Historical information

The Brodribb River is an tributary of the Snowy River, and runs into the Snowy River near Marlo in East Gippsland. Both of these rivers have floods which spill over their banks onto a large floodplain. Floods are always significant events. These photos show the impact on transport during a flood event.

Significance

These photos are significant because they show the effect of a flood on everyday lives, in this case, on transport.

Physical description

Three b/w photographs with a sepia hue, of the Brodribb River in flood.
2724.1 This photo shows a horse and cart with a man standing up in the cart, seemingly pulling a car through water. In the front left is a wooden fence.
2724.2 Two men standing up in a cart behind a horse, pulling a truck through water.
2724.3 A one-horse cart with two men standing, entering water. A wooden fence is to the left of the photo, and a wooden construction lying on the the ground.

Inscriptions & markings

Written on front of all 3 photos, in black ink: 'Brodribb in flood'. On the back: A Coulson