Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo showing the bee hives belonging to Charles Best at Best's. - Bee hives in a bush setting with a man attending them.

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Best's property at Great Western where apiarist Mr Charles Best was hosting a Beekeepers Field Day in January 1911. Around 100 beekeepers attended including a fair sprinkling of ladies.

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Charles Best's apiary at Best's vineyard Great Western. Two men and a child with tins of honey being filled from a tank. Men are Bill Fisher and Charles Best

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Charles Best's apiary at Best's vineyard Great Western. Two men removing honey frames - Bill Fisher on the left and Charles Best

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Mr Henry Best of Best's "Concongella" vineyard Great Western. winery, vineyard

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo of Concongella Creek as it meanders through Best's property at Great Western.

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo of flood on the Concongella Creek at Best's vineyard, Great Western.

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo of Bests Residence at their vineyard, Great Western. Man on Right is Joseph Best (son of Henry)

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Bests Residence at their vineyard, Great Western. Charles and Fanny Best with her brother W.J. Fisher who lost a leg in WW1ww1

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo of Jessie Abercrombie Best taken at Bests Concongella Vineyard, Great Western (wife of Henry Best)

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo possibly taken at Bests Vineyard, Great Western. The lady is possibly Mrs Berlich (see photo 6640)

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Bests Concongella Vineyard, Great Western. - area between residence and back of cellars, Ladies unknown

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Bests Concongella Vineyard, Great Western. - a child and three men, names unknown. Charles Best had a apiary there.

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at the Fountain Brewery, Armstrong - unknown lady. Similar to photo 6609.

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo - place unknown. Three children, Two ladies and one man. names unknown

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Group of men and boys standing on and beside a horse and cart at Henry Best'sConcongella Vineyard cellar - Smokowinemaking, vineyards

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Group of men and boys at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western with two horse drawn carts.winemaking, vineyards

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Men and boys at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western with horse drawn carts, at smoko timewinemaking, vineyards

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo 3 Men on a horse drawn cart loaded with barrels of grapes and a man in the left winching the barrels up - at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western winery, wine making

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Group o Men women and children at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western with horse and cart loaded with barrels of grapes. Two lads have musical instruments.winery, wine making

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Horse and dray with barrels of grapes and two men. Another man in the left. - at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western winery, wine making

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western. Group of men and boys with horses and cart outside the Cellar. Two men and dog at left. winery, wine making

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western. Group of men and boys outside the Cellars with horse and cart at smoko time. winery, wine making

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western. Three men with grape presses. Bob Fisher is in the foreground with grape press.winery, wine making

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Best's Cellars, Great Western. Man looking at barrels of fermenting grape must.winery, wine making

Students in image - Tom Appleby, Lena, Lindsay and Ray Answer, Jim Henderson Howard, Velma and Mary Vickers, Ed Benson, Geoff Hill.Black and white scanned and laminated copy of a photograph of Wairewa State School, school students,Wairewa Victoriaschools, children

This book provides in chronological order the development of the Kiewa Hydro-electricity scheme from the first concept (1911) to final construction work (1961). It covers the first attempt to utilise the power of the Victorian Alps water system. It started from a private syndicate and developed to the current State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The incentive for the Hydro scheme was to make money and not as an alternative to the carbon producing coal fired power plants. These coal fired power plants were increasing in numbers to service an ever increasing demand made by population expansion, especially in cities and large rural settlements. This demand spiraled up after World War II when there was a tremendous spike in immigration numbers due to refugees and displaced persons in Europe. The ability to utilise the untapped water provided by the winter snow fields, for a higher yield in electricity, was a powerful incentive to overcome the physical hardships in this remote Alpine region. Future power requirements may initiate the re-installation of the other two power stations(Pretty Valley and Big Hill) covered in original Scheme. This publication not only covers the development of the Kiewa Valley region with respect to population (within a socio-economical framework) but also the subtle but yet strong physical changes of a relatively pristine alpine region. The demands that an ever growing regional population places on the environment is clearly documented in print and black and white photographs. The working and living conditions of those who constructed and gave life to this hydro scheme is well documented in this book. It may be viewed as spartan now but was relevantly good at that moment in time, especially for those workers fleeing a devastated European environment. The successful planning and consideration to minimising any intrusion upon the natural alpine forests and high plains can viewed as an example (compared to the Tasmanian Hydro schemes) of how future hydro schemes (an inevitable requirement) will proceed. Most rural towns (in the early 1900s) were built by unencumbered rural based citizens, with the exception of Mount Beauty and Falls Creek. These two settlements were brought into life by a State (Victorian) Authority for a specific function and program. They were a gated community, that is, only open to construction workers involved with the hydro scheme. All facilities within these communities were provided by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The impact on the social, financial and individual independency of the community, by the transition from the S.E.C .environment to one of local government (Shire of Bright), had in some cases a severe impact.This hard covered book has a green cover with pictures on the front and back covers. The front cover has a coloured picture of a snow covered Mount Bogong taken from the opposite mountain range. The valley between both ranges has a whisk of mist over it. At the bottom of this picture are three black and white photographs covering the construction of the Kiewa Hydro - Electricity Scheme. On the back cover is a photograph, (black and white) detailing the Bogong village and Junction dam containing lake Guy. The inside front cover is a black and white photograph which details the construction of the West Kiewa tailrace tunnel during April 1951. The inside back cover is a black and white photograph of the concrete pour at the Clover Dam circa 1952. All photographs and sketches are in black and white. The pages are approximately 160 g/m2 and those which have photographs are on gloss paper.Book spine: "The Kiewa Story Graham Napier Geoff Easdown" alongside this is a white framed circle with white spokes radiating out and underneath in white lettering SECkiewa valley, hydro scheme, victorian alpine region, electricity generators, graham napier, geoff easdown

historic, landscape, social, peopleCopy of B/W Photocopy of original photo, Hale family children playing cricket behind Dr. Longden''s house, Learmonth St. Buninyong, 1930's."Backyard at Mum's: Geoff Hale (batting), Gordon HAle (keeping) Coached by Cedric Longden, brother of Dr. Longden, who coached & ran Buninyong Cricket. c1930"buninyong, hale family, learmonth st