After the damage from the February 1971 floods at Orbost when the abutment to the Snowy River road bridge was washed away a Bailey bridge, portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge, was put into place to ensure town access, the C.R.B. rebuilt the approach to the bridge driving new piles and constructing the Bailey bridge. They worked late into the night under flood lights to ensure the link from the Orbost township to the Princes Freeway would be open to traffic as soon as possible.These photographs are pictorial records of a significant event in the history of Orbost.Three black / white photographs of a Bailey bridge being erected across a river. 3245.1 and 3245.2 are the same. bailey-bridge orbost-snowy-river-bridge bridge-orbost

Undated black and white photograph of the Diamond Creek in flood, Nillumbik Park, Diamond Creek. Cattle take refuge on a high point. Nillumbik Historical Society collectionflood, diamond creek, nillumbik historical society

Typewritten 10-page account of ''John McCaviston's Wonderful Escape'' (from the Hustlers Reef mine, 1873). Detailed story of shift boss, M'Caviston who descended into the flooding mine to warn workers below (who had actually left somewhat before) and who was himself trapped. The water in the shaft rose to a much higher level but M'Caviston was saved by being able to take refuge in a drive that had a 'stulling' (a mound of stones under a raised portion of the drive - allowing for an amount of trapped air). The account concludes as follows: ''The preservation of his life was discussed from a scientific point of view, and diverse opinions were expressed, and doubts (sic)'' (there is no page 11). No date on this document; handwritten on front page is ''The Flooded Mine'' ''By G Mackay'' (Occasional handwritten notations to text)document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo goldfields

Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Rare photograph of the demolition of the Zig-Zag Bridge linking the two asylums on either side of the Yarra River.Digital copy of a photograph from page 16 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The Zig-Zag Bridge linked the grounds of the Yarra Bend and Kew Asylums. The wooden bridge was constructed in the 1870s and lasted through numerous floods until its destruction in 1929. A horizontal structure, the walkway was reached via a wooden staircase on the Kew bank of the river. The steps were required due to the different levels of the banks on this stretch of the river. The photo is of the bridge after its partial destruction in a flood. An empty boat floats on the river. There is a car on the far bank and a man sits on one of the cross supports preparing to set the structure alight."Demolishing Zig-Zag / 6. 1929"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, zig-zag bridge

Catalogue card reads, "Mullum Creek in flood. Adelaide St. Bridge to Reynolds Ave washed away, 1931". Typed below photograph, "Adelaide St. bridge, to Reynolds Ave washed out in 1931 (Bridge not replaced). 1934?"

Newspaper Clipping from "The Post", Tuesday May 19 1998. P 31 A group of students from Norwood Secondary College, during a visit to the Northern Territory organised a sponsored climb of Ayers Rock. They managed to raise $620 and donated it to their peers at Katherine High School, which was damaged during recent floods

Whilst my main focus for the artwork design was on the Hotels on Main Road, I felt there was an opportunity to tell a broader story of Main Rd and combine/include some interesting pieces of information from many stages of the history of Main Road. Considering that at one point in time there would have been at more than six hotels in this very short section of street….there’s no doubt Main Rd was an epicentre of communication and festivities for the Goldfields of Ballarat. “No matter what luck he had, every miner needed supplies, food and something to entertain him when he was not searching for gold.” Described as being an overcrowded jumble of muddy streets loosely arranged around mining camps...and loud, muddy, colourful and sometimes illicit. I wanted the artwork composition to consist of overlapping images and text to reflect this sense of hustle and bustle. Main Road Mural tells the broader story of the history of Main Road in Ballarat. In 2018, the City of Ballarat commissioned local Ballarat artist Travis Price to create an artwork to align with the Main Road Revitalisation Project and deliver a key component of the storytelling (heritage interpretation) project that spans the length of the shopping precinct. The artwork is featured on a prominent site in the shopping precinct of main road and tells the story of Main Road through depicting key timeline events. Main Road, as its name suggests, was one of the main entries to the mining areas of East Ballarat. It had several names: Main Street before 1858, Plank Road between 1858 and 1868 and Main Road from 1868 onwards. The centre of mining life, it was crowded, prosperous, raucous and dirty. Painted mural on shop wall in Main Road, BallaratBallaarat, Gold Fever, The Royal Standard Hotel, Flood, Boxing Saloon, Plank Road, Kulin Nation, 3350, Election, East, Grog House, The Scandinavian Hotel. Images; Chinese lantern, Pick & Shovel, Miners Licence burning.main road history, ballarat hotels, gold fever, wadawurrung, kulin nation

The Diamond Creek in flood in Diamond Creek township. View north along Diamond Street. The building in the middle distance is the Methodist Church. From "The Leader", 6 September 1924.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imageshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, diamond creek, floods, methodist church, diamond creek (creek), diamond street, 1924

Set of 12 Digital Images of the reconstruction of the roadway at the north end or near St Aidans drive that was part of the project to lift the road above flood level. Images show the work in progress and at the tram terminus itself. The gutter was moved to the north and later on the gate pillar was shifted to the north as well. Photos dated 27/4/2003 and 5/5/2003.trams, tramways, road works, st aidans drive, wendouree parade, tram track

Colourised pictorial postcard of the Zig-Zag Bridge at Kew. In the foreground is a rowboat in which a man is standing, behind whom are two women in hats and a young child. The man appears to be pushing the boat away from the Bank. In the distance is the wooden Zig-Zag Bridge, constructed in the 1870s to link the Yarra Bend and Kew Lunatic Asylums. [Destroyed by flood, 1929.]Text to Mrs Cooper from Grace ? inscription dated to 1907zig-zag bridge, yarra river -- kew (vic.), postcards

Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 4 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. This photograph of hop farming coveys the various uses for which low lying fertile flood prone land beside the Yarra River was used."Yarra at Kew"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, agriculture, hop farms

First Tawonga bridge was built in 1884- destroyed by floods in 1916. New bridge constructed 1923 and destroyed in 1953. Present concrete bridge constructed in 1986 and named Ryders BridgeBridge construction over Kiewa River at TawongaBlack and white photographic postcard of the bridge at Tawonga across the Kiewa River.Handwritten in pencil on rear of photograph - Sunday 22nd March, 1936. Printed on front - Bridge at Tawonga across the Kiewa (Blumer, photo)tawonga bridge, kiewa valley

The New Australasian Gold Mining Company's No 2 shaft was flooded on 12 December 1882, trapping 27 miners, 22 of whom died despite heroic efforts to save them. A number of photographs of the memorial to those who died in the New Australasian Mine Disaster, including names of those who died.new australasian mine disaster memorial, creswick cemetery, creswick old cemetery

First games played 1926. The Club was then situated in South Parade. Ladies were invited to join in 1927. The yearly fee was 1.10 sterling. In 1933 the green was officially opened by Robert Menzies. The clubhouse was finally completed in the late 1940's. By the 1960's membership had risen to the extent that a new site was needed. A site on the east side of Pakenham Street, south of the creek, was proposed but it was subject to flooding. In 1966, after the flooding of the creek was managed, the South Parade property was acquired and the new greens were ready by September 1966.Coloured photograph of the Blackburn Bowling Club, Pakenham Street Blackburn. Photograph shows rinks in front of the club house - 2012blackburn bowling club, sporting clubs, pakenham street, blackburn

Postcard sent from Ernest and family to Joe, 3 May 1936. Original photo estimated to be circa 1920. Looking west across the original Main Road Bridge and the Diamond Creek from near the intersection of Antoinette Boulevard. To the right of the bridge appear to be orchard trees in flood waters. The long wooden suspension bridge over the Diamond Creek on Main Road at Eltham collapsed during flooding of the Diamond Creek on October 13 and 14, 1923. The original bridge was built around 1840 for the coach road when Cobb & Co.'s coach was the only conveyance between Eltham and Melbourne. Widespread damage was done in Melbourne and surrounding areas by floods resulting from the overflow of the Yarra at many points along its banks. A temporary bridge rigged up was severely damaged by the flooding of the creek and was closed to vehicular traffic in April 1924. A new concrete bridge was constructed to replace it and by May 1926 all the concrete piles and abutments had been completed. The bridge was finally completed and opened for traffic in September 1926, almost three years after it initially collapsed. The Rose Series P. 4346 Postcards scanned from the collection of Michael Aitken on loan to EDHS, 13 Feb 2018Digital file only Postcards scanned from the collection of Michael Aitken on loan to EDHS, 13 Feb 2018michael aitken collection, postcards, main road bridge, main road, eltham, antoinette boulevard, diamond creek (creek), eltham south

Colour photograph of bank erosion on Diamond Creek just upstream of the railway culvert east of Challenger Street in Diamond Creek township. The banks are eroded by both flood flows and surface runoffeltham, drain, diamond creek, erosion, challenger street

This is the second Delley''s Bridge. A new and more substantial bridge was built in 1911, only to be badly damaged in a 1917 flood. The collapsed western end was rebuilt, this time supported by concrete pillars.The photo shows a dirt road crossing a creek via a wooden bridge. A woman is driving a horse and buggy onto the far end of the bridge. There are ferns in the foreground and trees in the background.access routes, roads, structures, bridges

Wickliffe, the flooded Hopkins River flowing from left to right, both under and over the bridge, showing the inundated Glenelg Highway and township. January, 2011. Photograph courtesy James Davidson.wickliffe, hopkins river, flood, glenelg highway

Jan. 2011 Flood. Debouchment from Lake Bolac into Salt Creek through the natural overflow (centre) and the channel (front left) dug in the 1920's. Photograph courtesy Bill Sharp.lake bolac, salt creek, flood, sharp.

View looking southeast from Alistair Knox Park (west). The Diamond Creek Trail footbridge is completely submerged. Significant flood events occurred Nov-Dec 2004 and Jan-Feb 2005.fay bridge collection, 2004, bridge street bridge, diamond creek (creek), floods, floodwater

Written and transcribed by Peter Bassett-Smith. Extracts from letters to his mother 1934. Discusses his involement in a local play and other local observations in Eltham including recollections of the 1934 flood. 4 pagesHG Booklet 54harry gilham collection, peter bassett-smith, letters, floods

Original information recorded with this image suggested the date was 1918 however that was not a significant flood year for the the Diamond Creek at Hurstbridge. Of more significance was 1916. This scene is understood to be somewhere near Wattle Glen and Hurstbridge.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, wattle glen, floods, diamond creek (creek)

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

Four colour photographs of Diamond Creek floods in Susan Street and Dalton Street area. 1. Floodwater of Diamond Creek spreading towards Susan Street over the oval 2. Floodwater of Diamond Creek spreading towards Susan Street over the oval 3. Diamond Creek Trail from Dalton Street 4. Diamond Creek Trail from Dalton Streetdiamond creek, floods, etham, dalton street, susan street

Four colour photographs of Diamond Creek floods in Susan Street and Dalton Street area. 1. Floodwater of Diamond Creek spreading towards Susan Street over the oval 2. Floodwater of Diamond Creek spreading towards Susan Street over the oval 3. Diamond Creek Trail from Dalton Street 4. Diamond Creek Trail from Dalton Streetdiamond creek, floods, etham, dalton street, susan street

Four colour photographs of Diamond Creek floods in Susan Street and Dalton Street area. 1. Floodwater of Diamond Creek spreading towards Susan Street over the oval 2. Floodwater of Diamond Creek spreading towards Susan Street over the oval 3. Diamond Creek Trail from Dalton Street 4. Diamond Creek Trail from Dalton Streetdiamond creek, floods, etham, dalton street, susan street