As youngsters in the early 60s, Roger and I used to play a lot along Westbreen Creek. We thought the rickety footbridge over the creek was great when it used to sway in the wind and quite often when we used to run across it jumping up and down. The creek itself was open for […]
Tag: Bridge
Eltham Railway Trestle Bridge
Mona Bromely was in her early twenties when she first moved to Eltham, after marrying a pioneer to the area, Jack Bromley, who worked as an engineer building the Railway Trestle Bridge at Panther Place, Eltham. Mona is profiled in Celebrating Nillumbik Women 2010. Age 97, she is a resident of Eltham of more than […]
Plenty River Bridge
The following article is reproduced by permission of Noel Withers and extracted from “Banyule City Council Spring Outdoors Programme 2008: Greensborough & the Plenty River Pioneer Trail with Dennis Ward & Noel Withers. A ramble from the lower part of town and along the river bank learning about historic sites and the pioneering families that […]