Photograph - Yarra Valley at Kew, 1918

Historical information

During the nineteenth century, the land abutting the south side of the Yarra in Kew was devoted to dairy farming. In the twentieth century, before and after the construction of the Eastern Freeway, much of this low-lying area was used as golf courses and public parks.

Physical description

View of the farmland in the Yarra Valley at what is believed to be East Kew in 1918.

Inscriptions & markings

Verso: "Willsmere / East Kew? / 1918"

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