eHive Object Details

Name/TitleRailway Pier [Station Pier], Port Melbourne, c. 1875

About this objectGlass slide of a photograph of Station Pier in Port Melbourne (Sandridge). In this view looking down the pier, there are ships tied up at the pier. Buildings are in the forefront and to the right are rail lines.

Railway Pier was built to give shipping access to the first railway in Australia in 1854. Station Pier was built in 1924-30 on a slightly different angle.

One of many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.

Selby gave a lecture entitled 'Old Melbourne and Old Sandridge: The History of Hobsons Bay', at Town Hall, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, on 9th October 1928.

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

Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm.

Period1870-1880

Object TypeGlass slide

Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956

Subject and Association KeywordsStation Pier (Port Melbourne, Vic.)

Subject and Association KeywordsCargo ships

Subject and Association KeywordsPassenger ships

Subject and Association KeywordsRailways

Subject and Association KeywordsJetties and wharves

Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, b&w.

Named CollectionImages collection

Object numberGS EV 44

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