Historical information

Two men stand in front of a forest hut.

Photo appears on page 8 of book: "Kinglake: a collected history of the Kinglake district 1861 - 2011" with the caption: Harry Thomson and Maurice Power in their goldfield accommodation. They met at Caledonian goldfields and later both selected land at Kinglake.

Significance

This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.'
It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.

Physical description

Digital image
4 x 5 inch B&W Neg
B&W Print 19 x 25 cm