The Grampians
The Grampians is a series of rugged sandstone mountain ranges rising abruptly from the vast plains of Western Victoria. Their name in the language of the area's original people is Gariwerd.
Below are photos taken on 9 January 1951.
Below are photos taken on 9 January 1951.
How the Grampians were formed
The high peaks of the Grampians Mountain Range are composed of sandstone which was laid down from rivers about 380 million years ago.
This sediment, which slowly accumulated to a depth of 7 km, was later pushed up and tilted to produce the present form of the Grampians Mountains.
The highest peak is Mount William at 1167 metres.
Forty million years ago the Southern Ocean reached the northern and western bases of the mountain range.
Material eroded from the mountains then formed the sea floor which is now Little Desert National Park.
This sediment, which slowly accumulated to a depth of 7 km, was later pushed up and tilted to produce the present form of the Grampians Mountains.
The highest peak is Mount William at 1167 metres.
Forty million years ago the Southern Ocean reached the northern and western bases of the mountain range.
Material eroded from the mountains then formed the sea floor which is now Little Desert National Park.
Henty Memorial, Portland
The above photo was taken on 11 January 1951 at Portland, Victoria .
It shows what is known as the Henty Memorial, although plaques are attached which honour other European pioneers of the district.
The Gunditjmara people are the traditional owners of the south west of Victoria, including what is now Portland. They were present when the early commercial sealers arrived, followed soon after by the Henty family.
Unusually for Aboriginal people in Australia, the Gunditjmara were a settled group, living in small circular stone huts. The ancestors of the Gunditjmara people lived in villages of weather-proof houses with stone walls a metre high, around eel traps and aquaculture ponds at nearby Lake Condah. At just one location -- on just one hectare of land -- archaeologists have discovered the remains of 160 house sites.
The memorial is a granite column standing some 6 metres (20 feet) high.
The foundations of brick were laid in 1914. But due to World War One, completion was delayed until 1922.
A plaque on one side of the base stone honours Edward Henty and his family who settled at Portland in November 1834. This is generally recognised as the start of European settlement in what became the separate colony of Victoria in 1851.
The other plaques honour:
The discovery and naming of Portland Bay by Lieut. James Grant in H.M. brig Lady Nelson., December 5, 1800
The meeting of Major Thomas Mitchell and the Henty Brothers near this spot, 29th August, 1836
Cuptain William Dutton,Master Mariner, the first wbite man to visit Portland Bay, December, 1828.
It shows what is known as the Henty Memorial, although plaques are attached which honour other European pioneers of the district.
The Gunditjmara people are the traditional owners of the south west of Victoria, including what is now Portland. They were present when the early commercial sealers arrived, followed soon after by the Henty family.
Unusually for Aboriginal people in Australia, the Gunditjmara were a settled group, living in small circular stone huts. The ancestors of the Gunditjmara people lived in villages of weather-proof houses with stone walls a metre high, around eel traps and aquaculture ponds at nearby Lake Condah. At just one location -- on just one hectare of land -- archaeologists have discovered the remains of 160 house sites.
The memorial is a granite column standing some 6 metres (20 feet) high.
The foundations of brick were laid in 1914. But due to World War One, completion was delayed until 1922.
A plaque on one side of the base stone honours Edward Henty and his family who settled at Portland in November 1834. This is generally recognised as the start of European settlement in what became the separate colony of Victoria in 1851.
The other plaques honour:
The discovery and naming of Portland Bay by Lieut. James Grant in H.M. brig Lady Nelson., December 5, 1800
The meeting of Major Thomas Mitchell and the Henty Brothers near this spot, 29th August, 1836
Cuptain William Dutton,Master Mariner, the first wbite man to visit Portland Bay, December, 1828.