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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Public Works Committee, Borough of Sandridge, Municipal Council of Sandridge - Public Works Committee Minutes, 18560 - 1862
... Municipal Council of Sandridge - Public Works Committee...Volume of minutes of Public Works Committee of Sandridge...Public Works Committee, Borough of Sandridge... of Sandridge - Public Works Committee Minutes Volume of minutes ...Volume of minutes of Public Works Committee of Sandridge Council dated 20.9.1860Title on labellocal government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - fences, engineering - canals and drainage, engineering - bridges, fishermans bend, built environment - civic, transport - horse, utilities - gas, lagoon, missions to seamen, emerald hill, fire and fire services, william morley, joseph weaver allen, thomas swallow, samuel george isaacs, frederick poolman, robert byrne, john murphy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Public Works Department re new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street, Public Works Department, 19 May 1880
... Public Works Department re new bridge over Yarra at...Letter from Public Works Department, 1880, on conference...Public Works Department... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Public Works Department re new ...Letter from Public Works Department, 1880, on conference regarding new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Streetengineering - bridges, town planning, michael tarver quinn -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plan - Vessel, Public Works Department (P.W.D.), Matthew Flinders I, 8-11-1911
... Public Works Department... are contained in a box from the Public Works Department, Ports... for the Public Works Department, Melbourne, Victoria. Stamped... - –“ Handwritten on base “PUBLIC WORKS / DEPARTMENT / - - LBOURNE...Public Works Department (P.W.D.)...Public Works Department (P.W.D.)..., rolled, in open-top wooden box. Created for the Public Works ...These plans are line drawings by the State of Victoria for a Suction Hopper Dredge, which used a suction pump to bring up material from the bottom of a body of water. The plans are contained in a box from the Public Works Department, Ports and Harbours Division in Melbourne, which in the year 1910 was responsible for the dredging operations of coastal ports and harbours, and inland waterways. The stamped signature is that of Arthur Edward Cutler, Chief Engineer, Public Works Department of New South Wales. The steel steamer Matthew Flinders was constructed by Morts Dock & Engineering Co Ltd in Sydney, New South Wales. Identified as Ship No. 40 by the ship builders, this dredge, had twin screw engines that were made in Sydney. Its gross tonnage was 1180. It was launched on July 15th, 1916, and registered by the owner, Department of Public Works in Victoria, at the Port of Melbourne in 1917. Unlike bucket dredges, the Matthew Flinders did not use permanent moorings but instead had bow and stern anchors. It travelled forward on the bow anchor, taking up a strip of even-depth wilt from the bed below. A local newspaper noted that the Matthew Flinders has many advantages that were especially useful for its work at Warrnambool. Warrnambool Harbour had been experiencing silting and sanding for many years. The problem continued even after the construction of the Breakwater in 1890, which was overseen by New Zealand engineer Arthur Dudley Dobson. Melbourne’s Department of Ports and Harbours sent the new Matthew Flinders to dredge the heavy silting in the Warrnambool Harbour in May 1919. This work was previously done by the smaller dredge, the Pioneer. However, after a month of work, the Matthew Flinders was returned to Melbourne for alterations to make it suitable for work in the heavy seas it experienced at Warrnambool. Both dredges were sent up from Melbourne when required over the years to periodically attend to the silting in the Harbour, but the Matthew Flinders was preferred because of its efficiency. It was still dredging the Harbour even in July 1938. The ship’s original master was J G Rosney. In 1923 the master in charge was Captain Dunbar. In 1930 the dredges were no longer required as the Harbour was no longer suitable as port.These plans are significant for their close association with the suction hopper dredge, the Matthew Flinders I, which was call upon often to remove the silting of Warrnambool Harbour and allow shipping to continue in the Port of Warrnambool until 1930, when the Port of Warrnambool ceased to be suitable as a port. The work done by the Matthew Flinders is significant for its association with the Warrnambool Breakwater and the on-going issues with the silting of the Harbour. Plans with line drawings for the suction hopper dredge Matthew Flinders, rolled, in open-top wooden box. Created for the Public Works Department, Melbourne, Victoria. Stamped with signature and dated November I, 1911. Inscriptions: label on box, handwriting on box, drawings and outer layer of paper. Freighted by 1 Star, New Zealand Express Cargo.Signature stamp “A E Cutler” Date stamp “NOV 8 – 1911” Printed on one page “STATE OF VICTORIA / SUCTION HOPPER DREDGE / GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS OF MAIN ENGINE ROOM / SCALE 1/2 IN = 1 FT.” Label on box "1 [star symbol] / THE NEW ZEALA- - - / EXPRESS CAR - –“ Handwritten on base “PUBLIC WORKS / DEPARTMENT / - - LBOURNE” Handwritten in pencil on cover paper “MATTHEW Flinders”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, plan, line drawing, dredge, pioneer, steel steam ship, twin screw engines, a e cutler, arthur edward cutler, chief engineer, public works department, new south wales, nsw, 1911, state of victoria, suction hopper, main engine room, public works melbourne, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, sanding, silting, breakwater, morts dock & engineering co ltd, j g rosney, captain dunbar, ship no. 40, matthew flinders i, matthew flinders, 1 star, new zealand express cargo -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Sign, Public Works Office
... Public Works Office...public works department warrnambool... states Public Works Office, which was operational in Victoria...Side 1: Witnesses Waiting Room Side 2:Public Works Office.... Public Works Office Rectangular wooden sign with rounded corners ...This sign points has two different messages. The first states Public Works Office, which was operational in Victoria between 1855 and 1987 dealt with many aspects of the states infrastructure. It had many different reponsibilities and roles from building government accommodation and fit out of buildings, licences for unused roads and water ways, main roads and bridges, ports and harbour,and water supplies. Much of this work was managed through local offices such as the one at Warrnambool. The sign on the reverse which states Witnesses Waiting Room relates to the court house which is where this sign originated.The Warrnambool court house was built in 1870-71 by the Victorian Public Works department and it is possible that this sign relates to that period.It is one of a number of public buildings built in the period 1870-1890 including the Police station and stables and police quarters, the Post Office and drill Hall , all in the same vicinity. This building reflects the growth of the town and also the importance it held at the time from a state level. The building while no longer used as a court house is a building of significance to Warrnambool as well as to the state of Victoria, being one of six around the state which were built in free classical style. This sign denotes the waiting room for witnesses which was situated on the western side of the building.A tangible link which provides historical and social significance to Warrnambool.Rectangular wooden sign with rounded corners. There is text on both sides painted in gold paint with shadow in black. One side is a darker brown stain . There are screw holes in each corner.and one hole on left middle of sign. Rounded edge on one side.Side 1: Witnesses Waiting Room Side 2:Public Works Office.warrnambool, warrnambool court house, public works department warrnambool -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Department of Public Works, Layout of UG and OM Cables sub-station area - Burnley Gardens, c. 1960
... department of public works...Copy of State of Victoria, Department of Public Works plan...Department of Public Works..., Department of Public Works plan of cabling. cabling department ...Copy of State of Victoria, Department of Public Works plan of cabling.cabling, department of public works, burnley gardens -
Wheen Bee Foundation
Publication, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, Minutes of evidence relating to the proposed construction of an animal quarantine station at Wallgrove, N.S.W. (Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works) Canberra, 1977
... . (Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works) Canberra, 1977...Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works... Standing Committee on Public Works) Canberra, 1977 Parliamentary ... -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Telegram: Bagge to Inspector General of Public Works, 14th October, 1863
... Telegram: Bagge to Inspector General of Public Works ...inspector general of public works... to the Inspector General of Public Works in Melbourne on October 14th, 1863... General of Public Works A telegram sent from a C.H.O. Bagge ...Murray Comrie Collection. A telegram sent from a C.H.O. Bagge in Tarnagulla to the Inspector General of Public Works in Melbourne on October 14th, 1863. Concerns checking of water levels in Inglewood and Tarnagulla Reservoirs, cost to build water races and planned travels to Dunolly and St. Arnaud.tarnagulla, post office, telegrams, bagge, water, resources, inspector general of public works, infrastructure, correspondence, communication, government -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, General Descaling, 1970
... Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street... works in Kew as well as providing examples of public works...Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew... Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street Photograph Public ...The series from which the photograph is drawn provides a snapshot by a commercial photographic studio of specific street works in Kew as well as providing examples of public works infrastructure being commissioned by local government in the 1970s. The photos originally formed part of the Engineering Department's files in the City of Kew before being donated to the Kew Historical Society.In addition to its historic importance as a record of a particular streetscape in Kew in 1970, the photograph also provides an historic record of public works by local government during the period.Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew, Company supplied photograph of cable laying in Gellibrand Street. Inscribed above photo: "Boring through obstacles to pass cable. Cable extends from winch to cutting tool in both directions to permit a to and fro cutting motion. Gellibrand St. Drain 23.4.70." Company information: "General Descaling / Company / 1st Floor 66-68 Albert Road/ South Melbourne 3205 Victoria / Telephone 699 1455 / 699 1635."general descaling, drains, gellibrand street (kew) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, General Descaling, 1970
... Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street... works in Kew as well as providing examples of public works...Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew... Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street Photograph Public ...The series from which the photograph is drawn provides a snapshot by a commercial photographic studio of specific street works in Kew as well as providing examples of public works infrastructure being commissioned by local government in the 1970s. The photos originally formed part of the Engineering Department's files in the City of Kew before being donated to the Kew Historical Society.In addition to its historic importance as a record of a particular streetscape in Kew in 1970, the photograph also provides an historic record of public works by local government during the period.Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew. Company supplied photograph of cable laying in Gellibrand Street. Inscribed above photo: "Boring through obstacles to pass cable. Cable extends from winch to cutting tool in both directions to permit a to and fro cutting motion. Gellibrand St. Drain 23.4.70." Company information: "General Descaling / Company / 1st Floor 66-68 Albert Road/ South Melbourne 3205 Victoria / Telephone 699 1455 / 699 1635."general descaling, drains, gellibrand street (kew) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, General Descaling, 1970
... Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street... works in Kew as well as providing examples of public works...Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew... Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street Photograph Public ...The series from which the photograph is drawn provides a snapshot by a commercial photographic studio of specific street works in Kew as well as providing examples of public works infrastructure being commissioned by local government in the 1970s. The photos originally formed part of the Engineering Department's files in the City of Kew before being donated to the Kew Historical Society.In addition to its historic importance as a record of a particular streetscape in Kew in 1970, the photograph also provides an historic record of public works by local government during the period.Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew, Company supplied photograph of measuring a tree root in Gellibrand Street. Inscribed above photo: "A tough dry root from a tree previously removed from alongside the drain. The root development inside the barrel had not caused the brick work to split. Gellibrand St. Drain 24.4.70." Company information: "General Descaling / Company / 1st Floor 66-68 Albert Road/ South Melbourne 3205 Victoria / Telephone 699 1455 / 699 1635."general descaling, drains, gellibrand street (kew) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Town of Port Melbourne, Public Works Committee, 1899
... Minutes, Town of Port Melbourne, Public Works Committee...Council Public Works Committee minutes 1899 - 1913..., Public Works Committee Book Council Public Works Committee ...Council Public Works Committee minutes 1899 - 1913local government - town of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Dunstan Estate during construction, Port Melbourne, Department of Public Works, 1936
... department of public works... made by pupils of Architecture at the Department of Public...Department of Public Works... of Architecture at the Department of Public Works . Shows eight types ...Twenty five (25) black and white or sepia photographs of the houses of the Dunstan Estate during their building i.e. Griffin Crescent and Southwood Avenue .16 - .25 - photographs of models made by pupils of Architecture at the Department of Public Works . Shows eight types of houses to be erected. Chief Architect Percy E Everett and Henry Pye the Chairman of the Housing Committee built environment - domestic, domestic life, department of public works, dunstan estate, percy e everett, henry pye, albert dunstan, bank houses -
Clunes Museum
Plan - PLANS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, POST & TELEGRAPH OFFICE CLUNES, 1878
... DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS...THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUT THE CONTRACT OUT...DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS... "DEPARTMENT OF WORKS MELBOURNE VICTORIA" THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ...THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUT THE CONTRACT OUT TO TENDER, LEWIS AND ROBERTS OF BALLARAT, CONTRACTORS, WON THE TENDER AT A PRICE OF 4099 POUNDS. THE FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER 1878.1 PHOTOCOPY OF DRAWING NO.1 INCLUDES SIDE AND FRONT ELEVATIONS, GROUND, FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF DRAWINGS .2 POTOCPY OF THE DRAWING NO. 2 INCLUDES SIDE AND FRONT ELEVATIONS, FOUND, FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF DRAWING SCALE IS 8 FEE TO ONE INCHON REVERSE: WRITTEN IN BLACK BIRO "C.- TAMMY VAN DRUIN, 17 TAIL ST SEBASTTOPOL 3336" .1 & 2 INITIALLED BY GWW (GEORGE WILLIAM WATSON) AND STAMPED WITH GOVERNMENT SEAL "DEPARTMENT OF WORKS MELBOURNE VICTORIA" post office, telegraph office, george william watson, department of public works, lewis & roberts ballarat -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Public Works, Road Construction, 1950s
... Public Works, Road Construction...Public works. Roadmaking in the 1950s using a steam roller. ... Photograph Photograph Public Works, Road Construction Public works ...An original photograph donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City's Engineering Department before the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.While not all of the photographs are of Studley Park, Kew or East Kew, each photo provides a fine snapshot of the work of local government engineering departments of the period. They reveal they types of labour conducted, the techniques used and the equipment and machinery in the possession of the local government authority.Public works. Roadmaking in the 1950s using a steam roller. Inscription on reverse: "Road making. Date?" city of kew (engineering department), road construction building -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Administrative record - Minute Book, Public Works Committee, City of Port Melbourne, 1915 - 1924
... Minute Book, Public Works Committee, City of Port Melbourne...City of Port Melbourne - Public Works Committee Minute Book... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Minute Book, Public Works ...City of Port Melbourne - Public Works Committee Minute Book for the period 1915 to 1924 local government - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Administrative record - Minute Book, Public Works Committee, Town of Port Melbourne, Rough Minute Book from 26.01.1909, 1908 - 1911
... Minute Book, Public Works Committee, Town of Port Melbourne...Town of Port Melbourne - Public Works Committee. Rough... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Minute Book, Public Works ...Town of Port Melbourne - Public Works Committee. Rough Minute Book - from 26.01.1908 to 27.06.1911local government - town of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memo, Public Works Office re new bridge over Yarra, 21 Jul 1879
... Memo, Public Works Office re new bridge over Yarra...Memo from Public Works Office July 1879 regarding new... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Memo, Public Works Office re new ...Memo from Public Works Office July 1879 regarding new bridge over Yarraengineering - bridges, town planning -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Administrative record - Minute Book, Public Works Committee, Borough of Sandridge, 1864 - 1865
... Minute Book, Public Works Committee, Borough of Sandridge... of the proceedings of the Public Works Committee April 1864 to September 1865...Minute Book, Public Works Committee, Borough of Sandridge ...A.09.03.DB Council of the Borough of Sandridge . Minutes of the proceedings of the Public Works Committee April 1864 to September 1865local government - borough of sandridge, andrew plummer, john pickles, edward clark, town clerks -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, City of Kew, Public Works, Road Construction, c.1920s
... Public Works, Road Construction...Public works. A close-up photograph of a grader being... Photograph Photograph Public Works, Road Construction Public works ...An original photograph donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City's Engineering Department before the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.While not all of the photographs are of Studley Park, Kew or East Kew, each photo provides a fine snapshot of the work of local government engineering departments of the period. They reveal they types of labour conducted, the techniques used and the equipment and machinery in the possession of the local government authority. Public works. A close-up photograph of a grader being pulled by a truck. road construction building, city of kew, city of kew (engineering department), bituminising, grader -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, 1970
... Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street...Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew... Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street Photograph Public ...Public Works Street Maintenance, Gellibrand Street, Kew, Company supplied photograph of root clearance from drains. Inscribed above photo: "Cable winch setup with 'snatch block' in manhole. Sample of roots removed on spoil. Gellibrand St. 24.4.70." Company information: "General Descaling / Company / 1st Floor 66-68 Albert Road/ South Melbourne 3205 Victoria / Telephone 699 1455 / 699 1635."general descaling, drains, gellibrand street (kew) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Public Works, Road Construction, 1950s
... Public Works, Road Construction...Public works. Road making in the 1950s using a steam roller... Photograph Photograph Public Works, Road Construction Public works ...An original photograph donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City's Engineering Department before the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.While not all of the photographs are of Studley Park, Kew or East Kew, each photo provides a fine snapshot of the work of local government engineering departments of the period. They reveal they types of labour conducted, the techniques used and the equipment and machinery in the possession of the local government authority. Public works. Road making in the 1950s using a steam roller and a mechanical grader. Inscription on reverse: "Road making." city of kew (engineering department), road construction building, road maintenance -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Public Works, Road Construction, 1950s
... Public Works, Road Construction...Public works. Road making in the 1950s using a steam roller... Photograph Photograph Public Works, Road Construction Public works ...An original photograph donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City's Engineering Department before the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.While not all of the photographs are of Studley Park, Kew or East Kew, each photo provides a fine snapshot of the work of local government engineering departments of the period. They reveal they types of labour conducted, the techniques used and the equipment and machinery in the possession of the local government authority.Public works. Road making in the 1950s using a steam roller and a mechanical grader. Inscription on reverse: "Road making." city of kew (engineering department), road construction -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Public Works, Road Construction, 1950s
... Public Works, Road Construction...Public works. Roadmaking machinery in the 1950s using a tip... Photograph Photograph Public Works, Road Construction Public works ...An original photograph donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City's Engineering Department before the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994.While not all of the photographs are of Studley Park, Kew or East Kew, each photo provides a fine snapshot of the work of local government engineering departments of the period. They reveal they types of labour conducted, the techniques used and the equipment and machinery in the possession of the local government authority.Public works. Roadmaking machinery in the 1950s using a tip truck and other equipment. Inscription on reverse: "Road making. Date?" city of kew (engineering department), road construction maintenance -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Department of Public Works to Town Clerk re Williamstown Road, 15 Mar 1888
... Department of Public Works to Town Clerk re Williamstown...Letter from Department of Public Works 15 March 1888... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Department of Public Works ...Letter from Department of Public Works 15 March 1888 to Town Clerk Port Melbourne re Williamstown RoadNotes by E.C. Clark in marginengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, edward clark, town clerks -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Letter, Department of Public Works, 1864
... Letter from Department of Public Works to Secretary...Department of Public Works... of Public Works ...Letter re unsafe state of bridge over Yarra RiverLetter from Department of Public Works to Secretary of Horticultural Societybridge, yarra river -
Federation University Australia Historical Collection
Book, Railway Practice: a collection of working plans and practical details of construction in the public works of the most celebrated engineers, 1847 (exact)
... practical details of construction in the public works of the most...public works... and practical details of construction in the public works of the most ...A green cloth hard cover book. Title and author's name are engraved in gold on spine. This is the 3rd edition, first series with black and white illustrations. It describes the engineering practices of the early days of British railroads. The book includes (series 1 to 4)and it contains, roads, tramroads and railroads, bridges, aqueducts, viaducts, wharfs, warehouses, roofs, and sheds, canals, locks, sluices, & the various works on rivers, streams, etc., harbours, docks, piers and jetties, tunnels, cuttings and embankments, the several works connected with the drainage of marshes, marine sands, and the irrigation of land, water-works, gas-works, water-wheels, mills, engines.civil engineering, railway practice, rail constructions, s c brees, western railway great britain, public works, railroads, canals, s.c. brees, samuel brees, samuel charles brees -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge, Public Works Committee May 1862 to March 1864, 1862 - 1864
... Public Works Committee May 1862 to March 1864...Minutes of the Borough of Sandridge Public Works Committee... of Sandridge Public Works Committee 1862 - 64. Similar in appearance ...Minutes of the Borough of Sandridge Public Works Committee 1862 - 64. Similar in appearance to other Sandridge committee minutes, but much larger.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering department - borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memo, Department of Public Works re Williamstwon Short Road, 12 Sep 1887
... Memo, Department of Public Works re Williamstwon Short Road...Foolscap, printed single page copy of Dept of Public Works... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Memo, Department of Public Works ...Items 598.01-.04 originally pinned togetherFoolscap, printed single page copy of Dept of Public Works memo re Williamstown Short Road, dated 12 Sept 1887; original memo dated 19.8.1887. Includes costs of grading road.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, w thwaites, edward clark, town clerks -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Department of Public Works, Nursery Potting Soil Bins, 1941
... . of Public Works. P.P.M. Engineer....Department of Public Works... for removal and re-erection of soil bins by Dept. of Public Works ...Plan for removal and re-erection of soil bins by Dept. of Public Works. P.P.M. Engineer.burnley school of horticulture, nursery -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, City of Kew, Public Works, Road Making, c.1920s
... Public Works, Road Making...Public works. A high retaining wall holds back... Photograph Photograph Public Works, Road Making Public works. A high ...An original photograph donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City's Engineering Department before the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara in 1994. While not all of the photographs are of Studley Park, Kew or East Kew, each photo provides a fine snapshot of the work of local government engineering departments of the period. They reveal they types of labour conducted, the techniques used and the equipment and machinery in the possession of the local government authority.Public works. A high retaining wall holds back an embankment on a steep slope around which a road turns. It is believed that the photograph dates from the 1920s. Inscription on reverse: "A difficult corner designed to obviate the use of steps. / Pedestrians using the road in front of the dwellings step off the pathway at the telegraph pole".city of kew (engineering department), engineering, road construction building