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. Road making in the 1950s using a steam roller and a mechanical grader.
Inscriptions & markings
Inscription on reverse: "Road making."
