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Postcard (item) - Colour tinted postcard, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, Steavenson Falls, Marysville No.3, 1923-1963

  • Shows Steavenson Falls in Marysville, Victoria. Shows the three cascades flowing down a mountain. The falls are surrounded by a forest of trees. The title of the photograph is handwritten in white ink on the lower edge. On the reverse is a space to write a message and to place a postage stamp.

    Steavenson Falls, Marysville No3.

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  • Shows Steavenson Falls in Marysville, Victoria. Shows the three cascades flowing down a mountain. The falls are surrounded by a forest of trees. The title of the photograph is handwritten in white ink on the lower edge. On the reverse is a space to write a message and to place a postage stamp.

Historical information

An early colour tinted photograph of Steavenson Falls, Marysville, Victoria.

Significance

An early colour tinted photograph of Steavenson Falls, Marysville, Victoria. The Steavenson Falls is named after the Victorian Assistant Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, John Steavenson who arrived in Victoria in the early 1860s. At 84 metres high, Steavenson Falls is Victoria's tallest cascading waterfall. The falls are split into roughly five cascades, with the last of these plunging into a small, picturesque rock pool. This postcard was published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd as a souvenir of Marysville.

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