Granite blocks being loaded at Cape Everard, Victoria

Description

Series[UMA-SRE-20020003] Photograph albums of Wilfrid Russell and Mabel GrimwadeAccession[2002.0003] PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS OF WILFRID RUSSELL AND MABEL GRIMWADEPart of Item[2002.0003.00717] Photograph Album - personal family photographs and subjects of interest to WRGPosition in SequenceIdentifierUMA-ITE-2002000300548Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA photograph taken by Russell Grimwade at Point Hicks (Cape Everard), Victoria, showing granite blocks being moved along a wharf for loading. Russell Grimwade arranged for 40 granite blocks to be quarried at Point Hicks and shipped to Great Ayton in Yorkshire England, where they were used to build a replica of the Point Hicks obelisk on the site from which Cook's parents' cottage had been removed to its present position in Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens. 1/11/1933. Inscription: "At Cape Everard Nov. 1st '33" is written in ink opposite the photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2002.0003 Unit 0024Copyright 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: um-archives@unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

Provenance

CreatorGrimwade, Wilfrid RussellRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorGrimwade, Wilfrid RussellRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1 November 1933

Description Control

Previous System ID2002.0003.00548Format NumberPA/47 page 20UMAIC IDUMA/I/3350

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions8 x 12 cm

Subjects

SubjectGranite--Victoria--Point Hicks--PhotographsPoint Hicks (Vic.)--PhotographsSubject (Place)Point HicksCook’s Cottage

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Granite blocks being loaded at Cape Everard, Victoria

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