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Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Artworkz Tourism, MARYSVILLE THINGS TO DO AROUND MARYSVILLE, 27-01-2018
An information brochure on things to do around Marysville in Victoria.An information brochure on things to do around Marysville in Victoria.Disclaimer: The authors have taken care to ensure this/ publication is correct, though please be aware that/ errors and omissions do occur.marysville, victoria, australia, information brochure, gallipoli park lake, gallipoli lake, steavenson falls, steavenson river, bruno's art and sculpture garden, fernshaw park, buxton recreation reserve, taggerty river areas, anderson mill camping area, cooks mill camping area, neds gully camping area, keppel creek day area, beauty spot nature walk, gilbert gully nature walk, michaeldene track, cathedral range, the beeches walk, tree fern gully walk, crystal journey, marysville market, lake mountain ski resort, marysville golf club, marysville public outdoor swimming pool, buxton trout & salmon farm, keppel's lookout, jock's lookout, mount gordon, armstrong lookout, keppel falls, phantom falls, cora lynn falls, meeting of the waters, st ronan's well, preiffer falls, camberville historical township, keppels hut, the big culvert, the big tree, marysville historical society -
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Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Artworkz Tourism, MARYSVILLE-MARYSVILLE ATTRACTIONS, 23-11-2014
An information brochure on various attractions to be visited in an around Marysville. This brochure was produced by Artworkz Tourism in November 2014.An information brochure on various attractions to be visited in an around Marysville.Disclaimer: The authors have taken care to ensure this/ publication is correct, though please be aware that/ errors and omissions do occur.marysville, victoria, australia, information brochure, bruno's sculpture garden, steavenson falls, gallipoli lake, keppel falls, cora lynn falls, phantom falls, taggerty river visitor area, the beeches, meeting of the waters, cambarville day visitor area, the big tree, the big culvert, keppels hut, keppel lookout, mount gordon, marysville golf course, trestle bridge, marysville caravan park, marysville swimming pool, jock's lookout, yellow dog day visitor area, artworkz tourism -
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Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Artworkz Tourism, MARYSVILLE-REFLECTIVE GARDENS & KIN PLAYSPACE, 04-01-2020
An information brochure on reflective gardens and play spaces in and around Marysville. This brochure was produced by Artworkz Tourism in January 2020.An information brochure on reflective gardens and play spaces in and around Marysville.Disclaimer: The authors have taken care to ensure this/ publication is correct, though please be aware that/ errors and omissions do occur.marysville, victoria, australia, information brochure, bruno torfs, steavenson river, gallipoli lake, gallipoli park, marysville visitor information centre, artworkz tourism -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book (Item) - Ebook, Artworkz Tourism, Marysville Gallery, 05-2012
An ebook on various attractions to be visited in and around Marysville. This ebook was published by Artworkz Tourism in May 2012.An ebook on various attractions to be visited in and around Marysville.cambarville, cambarville waterfalls, cathedral state park, cora lynn falls, historic trestle bridge, jock's lookout, lady talbot drive, keppel falls, keppel hut, keppel lookout, gallipoli park, phantom falls, steavenson falls, taggerty river, taggerty cascades, the beeches rainforest walk, the big culvert, the big tree, meeting of the waters marysville, meeting of the waters buxton, marysville, victoria, australia, ebook -
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Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Cumberland-Cora Lynn Trip, Marysville, Vic. At the Meeting of the Waters, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of the Cora-Lynn waterfall at the Meeting of the Waters near the Cumberland Creek. The Whitehouse Creek joins the Taggerty River at the Meeting of the Waters which is near The Beeches Rainforest Walk. The ancient rainforest features groves of Myrtle Beech trees (Nothofagus cunninghamii) with many trees over 300 years old. POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoria.cora lynn falls, waterfalls, cumberland valley, cumberland creek, marysville, victoria, p. 4938, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir, the beeches, nothofagus cunninghamii, whitehouse creek, taggerty river -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, At the Meeting of the Waters, Cumberland-Cora Lynn Trip, Marysville, Vic, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph taken at the Meeting of the Waters near the Cumberland Creek. The Whitehouse Creek joins the Taggerty River at the Meeting of the Waters which is near The Beeches Rainforest Walk. The ancient rainforest features groves of Myrtle Beech trees (Nothofagus cunninghamii) with many trees over 300 years old. POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co./ Armadale, Victoria. With all Good Wishes/ for a Merry Xmas & a/ Happy New Year/ From/ The Robertson & James families/ Maude James Mrs De La Rue/ Russell St/ Northcotecora lynn falls, waterfalls, cumberland valley, cumberland creek, marysville, victoria, rose series postcard, postcard, souvenir, the beeches, nothofagus cunninghamii, whitehouse creek, taggerty river, p. 4977 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, Cumberland-Cora Lynn Trip, Marysville, Vic. At the Meeting of the Waters, 1913-1967
A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.A black and white photograph of the Cora-Lynn waterfall at the Meeting of the Waters near the Cumberland Creek. The Whitehouse Creek joins the Taggerty River at the Meeting of the Waters which is near The Beeches Rainforest Walk. The ancient rainforest features groves of Myrtle Beech trees (Nothofagus cunninghamii) with many trees over 300 years old. POST CARD Correspondence Addresscora lynn falls, waterfalls, cumberland valley, cumberland creek, marysville, victoria, postcard, souvenir, the beeches, nothofagus cunninghamii, whitehouse creek, taggerty river, southern cross series, 4938 -
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Article (item) - Museum Victoria Australia Article, Museum Victoria Australia, Aboriginal Land, Unknown
A brief history of the Kulin clan in Victoria.A brief history of the Kulin clan in Victoria.kulin clan, great dividing range, yarra river, goulburn river, tonne-be-wong, toole-be-wong, donne-be-wong, mount riddell, ben cairn, donna buang, port phillip settlement, john batman, james dredge, port phillip protectorate for aborigines, duang wurrung, king parrot creek, acheron river, mitchellstown, william le souef, murchison, woi wurrung, boon wurrung, warrandyte, mordialloc, little river, william thomas, acheron station, mohican run, john green, mohican station, badger creek, healesville, coranderrk, black's spur, christmas bush, prostanthera lasianothos, geringdah -
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Article (item) - Book extract, Unknown
A book extract from an unknown publication.A book extract from an unknown publication.mohican station, board of land and works, acheron station, niagaroon station, r brough smyth, robert hickson, john green, goulburn district, wurunjeri, yarra river, rev r hamilton, illustrated australian news 25 august 1865, coranderrk, central board, woori yaloak, upper yarra, woori yaloak reserve, hoddles creek, woori yaloak creek -
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Article (item) - Book Extract, Aboriginal History, Unknown
An extract from a book regarding a brief history of the Kulin nation of the North Central district of Victoria.An extract from a book regarding a brief history of the Kulin nation of the North Central district of Victoria. This history covered is both prior to European history and post-European history. The extract also covers current (1991) status of Aboriginal affairs and European settlement of the area.kulin nation, woiworung, taungurong, bunurong, watherong, jajowrong, wurrundjeri-willam, waring-ilam-balluk, goulburn valley, acheron valley, upper goulburn district, eildon-thornton, eildon homestead, o'rourke, thornton, assistant protector thomas, yarra valley, kilmore, mount william, jt gellibrand, william buckley, major mitchell, port phillip, murray river, yorta yorta, yowung-illam-balluk, waring-illam-balluk, ngurai-illam-wurrung, kurnai nation, protectorate system, victoria, george robinson, chief protector, willam thomas, james dredge, edward parker, charles sievewright, central board for the protection of aborigines, presbyterian mission, anglican mission, moravian mission, wonga, munnarin, beaning, murrin murrin, parugean, baruppin, koo-gurrin, acheron river, little river, acheron run, peter snodgrass, stephen jones, barak, dividing range, black spur, watts river, badger creek, healesville, coranderrk, victorian christmas bush, aboriginal and torres strait islander heritage protection act 1984, archaelological and aboriginal relics preservation act 1972, camp jungai, rubicon, warrawa college, victorian archaeological survey, hume and hovell, molesworth, broadford, william hamilton, alexandra, mansfield, avenel, tallarook, worrough, john cotton, trawool valley, seymour, pyalong, gold mining, central victoria, strath creek, reedy creek, yea, jamieson, marysville, jordan goldfields, comet mine, wandong, melbourne-albury railway, rabbit plague, narbethong, lord kitchener, puckapunyal military camp, 1944 decentralisation policy, eildon weir, hume freeway bypass, timber industry, australian paper manufacturers mill -
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Document (item) - Report, Clement Wilks, Track to the River Jordan Gold Fields, 1864-1865
A report by Mr Road Engineer Wilks on the construction of the Yarra Track in Victoria.A report by Mr Road Engineer Wilks on the construction of the Yarra Track in Victoria. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. By Authority: JOHN FERRES, Government Printer, Melbourneclement wilks, yarra track, marysville, victoria, wood's point, healesville, jordan gold fields -
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Document (Item) - Document-Table, Judith Vimpani, Yarra Track Hostelries- Marysville to Woods Point, Unknown
A document outlining all the hostelries that existed along the Yarra Track between Marysville and Wood's Point.A document outling all the hostelries that existed along the Yarra Track between Marysville and Wood's Point.yarra track, marysville, wood's point, woods point, fernshaw, paradise plains, black spur, mount grant, george edwards, walker family, melbourne, new chum, hit & miss restaurant, mr clifford, michael woods, glen watts, tri bhean hotel, ewen cameron, ewen hugh cameron, thomas barton, butler's wood's point directory, globe hotel, swanston street, mount juliet, ben more & c, jordan district, jefferson's watts bridge inn, matthew jefferson, reefer's hotel, boyle's hotel, william henry johnson, samuel boyle, black spur hotel, fisher's creek, narbethong, fisher's home hotel, black spur inn, frederick fisher, william hodson, wood's point road, acheron river, acheron bridge hotel, john robson, granton, clifford, wilks creek, wilks creek hotel, patrick maloney, steavenson, marysville hotel, australian hotel, junction hotel, the dutchman's restaurant, henry kuyper, william podlech, mount arnold, mount arnold hotel, charles schultz, james toohey, john gleeson, joy burchall, ian newman, henry brockman, belle isle, belle elle, bellell creek, upper yarra, guerin's bridge, bell's hotel, henry petty, celia moran, ruth petty, cumberland creek, cumberland creek store and restaurant, cumberland creek hotel, charles edwin hargreaves, annie hargreaves, urina hargreaves, alice hargreaves, healesville, josiah hargreaves, henderson drysdale, henry whelan, halfway house, thomas smith, svendson, gosling, donovans creek, chesterville, perry's hotel, john perry, perry's coach and horses hotel, edward courtney, scandinavian hotel, the swede's, walker's hotel, jacob burchart, golden fleece, theodore kappler, george koehler's hotel, david walker, millicent walker, elsie jowett, bill walker, big river, royal mail hotel, shaw's, slingsby davies, edwin jones, elizabeth jane parker, sandridge, archibald charles edwin jones, matlock, alexander myers, frank berwick frederick jones, ned jones, jennie jones, sophie milllicent parker jones, thomas shaw, dorothy walker, travellers rest hotel, reefton, summers, john fehring, f fehring, katerina fehring, john christoph blumeyer, anne fehring, john baker, evelyn observer, anna katrina baker, hannah catherine baker, john frederick baker, mcmahon's creek, oaks, the springs, st clair, sinclair's valley, mountain home hotel, neilson, collins, waters, jan emma sinclair, john sinclair, mr cox, peter sinclair, willie we have missed you hotel, spring vale hotel, robert matthews, thomas crawford -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Fernshaw, c1900
An early black and white photograph taken at Fernshaw.An early black and white photograph taken at Fernshaw. Fernshaw was a rural township 63 km north-east of Melbourne and 10 km north-east of Healesville. Situated on the Watts River, near where a log had fallen making a convenient crossing, Fernshaw was settled in the 1860s. It provided good country for orchards and berry growing. The location was at the foot of Blacks Spur, with Mounts Juliet and Mondah rising on either side, providing spectacular scenery. There were nearby fern gullies giving rise to the name – ‘shaw’ is old English for thicket or wood. By 1875 Fernshaw had a post office (1865), two hotels, a school (1871) and stores. It was famed for its beauty, attracting tourists. In 1886 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works began work on the Watts River water catchment scheme – later to become Maroondah – and the Board obtained approval for the catchment country to be reserved and kept free of settlement. This required the removal of the Fernshaw township, which was completed by about 1890. The area was described in the 1903 Australian handbook:ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMfernshaw, healesville, watts river, orchard, berry orchard, blacks spur, black spur, mount juliet, mount mondah, maroondah dam, victoria -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Yarra Track Hotel, c1900
An early black and white photograph of a hotel along the Yarra Track.An early black and white photograph of a hotel along the Yarra Track. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route. Unable to ascertain both the location and name of hotel.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMyarra track, healesville, wood's point, jordan goldfields, victoria, yarra river, great divide, reick, black spur, acheron valley, marysville, cumberland creek -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, The "Scandinavians' - (Deserted), c1900
An early black and white photograph of The Scandinavian's Hotel and Boarding House along the Yarra Track.An early black and white photograph of The Scandinavian's Hotel and Boarding House along the Yarra Track. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMthe scandinavians', yarra track, healesville, wood's point, jordan goldfields, victoria, yarra river, great divide, reick, black spur, acheron valley, marysville, cumberland creek -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, The "Scandinavians' - (Deserted), c1900
An early black and white photograph of The Scandinavian's Hotel and Boarding House along the Yarra Track.An early black and white photograph of The Scandinavian's Hotel and Boarding House along the Yarra Track. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMthe scandinavians', yarra track, healesville, wood's point, jordan goldfields, victoria, yarra river, great divide, reick, black spur, acheron valley, marysville, cumberland creek -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Camp Opposite The "Scandinavians', c1900
An early black and white photograph of a camp which was opposite The Scandinavian's Hotel and Boarding House along the Yarra Track.An early black and white photograph of a camp which was opposite The Scandinavian's Hotel and Boarding House along the Yarra Track. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMthe scandinavians', yarra track, healesville, wood's point, jordan goldfields, victoria, yarra river, great divide, reick, black spur, acheron valley, marysville, cumberland creek -
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Document (Item) - Research Document, Judith Vimpani, William Cavanagh Farrell (1844-1901), 04-2020
An account of the life of William Cavanagh Farrell.An account of the life of William Cavanagh Farrell who was important to Marysville as his review in 1863 of the routes to Wood's Point led to the Yarra Track ascending the Black Spur and going on to what became the resort town of Marysville on the Steavenson River. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Reick in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.willaim cavanagh farrell, marysville, victoria, wood's point, yarra track, black spur, steavenson's creek, steavenson river, george theodore rieck -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Research Document, Judith Vimpani, George Theodore Rieck (1833-pos 1884), 04-2020
An account of the life of George Theodore Rieck.An account of the life of George Theodore Rieck. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193 kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.george theordore rieck, marysville, victoria, james murphy, new chum creek, wood's point, gold mining, matlock, walhalla, yarra track -
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Booklet (Item) - Information booklet, Artworkz Tourism, The Big Culvert, Unknown
An information booklet that was produced as a guide to The Big Culvert.An information booklet that was produced as a guide to The Big Culvert. The Big Culvert is a historic granite and bluestone arch along the Yarra Track, a major route to Melbourne through the 1800s. Built in 1870 and a major piece of infrastructure for its time, the heritage listed culvert allowed water to flow under often-flooded the road. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.the big culvert, yarra track, victoria, healesville, wood's point goldfields, jordan goldfields, black spur, acheron valley, cumberland valley -
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Flyer (Item) - Information flyer, Artworkz Tourism, The Big Culvert, 26-03-2016
An information flyer that was produced as a guide to The Big Culvert.An information flyer that was produced as a guide to The Big Culvert. The Big Culvert is a historic granite and bluestone arch along the Yarra Track, a major route to Melbourne through the 1800s. Built in 1870 and a major piece of infrastructure for its time, the heritage listed culvert allowed water to flow under often-flooded the road. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.the big culvert, yarra track, victoria, healesville, wood's point goldfields, jordan goldfields, black spur, acheron valley, cumberland valley -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Unknown
A black and white photograph taken at the unveiling of the sign placed at The Big Culvert.A black and white photograph taken at the unveiling of the sign placed at The Big Culvert. The Big Culvert is a historic granite and bluestone arch along the Yarra Track, a major route to Melbourne through the 1800s. Built in 1870 and a major piece of infrastructure for its time, the heritage listed culvert allowed water to flow under often-flooded the road. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.Unveiling of sign/ at "Big Culvert" In front Max Cockerrell and - Rear: second back Geoff Pope R.H.S. rear: Nancy "/ Anne "the big culvert, yarra track, victoria, healesville, wood's point goldfields, jordan goldfields, black spur, acheron valley, cumberland valley -
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Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, 20-09-2008
A colour photograph of the entrance to The Big Culvert.A colour photograph of the entrance to The Big Culvert. The Big Culvert is a historic granite and bluestone arch along the Yarra Track, a major route to Melbourne through the 1800s. Built in 1870 and a major piece of infrastructure for its time, the heritage listed culvert allowed water to flow under often-flooded the road. The Yarra Track is the former name of the gold fields road from Healesville to the Woods Point and Jordan Goldfields, in Victoria, Australia. A direct route via the Yarra River and the Great Divide was discovered by Rieck in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the Victorian Government decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mile) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 feet), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. The Track involved the climbing of the Black Spur, descent into the Acheron Valley, and then through Marysville to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route.the big culvert, yarra track, victoria, healesville, wood's point goldfields, jordan goldfields, black spur, acheron valley, cumberland valley -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Research Document, Joan Anderson, John W Lindt, Unknown
An account of the life of John W Lindt.An account of the life of John W Lindt. John William Lindt (1845–1926), was a German-born Australian landscape and ethnographic photographer, early photojournalist, and portraitist. John Lindt was responsible for a folio of photographs of the Fernshaw and Watts River area and he sold over 25,000 images of the Black Spur from his original negatives. In 1895 he was able to purchase land on the North East side of the Black Spur and subsequently built his home and guesthouse "The Hermitage" from where he continued his photographic career. In 1913 he collaborated with Nicholas Caire to produce a tourist booklet on the area. In 1925 the Argus reported that Lindt "continues to produce remarkable and most artistic pictures of the beauties of mountain landscape. He is not a believer in the blurred effects favoured by many ... instead he is a master of detail." Aged 81 Lindt died of heart failure during disastrous bushfires on 19 February 1926 at the Hermitage. He was survived by his wife Catherine who continued to run ‘The Hermitage’ guest house before she retired to the city.john william lindt, fernshaw, watts river, black spur, the hermitage, nicholas, nicholas john caire, the argus -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white photographs, Unknown
Early black and white photographs of John William Lindt.Early black and white photographs of John William Lindt. John William Lindt (1845–1926), was a German-born Australian landscape and ethnographic photographer, early photojournalist, and portraitist. John Lindt was responsible for a folio of photographs of the Fernshaw and Watts River area and he sold over 25,000 images of the Black Spur from his original negatives. In 1895 he was able to purchase land on the North East side of the Black Spur and subsequently built his home and guesthouse "The Hermitage" from where he continued his photographic career. In 1913 he collaborated with Nicholas Caire to produce a tourist booklet on the area. In 1925 the Argus reported that Lindt "continues to produce remarkable and most artistic pictures of the beauties of mountain landscape. He is not a believer in the blurred effects favoured by many ... instead he is a master of detail." Aged 81 Lindt died of heart failure during disastrous bushfires on 19 February 1926 at the Hermitage. He was survived by his wife Catherine who continued to run ‘The Hermitage’ guest house before she retired to the city.john william lindt, fernshaw, watts river, black spur, the hermitage, nicholas, nicholas john caire, the argus -
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Document (Item) - Book extract, John (Jack) Cato, John William Lindt F.R.G.S. of Melbourne-The Story of the Camera in Australia, 1955
An account of the life of John Willliam Lindt extracted from the book The Story of the Camera in Australia.An account of the life of John Willliam Lindt extracted from the book The Story of the Camera in Australia. John William Lindt (1845–1926), was a German-born Australian landscape and ethnographic photographer, early photojournalist, and portraitist. John Lindt was responsible for a folio of photographs of the Fernshaw and Watts River area and he sold over 25,000 images of the Black Spur from his original negatives. In 1895 he was able to purchase land on the North East side of the Black Spur and subsequently built his home and guesthouse "The Hermitage" from where he continued his photographic career. In 1913 he collaborated with Nicholas Caire to produce a tourist booklet on the area. In 1925 the Argus reported that Lindt "continues to produce remarkable and most artistic pictures of the beauties of mountain landscape. He is not a believer in the blurred effects favoured by many ... instead he is a master of detail." Aged 81 Lindt died of heart failure during disastrous bushfires on 19 February 1926 at the Hermitage. He was survived by his wife Catherine who continued to run ‘The Hermitage’ guest house before she retired to the city. John (Jack) Cato was a keen photographer from an early age and was the author of The Story of the Camera in Australia which when it was first published in 1955, was the first history of Australian photography and photographs.john william lindt, fernshaw, watts river, black spur, the hermitage, nicholas, nicholas john caire, the argus, john (jack) cato, the story of the camera in australia -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown man taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt -
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Photograph (Item) - Black and white portrait, John William Lindt, 1870s
A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt.A black and white portrait of an unknown woman taken by John William Lindt. John William Lindt was born in Germany in 1845. At 17 he took a working passage to Australia on a Dutch sailing ship. Taking up work as an itinerant piano-tuner, he traveled amongst towns in Victoria and New South Wales before settling in Grafton in 1863 where he became assistant and apprentice to photographer Conrad Wagner. After a brief return to Germany in 1867 Lindt took over management of Wagner’s studio in 1869. He married Wagner’s daughter, Anna on 13 January 1872. Over 1873-1874, using the slow and laborious wet-plate collodion process, John Lindt produced photographs of the local indigenous people both in their environment conducting actual traditional ceremonies in the Clarence River district, and in his studio. Twelve of this series is included in his 1874 album Australian Aboriginals. John Lindt moved to Melbourne in 1876 where he worked for Batchelder & Co. before opening his own opulent studios at number 7 at the top of Collins Street opposite the Treasury, in 1877. John Lindt's business of this period was wide-ranging, and included portraits, records of Melbourne public buildings and streetscapes, the Botanical Gardens, and Port Melbourne. He was a welcome photographer of members of parliament and other Melbourne personalities, their society and cultural life including the theatre, and was known as a ‘rich man’s photographer’ for those whose families he grouped informally on the lawns in front of their mansions, with servants at the rails of the upstairs balconies. He continued with landscape, producing folios Fernshaw and Watt River Scenery, Victoria ( c.1878-82), Scenery on the Ovens and Buckland Rivers, Victoria (c.1878–82) and Lorne, Louttit Bay and Cape Otway Ranges (1883). Sales of his Black Spur scenery amounted to approximately 25,000 copies printed from the original negatives between 1882 and 1892. John Lindt, in collaboration with Nicholas John Caire, produced a tourist booklet on the area around "The Hermitage" in 1913.7 Collins Str. East/ J.W. Lindt/ Melbournejohn william lindt, conrad wagner, australian aboriginals, batchelder & co, nicholas john caire, anna lindt