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From a remote hilltop

From a remote hilltop

by Anne Holmes | 30 Dec, 2014 | #cf14, Abbotsford, Abbotsford Convent, Remote, Yarra Bend Park

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 47 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Remote”.It was taken in Yarra Bend Park overlooking the Abbotsford Convent to the Melbourne skyline.
From a remote hilltop

From a remote hilltop

by Anne Holmes | 30 Dec, 2014 | #cf14, Abbotsford, Collingwood Town Hall, Remote

This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of week 47 of the the 2014 Flickr Challenge Friday group for the theme of “Remote”.It looks across leafy Abbotsford to the skyscrapers of Melbourne. In the middle distance left is the...
Gahans Reserve Abbotsford #blogjune Day 28

Gahans Reserve Abbotsford #blogjune Day 28

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Gahans Reserve, Park Street

Gahans Reserve Abbotsford, a photo by Hecuba’s Story on Flickr.This peaceful late afternoon image of Gahans Reserve, Abbotsford, gives lie to the bustle and activity going on there with people sitting on benches and families and children playing and...
Denton Hat Mill 52/25/3 #fp13 #technology #blogjune Day 24

Denton Hat Mill 52/25/3 #fp13 #technology #blogjune Day 24

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Denton Hat Mills, Flickr, fp13, Nicholson Street, Technology

Denton Hat Mill 52/25/3 #fp13 #technology, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr. This 1901 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works map shows the Denton Hat Mills in Nicholson Street, Abbotsford.  The mill was the first steam-powered hat mill in...
Bus Stop #technology 52/25/1 #fp13 #blogjune Day 23

Bus Stop #technology 52/25/1 #fp13 #blogjune Day 23

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Flickr, fp13, Hoddle Street, Technology

Bus Stop 52/25/1, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Technolgy can be found everywhere in Collingwood.  Here GPS-driven timetables reduce the stress of waiting for buses along Hoddle Street, Collingwood.This photo was submitted by the Collingwood...
Technology for Social Justice 52/25/2 #fp13 #blogjune Day 22

Technology for Social Justice 52/25/2 #fp13 #blogjune Day 22

by Anne Holmes | 30 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Abbotsford, Flickr, fp13, Infoxchange, Johnston Street, Technology

Infoxchange 52/25/2, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Technology for Social Justice proclaims the former offices of Infoxchange in Johnston St., Abbotsford. Infoxchange who did ground breaking work empowering people in public housing by providing...
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