This photographic copy of an older photo shows a Carlton-bound cable tram on a flooded Chapel Street adjacent to the Jam Factory. The Yarra River and its tributaries frequently flooded in the 1800s and early 1900s before flood mitigation works were completed. This photograph might be from the disastrous Melbourne Flood of 1891 when the Yarra River flooded the Toorak Engine House and submerge many cable lines. Alternatively, it may be dated 1907 when South Yarra was hit with a flash flood on 25 January.Yields information about cable trams affected by flooding.. Black and white photograph and nothing on rear.carlton-bound, cable tram, flooded chapel street, jam factory, frequently flooded, flood mitigation works, melbourne flood of 1891, toorak engine house, 1907, south yarra, flash flood

Drainage infrastructure was developed and maintained in this region by the Snowy River Improvement Trust. The Trust was administered by a local committee and its activities funded by a local rate charged on the farmers and land owners in the Trust’s designated district. The level of the rate charged by the Trust was designed to be proportionate to the benefit derived from the works undertaken. Financial assistance was provided by the State Government from time to time for specific projects such as post flood repairs but not for new capital works. The Trust undertook new drainage and river management works including tree planting, rock beach construction and servicing of the drains and flood gates. The Trust also provided a personal flood warning service to the farmers in its district. The Trust ceased to operate in 1997 with the advent of the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority. The infrastructure developed by the Trust continues to provide a service to the farmers in the region. (ref. 4 East Gippsland CMA Submission to Inquiry into Flood Mitigation Infrastructure in Victoria) This plan is significant as a historical document. The Snowy River Improvement Trust was vital to the Orbost district because of its ability to apply local knowledge and to engage the local farming community.A large plan of divisions of land for the purpose of levying the Snowy River Improvement District - Bete Bolong, Orbost, Waygara, Newmerella and Orbost East. The properties are coloured according to levy amount. The scale is 1" - 20 chains. snowy-river-improvement-trust

Part of the gwen Goedecke CollectionMelbourne And Metropolitan Board of Works Maribyrnong River Flood Mitigation Study Executive Summary March 1986maribyrnong river, floood