Historical information
An early black and white photograph of the Lower Cumberland Falls in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.
Significance
An early black and white photograph of the Lower Cumberland Falls in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. These falls are located on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road. Cambarville is notable for its giant mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) trees within the Cumberland Memorial Scenic Reserve, and relics from former sawmills and gold mining. The Big Culvert is located nearby on the Marysville - Woods Point Road, which was historically part of the Yarra Track. Cambarville was established as a timber mill town in the 1940s. Timber mill owners A Cameron and FJ Barton named Cambarville. They established the mill to salvage timber from trees destroyed in the 1939 bushfires. Cambarville was impacted by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and any remaining structures were destroyed. The photograph was also used to produce the Rose Series postcard P. 2328.
Keywords
- marysville,
- victoria,
- photograph,
- waterfalls,
- cumberland falls,
- p. 2328,
- rose series postcard,
- souvenir,
- rose stereograph company,
- cambarville,
- marysville-wood's point road,
- mountain ash,
- eucalyptus regnans,
- cumberland memorial scenic reserve,
- mining,
- timber milling,
- big culvert,
- a cameron,
- fj barton,
- black saturday bushfires
