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Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Framed photograph, Lindsay Rex, S. T. Wattle on low loader passing under Bolte bridge, 22/10/2009
... . Photogtoraph taken during the removal of Wattle from the River Yarra ...Photogtoraph taken during the removal of Wattle from the River Yarra to its temporary storage and restoration site at No 24 South Wharf, Port Melbourne. A very significant moment in the life of the Wattle as this was the first day of the major restoration project that continues from 2009 through 2012 aiming to finish in mid 2013. Prior to this restoration project there was a long lead up to find funding and resources to restore the Wattle and ensure that Wattle was not scrapped. The majority of this preparation and restoration work was and continues to be completed by volunteers.Gilded wooden frame around a colour photograph. Steam Tug Wattle facing aft on a low loader which is passing under the Bolte Bridge. This was towards the end of the tug's land journey from Victoria Harbour to 24 South Wharf.wattle, bolte bridge, river yarra, steam tug, restoration, low loader, port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Domestic object - Coasters, Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1970s
... card pouch. Impression of Yarra River with West Gate Bridge... on blue felt in a black card pouch. Impression of Yarra River ...From the collection of the late Fred WindussFour aluminium coasters from the collection of the late Fred WINDUSS - two gold plated and two silver plated, with Port Melbourne Bowling Club insignia; mounted on blue felt in a black card pouch. Impression of Yarra River with West Gate Bridge in foreground and City in background, edge of a bowl on right handsport - lawn bowls, frederick robert winduss, port melbourne bowling club -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin, Four thousand bowls of rice : a prisoner of war comes home, 1993
Over 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionOver 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, burma thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pierre Boulle, The bridge on the river Kwai, 1952
The Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks.p.157.fictionThe Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. war stories - fiction, burma-siam railway - fiction -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Harry Gilham, Grave of Alfred and Margaret Armstrong, Eltham Cemetery, Victoria, Sep 2009
Alfred Patrick Armstrong was born in England in 1825 and was employed under the renowned Isambard Kingdom Brunel as a civil engineer during the construction of the Great Western Railway and the South Wales Railway. He came to Melbourne in 1852 and purchased property in Eltham. He became a mining surveyor and was Inspector of Mines and the Mining Registrar for the St Andrews Division of the Castlemaine Mining District. In 1855, he chaired a meeting calling for a bridge to be erected across the Yarra River between Eltham and Temple Stow. He was registered as an innkeeper in 1858, was a recognised collector of the £110 raised for the building of the first building of State School No. 209 (Eltham Primary) and was a Trustee for the Church of England site on the Eltham Cemetery Trust in 1860. He was elected to the Eltham District Road Board (forerunner of Eltham Shire Council) from 1867 to 1871 and then served as an Eltham Shire Councillor from 1871 to 1878 (including Shire President in 1873). Margaret Armstrong to whom he was married in 1854 at St Pauls Church, Melbourne, died on the 27th March 1887. Alfred died in 1893, having been in ill health for some time, and is buried in Eltham Cemetery with his wife Margaret. The monument features a tall pillar capped with a draped urn: a symbol of death. In Loving Memory of Alfred Armstrong Died May 27tth 1893 Aged 68 years Also of his wife Margaret Died March 27th 1887 Aged 63 years This burial site is of special interest as the monument has the tallest pillar-a vase-a draped cloth top (unfulfilled life) and additional panels of names around the sides and the base, which include: Ada Gertrude Armstrong, beloved daughter of Alfred & Margaret Armstrong, died May 30th 1878, aged 21 years Mary Armstrong, beloved mother to Alfred Armstrong, died April 10th, 1886 aged 82 years Arthur Vivian Harrison, died 4th Nov. 1899, aged 8 years Arthur Reynolds Stockwood Armstrong, son of Alfred Armstrong, died 4th Nov. 1908, aged 43 years Laura Augusta Harrison nee Armstrong, died 26th July 1921, aged 64 yearsRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, gravestones, alfred armstrong, margaret armstrong, ada gertrude armstrong, arthur reynolds stockwood armstrong, arthur vivian harrison, laura augusta harrison (nee armstrong), mary armstrong -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peter Pidgeon, Grave of Alfred and Margaret Armstrong, Eltham Cemetery, Victoria, 5 April 2021
Alfred Patrick Armstrong was born in England in 1825 and was employed under the renowned Isambard Kingdom Brunel as a civil engineer during the construction of the Great Western Railway and the South Wales Railway. He came to Melbourne in 1852 and purchased property in Eltham. He became a mining surveyor and was Inspector of Mines and the Mining Registrar for the St Andrews Division of the Castlemaine Mining District. In 1855, he chaired a meeting calling for a bridge to be erected across the Yarra River between Eltham and Temple Stow. He was registered as an innkeeper in 1858, was a recognised collector of the £110 raised for the building of the first building of State School No. 209 (Eltham Primary) and was a Trustee for the Church of England site on the Eltham Cemetery Trust in 1860. He was elected to the Eltham District Road Board (forerunner of Eltham Shire Council) from 1867 to 1871 and then served as an Eltham Shire Councillor from 1871 to 1878 (including Shire President in 1873). Margaret Armstrong to whom he was married in 1854 at St Pauls Church, Melbourne, died on the 27th March 1887. Alfred died in 1893, having been in ill health for some time, and is buried in Eltham Cemetery with his wife Margaret. The monument features a tall pillar capped with a draped urn: a symbol of death. In Loving Memory of Alfred Armstrong Died May 27tth 1893 Aged 68 years Also of his wife Margaret Died March 27th 1887 Aged 63 years This burial site is of special interest as the monument has the tallest pillar-a vase-a draped cloth top (unfulfilled life) and additional panels of names around the sides and the base, which include: Ada Gertrude Armstrong, beloved daughter of Alfred & Margaret Armstrong, died May 30th 1878, aged 21 years Mary Armstrong, beloved mother to Alfred Armstrong, died April 10th, 1886 aged 82 years Arthur Vivian Harrison, died 4th Nov. 1899, aged 8 years Arthur Reynolds Stockwood Armstrong, son of Alfred Armstrong, died 4th Nov. 1908, aged 43 years Laura Augusta Harrison nee Armstrong, died 26th July 1921, aged 64 yearsBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, ada gertrude armstrong, alfred armstrong, arthur reynolds stockwood armstrong, arthur vivian harrison, laura augusta harrison (nee armstrong), margaret armstrong, mary armstrong -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Work on paper (Sub-Item) - Aerial Photograph, Diamond Creek from Yarra River to Wattletree Road, Eltham
... the central place of Eltham township marked inluding Yarra River, Main... of Eltham township marked inluding Yarra River, Main Road, Bridge ...Black and white aerial photograph witrh key features around the central place of Eltham township marked inluding Yarra River, Main Road, Bridge Street and Ryans Road, Eltham North land development, real estate, aerial view, eltham, eltham north -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Russell Yeoman, Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra River, c.1970
... Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra River... melbourne Photograph Negative Warrandyte Bridge over Yarra River ...Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 strips Associated printIlford HP4bridge, warrandyte, bridges, kangaroo ground road, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Russell Yeoman, Fitzsimons Lane Bridge over Yarra River between Eltham and Templestowe, c.1970, 1970c
... Fitzsimons Lane Bridge over Yarra River between Eltham and... melbourne Photograph Fitzsimons Lane Bridge over Yarra River between ...Originally Fitzsimons Lane was the name of the road on the Templestowe side of the Yarra River; on the Eltham side it was known as the Eltham-Templestowe Road. When the new bridge was built the divided road was not continued in the Shire of Eltham as it would have required a significant widening of the cutting.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 stripsIlford HP4bridge, bridges, fitzsimons lane bridge, infrastructure, shire of eltham infrastructure, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Russell Yeoman, Fitzsimons Lane Bridge over Yarra River between Eltham and Templestowe, c.1970, 1970c
... Fitzsimons Lane Bridge over Yarra River between Eltham and... melbourne Photograph Fitzsimons Lane Bridge over Yarra River between ...Originally Fitzsimons Lane was the name of the road on the Templestowe side of the Yarra River; on the Eltham side it was known as the Eltham-Templestowe Road. When the new bridge was built the divided road was not continued in the Shire of Eltham as it would have required a significant widening of the cutting.Roll of 35mm black and white negative film, 4 of 7 stripsIlford HP4bridge, bridges, fitzsimons lane bridge, infrastructure, shire of eltham infrastructure, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Yarra River from Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1996
... Yarra River from Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1996... melbourne Photograph Yarra River from Princes Bridge, Melbourne ...Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1996, melbourne, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Yarra River from Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1996
... Yarra River from Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1996... melbourne Photograph Yarra River from Princes Bridge, Melbourne ...Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, 1996, melbourne, yarra river -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Old Lower Plenty Bridge, 18 Apr 1998
EDHS Autumn excursion to Lower Plenty area The blocked-off iron bridge at Lower Plenty - now re-opened and used as a footway/bike path section joining the Yarra River path.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 strips and associated colour printKodak Gold 200-6activities, lower plenty bridge, autumn excursion, eltham district historical society, lower plenty -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Old Lower Plenty Bridge, 18 April 1998
Plenty River reflections through the old iron Lower Plenty Bridge; Autumn Excursion to Lower Plenty area. The blocked-off iron bridge at Lower Plenty - now re-opened and used as a footway/bike path section joining the Yarra River path.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 strips and associated colour printKodak Gold 200-6activities, lower plenty bridge, autumn excursion, eltham district historical society, lower plenty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Crowds welcoming returning wounded troops, Port Melbourne, Roy Liebig, 1945
... bowden yarra river centenary bridge Roy Liebig ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Crowds at Port Melbourne, ambulances carrying wounded. Centenary bridge pylon in backgroundmaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, piers and wharves - station pier, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, centenary bridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Shipping using Webb Dock, Williamstown and various River Yarra berths, Ron Laing, 1986 - 1999
A set of 83 photographs of shipping using Webb Dock, Williamstown, various river berths and movements in the Yarra River 1986-1999transport - shipping, piers and wharves, ron laing, mairangi bay, columbus australia, michigan highway, anro australia, toyofuji 8, columbus america, union rotoma, searoad tamar, antwerpen, contship jork, queensland star, kha bhum, columbus new zealand, city of port melbourne, dock express ii, direct kea, samas spirit, arafura, contship action, searoad mersey, ville de capella, australia bridge, juthia bhum, direct eagle, columbia star, torrons, hakuyou maru, berlin express, tourcoing, rabelis, bass trader, zim brisbane, australian advance, sea venus, morning light, matilda bay, ooclexporter, qiutte, lloydiana, direct kookaburra, nichigon maru, era, golden crux ii, canopus, stolt sincerity, ionikos, iron gippsland, ehjin, eclipse, satucket, irene, paum monarch, torbon spirit, cgm, la perouse, amvella -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Yarra River, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer. nb Includes photographs of Victoria Dock in the period of time after the commercial shipping had gone but before the start of the proposed high-rises. The Bolte Bridge which caused this closure of Victoria Dock, North and South Wharves is covered in photos 1319.01-.35.A set of 47 colour photogaphs of the Yarra River at various locations from the old Sandridge Railway Bridge westward to the power house at Newportyarra river, built environment, transport - shipping, ron laing -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Victoria The Land of Enchantment", c1950
Book with hardcovers, 48 pages titled "Victoria The Land of Enchantment". Sewn in three sections, with a green strip of cloth and self end papers and printed outer paper, sides glued onto board covers. Consists of 43 colour photographs (full and half page) with captions, detailed text, and two black and white photos printed in blue on end covers. Photos of Mt Buffalo, Gippsland lakes, Mornington Beach, Yarra River, Flinders St. station from the Yarra, Collins and Spring St (with two W2's - see image No. 2), Parliament House, Kiewa Hydro scheme, Eildon Weir, Swan Hill Murray River Bridge, Bendigo Post Office, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Ballarat - Grenville and Sturt St (No. 22 - see image No. 3), Lorne, Yallourn Power Station, Hume Weir, Maroondah Weir, Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool, Portland Beach, A timber train (see image No. 4), Mildura, flax mills, Eastern Geelong and the Prime Ministers Ave, Ballarat. Produced by Nucolorvue Productions, c1950. See also Reg Item 2925 for the same photo of No. 22 and Reg Item 5354 for a postcard. Purchased via eBay site - see attached sheets and packing slip. Purchased 10/2/2005 for A$12.50 including postage, from Virginia Georgopoulos of West Brunswick. eBay sheets and envelope with worksheet file. Has Swains 123 Pitt St, Sydney sticker on bottom left hand corner page 2trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, grenville st, bogie trams, geelong, bendigo, melbourne -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Rudyard Kipling, The day's work, 1899
A collection of twelve stories ranging from the tale of a British engineer obsessed with saving his bridge from destruction by the flooding River Ganges, to the tale of an inconspicuous boat which mysteriously disappears on the high seas.p.406.fictionA collection of twelve stories ranging from the tale of a British engineer obsessed with saving his bridge from destruction by the flooding River Ganges, to the tale of an inconspicuous boat which mysteriously disappears on the high seas. england - fiction, england - short stories -
Mont De Lancey
Painting
Hand painted by Margaret Quayle.Original painting of Heidelberg, Victoria by Margaret Quayle. River scene with house and bridge, in a wooden frame.paintings, artworks -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Elizabeth Street Melbourne Looking North, 1865
... bridge queen's bridge yarra river rowboats ...A colour image Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. princes bridge, queen's bridge, yarra river, rowboats -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image, Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, c1935
... , under Architects Hudson and Wardrop. melbourne yarra river ...In 1932 the Shrine was still under construction. Master Builders were Vaughan & Lodge, under Architects Hudson and Wardrop.Photograph of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance.melbourne, yarra river, princes bridge, lodge brothers, vaughan and lodge, hudson and wardrop -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Work on paper - Sepia Wash & Ink, G B Richardson, Creek and Old Watering Stage, on the Yarra, East Collingwood, 1854
Blind Creek was located between the Abbotsford Convent and what is now the Collins Bridge in Studley Park. In an 1858 map of East Collingwood by Clement Hodgkinson, in the State Library of Victoria, one can see how the creek was originally a significant landmark in Collingwood; remaining vacant land until a barrel drain enclosed it. The area was later filled in, surveyed and developed. The position where Blind Creek entered the Yarra was in the immediate vicinity of Hodgson’s Punt, which had linked Kew to the other side of the Yarra from 1839. The Punt was purchased by the Colonial Government in 1852 and was in use until the opening of the Studley Park Road (Johnston Street) Bridge in 1858 made its continued use redundantThe point of view selected by the artist for the watercolour is from the banks of Blind Creek in East Collingwood, looking across the Yarra to the Kew side of the river.Inscribed verso 'Creek and Old Watering stage, on the Yarra East Collingwood 1854 / Trees, stage, &c have long since disappeared / [Artist Signature] / FT 110 / Creek itself now being filled in 1903.gb richardson, blind creek - abbotsford, yarra river - abbotsford (vic) - kew (vic), colonial artists, australian art - 19th century, george bouchier richardson -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Company, A Glimpse of Princes Bridge, Melbourne
One of a number of 'real photo' and commercial postcards created by or owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. The postcards are part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021.Monochrome postcard of Yarra at Princes Bridge with rowers on river and cars, bystanders and an athlete in foreground. Three oars lean against tree. The Rose Series P. 1076postcards -- melbourne, princes bridge -- melbourne, postcards - the rose series, christian-washfold collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph Album No.1, Henry Beater Christian, 1924-26
Henry Christian (c.1809-91), the grandfather of the photographer, was one of the first settlers in Kew. He arrived in Victoria with his wife Agnes and son Orlando in 1855 on the Gypsy Queen. He established a rope-making business in Bulleen Road by 1858 but was declared insolvent two years later. In his final years, he was celebrated as one of the oldest living settlers of the district. His son, Orlando Henry Beater Christian (c.1853-1930) became a member of the Hawthorn Band and a foundation member of the Willsmere Swimming Club. Orlando and his wife Elizabeth had four children of which Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) was the oldest.An album of photographs, compiled by Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) of Pakington Street, Kew, depicting individuals, natural and settled environments and the interactions between these worlds. Henry Christian, was a keen explorer, not just of his immediate environment but also of the Victorian wilderness. His major opus is contained in two albums in which he records, sometimes in majestic detail and on other occasions the intimate features of the natural world. His photographic travels during the 1920s, often in solitary ramblings but on other occasions with companions, recall the heroic landscape photography of an earlier era, pioneered by Nicholas Caire. In addition to their aesthetic value, the albums are historically significant records within the State of Victoria, of what is now a distant point in time, and of places that have become radically altered through human intervention.Digital copy of a 47-page photograph album containing 255 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. The album contains a groups of photographic positives taken by Henry B Christian (a resident of Pakington Street), of places in Kew and throughout regional Victoria during the 1920s. The mainly sepia photographs, while small, are of a high resolution. Photographs are typically lightly glued onto pages. Locations are frequently identified by white or black ink, which in a number of cases is illegible due to wear.henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, photograph albums, kew (vic.) — yarra river, kew (vic.) — zig-zag bridge, kew (vic.) — macauley’s boathouse, studley park (vic.) — yarra river, wonderland — grampians (vic.), black spur (vic.), marysville (vic.), maroondah dam (vic.) — construction, warburton (vic.), cockatoo (vic.), bruthen (vic.), swan reach road (vic.), glen hills (vic.), lightning creek (vic.), omeo (vic.), glen wills (vic.), mt wills (vic.), sunnyside (vic), granite flat (vic.), toolangi (vic.), yea (vic, )., flowerdale (vic.), mt white law (vic.), baw baw (vic.), christian-washfold collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Zig-zag Bridge on the Yarra River at Kew, Henry Beater Christian, 1920-28
... Zig-zag Bridge on the Yarra River at Kew...-zag Bridge on the Yarra River at Kew Photograph Small black ...Henry Christian (c.1809-91), the grandfather of the photographer, was one of the first settlers in Kew. He arrived in Victoria with his wife Agnes and son Orlando in 1855 on the Gypsy Queen. He established a rope-making business in Bulleen Road by 1858 but was declared insolvent two years later. In his final years, he was celebrated as one of the oldest living settlers of the district. His son, Orlando Henry Beater Christian (c.1853-1930) became a member of the Hawthorn Band and a foundation member of the Willsmere Swimming Club. Orlando and his wife Elizabeth had four children of which Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) was the eldest.Small black and white photograph of the Yarra River at Studley Park. In the middle ground, a man is paddling a canoe upstream. On the horizon, the tower and buildings of Raheen in Studley Park Road can be seen.henry christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew canoe club history — — photographs, yarra river -- studley park -- kew (vic.), christian-washfold collection -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Burgess House, Victoria Street (Abbotsford), 1880-1900
Major floods recurred of the Yarra River on a regular basis. A flood in 1901 destroyed this house in Victoria Street, Abbotsford. Later print copy of an original photograph. Home of C/N Burgess on the south side of Yarra River. The buildings were washed away in a flood in 1901 The house was in the same location as that on which Handley & Tilly was later built. This would locate it on the north side of Victoria Street, Abbotsford between Burnley Street and the Victoria Street Bridge. Photo shows three men and one woman working in an established garden in front of a weatherboard cottage."Home of C/N Burgess on south side of river; washed away in 1901; Handley & Tilly on site"yarra river -- floods, yarra river flood -- 1901, burgess family -- victoria street -- abbotsford (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - The Boulevard at Kew, 1937
The Yarra Scenic Boulevard stretching from Hawthorn to the Chandler Highway was completed as a major project between 1933 and 1936 during a period of significant unemployment. Key dates in the construction this section the road include: 1933 when Kew Council supported the construction of the road from Studley Park to the Kew Asylum; and 1936 when the road from the Johnston Street Bridge to the Chandler Highway was opened. The inscription on the reverse of the photo 'Boulevard Fairfield' is misleading as there is no section of the Boulevard in Fairfield. A more likely interpretation is that it is a photograph of the Kew section of the Yarra Boulevard with the factories of Fairfield in the distance.Rare early photograph of the Yarra Boulevard, taken one year after the opening of the road. The photograph is an important historical record of the results of 'Susso' labor in the creation of major works in Melbourne by the Victorian Government. Original, black and white positive print of the Boulevard at Kew in 1937. Key aspects to note about the photograph is that the road is bituminised; that the gutters are concreted; that the kerb is constructed of concrete blocks; and that there is an unmade footpath on what appears to be the right hand side of the road. The landscape is sparsely treed, and those trees that remain are presumably remnant vegetation. At the right, the land is fenced. The land at the left falls away sharply to the river below. On the horizon, at left, there is an industrial complex including a tall chimney that is burning fuel creating smoke. "Boulevard Fairfield" great depression, susso projects, roads -- kew (vic.), yarra boulevard, yarra valley -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Yarra Flats near Burke Road Bridge, 1937
Land along the Yarra River in Kew is now either designated open space, parkland or public golf links. By the 1930s much of this area remained open farmland, bought at auction for dairy farming in the 1840s.Original, black and white positive print of what is said to be the Yarra Flats near Burke Road Bridge. On the horizon, building can be seen, whereas in the middle ground, farm fencing and a windmill are the main features as well as remnant Eucalypts. Inscribed verso: "Yarra Flats near Burke Rd Bridge 1937" studley park -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Kane's Bridge on the Yarra River, December 1934
... Kane's Bridge on the Yarra River... Kane's Bridge on the Yarra River Photograph Original, black ...In 1928 a footbridge was erected to link Kew with the public golf course across the Yarra. The total cost of construction came to 250 pounds and the bridge became known as Kane's Bridge. During the 1934 floods the bridge was washed downstream, and was subsequently rebuilt. The present form of the bridge resembles the earlier bridge which crossed from the Yarra Bend Asylum to Kew, further upstream. (VHD)Original, black and white positive of Kane's Bridge in December 1934, when the 'great flood' of the Yarra caused the bridge's destruction. Inscribed verso: "Kane's Bridge Yarra in flood Dec 1934"river yarra, yarra -- kew (vic.), kanes bridge, 1934 floods