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C1877
The Bass River Saw Mills, Queensferry, Western Port.
Scarce engraving of the Bass River saw mills at Queensferry showing timber being transported on a tramway, loaded onto wagons which are pulled by horses; behind the tramway is a steam-powered saw mill belonging to Messrs. Crump and Grant; the … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Bass River Saw Mills, Queensferry, Western Port.
Date:
C1877
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
227mm
x 175mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1877
Description:
Scarce engraving of the Bass River saw mills at Queensferry showing timber being transported on a tramway, loaded onto wagons which are pulled by horses; behind the tramway is a steam-powered saw mill belonging to Messrs. Crump and Grant; the houses of the workers are in the background. The mills in Bass River employed 25 men and 620,000 super feet of timber went out of the area each year. Much of the timber panelling in the early Melbourne buildings came from the Bass Hills.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News.
Collections:
University Queensland: Identifier 991000982479703131
State Library Victoria: PCINF IAN 21-02-77 P.20
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2495305
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS F079/55, TN380
Royal Geographic Society SA: RGS Special Coll. 079.94 I29d
