature written by a prominent member of the Wodonga community. The presentation of this precis was supported by several significant district families and individuals.Ringer's River Album Coloured photo Plate 21des martin, many a mile, ringer's river, northeast victoria stories