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Marysville & District Historical Society
Flyer (item) - Information Flyer, Artworkz Tourism, Marysville-Historic Timber Tramway Trestle Bridge, Post 2009
A flyer that was produced as a guide to the historic timber tramway trestle bridge near Marysville in Victoria.A flyer that was produced as a guide to the historic timber tramway trestle bridge near Marysville in Victoria. The historic timber tramway trestle bridge is along the Michaeldene Walking Track near Marysville in Victoria. The Michaeldene Trail to Taggerty River Lookout is a 4.3 kilometer lightly trafficked loop trail located near Marysville, Victoria. The track is one of several walking tracks located in and around Marysville in Victoria.timber tramway trestle bridge, marysville, victoria, michaeldene walking track, taggerty river, taggerty river lookout -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (Item) - Black and white postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, THE BRIDGE, NARBETHONG HOUSE, NARBETHONG, VIC, 1913-1967
A digital copy of a black and white postcard of a photograph taken of a bridge at Narbethong House in Narbethong.A digital copy of a black and white postcard of a photograph taken of a bridge at Narbethong House in Narbethong. This postcard was produced by The Rose Stereograph Company as a souvenir of Narbethong.narbethong, victoria, australia, postcard, rose series postcard, the rose stereograph company, narbethong house, wooden bridge, p. 2709 -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph, Opening of Aireys Bridge 30 December 1932
Photograph of Sir William Irvine (Lt Govenor) at the opening of Airey's BridgePhoto of Sir William Irvine (Lt. Governor) at opening of Airey Bridge. 30th December 1932aireys bridge; sir william irvine, lt govenor, 30.12.1932 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Moral - "Never attempt to pass the Plenty Bridge Hotel"
Black and white photograph of a newspaper story about an accident at Lower Plenty Bridgelower plenty, bridge, main road, lower plenty bridge, transport, automobile, accident -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph - Black and white photograph, mounted, Coach & Team, Sam Clissold driver. Lorne Bridge
Print mounted on board showing coach crossing Erskine RiverCoach & Team - Sam Clissold driver. Lorne Bridgebridge, coach, sam clissold, clissold, lorne bridge, horse driven, 1617, erskine, coach-driver -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, Bulla Bridge
A coloured photograph of the bluestone bridge which spans Deep Creek at Bulla. The photograph is taken facing upstream. The bridge was constructed in 1869 and replaced a ford crossing further downstream. Many bridges in the South West of Victoria were constructed from Bluestone basalt rock because the area is on a large volcanic plain and that rock is in abundance. A coloured photograph of the Bulla Bridge which spans the Deep Creek at Bulla. Photograph 0178 is an identical photograph tho this one.bridges, bulla bridge -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Allan Charles Quinn, The Bay Bridge, 12 November 1949
This photograph is part of series depicting Allan Quinn's travels through San Francisco in 1949. This photograph is a landscape shot of the San Fransisco Oakland Bay Bridge.This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.A black and white photograph of the San Francisco Bay and the Oakland Bay Bridge.Reverse: 12-11-49 handwritten in blue ink. Below this are some indecipherable marks in pencil.allan-quinn, photograph, san-francisco, bay-bridge, 1949, merchant navy -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Victoria Street Bridge, Collingwood, 1905-1913
Victoria Bridge is a riveted and welded steel Warren truss bridge over the Yarra River completed in 1884 to a design by Fraser & Chase following a controversial design competition held in 1880. Funds for the bridge's construction were provided by the councils of Collingwood, Hawthorn, Kew and Richmond. The contract was awarded to Mr P. Platt. Charles Rowand was officially appointed Supervising Engineer in 1883. The winning design was based on the theoretical work of William Charles Kernot (1845-1909) who campaigned for economy in public works design and the application of scientific principles in engineering. ... The bridge was widened in 1890 by the addition of a third line of truss on new piers on the up stream side to carry horse trams. Work commenced in 1914 to convert the horse tramway to an electric tramway by the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust, part of the Trust's extension of its tramway into the eastern suburbs between 1913-18. In 1915 the bridge was further strengthened to accommodate the extra weight of electric trams and widened by the addition of two six feet cantilever footpaths. During this period the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust erected two ornamental gantries over the roadway to support overhead wires for the electric tramway. Further widening and reconditioning of the bridge took place in 1933, including the addition of four new welded trusses, two intermediate and two on the outside. The latter were supported on new cantilevered truss cross beams attached to the top of the piers. (Source: Heritage Victoria)Early and rare postcard of the Victoria Street Bridge linking Victoria Street and Barkers Road.Polychrome postcard of the Victoria Street Bridge which links Richmond and Abbotsford with Kew and Hawthorn.View from Harrison Cres embankment / former Xavier College boatshed on site of tree in foreground. / Chimney left corner - Wool Scoring Mils in Victoria St. / On horizon - Studley Villa, Studley House circa 1880s, Studley Hall / Chinese gardens to be seen behind three set of columns / M.J. Slatterypostcards -- yarra river, postcards -- bridges. -- greater melbourne (vic.), victoria street bridge -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, D.S.KING. MOORE ST. EAST ARARAT
BRIDGE OVER CRESWICK CREEKBRIDGE OVER CREEK "BUTTER FACTORY" BRIDGE AT THE FOOT OF CAMERON ST. CLUNES.BRIDGE. CLUNES 6local history, document, postcard, bridges -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Phillip Island Bridge, 1968/9
1969 2nd Phillip Island Bridge under construction. Suspension Bridge demolished early 1970 From the Jack Jenner CollectionConcrete stanchions and scaffolding of new Bridge part built.(opened 1969). Taken from other half looking towards San Remo.local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, phillip island bridges, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, public construction -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Doug Orford, Bridge Street Bridge, Eltham
Two colour photographs of Bridge Street Bridge over Diamond Creek, Eltham showing bridge sub-structurebridges, diamond creek, eltham, bridge street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Doug Orford, Bridge Street Bridge, Eltham
Two colour photographs of Bridge Street Bridge over Diamond Creek, Eltham showing bridge sub-structurebridges, diamond creek, eltham, bridge street -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Painting: Walter WITHERS (b.1854 Warwickshire, UK — d.1914 Eltham, Aus), Trestle Bridge, Eltham, c.1903-10
Walter Withers was a significant Australian landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of Australian Impressionists. In 1903 Withers bought 'Southernwood', a house on 2½ acres (1 ha) at Eltham, to which he added a studio. Because of ill health, he lived during the week at his studio in Oxford Chambers, Melbourne, and on weekends and holidays with his family at Eltham until his death in 1914. The Eltham rail bridge is a unique and valuable historic relic of an earlier steam locomotive transport era in the Diamond Creek Valley and has long formed an important part of a magnificent Eltham landscape. When built in 1902 it was close to the terminus point of the Heidelberg-Eltham rail extension, on the route of the proposed Diamond Valley Railway that was then planned to continue much further up the valley towards Kinglake. This bridge is situated in attractive river-valley parkland amidst the tall and spreading manna gums and candlebarks of the Diamond Creek Valley. The Alistair Knox Park river-valley landscape, of which the timber trestle bridge is an important visual component, has been classified by the National Trust. Large manna gum and candlebark trees adorn the adjacent creek banks, and historic Shillinglaw Cottage is also part of this much-prized Eltham landscape. Eltham is home to a historic wooden railway trestle bridge. Mainly of timber-pier and timber-beam construction, but varied by a few longer steel-joists spans on timber piers at the main stream channel, this substantial bridge has almost two hundred metres of timber deck. Built in 1902, it is the only railway bridge of predominantly timber construction that is still in regular use as an integral part of Melbourne's metropolitan electric railway network and one of extremely few timber rail bridges in the State that still carry trains. Apart from its important continuing social function as a carrier of rail transport for the Hurstbridge line, this impressive bridge and its beautiful parkland environs contribute much to the character of Eltham township and that town's special reputation as an historic centre of environmental and conservation concerns. This section of the Diamond Creek Valley was the subject of a Walter Withers painting in the earliest years of the twentieth century and has strong historic links with our Heidelberg School of painters. Watercolour painting on paper of Eltham's Trestle Bridge in the middle of the day. A small section of the wooden bridge is located to the left of the painting. The focus is predominately on the wattle, manna gum and candlebark trees that is to the right of the bridge. The golden hues typically represent the australian sunlight and landscape. "W.W" in gothic script on the lower right side of the painting. Not dated. withers, eltham, trestle bridge, railway, watercolour -
City of Whittlesea
Photograph - Photographs - Bridges, Photograph - Bridge - Bundoora, 1967
Bridge over Darebin Creek, Settlement Road Bundoora. Looking west towards Thomastown, April 1967. Bridge post includes Australian Labor Party election poster for Greensborough Electorate. Bob Fell was the ALP candidate at the 1967 state election which he lost.Photographs, black and white print on paper. Bridge over Darebin Creek, Settlement Road Bundoora 1967. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph (Framed), Herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough
Heading stock over Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town. Note the unmade road leading up to the bridge.From the John Mackey collection. This item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.Timber-framed photograph of herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough, black and white.greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861
Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 showing Johnson's Bridge Hotel, later Young and Jacksons, the first St Paul's church building, original Town Hall building and the tower of Scots church. Shows pedestrians and horse drawn carriages before the introduction of public omnibus services in 1869. Not known who produced the card.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry BurnIn ink on the rear Keith Kings stamp and the initials RG and "Melbourne"melbourne, princes bridge, horse drawn vehicles, st pauls cathedral, hotels -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photo of Original Photograph, Wal Larsen, B/W photo of Victoria St Bridge, Ballarat, over Buninyong Railway line, in June 1940, June 1940
Railway and surrounds in 1940.B/W photo of Victoria St Bridge, Ballarat, over Buninyong Railway line, in June 1940buninyong, railway, bunny, cutting, victoria st., bridge -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Print - Engraving, The Old Bridge, Buninyong No. 24
The location of the bridge has not yet been identified but further investigations will continue, as will details of when the work was completed by Graham Hopwood.A significant images of an early local structure in Buninyong. Requires further research.Engraving of a rough old timber bridge in Buninyong by artist and art educator, Graham Hopwood.Hand written on the backing paper of the frame: 'Originally owned by JM Matheson, given to Marjorie Matheson, 1956, Olympic Games'.graham hopwood, bridges, engravings, topographical art, buninyong -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Suspension Bridge, 1940
Official opening of Suspension Bridge 1940. Opened by Hon. Albert Dunstan LMHCrowd on work platform. View of new Suspension Bridge at Official Opening. Priest at Lectern at middle right. local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, official bridge opening, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, First Phillip Island Bridge, Pre 1968
Original Phillip Island bridge which was replaced in 1968Large coloured photo of the first Phillip Island Bridge looking from Newhaven towards San Remo at low tide.Nilnewhaven, phillip island bridge, san remo -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard, Crossing the Suez via Pontoon Bridge, 1915
During WWI some AIF soldiers were located at the Suez in Egypt.Postcard with sepia photograph of Suez canal with soldiers crossing a pontoon bridge.Verso: "POST CARD" at centre top, "Correspondence" LHS top and "Address" RHS top "No 2" in black ink handwritten on top LHS corner. Handwriting blacked out on centre. "crossing the Suez via Pontoon Bridge" in pencilsuez, soldiers, wwi, world war one, canal, pontoon bridge, holmes, anzac -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, July 1922
A new bridge over the Snowy River at Orbost was opened for traffic on June 20th 1922. It was designed for future joint use by road and railway traffic, but it was only used for road traffic. During the last few years the condition of an old suspension bridge [the 1893 bridge] which was the only vehicular crossing between the town of Orbost and the railway station, caused much concern. The structure was of timber, except for the wire suspension cables of its central span of about 100 feet. A design was prepared in 1914 for a permanent bridge with five spans of 85 feet composed of plate girders on concrete piers. With great increase in the price of steel work during the war, the cost of this design became prohibitive, and the need for a new structure becoming urgent, alternative proposals were investigated. As a result the present design was adopted as providing a sem-permanent bridge at moderate cost. The new bridge spans the river about 160 feet upstream from the old bridge on a slight skew, the piers being at an angle of 80 degrees with the centre line of the bridge. It has a camber of about 2 feet 5 inches in its total length of 527 feet. ( information from Newsletter March 2014 - Lois Crisp) The photograph shows Mrs James Cameron cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Orbost Pile Bridge in 1922. This second bridge, was built by the Victorian Railways and the Country Roads Board. Constructed at a cost of 35,000 pounds and used second-hand girders from the Flinders Street- Spencer Street viaduct. On July 4 1922 it was officially opened by Mrs James Cameron. Unfortunately, her husband, who had long championed the building of the bridge so that it would be ready for the railway to continue to the border, was too ill to attend the ceremony. In fact, James Cameron died on July 13 after a long and severe illness (ref. S.R.M. 20.7.1922). There is a section of this ribbon in the collection - Registration No. 366. This is a pictorial record of a significant event in Orbost's history.A black / white photograph of a pile bridge with a suspension bridge behind it. There are many people standing on the bridge.on back - "Opening of Pile Bridge - 1922"snowy-river-bridge ceremonies cameron-mrs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Phillip Island Bridge, 1968/9
1969 Phillip Island Bridge under construction. From the Jack Jenner Collection.Joining Girder between two sides of new Bridge. Part of crane shown. Men on the girder and each side.local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, phillip island bridge under construction, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard, Kodak, Sydney Harbour Bridge, c1949, 13/10/1949
Postcard written by Frank Wright to a friend, W. Snelling in London. Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. A small section of the city and water can be seen beneath the arched span of the bridge.Written in white on front - 660.B, Harbour Bridge, Sydney., Height-Top arch - 437 ft.,Width 159 ft. 11 3/4 in., Footways 10 ft. ea., Roadway 57 ft., Four Electric Rail Tracks., Length of span 1650 ft. Handwritten on back - Message to W. Snelling in London from Frank Wrightfrank wright, cornet, conductor, sydney harbour bridge -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Petition for bridge between Phillip Island and San Remo 1937
On 29 November 1940, a suspension bridge opened between San Remo on the mainland and with Newhaven on Phillip Island. The 540 metre bridge had two lanes but no footpaths, instead having six pedestrian refuges. The main span was 168 metres long. The cables had previously been used on a bridge on Sydney's North Shore. Because of weight restrictions, tourist coaches had to offload their passengers. [Wikipedia]HistoricalFoolscap size photocopy of a petition to Shire of Phillip Island for a bridge to Phillip Island in 1937. Signed by 42 local residents and ratepayers.first phillip island bridge to san remo, phillip island suspension bridge, petition, odlum, ockleford, regos, mcguigan, west, mcfee, richardson, underdown, mcmaster, cleeland, neely, leeson, saunders, scott, brown, hislop, donnellan, rackham, findlay, anderson -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, The Edna Walling Bridge at Locarno Spring in the Hepburn Springs Reserve, 2020, 12/12/2020
The Hepburn Springs Progress Association invited Edna Walling the the Hepburn Springs Reserve, and sandstone paths and bridges resulted. In 1934 there was a proposal to spend 2,000 to 3,000 poinds at the Hepburn Springs Reserve, with a govenrment loan suggested. Colour photograph of the stone bridge at Locarno Spring in the Hepburn Springs Reserve.hepburn springs, locarno, mineral water, hepburn springs reserve, locarno spring, edna walling -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Eltham Bridge
Photograph of bridge, Main Road, Eltham possibly taken by Peter Bassett-Smith. No date. eltham, bridge, main road -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Macedon Street Bridge, 1986
The photograph was taken showing the underside of the Macedon Street Bridge which spans the Jacksons Creek. It was constructed in the second half of the 1800s and replaced a pontoon that was used for river crossings.A non- digital black and white photograph of two arched bluestone bridge spanning a watercourse. -
St Arnaud and District Historical Society
Book. Coonooer Bridge Memorial, Coonooer Bridge Memorial to those who served their Country in Wartime
Following the Great War of 1914-18 the people who lived in the general area around Coonooer Bridge , (18 kms from St.Arnaud ) erected a Monument in honour of those men and women who served their country in a time of war. In 1920 the monument was erected across from the hall, situated in a small pine plantation which was also planted by community members. The names of those that served their country during war time were placed on the monument. After the 2nd World War the names of the local men and women who once again were asked to serve their country were added to the memorial to honour and remember the sacrifice that they made.This book was compiled to honour and enable families and future generations to remember those who served.This is the only book listing these servicemen that served from the Coonooer Bridge Area.Spiral plastic bound book.Clear perspex cover. Coloured pages.Includes photographs of servicemen, medals and war service information.Dedicated to the people of Coonooer Bridge. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Chandler Highway Bridge, 1930s
The railway viaduct linking the Outer Circle railway from Kew to Fairfield was constructed in the 1890s. In the 1930s it was converted into a motorway bridge.Photocopy of a photograph of the bridge linking Kew and Fairfield. Dated to the 1930s following the construction off the Chanler Highway.outer circle railway, viaduct (kew fairfield), john monash, chandler highway bridge