The Maroondah System was first and foremost developed as a functional component of Melbourne's Water Supply System. In addition to functionality, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) envisioned the Maroondah Reserve to be enjoyed aesthetically and recreationally by the public. This souvenir illustrates the realisation of the Maroondah System as a local recreational and tourist attraction in the early 20th century. The Maroondah Reserve gardens were landscaped with English-style ornamental stonework, exotic trees, flower beds and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significanceThese photographs are invaluable in providing insight into many aspects of the Maroondah Reservoir’s early development. The dam wall is a distinctive example of early engineering techniques, with its gravity arch design and concrete construction. The construction of the dam wall represents an important advancement in the technology of dam-building.These images are part of a series of eight photographs which document the construction of the Maroondah Dam in the 1920s.melbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, melbourne water, photograph, water, maroondah dam, construction, wall

Born: London, Middlesex, England 1801; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1835; Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1878ColonialGift of the family of the late Betty Olive Davies 1979Rural landscape with grass, dam, buildings, trees and clouds.Gold and grey brushed timber frame.Recto: Signed and dated "CM 1858" in grey pencil in l.l.c of composition; Not titleddrawing, landscape, water, building, colonial, trees, clouds

PHOTO COPY. WATERSHED DAMS WEIR CREEK FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER FOR THE CLUNES TOWNSHIP AND MINES.local history, photography, photographs, water supply

Black and white photograph, printed on postcard, showing the cellars at Fairfield, with an agricultural dam in the foreground.Printed at tow of photo: "Fairfield Cellars, Rutherglen"fairfield cellars

Aerial photograph of Cardinia Reservoir taken in 2020, showing the face of the main dam wall.

Donald Clark Collection.A colour postcard depicting Company's Dam in around 1937, view from the Courthouse in Tarnagulla.water

Eppalock. Construction. Young boy fishing in Lake Eppalock. Markings: Eppalock Dam 1961.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Sepia photograph of a large dam surrounded by trees, with wooden walkway on left hand side."Linton reservoir early 1900s a view of the Linton Reservoir. It is situated on the Morchup Road".linton reservoir

Dartmouth Dam was built on the Mitta Mitta River in the 1970s. It is the highest dam in Australia (2022). It is the largest storage in Victoria (2022). It was built primarly for irrigation and urban use. The power station has the largest hydro-electric generator in Victoria (2022).

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. This dam, flume and waterwheel were erected to obtain gold from the tailings. Picture shows the section of the dam, wheel and waterway. Markings: 41 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

These photographs were taken in and around Falls Creek by Samuel Keith Pearce and printed for him as a foldout postcard by NuColor Vue. The postcards state they were printed for S. K. Pearce Pty. Ltd of Tawonga and Mount Beauty. Samuel Keith Pearce was born on 24 June 1917 in Armadale, Victoria. By the late 1940s he owned the Mt Beauty Supermarket, Newsagency, Drapery and Hardware store at Mount Beauty and also a store at Tawonga in partnership with his brother Gordon Cathew Pearce. For some time, they operated as Pearce Brothers. In the early 1960s Keith also opened a mini mart In Falls Creek. As well as being a keen photographer and an astute businessman, Keith Pearce was a well-known identity in the Kiewa Valley, making many contributions to the development of the area over a long period. This included serving as a member of the Bright Shire Council for many years. He worked hard to promote the interests of the Upper Kiewa Valley. As a sign of recognition and appreciation for his contribution to the community, the park opposite the grocery store in Mount Beauty was named the SK Pearce Gardens in his honour. Samuel Keith Pearce died on 7 July 1994 in Mount Beauty, VictoriaThis collection of postcards and image is significant because they were commissioned by a highly successful business in Falls Creek, Victoria.A high definition photo of the skiers at Sun Valley with Rocky Valley Dam in the background. Rocky Valley Dam is man-made and has a capacity of 28,000 megalitres. It was created for the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme and is also utilised in snow making for Falls Creek.falls creek resort, sun valley tow, rocky valley dam, hydroelectricity

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century to the present.Black and white photograph of cows in a pasture with dam and windmill, with tall pine trees dividing the frame.Catalogue number written in pencil on the reverse. Handwritten on reverse in pencil 'Note the pine trees along the fence. All gone now (wasp).' In another hand 'Thought to Buckley era. Promotion shot for selling property'churchill island

Photograph.A view of shed at ''Marydale'', Axedale, on the opposite side of dam with a number of trees reflected in the water.axedale, history, marydale property

The Maroondah System was first and foremost developed as a functional component of Melbourne's Water Supply System. In addition to functionality, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) envisioned the Maroondah Reserve to be enjoyed aesthetically and recreationally by the public. This souvenir illustrates the realisation of the Maroondah System as a local recreational and tourist attraction in the early 20th century. The Maroondah Reserve gardens were landscaped with English-style ornamental stonework, exotic trees, flower beds and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significance.This souvenir item has been curated by Melbourne Water as it represents an important historical aspect of the organisation by demonstrating the popularity of its water asset sites as recreational places and tourist attractions, and although these sites are functional parts of the water supply system, they were also designed to be enjoyed by the public both aesthetically and recreationally. Clear glass flower shaped 'depression ware' bowl with photograph of Maroondah Dam Healesville in the base.melbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, maroondah reservoir, melbourne water, scenic view, souvenir, glass, bowl

Robin Boyd developed a close friendship with the founder of the Bauhaus in Weimar Germany, Walter Gropius, who had moved to the USA in the 1930s. Through this connection, Boyd was invited to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bemis Professor at the School in the North American academic year 1956-7. Robin and Patricia Boyd, with their youngest daughter Suzy, were based in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the year. Boyd gave some lectures at MIT and he was also invited to give lectures at many other universities, allowing him to travel widely within the USA, especially on the East Coast. This gave him the opportunity to meet architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Paul Rudolph and many others, and visit the offices of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and places like Taliesin and the General Motors Technical Center Detroit. On the way home, the Boyds visited London, Berlin, Paris and Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel in France.Colour slide in a mount. Norris Dam, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA, 1936. (Architect: TVA.)Date: / Subject / Encircled 55F (Handwritten)mit bemis professorship, mit, robin boyd, slide

Earthenware Crucible (Small) probably for gold smelting. Found on Banks Mining Dam Deep Leadstawell

Three views from Big Hill December 9th 1928 Davis Open Cut in foreground Black Range at Back. Stawell Court House with mining holes in foreground. Water Reservoir between trees. 3 Black & White photos of Stawell water supply dam taken from Big Hill.(29.11). Stawell from Big Hill Dec 9th 1928. - (29.11a) Nov 1928. L.C. Langford. - (29.11b). Stawell from Big Hill Dec 9th 1928. stawell

Painting depicting a female nude with blonde curly hair standing in a dam with lily pads and owl. Noneclifton pugh, painting, portrait, prue acton, dunmoochin, owl

Murray Comrie Collection. This is an original postcard. Black and white photographic postcard depicting Company's Dam corner Gladstone and King Streets, Tarnagulla.Reverse is printed as a postcard format (blank/unused). Handwritten on reverse: 'Please return to Hilda Clarke, Box [redacted for privacy] , Tarnagulla'. Stamped on reverse 'C. Bock, Photo, Tarnagulla'.tarnagulla, dam, water, company's dam, king street, bock print, comrie

Typed below photograph, "Norwood High School under construction (Dam in foreground) 1958".

Eppalock. Construction. Water tower in the background, project board for the public to view with information about the ''Eppalock Project''. Statistics and diagram of the cross section view of the dam wall, showing the cavity in the wall and the pipeline under the wall. Markings: Eppalock Dam Observation Point Board.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Oil on canvas. Painted at Art Historian, Bernard Smith's dam beside Karingal Drive in Eltham, Victoria. Rich, green shrubs and eucalyptus trees surround the water, reeds grow in the dam. The surrounding landscape is reflected in the water. Sloping land and bush fill the background.

Eppalock. Construction. Adults looking over the site of Lake Eppalock. Markings: Eppalock Dam Site 1960kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock

The Maroondah System was first and foremost developed as a functional component of Melbourne's Water Supply System. In addition to functionality, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) envisioned the Maroondah Reserve to be enjoyed aesthetically and recreationally by the public. This souvenir illustrates the realisation of the Maroondah System as a local recreational and tourist attraction in the early 20th century. The Maroondah Reserve gardens were landscaped with English-style ornamental stonework, exotic trees, flower beds and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significance.This souvenir item has been curated by Melbourne Water as it represents an important historical aspect of the organisation by demonstrating the popularity of its water asset sites as recreational places and tourist attractions, and although these sites are functional parts of the water supply system, they were also designed to be enjoyed by the public both aesthetically and recreationally. Navy in colour, the pennant is double sided, with an image of the Maroondah Dam surrounding the word “Maroondah” on both sides.melbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, maroondah, dam, healesville, melbourne water, scenic view, souvenir, pennant, flag, textile, historic

Colour Slde. A Steam Shovel loaing a truck and tailer with rubble part wal up the dam wall.lake bellfield

Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of reflections in the dam on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading, in 1928.jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading

Landholders installed windmills to draw underground water supplies to the surface in areas with the windmill becoming an iconic status in Australian culture, symbolising triumph over natural barriers to settler ambition. Comet Windmills was founded in Rockhampton, Queensland in 1879 by Sidney Williams and the Comet became known as "Australia's Leading Mill". The windmill is a vital farming tool as it assists with agriculture, irrigation, and water supply and this windmill drew water from the 'Windmill Dam' for decades before Churchill Island's acquisition by Victorian Conservation Trust in 1976. In 1981, VCT invited BP Westernport Refinery Manager, John Shawley, to inspect the windmill with view of restoration. This was then done through the next year, as BP Social Club Members (including engineers, managers, and accountants) restored the pump, wheel, tower and piping. The wheel itself was lowered to the ground through a jury mast. The pressure from the windmill is weak but the extracted water was found to be brackish and excessively salty.This windmill is anecdotally the oldest working mill of its model in Gippsland. Its connection to Churchill Island is vital as it has been a fixture for the last 80 years. Complete water-boring windmill on metal stand, with vane at head and pumphouse at base.COMETfarm, machinery, windmill, water, pumping, dams, dam, churchill island, comet

Official photo of KHES constructed by SECVOfficial photo of KHES in the Kiewa Valley1. No. 1 Pipeline - from Anchor 1 to Anchor 5. August 1955 2. Junction Dam - General View from Downstream - May 1943 3. No. 3 Power Station - Clover Flat Camp - February 1951 4. Clover Dam - October 1954 5. View from Downstream of Junction Dam - July 1943 6. Upper Kiewa Valley Road 3 to 4 Mile - Mt Arthur in Background - July 1954 khes, secv

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of two people in a horse drawn cart. Horse is stationary and a dam and shoreline are visible in the background.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. On reverse in pen '1939 Sister Campbell and Mrs Jenkins in the cart. Either on their way or just back from a trip over the Boys Home crossing to collect stores and visit the Cleelands at Newhaven'churchill island