The bluestone 'road over rail' bridge at Macedon Street is of state architectural, architectural, historical and engineering significance. It spans the first government regional railway. Its design and building was done according to strict English standards and made use of a bridge crossing instead of a level road crossing.A black and white photograph of a stone bridge with an eliptical arch spanning two rail tracks. A workman is standing between one set of tracks in the foreground and a railcart is next to the tracks. The station, footbridge and water tower are visible through the arch.road over rail bridge, bridges, sunbury railway station, water towers, pedestrian bridges, stone bridges, george evans collection

The stone bridge was the only entry into Sunbury on the eastern side of the town and was in use until the road was re-routed and widened in the 1970s.A coloured photograph of the roadway over the Macedon Street bridge which spans Jacksons Creek. There is a grassy area in the foreground with trees growing either side of the bridge. The narrow asphalted surface of the road across the bridge is cut off by a low stone wall.stone bridges, jacksons creek, macedon street road bridge, george evans collection

Heading stock over Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. In this photograph, Greensborough was a country town. Note the unmade road leading up to the bridge.From the John Mackey collection. This item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.Timber-framed photograph of herding stock over blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough, black and white.greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall

Camp 13, administration area, s.w. corner near Commandants house. Made by prisoners using local stone.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Stone work,ornamental pond, bridge, s.w. corner near administration area - remnants.Camp 13 West Garrison Gardens - Stone bridge over figure 8 poolcamp 13, murchison victoria, pow, internment camps, stonework

The Hepburn Springs Progress Association invited Edna Walling the the Hepburn Springs Reserve, and sandstone paths and bridges resulted. In 1934 there was a proposal to spend 2,000 to 3,000 poinds at the Hepburn Springs Reserve, with a govenrment loan suggested. Colour photograph of the stone bridge at Locarno Spring in the Hepburn Springs Reserve.hepburn springs, locarno, mineral water, hepburn springs reserve, locarno spring, edna walling

Brown hard covered book of 119 pages. Contents include building stones, quarrying, stone-cutting tools, finishing surfaces, masonry, bridge abutment, Butress, arches, ovals, cloistered arch, descending arch, cow's-horn method, Skew-arch. , Includes illustrations and indexstereotomy, stone, bridges

The Hepburn Springs Progress Association invited Edna Walling the the Hepburn Springs Reserve, and sandstone paths and bridges resulted. In 1934 there was a proposal to spend 2,000 to 3,000 poinds at the Hepburn Springs Reserve, with a govenrment loan suggested. Colour photograph of the stone bridge at Locarno Spring in the Hepburn Springs Reserve, with the new 'placed' rocks in the surrounds c2000hepburn springs, locarno, mineral water, hepburn springs reserve, locarno spring, edna walling

The Hepburn Springs Progress Association invited Edna Walling the the Hepburn Springs Reserve, and sandstone paths and bridges resulted. In 1934 there was a proposal to spend 2,000 to 3,000 pounds at the Hepburn Springs Reserve, with a govenrment loan suggested. Colour photograph of the stone bridge at Locarno Spring in the Hepburn Springs Reserve, with the new 'placed' rocks in the surrounds c2000hepburn springs, mineral water, hepburn springs reserve, edna walling

In the 1970s the bluestone bridge over Jackson's Creek ceased to be used and a wider bridge was constructed to its north. The curved approach to the bridge was taken out of the road and the old approach area was redeveloped and is now Apex Park.A black and white photograph of the old stone bridge over Jackson's Creek in Macedon Street. A utility is in the distance approaching the bridge.macedon street, jackson's creek, bridges, transport, apex park, sunbury, jackson's creek bridge, george evans collection

The series of photographs were taken after exceptional heavy rain had fallen in Sunbury in the early 1990s. Jackson's Creek overflowed its banks and the surrounding flood plain area was under water.A coloured photograph of Jackson's Creek in flood. The floodwaters have almost reached the top of the arch of the Macedon Street stone bridge.floods, weather patterns, jacksons creek, george evans collection

The single arched stone bridge spans the Moonee Ponds Creek in the former Old Broadmeadows Township, now Westmeadows. The historic bridge is in Fawkner Street, and has a heritage classification. The Moonee Ponds Creek flows from the upper reaches of Greenvale and flows into the Yarra at Docklands.The stone bridge over the Moonee Ponds Creek was erected in 1869 and replaced a less substantial one.A black and white print of a non-digital photograph of a stone single-span bridge spanning a creek. White post-and-rail fence has been constructed ion either side of the bridge. Pine trees are growing on then creek banks.moonee ponds creek, old broadmeadows township, bridges, fawkner street, westmeadows

The bridge in the photograph is the bluestone bridge at Bulla which spans the Deep Creek, a tributary of the Maribyrnong River. It was built in 1869 and replaced a ford crossing which was built further downstream. Many of the buildings and structures in the area were built from bluestone which is in abundance throughout this volcanic area.This bridge is one of many similar structures built across Western Victoria where the bluestone volcanic rock was found in abundance.A coloured close - up photograph of a four-arched blue stone bridge spanning a waterway. Some greenery is visible on either side of the bridge and above it. bulla bridge, bluestone, bridges, deep creek.

The post card is a record of a time when the Jacksons Creek flooded and the water almost reached the two arches on the Macedon Street Bridge. The Goonawarra Winery buildings can be seen in the back ground.A sepia photograph in post card format of a river in flood with the water almost reaching the two arches on the stone bridge. Farm buildings can be seen in the middle distance.JACKSON'S CREEK IN FLOOD SUNBURYmacedon street bridge, jacksons creek, goonawarra winery

The single span bluestone bridge is on the Calder Highway at the base of Corkscrew Hill between Gap Road and the town of Gisborne. In the early 1990s the highway was widened and dual carriageways constructed, as a result the traffic no longer travelled along the winding Corkscrew Hill road. The bridge still stands between the two carriageways. A black and white photograph with a cream border of a single arched stone bridge spanning a watercourse. Small bushes are growing in the foreground and there are some buildings dotted across the hill in the middle distance.bridges, corkscrew hill, calder highway

In the early 1970s the eastern approach to Sunbury was changed. The stone bridge spanning the Jacksons Creek was replaced by a wider concrete structure and dangerous curves were taken out of the road. The area on the LHS of the photograph including the two arched stone bridge has been incorporated into a public picnic area.A black and white panoramic view of the eastern approach to Sunbury and the Sunbury township before the road was widened and straightened and the new bridge was built. There are two cars in the foreground. One is approaching the bridge and the other is leaving Sunbury.macedon street, macedon street road bridge, jacksons creek, sunbury township, george evans collection

The photograph was taken looking across the Deep Creek valley with the three-arched stone bridge spanning the river.A black and white photograph with a white border of a deep river valley with a three-arched bridge spanning a river. A gum tree is in the foreground.

Blue stone bridge looking up Main Street Greensborough. Bridge lower right and Marble Hall upper left.From the John Mackey collection. this item was displayed at the offices of Ryan, Mackey and Kelly, solicitors, Main Street Greensborough.Timber-framed photograph of view of Greensborough, black and white.greensborough, john mackey, blue stone bridge, marble hall

Music book "First Piano Lessons, Book II, The Countryside", Composed by Walter Carroll, covered in brown discoloured paper, original cover has a white background with charming illustration of children walking over stone bridge and fishing in the river, printed in blue..

The photograph was taken when railway land on either side of the tracks was used for recreational purposes and agricultural related activities. The local sports ground is on the RHS of the photograph and was used to stage a number of the town's events.A black and white photograph of a section of the two railway platforms and three sets of rail tracks with a stone bridge in the distance. Four rail carriages and eight goods trucks are on a railway siding near a wheat silo. There is open land on either side of the rail tracks.sunbury railway station, wheat silos, railways, macedon street rail bridge., george evans collection

The bluestone bridge which spans the Jacksons Creek was built in 1857 and replaced a laminated timber bridge. In the 1970s the stone bridge was replaced with a wider cement structure to accommodate the increased traffic flow.A black and white photograph of the bluestone Macedon road bridge over the Jacksons Creekmacedon street road bridge, harris, thomas lascelles, jacksons creek, george evans collection

The owner was John Conrad Brown NR 706 of the 38 Bn. He was severely wounded in action (GSW to face and left arm). He returned to Australia and was pensioned off. The owner had this artwork in his house at Goornong until a storm blew the roof off. It was important to him.This is a large black and white print depicting a scene in the Amiens battle. It shows Australian and German men fighting. A small stone bridge is near the centre of the work. High explosive blasts are depicted in the picture. It is finely detailed i.e. buttons on uniforms and dovetail joints in the ammunition box. It is set in a thick card mat. Under the image is the caption. The frame is a simple heavy timber type. The rear has a paper cover but is broken away.The artist was F. Matania. (Fortunino Matania)ww1, amiens, 9 brigade, framed print

The Jacksons Creek and the Macedon Street stone arched bridge are the features in this postcard with a view of a vineyard on the LH river bank. The wine industry was one of the early industries caroused out in Sunbury by the early European settlers in the district.A sepia photograph in post card format of a waterway with overhanging trees and an arched bridge in the middl;e distance.JACKSONS CREEK, SUNBURYjacksons creek, macedon street bridge, vineyards.

The plaque was originally intended for the Murray Road Bridge. The Murray Road Bridge is of state historical and architectural significance. With the Newlands Street Bridge it is one of a pair of bluestone bridges constructed by prison labour in Coburg and is situated within the immediate vicinity of the Pentridge Prison. The bridge has one of five largest spans of stone bridges built in Australia, of which at least three survive. (VHR)BluestoneErected by the Penal Department A.D. 1871 George Oliphant Duncan Inspector General

The small town in the photograph is the former Broadmeadows Township (now part of Westmeadows). It was situated on the Old Sydney Road (Mickleham Road) and 2 miles east of the Broadmeadows Station. The stone bridge in the foreground spans the Moonee Ponds Creek and Fawkner Street is the road, which leads southwards to Gladstone Park and Tullamarine. The little building was a lolly shop that Mrs. Ethel Mitchell owned and ran for many years.Until 1869, before Sydney Road was finally opened, travellers on their way to Sydney would pass through the Broadmeadows Township.A copy of a non-digital black and white photograph of a road way with a bridge in the foreground leading to a small settlement. Small building with a pitched roof and a verandah is on the RHS of the image and the road leading out of the town is bordered with an avenue of pine trees.old broadmeadows township, fawkner street, moonee ponds creek, westmeadows, bridges

The stone bridge is one of the many bridges built along the Bendigo Rail Line. This one along with four others ar in Sunbury which were built in the late 1850s. his bridge spans the Ruoertswood Viaduct which is north of the Sunbury Station. The building in the LH corner was a pump house where water was pumped and taken to the water tower on Sunbury Station where the steam trains stopped to replenish the water tanks. The Bendigo Rail Line was the first Government owned and operated to be constructed in Victoria. Along the railway a number of famous bridges and tunnels were built and are of historical significance. The bridge spanning the Rupertswood Viaduct is one of them. A black and white photograph with a cream border of a high bridge spanning a deep valley. The roof of a small building is visible in the bottom LHS corner of the photograph.bridges, railways, rupertswood viaduct

Document. Greeting Cards. Whitish card with embossed rectangle on the angle with; 'For Auld Lang Syne' printed in purple with gold & purple capitals. Around the rectangle is more embossing and scrollwork. An embossed medallion hangs from the rectangle with a small round black & white picture of two men in a boat. On the insert on the right is printed a verse and on the right is a black & white photo of a stream with snow & some trees on the bank. Further along the stream is a stone bridge. Card & insert held together with a purple ribbon. Pattern cut edges.person, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards

Newspaper clipping documents deputations to the Minister of Public Works for grants to be made available for repairs to bridges and roads damaged by heavy flooding in 1933, in particular, the replacement of a stone and concrete bridge over the Leigh River at Garibaldi in the Buninyong Shire. The concrete slabs were still in the water in the 1960s/70s or even later. Three black and white photographs showing flood damage to the bridge over the Leigh River at Garibaldi, plus a photocopy of a newspaper clipping from The Argus December 1933 describing the extent of the flood damage. .1) shows blue stone buttress and collapsed bridge/road. .2) mirror image of above .3) unknown man waling an a girder of the Garibaldi bridge .4) photocopy of newspaper clipping about flood damage from The Argus December 1933Damage by Floods: Bridges washed away (The Argus December 1933)leigh river, garibaldi, buninyong shire, richard vincent, garibaldi bridge

Black and white postcard entitled 'Blackburn Road'. Scene shows bridge over unmade road and heavily treed sides. Looking north|Known as Halley's Bridge.|Demolished in 1965.|Blue stones from bridge used in garden of Lynette Letcher in Clovely Court Blackburn.blackburn road, blackburn, hooke, albert arthur, halley's bridge, bridges, letcher lynette

Pen and ink sketches accompanied by appropriate text in double page spreads. Contents cover : Blue stone bridge, Introduction, House cnr Church and Hailes Street, House - 25 Hailes Street, Yandell Reserve, Greensborough Hotel, Lobb's Kiosk, House - 49 Grimshaw Street, View of Greensborough (from Delphin Crescent), Railway Station, Old Barn (near Greensborough Railway Station), Partington's Flat and River Valley, Rand Street Bridge, Lower Main Street, Greenbriar Nursery, Hitching rail, Ashmead - Dr Cordner's Home, Greensborough Primary School, House - cnr St Helena and Diamond Creek Raods, Sondermeyer's Hill, Methodist Church, Football Pavilion, Cemetery, St Katherine's Church, St. Helena, Civic Centre, Briar Hill Timber Mill, 24 River Street, Kelly's Garden Supplies, 158 Main Street, Old Swimming pool, 105 Main Street.Hardback; 62 p. : ill., map ; 19 x 25 cm.ISBN 0909807108 Signed by author and illustrator Two copiesgreenhills, greensborough

Unknown.1 Pastel drawing in timber frame with gold edging on frame. Subject: drawn on a pale brown background a man and woman standing on a wooden bridge, another man in a boat on the water and another standing in the water. Trees in front of buildings in the background. .2 Pastel drawing in timber frame with gold edging on frame. Subject: 2 people in a boat , stone arched bridge and trees in front of tall buildings in the background .1 Signed at bottom right hand corner "Pollie Price"landscape, buildings