Historical information
Land along the Yarra River in Kew is now either designated open space, parkland or public golf links. By the 1930s much of this area remained open farmland, bought at auction for dairy farming in the 1840s.
Physical description
Original, black and white positive print of what is said to be the Yarra Flats near Burke Road Bridge. On the horizon, building can be seen, whereas in the middle ground, farm fencing and a windmill are the main features as well as remnant Eucalypts.
Inscriptions & markings
Inscribed verso: "Yarra Flats near Burke Rd Bridge 1937"
Subjects
References
- Kew's Civic Century / by Cr W.D. Vaughan (1960) Chapter XII: The Yarra Boulevard, p. 68-69
