OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Excavator, 1994

DATE1994

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERFuji

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P712.5

HISTORY

This road under construction, starting from Tyabb, is the Mornington-Tyabb Road at Olivers Creek.

DESCRIPTION

These five images show a yellow excavator digging a trench for burying pipes. ‘706 8000 Komatsu’ is printed across the back of the machine. A man can be seen in the cabin. A large trench is at the front of the machine and part of a pipe can be seen lying at the bottom. A man is standing beside the trench. A line of large pipes are on the ground on the far right-hand side of the image. Large piles of dirt are on the right-hand side of the trench. Houses and trees can be seen in the distance. Another white excavator with the word ‘COOKS’ printed in red on the machine is also working the ground.

SUBJECTS

Construction equipment, Drains, Earth moving equipment, Pipes and pipelines, Road construction and maintenance

KEYWORDS

Mornington-Tyabb Road, Olivers Creek, Tyabb