Miscellaneous photographs of Australian alpine regions, c.1959-1973

Containers:

Box 37 (MS 10563)

Component identifier:

File 420

Content Summary:

Magazine clippings showing (on front and reverse) colour photographs and two enlarged duplicates. Some photos include captions. Subjects include soil conservation work such as application of bitumen/straw mulch; effects of soil conservation at Carruthers Peak; flowers near alpine lake; prefabricated hut used by soil conservation workers. One photo taken by C. Totterdell.

Colour photographs. One photo numbered 12 on reverse. Subjects include experimental restoration work in alpine area; two males working in herbfield [restoration?]; small township in alpine area [restoration workers' accommodation?] windowed bridge in foreground; moths [Bogon?]; mossy vegetation [lichen?] closeup; snow-covered peaks; closeup of yellow flowers; tree trunks with decorticating bark; bog. Several photos have sticky tape attached to back.

Aerial photographs of unidentified mountainous area/s. Two photos include detailed coding at bottom which is identical for each photo apart from last few digits (23255-5 and 23255-6). Photos contained in plastic sleeve.

Black-and-white photographs, mainly unidentified and unlabelled. Some photos numbered as "plate 1", 73/1326/7, "plate 3". One photo labelled "page 176". Subjects include main range, snowy mountains; aftermath of bushfire; unsealed road through valley; tall herbfield/shrubs with trees in background; trees amongst herbfield. One photo by R. Good.

Unidentified and unlabelled colour photographs. Subjects include lake between snow-covered peaks; road through rocky [sub-alpine?] landscape; boulders with snow-covered peaks in background; two males cross-country skiing through wooded area.

Unidentified and unlabelled colour photographs. Subjects include trees; flowers (closeup); hikers; river/lake; bogs; snowpatches; group of seven people with rucksacks sitting above cirque-shaped lake; gathering of people [mountain cattlemen and supporters?]; timber box; bushfire. One photo numbered 8 on reverse.

Black-and-white photographs, numbered as 77/9/1, VBI~/426, VBI~1426, 61/3, 61/4, 61/21, 61/25, 61/26, 61/31, 61/32, 53/36. Two photos labelled on reverse. Labelling reads: "Eroded area between Carruthers Peak and Mt. Twynam ...: Wimbush 14", "Between Nelse and Nelse Nth: Bogong High Plains: Wimbush", "Coprosma - Cologanthus Feldmark to the south to Carruthers Peak...". One photo also numbered as 72/1377 and fig 2. Some photos are possibly from collections 53 and 61 (see` File 409). Subjects of unlabelled photos include snowpatches, fence, man walking through wooded area, Feldmark[?], waterfall.

Originally housed in green binder in file 419.

Immediate source of acquisition:

This large and diverse collection was compiled by Alec Costin then organised and catalogued by the eScholarship Research Centre at The University of Melbourne from 2017-2019. The collection was then transferred to the National Library of Australia in 2020.

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