Aerial view, c. 1970

This aerial photograph shows an industrial plant on a foreshore. The sea is in the foreground and a large ship is beside a wharf. Sheds and smaller jetties are in the foreground and large sheds are in the middle of the image. Large tanks can be seen on the left-hand side. Trees, paddocks and housing are scattered across the top half of the image.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Aerial view, c. 1970

DATE1970

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERAgfa

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P584

HISTORY

This is the BHP plant at Hastings. The planning was done in the 1960s and construction in the 1970s.

DESCRIPTION

This aerial photograph shows an industrial plant on a foreshore. The sea is in the foreground and a large ship is beside a wharf. Sheds and smaller jetties are in the foreground and large sheds are in the middle of the image. Large tanks can be seen on the left-hand side. Trees, paddocks and housing are scattered across the top half of the image.

SUBJECTS

Aerial photographs, Bays, Foreshores, Iron and steel industry, Jetties and wharves, Manufacturing industry

KEYWORDS

BHP, Hastings