Road works, c. 1960

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Road works, c. 1960

DATE1960s

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1151.38

HISTORY

This council development is the construction of Ash Court in Hastings.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows the construction of a new housing development. Two graders can be seen making the street which ends in a cul-de-sac. Other machinery can be seen on either side of the street. Tall trees line the street. Piles of dirt are along the right-hand side of the street and rough ground is in the foreground. Typed in black on a piece of white paper and glued to the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph is: “Ash Court - Hastings Construction”.

SUBJECTS

Construction equipment, Housing estates, Roads and streets

KEYWORDS

Ash Court, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings Shire Council