Historical information
The area, previously known as Back Creek, was named after Thomas Cottle, who settled in the district in the 1870s, and the original bridge over the Diamond Creek on the road to Strathewen. The original bridge (seen in the photo) was replaced with a new timber bridge at a cost of £1,500, the tender being awarded to a contractor named Birch who commenced work in June 1927.
The gentleman in the photo who is resting whilst having a smoke of his pipe is a member of the Belot family.
Physical description
Original sepia photograph mounted on card broken lower left corner and cracked upper right
Subjects
References
- Eltham Shire Council. (1925, October 9). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 2 (AFTERNOON). At the request of the Country Roads Board it was ordered that plans and specifications should be prepared for a new bridge over the Diamond Creek on the Cottle's Bridge road. It was stated that the site proposed for the railway station there was about 20 chains south of where the bridge would be, and it would be a joint bridge.
- ELTHAM SHIRE COUNCIL. (1926, June 4). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 3 (AFTERNOON) Shire Engineer, Mr Ben. Johnson, recommended the erection of a new timber bridge over the Diamond Creek at Cottle's Bridge (£1500) which was adopted.
- ELTHAM COUNCIL (1927, June 17). Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), p. 4 (AFTERNOON.). Bridges on the Cottle's Bridge road. These works have been set out and contractor Birch is starting same immediately.
