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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph

Black and white photograph showing partially built McKillops Bridge on Snowy River, East Gippsland, Victoria.Cantilever new bridge over Snowy River at McKillops Crossing, 45 feet above recorded flood, washed away before officially opened, decking, etc, down stream more than a mile. (on back)bridges, waterways, topography
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1990

Also another photo taken laterColour photograph showing McKillops Bridge across the Snowy River in the High Country near Deddick, East Gippsland near the Victorian / NSW border, south side of bridge, road to Deddick just visible opposite end, taken from west end of bridge. River flowing to right, bridge of timber, steel and concrete, mountains around. East Gippsland Victoriabridges, accommodation, waterways, transport
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1977 c

Polish scientist explorer Dr. Lhotsky explored the Australian Alps south of Mt Kosciusko (not named at that date)as far as McKillops Bridge (unnamed then) between 1834 and 1839. His claims were largely ignored he being labelled imposter and humbug but recent research indicates his rightful place amongst Victorias early explorersBlack and white photograph of Snowy River at Suggan Buggan VictoriaApproximately where John Lhotsky the first white man known to have been in Gippsland reached the Snowy and spent three days in March 1834topography