Historical information

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.

Significance

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.

Physical description

Public works. A photograph of a suburban street under construction using a steamroller. The street was photographed to demonstrate the issues relating to grading. Neither the street nor the location has been identified.

Inscriptions & markings

Inscription on reverse: "The construction of a roadway in a 1 in 3 1/2 grade. / The waggon is hauling the roller, by means of a cable attached to a pulley anchored at the top of the grade."