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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1/02/2024 12:00:00 AM
Also a similar photograph of Tambo River 04475.1 8.5 X 14 cmBlack and white photograph of view of Tambo River looking upstream from McMeekins Killarney Tambo Upper Victoriaboats and boating, waterways -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Canoeing at Macauley's Boathouse, 1950s
Macauley's boat sheds (aka Kew Boatsheds) was located on the river at the western end of Molesworth Street, Kew.Black and white enlargement. Two children pictured in a canoe at Macauley's Boathouse on the River Yarra at Studley Park.Reverse: "Macauley's Boatsheds / M Holmes"boathouses -- river yarra, boathouses -- kew, macauley's boat shed, recreation -- canoeing -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, Rose Stereograph Company, first half 20th century
The two bridges on the railway viaduct, which crosses the Snowy River floodplain at Orbost, were built from local Southern Mahogany. The bridge on the Bairnsdale end (770m) is now the longest in Victoria. Despite various attempts to extend the line, the station stayed on the western side of the Snowy River. (info. Helen Martin)This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.A black / white photograph / postcard of the Orbost township in the background and the railway viaduct over the flats in the foreground.photo caption - The Rose Series P.479 copywright SNOWY RIVER FLATS, ORBOST, VIC"east-gippsland-railway orbost-viaduct -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Yarra River from Flinders St Station clock tower, Town and Country Journal, 1909
Photos show the Yarra river and the shipping turning basin that was used prior to the construction of the Spencer St bridge. In the view are are steam hauled suburban trains, Flinders St A signal box, Queensbridge, and the wharves on either side of the river. The viaduct was expanded to four tracks in 1915. Yields information about Yarra River, Flinders St railway station yards and shipping,Set of two photographs looking west from the Flinders St Station clocktower. over the Yarra River and station yards.On rear of both prints in ink: 1 – Melbourne - West from clock tower on Flinders St station - “Town and Country Journal 21/7/1909” Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. .2 - Melbourne, Looking west along Flinders St from clocktower of Flinders St station. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. Has “T&C 20/12/09” in pencil on rear. bridges, flinders st station, yarra river, wharves, railways, signal boxes, queens bridge, shipping -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Hume Reservoir Australia Album - Plans and Progress Photos - River Murray Water Scheme, Department of Public Works, N.S.W, 1927
This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927. This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.1. Locality Plan and Plan of Dam. The dam is about ten miles by road upstream from Albury and about three-quarters of a mile below the confluence of the Mitta Mitta River and the Murray River. Its main features consist of a concrete portion across the bed of the river with earth embankment at both ends. The foundations throughout are on hard granite, found at an average depth of about 40 feet below the surface, the centre line being located to take advantage of the most favourable rock levels.Heading on page "WORKS UNDER RIVER MURRAY WATERS AGREEMENT/HUME RESERVOIR" Beneath top diagram "FIG. 1. ELEVATION" Beneath second diagram "FIG. 2. PLAN" On map "LOCALITY PLAN"hume reservoir australia, river murray waters scheme, hume weir diagrams, hume weir location -
Peterborough History Group
Photograph - Bridge Construction 1927
The bridge over the Curdies River was constructed using funds raised by the Peterborough residents. The bridge was important to allow ease of access rather than having to cross using a boat.Bridge provided important access to the area.Series of 9 photographs showing the progress of the construction of the bridge over the Curdies River in 1927Several of the photographs have handwritten dates, from June 1927 to November 1927curdies river, curdie river bridge, peterborough, great ocean road, bridge construction -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Photograph - Flood, Snowy River, Orbost 1978
The Snowy River can flood over its floodplain at Orbost/Newmerella. There have been wet periods when floods were frequent and covered the floodplain, sometimes causing great disruption to crops and farming, and also to transport. The 1970s was a wet decade with many floods, the largest one in 1971. This photograph was taken in 1978. Evidence of flood on the Snowy River in 1978. A b/w photograph of a flood scene with trees and the river in the front, a river bank, and a vast area of water in the background. This photograph has been pasted onto a rough cardboard backing. Written below the photograph: Orbost 1978floods, snowy river, orbost -
Orbost & District Historical Society
cloth badge, after 1950
The Snowy River Boat Club was formed in 1950, went into recess in 1972 but re-formed in 1977. It was a power boating club based in Marlo.A brim and band from a Snowy River Boat Club hat. There is a cloth badge of the Snowy River Boat Club. It is embroidered in blue and black with a boat outlined in red. The badge is square shaped and has rounded corners. It is loosely sewn above the black brim.snowy-river-boat-club power-boats -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Map, Survey of Dividing Range between Yarra Yarra and Western Port - William Wedge Darke, 1843
Extract - Ringwood, Place of Many Eagles - Hugh Anderson (1974): William Wedge Darke, from Hereford, England, was a nephew of John Helder Wedge of the Port Phillip Association, who was also a surveyor. William's most important work was probably his survey of the Dividing Range and the country between the Yarra River and Western Port, completed in May 1843, and during which he made a traverse between the Mullum and Dandenong creeks along the higher ground that he labelled the "best line of road from Melbourne". This road was for many years the major route to Gippsland and to the higher country about Alexandra and Mansfield, sometimes known as White Horse Road, and now Maroondah Highway.Surveyor's relief map of features to the east of Melbourne including Yarra Yarra River, Mullum Mullum Creek, Anderson's Creek, Dandenong Creek.Transmitted to the Surveyor General with my letter of 10th May 1843 (signed) Wm Wedge Drake, Assistant Surveyor. Scale: two inches to a mile. Descriptive remarks include upstream area of Yarra River - "impassable, appears to have been formerly a lake", and to the south - "barren and scrubby swamps of the Western Port Country". Marked tracks include "best line of road from Melbourne", "track to Dandenong", "Road to Port Albert may probably be found on this range", "Best line to Upper Yarra". Several huts also marked. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Plan, Parish Plan Map of Land North of Grimshaw Street, 11/12/1879
Part of Parish plan of land north of Grimshaw Street bounded by the Plenty River. Includes annotation signed by John Scotland and J. W. Britnell, dated Dec. 11th 1879.Photocopy of part of Parish plan of land north of Grimshaw Street bounded by the Plenty River. Includes annotation signed by John Scotland and J. W. Britnell, dated Dec. 11th 1879greensborough, grimshaw street greensborough, jonah britnell, john scotland -
Orbost & District Historical Society
pamphlets, Princes Freeway - Orbost Section, 1976
Opened by the Hon. J A Rafferty, Minister for Transport, 25 November 1976, the bridge was the first of four bridges to be built as part of the freeway bypass of Orbost. Construction cost $2.4 million. This construction was an important development along the Princes Highway corridor through East Gippsland. The original highway approached the Snowy River at a very poor alignment, and several serious accidents had occurred at the Orbost end. In times of heavy flood, the highway on both sides of the river had been cut by floodwaters and during the 1971 floods, the highest ever recorded, the river was a mile wide at the crossing. Construction of the bridges commenced in January 1975, with an expectation to open the bridge across the Snowy River as soon as possible. Less than two years later, on 25 November 1976, the bridge across the Snowy River was opened to traffic, allowing the old bridge to be demolished. The remainder of the Orbost Bypass, both the floodplain crossings and the eastern section around the township itself, was declared ‘Princes Freeway’ and opened to traffic in December 1977. (ref http://mrv.ozroads.com.au) The Country Roads Board was the government authority for the construction and maintenance of main roads in Victoria between 1913 and 1983. It was succeeded by the Road Construction authority on 1 July 1983 and later merged with the Road Traffic Authority on July 1 1989 to form the Roads Corporation. James Cameron, an Orbost farming pioneer and Member of the Legislative Assembly, fathered the Country Roads Board. The opening of this Snowy River Bridge was an important development in the accessibility to the township of Orbost.Three coloured Country Roads pamphlets for the 'Princes Freeway - Orbost Section". On the front is a coloured photograph of the new construction over the Snowy River at Orbost. Inside is a program for a ceremony for the opening of the new Snowy River Bridge. There is also a black print map of the project. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, first half 20th century
This is a bridge across the Snowy River at Orbost. This bridge was built in the 1920s as a road and rail bridge, and was partly washed away by flood waters in 1934. After the end of the first World War the Victorian Railways considered an extension of the railhead across the river at Orbost, and in 1922 a new timber and steel girder structure, a joint Country Roads Board — Victorian Railways venture, was built and completed at a cost of £41,000 (the steel girders came from the Flinders Street viaduct reconstruction). Subsequently it was decided not to take the railway across the river, and the bridge has only been used by road traffic.This is a pictorial record of an early bridge across the Snowy River at Orbost.A very large black / white photograph under glass in a timber frame. It is of a bridge across a river and is framed by trees.bridge snowy-river-bridge road-transport-orbost -
Orbost & District Historical Society
embossing machine
This was the seal for the snowy River Improvement Trust (1952-1997). The trust inaugurated the push with governments and government authorities to return the environmental flow of fresh water to the Snowy River at Jindabyne. During its existence the Trust worked hard to improve the health of the Snowy and Brodribb Rivers (revegetation, erosion prevention, fencing, drainage).This Common Seal will remind the lower Snowy district of the beneficial work of the Snowy River Improvement Trust during its existence from 1952 to June 30 1997.Common seal for the Snowy River Improvement Trust - 1952-1997. It is made of metal and has a lever to press down for the embossing stamp. The lever is spring loaded.snowy-river-improvement-trust snowy-river embossing-machine white-max -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1934
This photograph shows vehicles and people being ferried across the Snowy River during the 1934 flood. The Orbost punt was reinstated on a temporary basis following damage to the bridge. Damage estimated at £500,000 was caused by the 1934 floods in the Orbost district. This 1934 flood was devastating, destroying a section of the 1922 Orbost bridge, wrecking fences, bridges and roads, dumping silt and debris on the rich river flats and drowning cattle. The centre span of the Orbost Bridge was washed away.This is a pictorial record of the effects of the 1934 floods in the Orbost district.A large black / white photograph of a punt with a motor vehicle and people making their way across a river.on front - "On the Snowy 1934"snowy-river-orbost flood-1934 river-transport-punt -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (item) - Colour photograph, 15-05-2008
A colour photograph of a wooden bridge crossing over the Taggerty River.A colour photograph of a wooden bridge crossing over the Taggerty River.2008 05 15taggerty river, wooden bridge -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
Moyne river bridge photograph taken in 1956 showing Blakes caravan park in backgroundColoured landscape of the Moyne River bridge taken from the balcony of the house (Riverside) on the corner of Regent Street and Gipps street From Tom Bartlett's Gipps Street looking East over bridge 1956bridge, moyne river, traffic, gipps street -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Guide Book, The Emigrant's Friend
Faxsimile Reprint of 1848 booklet printed in London J. Allen warwick, Paternoster Row: D. Francis Mile End Road. May be had of all Booksellers. Inlcudes what Emigrant must provide at minimum when on passage to the colonies.Paper Back, Fawn cover: Brown print Seals of Australia, New Zealand, Van Dieman's Land, and the Seal of Swan River.Seal of New Zealand Seal of Australia [Picture of Seal] [Picture of Seal] The Emigrants friend or Authentic Guide to South Australia Including Sydney: Port Philip or Australia Felix: Western Australia, or Swan River Colony: New South Wales: Van Dieman's Land; and New Zealand original published in London in 1848. Recreated by Reader's Digest Sydney [Picture of Seal] [Picture of Seal] Seal of Van Dieman's Land [Seal of Swan River] -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Shield, Unknown
Hardwood Shield ornamented with red ochre zig zag grooves on outer side.australian aboriginal history, aboriginal artifact, hardwood shield -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image - black and white, Throwing a Boomerang
Digitised directly from 'The Native Races of the British Empire: Victoria' Black and white Image of an Aboriginal man about to throw a boomerang.aborigine, aboriginal, boomerang -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image - black and white, Throwing a Spear
Digitised directly from 'The Native Races of the British Empire: Victoria' Black and white Image of an Aboriginal man about to throw a boomerang.aborigine, aboriginal, boomerang -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image - black and white, Aboriginal Shields
Digitised directly from 'The Native Races of the British Empire: Victoria' Black and white Image of Aboriginal club shields and spear sheildsaborigine, aboriginal, shields -
Orbost & District Historical Society
feather decoration, Queen Nellie
A bunch of feather flowers in assorted colours held together with tape, wire and string.featherwork decoration aboriginal ornament -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Account book, Account book from Mousley's Store, 1940
Mousley's Store was the first store in Anglesea. It was purchased by C W Drayton.Mousley's Store was the only shop in Anglesea River in 1940. Contains details of who purchased goods and what they purchased, also the cost.Carbon account book with cardboard cover, green spine binding, water damaged"The Plic Book/for copying letters, invoices etc."anglesea, shops, great ocean road -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
Black & white photograph of Couta boats moored around ship at wharffishing vessels, moyne river -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Friendship
Colour photographpleasure craft, moyne river, boating -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Barque Sydney Griffiths, 1851
Barque built in Launceston by Jonathon Griffiths Bet.1827-1850Sepia photographThe Barque Sydney Griffiths leaving Port Fairy for London 8th February 1851 Captain J Cowton barque, passenger ship -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Axe, Stone, prior to 1860
Donated by Charles Willoughby who found the axe and two others on his farm on the site of the present Lake Buffalo.Aboriginal atrtefacts are relatively rare in the North Eastern Region. This is a well made axe. The location of the quartzite may be significant in showing regional affinities.Quartzite ground edge stone axe with use polish on working edge and flaking on opposite edgeaxe, aboriginal artefact, buffalo river, north east region -
Orbost & District Historical Society
minute book, from November 20, 1928
Brodribb State School was State School 3635. It is now on the grounds of the Primary School at Orbost. The schoolopened on 1st of January 1910. It consisted of a building constructed by the parents of the children concerned. This early structure was leased to the Department which had refused requests by the parents to provide a school. This arrangement persisted until 1950. The first Head Teacher was Hubert E. Neville who served there from 1st of January 1910 to 7th of July 1910. In 1950 the Jarrahmond School building was moved to Brodribb, and provided much improved facilities for the teacher and pupils. This building remained in use until 1965 when the school closed because of insufficient numbers. The Brodribb School remained vacant until 1968, when, moved to Orbost, it became an integral part of the school in Ruskin Street Orbost. This school record is of immediate interest and value to the pupils and staff who have learned and taught in the Brodribb State School. The record also has a much wider significance, to the community in which the school is situated, as a record and research tool.Hand - written minutes of the Brodribb State School Committee. They are bound together but with no cover. The writing is in black ink.brodribb-state-school-history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book, Dana Bell, ATLAS OF WORLD AVIATION
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Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph Wilsons Promontory after fire, Wilsons Promontory after fire, early 2000s
Digital photographswilsons promontory, fire, bushfire, tidal river