Suspension Bridge completed in 1940 and opened by Hon. Albert Dunstan MLA, Premier of Victoria. First Phillip Island Bridge under constructionPhillip Island Suspension Bridge taken along length of bridge - under constructionlocal history, photographs, bridges, phillip island - suspension bridge, black & white photograph, jack jenner, phillip island bridges

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.

Black and white photograph of a crowd of men, women and children standing behind a ribbon stretched between sets of bridge rails."Opening of bridge between Linton and Scarsdale".events, bridge openings, woady yaloak creek, faull collection

Phillip Island Suspension Bridge, showing workmen bridge. Bridge completed 1940 and opened by Hon. Albert Dunstan MLA, Premier of Victoria.Phillip Island Suspension Bridge taken from San Remo shoreline with sailing boat underneath and workmen on bridgelocal history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, phillip island suspension bridge, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction

Black and white photograph of Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra River c.1970warrandyte, yarra river, bridges

Postcard showing old timber trestle Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra Riverbridges, yarra river, warrandyte, kangaroo ground road

Walter Withers was a significant Australian landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of Australian Impressionists. In 1903 Withers bought 'Southernwood', a house on 2½ acres (1 ha) at Eltham, to which he added a studio. Because of ill health, he lived during the week at his studio in Oxford Chambers, Melbourne, and on weekends and holidays with his family at Eltham until his death in 1914. The Eltham rail bridge is a unique and valuable historic relic of an earlier steam locomotive transport era in the Diamond Creek Valley and has long formed an important part of a magnificent Eltham landscape. When built in 1902 it was close to the terminus point of the Heidelberg-Eltham rail extension, on the route of the proposed Diamond Valley Railway that was then planned to continue much further up the valley towards Kinglake. This bridge is situated in attractive river-valley parkland amidst the tall and spreading manna gums and candlebarks of the Diamond Creek Valley. The Alistair Knox Park river-valley landscape, of which the timber trestle bridge is an important visual component, has been classified by the National Trust. Large manna gum and candlebark trees adorn the adjacent creek banks, and historic Shillinglaw Cottage is also part of this much-prized Eltham landscape. Eltham is home to a historic wooden railway trestle bridge. Mainly of timber-pier and timber-beam construction, but varied by a few longer steel-joists spans on timber piers at the main stream channel, this substantial bridge has almost two hundred metres of timber deck. Built in 1902, it is the only railway bridge of predominantly timber construction that is still in regular use as an integral part of Melbourne's metropolitan electric railway network and one of extremely few timber rail bridges in the State that still carry trains. Apart from its important continuing social function as a carrier of rail transport for the Hurstbridge line, this impressive bridge and its beautiful parkland environs contribute much to the character of Eltham township and that town's special reputation as an historic centre of environmental and conservation concerns. This section of the Diamond Creek Valley was the subject of a Walter Withers painting in the earliest years of the twentieth century and has strong historic links with our Heidelberg School of painters. Watercolour painting on paper of Eltham's Trestle Bridge in the middle of the day. A small section of the wooden bridge is located to the left of the painting. The focus is predominately on the wattle, manna gum and candlebark trees that is to the right of the bridge. The golden hues typically represent the australian sunlight and landscape. "W.W" in gothic script on the lower right side of the painting. Not dated. withers, eltham, trestle bridge, railway, watercolour

Hand tinted postcard showing Paddle Steamer 'Tanjil' passing upstream under the open Swan Reach Bridge on the Tambo River, East Gippsland, Victoria.New Bridge over the Tambo River Swan Reach Paddle Steamerships and shipping, waterways, bridges

Port Fairy Moyne river bridgeBlack and white photograph of Moyne river traffic bridgebridge, moyne river, low tide, griffith street

Bush scene of the Plenty River at South Morang showing young gum trees on the river bank, painted by Greensborough artist, the late Doug Hall.This painting has strong ties to the Greensborough area, being owned by Ivy Lines who gifted it to the donor's mother-in-law.Oil painting of a bush scene, in timber frame.On back of painting "Plenty River South Morang. Doug Hall"doug hall, plenty river, south morang, painters

Donated by John JanssonBlack & White photograph of the San Remo to Newhaven Bridge taken from San Remo in foreground to Newhaven in background."Photo Shop Series" "Phillip Island Bridge"phillip island bridge, john jansson

Digital images of high water in the Plenty River at Greensborough 24/08/2020. Part of a collection of miscellaneous historical images with a connection to the local area.7 Digital colour photographs of the Plenty River. plenty river, floods

Digital images high water in the Plenty River at Greensborough 24/08/2020. Part of a collection of miscellaneous historical images with a connection to the local area.7 Digital colour photographs of the Plenty River. plenty river, floods

Start of new bridge, Warrandyte Rd. Ringwood 1986 (2 views)Written on back of photograph, "Start of new bridge, Warrandyte Rd. 1986."

Photos show the Yarra river looking east over Princes Bridge. In both photos are cable trams, the rowing sheds and parts of Flinders St station. The first phtograph shows the nearly completed ramps from the platform, while the second has the former exit structure that allowed passengers to exit to Princes Bridge and St Kilda Road. Yields information about Yarra River, Flinders St railway station yards and Princes Bridge.Set of two photographs looking east from a Flinders St Station clocktower. over the Yarra River and Princes Bridge..1 – Melbourne Princes Bridge. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. Has “T&C 20/12/09” in pencil on rear. .2 – Melbourne – Princes Bridge “Town and Country Journal 29/12/1909” Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection.bridges, flinders st station, yarra river, railways, princes bridge, cable trams

Latrobe Bridge Sale Victoria in closed position . The operating machinery is still visibleBlack and white photograph of the Latrobe Bridge, in its closed position. The operating machinery is visible, plus the unique pier structure of the central span. In the rowing boat moored along side the river bank, a person wearing a boater hat is seated. Sale Victoriawaterways, bridges, civil engineering

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

taken from across the river looking back towards picnic area on right, site of old swimming pool below Court House. Colour photograph of Mitchell River Bairnsdale Victoria. Also three colour photographs of Mitchell River at Bairnsdale taken autumn 1991 settlement, rivers, topography

Swedes Creek where it originally connected to the Wimmera River. 2017.Coloured photograph of a disturbed timber area.Swedes Creek - Where it originally connected to the Wimmera River.water

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

Painted by Bianca BiesuzCream card window mount with pink edging lines. Text panel cut out lower edge. Brown wood frame with gold edging. Painting portrays trees with a pathway through them, white bridge,"Dryings Road Bridge"

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

.1) Foolscap soft brown covered report on the failure of the Westgate Bridge over the Yarra River. .2) Document relatng to the collapse of the Westgate Bridgewestgate bridge, bridges, royal commission, c.h. rixon, west gate, engineering

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

21st century photograph of heritage site: former Plenty bridge Hotel and Tollhouse, situated on the eastern side of Old Lower Plenty Road, near the Old Lower Plenty Road Bridge on the east bank of the Plenty River. Although the Hotel burnt down, poplar trees still exist on the site.3 pages, 1 x colour photograph printed on paper, 1 x Heritage Inventory (text) and 1 historic black and white photo.On colour photograph: Close-up site of Plenty Bridge Hotel (H7922-0265) and surviving poplar tree. A. Paul 3/03plenty bridge hotel, lower plenty, plenty river

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

Five photographs of the Plenty River in flood 1974, taken around Greensborough by June and Brian Roberts.Five photographs b & w; one note with #3#1: Plenty River may '74 flood. Flintoff St. bridge wrecked #2: [Unmarked]? #3: Plenty at Greensborough1974 flood (Note: "The house on left hand side of the picture - would it be the Medical/dental #4: Rand St. foot bridge remnants (Plenty R.) May '74 #5: Debris dumped on park by Plenty R. flood May 1974 floods, plenty river

A flash flood caused by the cloudburst upstream catches them all in the river and Keiran is drowned.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 29des martin, many a mile, ringer's river, northeast victoria stories