This photograph shows the main road near Bellbird, East Gippsland, in 1924. This road would have been the Princes Highway, a main thoroughfare through to New South Wales. Bellbird Creek is a small rural location between Orbost and Cann River. There was no township at Cabbage Tree at this time. The Cabbage Tree Creek township was established to support the booming timber industry of the mid 20th century. Five timber mills worked full time supporting the families that were drawn to the area's wealth of natural resources. Nestled on the banks of the Cabbage Tree Creek, the township was built by those mills to house their workers. Today although the timber mills have disappeared, some of the buildings still remain. Little now remains to remind of the saw-milling history apart from photographs and some relics - a boiler and a brick furnace. There was also a thriving agricultural community farming dairy, beef, seed beans and fresh peas and beans that were sent to the Victoria Market in Melbourne. Dairy farming still plays an essential role in the township. this is a pictorial record of the Princes Highway, the main road from East Gippsland to the New South Wales border.A large black / white photograph of a very wet and boggy bush road.on front - "Main Rd near Bellbird 1924"road princes-highway bellbird-creek-1924

Bellbird Dell - Vermont : Junior activity sheet, and Horticultural Centre - Bellbird Dell circuit walk.bellbird dell, parks and reserves, horticultural centre, forest hill.

A pamphlet advertising Bellbird Private Hospital.A pamphlet advertising Bellbird Private Hospital.bellbird private hospital, blackburn south

Coloured photo of Bellbird Dell, South Vermont.bellbird dell

A description of Bellbird Dell including history and amenities.A description of Bellbird Dell including history and amenities.bellbird dell, vermont south

Coloured photo of Lower Pond at Bellbird Dell, South Vermont.bellbird dell

History and development of Bellbird Dell. Includes colour photos and map.parks and reserves, city of nunawading, morack road, vermont south, george road, philip street, vermont, bellbird dell

Black and white photograph of the ponds at Bellbird Dell. Oct 1985parks and reserves, bellbird dell

Black and white photograph of the ponds at Bellbird Dell. Oct. 1985parks and reserves, bellbird dell

Black and white photograph of the ponds in Bellbird Dell. Oct. 1985parks and reserves, bellbird dell

Colour photograph of Daylesford. This view was used for the opening scenes of the ABC television seried 'Bellbird'.heritage, daylesford, townscape, view

Black and white photograph of tourist launch Bellbird at Post Office jetty Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, tourism, waterways

Bellbird Dell - Vermont, leaflet produced by City of Nunawading, Parks and Recreation Department. Includes details and map.bellbird dell, parks and reserves

Article in Nunawading Gazette about a young student. Martin Short, researching the elusive bellbird population in Nunawading.nunawading, bellbirds, short, martin

Black and white photograph taken inside the operating theatre of the Bellbird Hospital, Cnr. Canterbury and Blackburn Roads, Blackburn South. 1994bellbird private hospital

Article on planting of Bellbird Dell with photo of committee members, Wilma Docking, Heike Jindra and Barbara Baker. Nunawading Gazette, 12 May 1993.bellbird dell, parks and reserves, docking, wilma, jindra, heike, baker, barbara

Black and white photograph of George Frasers Bellbird on the Tambo River Johnsonville Victoria. Also two colour photographs of some descendants of Duncan and Legg families at Tambo River landing Johnsonvillefishing industry, transport, rivers

Brass bell for use at meetings. Presented by Forest Hill Rotary club to Blackburn Bellbird Probus - formed 8th October 1993/Brass bell - with Probus insignia Presented by Rotary Club of Forest Hill to The Probus Club of Blackburn Bellbird celebrating the formation of the Club on 8th October 1993. Probus insignia - round brass with letter P and Probus set in blue enamel.Inscription - Celebrating formation of new Probus Clubrotary club, forest hill, probus club, blackburn, bellbird, october 1993

Pamphlet advertising auction of classic Elmore home in Blackburn's bellbird area. 26 Linum Street, Blackburn.Auction of classic Elmore home in Blackburn's bellbird area.linum street, blackburn, no.26, elmore houses

Bellbird built by George Fraser 1905, went to NZ with Fraser familyBlack and white photograph showing S S Bellbird at Johnsonville on Tambo River, shows wharf and shed on right hand side, few dead trees on hill in background. Johnsonville Victoriaboats and boating, waterways