Historical information

Dr Donald Thomson's gate and entrance to his property 'Worlingworth' after flooding in March 1961

"Worlingworth", Eltham, was the home of noted anthropologist the late Professor Donald Thomson and his wife Dorita.

The entrance gate on Banoon Road is located at the bottom of the hill opposite Haldane Road. The flooding issues were regularly reported to Council following heavy rain.

Google Street View Feb 2014
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Significance

Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.

Physical description

Medium format 120/Kodak 620 6x6 cm black and white negative (1 of 12) contained in envelope with various inscriptions and markings

Originally inserted loose with other processing envelopes of negatives and prints within a binder of 78 foolscap pages containing a sequence of photos, adhered via glue or sticky tape, with typed or handwritten headings and captions in pencil, contained in a green foolscap binder with spring clasp spine for retaining loose pages.