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Description

“Queen Victoria Drive” or Victoria Drive as it is more commonly known was started in c1917 with a rough track being put through from Fitzherbert Avenue to Park Road. In 1919 it was properly laid out and metalled and in c1920 – 1921 was finally tarred and sanded. Many native plants and trees were planted bordering the drive, some which still remain.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection P 43b
Date
circa 1919
Digitisation ID
2011N_P43b_006014
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
bicycle,
photographs,
reserves,
soldier,
victoria esplanade,
world war one,
wwi,
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