Collection item
1891 Punt Road - Yarra in Flood
East Melbourne
- Punt Road Railway Bridge
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- Acquisition number
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812
- Catalogue number
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emdf0017
- File name
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DF0017
- File location
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Digital File
Two photographs presumed to be taken on 1 August 1891 when the Yarra River flooded to a near record extent causing severe damage to houses and property in Richmond and elsewhere. The location of both photos is at the railway bridge over Punt Road near Swan Street.
- Item type
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Photograph
- Item size
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25x20 cm
- Number of pages
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2
- Item condition
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Poor
- Item inscription
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On one of the photos:
"Punt Rd Richmond"
- Date of publication or creation
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1891-08-01
History of item
Scanned from photos which appear in turn to be copies of newspaper photos.
- Year acquired
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2010
- Donor
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Warin Holder
- Date digitised
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2010-09-21
Place & context
Location
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1891 Punt Road - Yarra in Flood
Locations recorded on the source website. Historical addresses and boundaries may have changed.