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Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, View From Jock's Lookout, Marysville. V. 21, 1923-1963

  • Shows the view from Jock's Lookout of Marysville in Victoria. In the distance can be seen various buildings in Marysville. In the foreground are several trees and in the background are heavily forested mountains. 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 postcard is unused.

    View From Jock's Lookout, Marysville. V. 21.

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  • Shows the view from Jock's Lookout of Marysville in Victoria. In the distance can be seen various buildings in Marysville. In the foreground are several trees and in the background are heavily forested mountains. 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 postcard is unused.

Historical information

An early black and white photograph of the view from Jock's Lookout of Marysville in Victoria.

Significance

An early black and white photograph of the view from Jock's Lookout of Marysville in Victoria. Jock's Lookout is situated on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road. The Marysville-Woods Point Road was originally part of the Yarra Track, constructed in the early 1860s to provide access between Healesville and the Woods Point Goldfields. Despite the steep terrain and engineering difficulties, the Yarra Track soon became a busy route used by pack horses, horse-drawn drays, and wagons. Today this sealed mountain road is a popular scenic drive between Marysville and Warburton. This postcard was published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.

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