Historical information
A series of black and white photographs of scenic attractions taken in and around Marysville in Victoria that was published by the Barton Bros, Marysville and printed by Valentines Publishing Co as a souvenir of Marysville.
Significance
A series of black and white photographs of scenic attractions taken in and around Marysville in Victoria that was published by the Barton Bros, Marysville and printed by Valentines Publishing Co as a souvenir of Marysville. Thomas Barton was one of the earliest settlers in Marysville and with 16 children and numerous descendants the name of Barton is synonymous with Marysville. Thomas John Barton, along with his business partner, Ewen Hugh Cameron, opened a butcher/abattoirs in Marysville in 1864. This was the first shop in Marysville. They supplied meat and other items to the miners along the Woods Point road. Thomas Barton was an active community member and was a key organiser in setting up the school in Marysville in 1870. After Thomas' death in 1911, his sons Fred and Frank took over the family business and renamed it Barton Bros.
Keywords
- the road to cumberland valley (image 1),
- taggerty river (image 2),
- the acheron way (image 3),
- the old ford (image 4),
- nicholl's lookout (image 5),
- main street (image 6),
- mount margaret (image 7),
- stevenson falls (image 8),
- cumberland falls (image 9),
- keppel's falls (image 10),
- acheron way (image 11),
- marysville,
- victoria,
- barton bros,
- souvenir,
- valentine publishing co,
- thomas john barton,
- ewen hugh cameron,
- francis adam barton,
- frederick barton
