This photograph was taken near the Snowy River Bridge on the the old Princes Highway in Orbost, near the caravan park. The 1971 flood was the the worst flood on record. At Jarrahmond it was at least 11 metres and up to one and a half kilometres wide on the flats causing enormous damage to the flood plain. Records say that "The brown floodwater stain in Bass Strait could be seen from passing airliners." Considerable damage was done to railway infrastructure, roads and farms. More information from the APRIL, 2008 newsletter by John Phillips. (see orbosthistory.com.au)This is pictorial evidence of a significant local event. Floods have been an integral part of Orbost's history for hundreds of years.A black / white photograph of debris, fallen power lines, a tree across the highway and floodwaters across the road.on front at bottom - handwritten in upper case print - " 1971 FLOOD PRINCES HIGHWAY NEAR SNOWY BRIDGE"floods-orbost-1971

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

These are photographs taken during the 1934 flood at Orbost. From The Argus (Melbourne) on January 10 1934 "Damage estimated at £500,000 has been caused by the floods in the Orbost district. No loss of life occurred, largely owing to the heroic efforts of rescue parties. Many families spent Monday night on the roofs of houses or in trees, surrounded by deep, rushing flood waters." This 1934 flood was devastating, destroying a section of the 1922 Orbost bridge - the centre span was washed away -. wrecking fences, bridges and roads, dumping silt and debris on the rich river flats and drowning cattle.These photographs are pictorial records of the 1934 floods at Orbost, a significant event in the history of Orbost.Nine small black / white photographs of flood damage,3253.2 on back - "Waters rushing down Princes Highway and....of......where you see the waves" 3253.3 on back - "rushing flood waters over Lochiel Park Bridge approach at the rear of picture 1934"orbost-flood-1934 flood-orbost

These are photographs of the construction of the current cement road bridge across the Snowy River at Orbost. 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 opening of this Snowy River Bridge was an important development in the accessibility to the township of Orbost. These photographs record its construction.Two black / white photographs showing the construction of a road bridge across a river. 3257.1 shows piles being dropped beside the bridge, 3257.2 is of the early stages of construction of this bridge.snowy-river-bridge-orbost road-construction-orbost bridge-orbost

Looking southeast along Para Road. Sherbourne road overpass in distance. Railway Parade on left. Briar Hill industrial area on right.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparencygreensborough railway station, industry, para road, railway parade, red rattler, sherbourne road, tait train

Looking southeast along Para Road. Sherbourne road overpass in distance. Railway Parade on left. Briar Hill industrial area on right.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparencygreensborough railway station, industry, para road, railway parade, red rattler, sherbourne road, tait train

Looking southeast along Para Road. Sherbourne road overpass in distance. Railway Parade on left. Briar Hill industrial area on right.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparencygreensborough railway station, industry, para road, railway parade, red rattler, sherbourne road, tait train

Looking southeast along Para Road. Sherbourne road overpass in distance. Railway Parade on left. Briar Hill industrial area on right.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparencygreensborough railway station, industry, para road, railway parade, red rattler, sherbourne road, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparencymontmorency railway station

City bound passengers have departed on the train and school children who have arrived on the train leave the station. The Harris trains operated in Melbourne 1956-1988. They were full of asbestos and were taken out of service, wrapped in plastic and buried in land fill near ClaytonDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5063 black and white transparencyharris (blue) train, montmorency railway station

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyheidelberg railway station, hitachi electric train (1972-2014)

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyheidelberg railway station, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyallendale road, level crossing, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyallendale road, level crossing, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge, harris (blue) train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge, red rattler, tait train

Shillinglaw Cottage in Eltham Common and Panther Place can be seen through the bridge span.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham common, eltham trestle bridge, panther place, red rattler, shillinglaw cottage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyred rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge,red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge,red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham trestle bridge, hurstbridge line, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencygreensborough railway station, hurstbridge line, red rattler, tait train

Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1996, melbourne, yarra river