OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Aerial view, 1966

DATE1966

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P191

HISTORY

This is one of a series of aerial photographs of Hastings taken by the Hastings Shire Council in July 1966. The trees in the foreground are orchards. The photograph shows reclamation of the land by tipping in front of the Shire Offices in Marine Parade, Hastings. Written on the back of the photograph in pencil is: “John Wilson A202”.

DESCRIPTION

This image is an aerial view of a town. Rows of threes are at the bottom of the photograph, the town in the centre and the water at the top section. Oil tanks can be seen at the top left-hand corner of the photograph and a jetty on the far right-hand side.

SUBJECTS

Aerial photographs, Bays, Cities and towns, Foreshores, Rubbish tip, Waste disposal

KEYWORDS

Hastings Foreshore, Hastings Shire Council, Western Port, Wilson, John