Historical information

Boggy Creek Bridge was built in 1916 as part of the Bairnsdale to Orbost extension to the main Gippsland Railway, and is situated in the middle of the township of Nowa Nowa, crossing a steep-sided and well-timbered creek-valley. This section of the line closed in 1987.

Significance

This item is a pictorial record of the construction of the Boggy Creek railway bridge on the East Gippsland line. This bridge plays a major part in the identity and history of the town of Nowa Nowa, since Boggy Creek’s steep sided valley divides the township into two components.

Physical description

A black / white photograph on a postcard showing the construction of a railway bridge across a creek. The end pylons are evident and there is scaffolding on both sides of the creek.
Two copies of a black / white photograph showing the construction of a railway bridge across a cree. The end pylons are evident and there is scaffolding on both sides of the creek. There is a steam train on the rail track.

Inscriptions & markings

on front of postcard - caption - " Boggy Creek, Nowa Nowa, W.S. Vogt, Bairnsdale"