Swinburne History

Excursion to Upper Yarra Dam, 1950s


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Film opens at the newly constructed Upper Yarra Dam east of Melbourne. The Upper Yarra Dam diversion tunnel can also be seen. Men racing pooh sticks along the Upper Yarra Aqueduct. Film then moves to the Yarra River in the Melbourne CBD where river boats (River Queen, St. Anne and St. Theresa) can be seen filled with passengers cruising along the Yarra River. Please note that video has no sound. Film digitised by Dennis W. Nicholson (Audio Visual Production Manager), Swinburne Dept. of Film and Animation in April 2020.
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Swinburne HistoryBy Swinburne University of Techology