2 matches for steam%20train, themes: 'family histories','aboriginal culture'
Diverse state (10) Aboriginal culture (1) Built environment (5) Creative life (1) Family histories (1) Gold rush (2) Immigrants and emigrants (2) Land and ecology (3) Local stories (7) Service and sacrifice (1)-
Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula
... steam train...Postcard: 'The Steam Tram, Back Beach Sorrento', c. 1890.... Over 4,000 trippers were known to arrive on some days. Many would then take the steam or horse-drawn tram to the Ocean Beach. ...Stories of a time in history when holidaying was a grand pastime, and when special and unique places in Victoria began to be appreciated, celebrated and shared in that iconic mode of communication: the picture postcard.
Inspired by postcards in their collections, eight historical societies developed themes to explore the history of the Mornington Peninsula.
This story is based on a touring exhibition which was initiated by the Mornington Peninsula Local History Network and the Mornington Peninsula Shire.
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Isaac Douglas Hermann & Heather Arnold
Carlo Catani: An engineering star over Victoria
... Photograph: Lubecker steam bucket dredge... of Melbourne, the second. The bank exploded and the water rushed through to the new course of the Yarra. The embankment at the west end was opened by a steam dredge. The Australasian of November 13, 1897 had this interesting report on the Yarra River works ...After more than forty-one years of public service that never ended with his retirement, through surveying and direct design, contracting, supervision, and collaborative approaches, perhaps more than any other single figure, Carlo Catani re-scaped not only parts of Melbourne, but extensive swathes of Victoria ‘from Portland to Mallacoota’, opening up swamplands to farming, bringing access to beauty spots, establishing new townships, and the roads to get us there.