Hodgson’s Punt on the Yarra Yarra.

Rare engraving of Hodgson’s Punt which was situated on the Yarra River at Clarke Street, Abbotsford, alongside the Convent wall.

John Hodgson was a merchant who purchased large landholdings in Collingwood in the 1840s.

From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.

References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095