Historical information

An early black and white bi-focal image of men and packhorses on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road in Marysville in Victoria.

Significance

An early black and white bi-focal image of men and packhorses on the Marysville-Wood's Point Road in Marysville in Victoria.
This is now known as 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.