Historical information
In 1928 a footbridge was erected to link Kew with the public golf course across the Yarra. The total cost of construction came to 250 pounds and the bridge became known as Kane's Bridge. During the 1934 floods the bridge was washed downstream, and was subsequently rebuilt. The present form of the bridge resembles the earlier bridge which crossed from the Yarra Bend Asylum to Kew, further upstream. (VHD)
Physical description
Original, black and white positive of Kane's Bridge in December 1934, when the 'great flood' of the Yarra caused the bridge's destruction.
Inscriptions & markings
Inscribed verso: "Kane's Bridge Yarra in flood Dec 1934"
Subjects
References
- Kew's Civic Century / by Cr W.D. Vaughan (1960) Chapter XII: The Yarra Boulevard, p. 68-69
