eHive Object Details

Name/TitleThe road through Stony Rises, Pirron Yallock

About this objectStony Rises are an area of rocky ground formed on geologically recent lava flows around Mount Porndon, extending north to form the southern and southwestern shoreline of Lake Corangamite. Pirron Yallock is on the Princes Highway 15 km west of Colac in western Victoria.

The image shows a long winding road cutting through low shrubbery. Advancing towards the camera is a one horse drawn carriage with two men sitting atop of it. Further down the road at the first bend, another man can be seen standing next to a bicycle.

The landscape is listed in the Victorian Heritage Register.

Permission to be obtained for reproduction and publication. For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria

MakerLaw, Robert, 1870-1930.

Maker RolePhotographer

Date Made1900

Measurements8.1 cm x 8.2 cm

Period1900-1910

Object TypePhotograph

Subject and Association KeywordsLaw, Robert, 1870-1930.

Subject and Association KeywordsPirron Yallock (Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsHorse drawn coaches

Subject and Association KeywordsBicycles

Subject and Association KeywordsLandscape

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS-ICD-29

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