Barham-Koondrook Bridge, near completion

Description

Accession[1964.0012] Records and photographs of the Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Co. Pty LtdIdentifierUMA-ITE-1964001200235Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThe view is a slightly off-centre line shot showing a large group of unidentified men posed across the entrance to the side span and was taken in September 1904. A sign in the foreground reads, 'Department of Public Works, New South Wales. Notice. The public are not allowed on these works or to cross on the temporary staging. John Davis'. John Monash ran a successful engineering business from 1894 to 1914, while pursuing a parallel career in the Citizen Military Forces. Initially in partnership with J.T.N. Anderson until 1904, the Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Co. Ltd was founded by Monash in Melbourne in 1905 and pioneered reinforced concrete construction in Victoria. The company produced many buildings, bridges, water-tanks and silos using this type of construction in Victoria and South Australia.
Inscription: Written in pencil on the verso: "Koondrook Bridge Sep/1904".Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0144Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

Provenance

CreatorReinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Co. Pty LtdRoleProvenance

Dates

Datec 09/1904

Description Control

Previous System ID1964.0012.00235Format NumberBWP/23844UMAIC IDUMA/I/6271

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions16.2 x 21.3 cm.

Subjects

SubjectBarham, New South WalesBarham-Koondrook BridgeKoondrook, VictoriaReinforced Concrete & Monier Pipe Construction Co. Ltd

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Barham-Koondrook Bridge, near completion

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