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C1880
Hobson’s Bay Railway Pier. (Sandridge)
Artist:
Charles Nettleton (1826 - 1902)
Wonderful colonial engraving of the Hobson’s Bay Railway Pier at Sandridge (now Port Melbourne), Victoria. The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company conceived of a scheme to link Melbourne to the bay with a rail line and a large, deep … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Hobson’s Bay Railway Pier. (Sandridge)
Date:
C1880
Artist:
Charles Nettleton (1826 - 1902)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1880
Description:
Wonderful colonial engraving of the Hobson’s Bay Railway Pier at Sandridge (now Port Melbourne), Victoria.
The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company conceived of a scheme to link Melbourne to the bay with a rail line and a large, deep water pier in Hobsons Bay. Due to its proximity to Melbourne, the swampland of Sandridge (Port Melbourne) was chosen for the location of this new pier, which became known as Railway Pier. It was opened in 1854.
From the original edition of The Graphic.
Biography:
Charles Nettleton (1826-1902)
Colonial photographer, arrived in Victoria in 1854 and joined the studio of T. Duryea and Alexander McDonald and specialised in outdoor work. He became special photographer for the government and the Melbourne Corporation and is credited with having photographed the first Australian steam train when the private Melbourne-Sandridge (Port Melbourne) line was opened on 12 September 1854. Nettleton systematically recorded Melbourne’s growth from a small town to a metropolis. Every major public work was photographed including the water and sewerage system, bridges and viaducts, roads, wharves, diversion of the River Yarra and construction of the Botanical Gardens.
