Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Sherbourne Road, Montmorency, c. July 1962
... ...Public Telephone Box (Red)...McDonald. 1962-07 Ampol Service Station BP Service Station Montmorency Rattray Road Service Station Sherbourne Road Graders Infrastructure Public Telephone Box (Red) Reconstruction works Road construction shire of eltham Powell's Corner Medium format 120/Kodak 620 6x6 cm black and white negative (1 of 12) contained in a Filmpro processing envelope with various inscriptions and markings. ...
Known as Powell's Corner.
View looking west across Sherbourne Road to intersection of Rattray Road from present-day forecourt entrance to 7-Eleven Eltham service station
Powell's BP Service Station is now an Ampol Service Station (2022)
Google Street View Apr.. 2022
https://goo.gl/maps/LM4APKCwj1ohBDPv5Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1962-07, ampol service station, bp service station, montmorency, rattray road, service station, sherbourne road, graders, infrastructure, public telephone box (red), reconstruction works, road construction, shire of eltham, powell's corner