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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Henley Bridge, Spring Excursion, Exploring the Upper Yarra, 22 October 1995, 22/10/1995
[article by Bettina Woodburn in EDHS Newsletter No. 105, November 1995:] EXPLORING THE UPPER YARRA - We enjoyed the Spring Excursion, this year "Exploring the Upper Yarra" - in spite of the constant rain and the countryside under the cloud cover, especially in the valleys, being mainly shiny shades of green. The occasional fields of buttercups, clumps of arum lilies and splendid rhododendron and other flowering bushes became very special. The Cobb and Co coach was warm and a cosy retreat as we zig-zagged on the highways and byways to glimpse the Yarra River, upstream and down, its secret places, and particularly the many bridges. Russell excelled as 'Poet Laureate', reading from Dacre Smyth's book. This 1979 publication includes paintings of all the bridges along the river with poems and brief descriptions of each one. Some of the bridges are in out-of-the-way places and are not very well known. We looked forward to hearing the poetry as much as seeing the 'constructions'… Big Pat (was he short or tall, lean or fat? - he did win the £200 reward for discovering gold and had the creek named after him), about the 'Eddies'?, and the disliked 'meccano' bridge in Warburton, etc. etc. The hot roast lunch in the old Reefton Hotel was also most welcome. It was easy to imagine it peopled by miners and early settlers. Starting by crossing the new (1974) concrete bridge at Warrandyte we headed through Wonga Park with views to the Christmas Hills and to the escarpment of the Yering Gorge, which causes flood waters to back up through the Yarra Glen plain, so avoiding disasters downstream. At the end of a long driveway we found the wooden, privately owned Henley Bridge (1935 after the 1934 floods). This facilitates access to different parts of Henley Farm and to Lilydale. Everard Park, named after Blanche Shallard's father, a State Member for 17 years, below the Highway Yarra crossing was in need of care. It is 10 miles from Yarra Glen by road but, as "Yarra Marra” canoeists well know, 32 winding miles down by water. After more delightful countryside scenes we joined the Warburton Highway at Woori Yallock. From the old Railway Station at Launching Place the Centennial Trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders has replaced the rails. The line from Lilydale was opened in 1901, and the last diesel freight train ran to Warburton in 1965. It continued to rain as we had morning tea in Warburton in a shelter between footbridges. From here we continued upstream past the Bridge to O'Shannassy Lodge and Reservoir, Starvation Creek, and the Peninsular tunnel (miners dug it as at Pound Bend) which we visited (scrambling down those steps!) on our return after lunch. Our furthermost point was the Upper Yarra Dam Reserve (and vast catchment area). Finished in 1957 after ten years' work and 100 years after Yan Yean, it supplies much of Melbourne's water. After crossing the 30m Launching Place Bridge to the Eltham side of the Yarra and Healesville, we saw in the distance the Yarra Glen Timber Trestle Bridge over the river flats "the longest for years in the land it was said!" Harry's dream of "better weather over the Divide" unfortunately didn't come true, but I'm sure we 36 members will retain happy memories of a day that was wet and green and filled with Bridges. Situated on the Yarra River, 5.5 kms south of Christmas Hills on private property. This timber trestle bridge is said to have been built some time after 1907 by Melbourne master-builder, David Mitchell (the father of Dame Nellie Melba), to connect his two "Henley Farm" properties with Lilydale. In earlier days, when the McPhersons owned the property, their children used a punt to cross the river to attend Yering Primary School. This private bridge is best viewed from the end of Wendy Way. - Source: Christmas Hills Past and Present, Yarra Glen & District Historical Society, 2004.Two colour photographsactivities, henley bridge, upper yarra -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Ballarat Courier - John Ross, hospital gardener - planted rhododendron in 1860's
John Ross died June 1926, aged 86 years. Buried Ballarat Old Cemetery - Avenue, Sect 3, Row 1, Grave 16.Newspapercourier, john, ross, hospital, gardener, rhododendron, 1860's -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
1935 Ross & Rhododendron - in Sovereign Remedies
Photo1935, rhododendron, sovereign remedies -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, 'Kooringa, Pack Road, Marysville, 2014, 01/1/2014
A colour photographs showing the site of Kooringa, Marysville which was destroyed during the 2009 'Black Saturday' bushfire.. A newly constructed house is in the foreground.bushfire, black saturday, marysville, pack road, kooringa, rhododendron -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Marysville Patisserie, 2014, 01/11/2014
A colour photographs showing the Marysville Patisserie, built after the 2009 'Black Saturday' bushfire.bushfire, black saturday, marysville, pack road, kooringa, rhododendron -
Federation University Art Collection
Work on paper - Printmaking - Woodblock, 'Goat and Rhododendron' by Lionel Lindsay, 1932
Lionel LINDSAY (17 October 1874- 22 May 1961) Born Creswick, Victoria Wood engraving, signed in block lower right. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed woodblock print.art, artwork, lionel lindsay, lindsay, woodblock, woodcut, goat, animal, available -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - Colour 35mm slides, Glenys Rose, Plants
22 slides, 14 of the same plant and the remainder of other flowering plants. 4. Kniphophia uvaria. 5. Camellia white cv. 6. Camellia pink cv. 7. Fuchsia cultivar 'Charm Rose Purple.' 8-10 Acacia podalyriifolia. plants, flowering plants, kniphofia uvaria, camellia, fuchsia, acacia podalyriifolia, native garden, rhododendron, azalea indica, acanthus mollis, bear's breaches, grevillea, banksia spinulosa, hairpin banksia -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Ballarat Hospital Gardener, John ROSS, Wellingtonia Newsletter, Spring 2010, page 3, Spring 2010 (newsletter), 1916 (extract)
John Ross arrived in Ballarat in 1863. He served as a gardener at the Ballarat & District Hospital from 1871 until 1926 when he retired at age 85 years.As John Ross's garden at the Ballarat Hospital has been replaced by new buildings, this record of his highly regarded work remains.Clearly typed and edited article and short extract.Nonejohn garner collection, garner, dr, ross, gardener, hospital, craigs, ballarat botanical gradens, ballarat, gardens, rhododendron tree, john ross, john ross son, curator, ballarat horticultural society, ballarat hospital, seedlings, george longley