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Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, Steavenson Falls, Marysville V.15, 1923-1963

  • Shows Steavenson Falls in Marysville, Victoria. Shows the waterfalls cascading down the mountain surrounded by a forest of trees and tree ferns. The title of the photograph is handwritten in white ink on the lower edge. On the reverse of the postcard is space to write a message and an address and to place a postage stamp. The card is unused.

    Steavenson Falls, Marysville V.15

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  • Shows Steavenson Falls in Marysville, Victoria. Shows the waterfalls cascading down the mountain surrounded by a forest of trees and tree ferns. The title of the photograph is handwritten in white ink on the lower edge. On the reverse of the postcard is space to write a message and an address and to place a postage stamp. The card is unused.

Historical information

A black and white photograph of Steavenson Falls, Marysville, Victoria.

Significance

A black and white photograph of Stevenson (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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