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Khancoban Station

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/2

Khancoban Station, Swampy Plain River, Upper Murray, with view of homestead, outbuildings, the plain rising to thickly wooded hills.

Site for Hume Reservoir before major construction started

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/3

Site for Hume Reservoir, with men working on an excavation site on the river bank, and a wide view of the river in high water, tree trunks inundated.

Hume Reservoir in the early stages of construction

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/22

Hume Reservoir in early stages of construction, with excavation works over a large area, and men working with horses and carts, temporary rail lines laid down, and a trench excavator smoking heavily at back.

First concrete poured for construction of Hume Reservoir

c. 1932, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/24

First concrete poured during construction of Hume Reservoir, the excavation site spread over a vast area.

Early stages of Hume Reservoir construction

c. 1932, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/26

Early stages of the construction of Hume Reservoir, with buildings and sheds on the site and along the hilltop overlooking the excavation works, a thick cloud of black smoke pouring from a high chimney in centre.

1936 flood waters passing through the Hume Weir valves

1936, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/33

1936 flood waters passing through the Hume Weir valves.

Needle valve open at Hume Weir with torrential flow

c. 1936, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/34

One of the needle valves open at Hume Weir, with a man standing beside the torrential flow.

View overlooking the completed Hume Reservoir

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/51

View overlooking the completed Hume Reservoir.

Eildon Dam under construction

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/54

Eildon dam under construction showing extensive excavation work.

Steel tunnel 23 feet in diameter being constructed

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/55

Steel tunnel 23 feet in diameter being constructed as part of the Eildon dam construction, showing men working inside the tunnel with a crane lowering a section.

Eildon Township

c. 1955, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/68

View of the Eildon township consisting of 300 houses for workers on the Eildon Dam, built in the 1950s.

Pressure tunnel under construction at Tumut 2

c. 1962, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/70

Tumut 2, underground pressure tunnel being constructed, through rock.

Eucumbene Snowy Tunnel under construction

c. 1963, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/71

Eucumbene Snowy tunnel under construction, a tractor advancing in the muddy tunnel past scaffolding.

Murray 1 power station with pipelines in background

c. 1964, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/72

Murray 1 power station showing pipe lines cut in to the hillside in the background.

Tumut pond dam

c. 1965, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/74

View of the Tumut Pond Dam wall, in the Snowy Mountains, an 86 metre high arch dam built of concrete.

Seven mile drilling camp with main Snowy Mountain Range behind

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/79

Seven mile drilling camp with rows of tents on left, transportable buildings on right, and the Snowy Mountain Range behind.

The much discussed Cotter dam

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 1258/3/102

The much discussed Cotter Dam, a concrete gravity dam in the Brindabella Mountains, west of Canberra.

Two men standing at a tree with bark removed for canoes

1914, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/1

Two European men standing by a tree, scarred with past bark removal by Aboriginal people, for making bark canoes, at Waikerie.

Canoe Tree at Kroehns Landing

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/2

Canoe trees, Kroehns Landing, showing where the bark was cut by Aboriginal people for canoe making.

Canoe Tree at Kroehns Landing showing two scars

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/5

Canoe Tree at Kroehns Landing, with two scars where bark was removed by Aboriginal people for canoe making.

Canoe tree at Kroehns Landing with deep scar from bark removal

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/8

Canoe tree, Kroehns Landing, with deep scar from past bark removal by Aboriginal people for making canoes.

Canoe trees with bark removed for making canoes at Waikerie

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/13

Canoe tree, Waikerie.

Burnt out canoe tree on the Murrumbidgee River at Hay

1930, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/30

Burnt out canoe tree, Murrumbidgee River, at Hay, Houston's property.

Canoe tree in the Hay district, Mr. Houston's property

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/34

Canoe tree, Hay district, Mr. Houston's property.

Canoe tree at Mr. Gibson's property on Murrumbidgee at Hay

1967, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/36

Canoe tree on the Murrumbidgee at Hay, Mr Gibson's property.

Canoe tree, Murrumbidgee Hay, Mr. Gibson's property

1967, Photograph, PRG 1258/5/37

Canoe tree, Murrumbidgee Hay, Mr Gibson's property.

Portrait of Captain W. R. Randell

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1258/4/6

Head and shoulders portrait of Captain W. R. Randell, pioneering river boat captain and trader.

Portrait of Captain W. R. Randell

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1258/4/7

Head and shoulders portrait of Captain W. R. Randell, pioneer of the river trade.

Captain William Randell with his son and grandson

c. 1905, Photograph, PRG 1258/4/9

Three generations of the Randell family, Captain William Randell seated, his son Captain Murray Randell standing at right, and his grandson William Hugh Murray Randell, standing at left.

Portrait of Captain George Johnston

1880, Photograph, PRG 1258/4/11

Head and shoulders portrait of Captain George Johnston.

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