Industrial site, c. 1970

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Industrial site, c. 1970

DATE1970

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERJohn Squire Photography, 633 Rathdowne Street, N. Carlton. Phone 34-4922.

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P484

HISTORY

This aerial photograph was taken of the Esso/BHP site in Hastings on Western Port bay. Industry came to Hastings in the 1960s. The photographers details are stamped on the back of the photograph.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a large industrial site with eight large tanks. A large section of prepared ground is at the centre of the image. A road leads out onto a circular wharf in the water. Water and a shoreline are at the top left-hand section of the image. Paddocks, trees and a creek can be seen.

SUBJECTS

Aerial photographs, Bays, Foreshores, Oil industry

KEYWORDS

BHP, Hastings, Esso, Hastings