The Yarra below The Falls, Melbourne Size:19 x 26 cm (A4) and at least fifty were

and at least fifty were left wounded and hanging to the trees

a settler in 1835 wrote: “On arriving in sight of the river

which he named New Holland

Called Blackish-grey Scotophilus (Scotophilus nigrogriseus) by Gould

Calling it a 'Black Wallaroo' Gould wrote:

The Yarra below The Falls, Melbourne Size:19 x 26 cm (A4) and at least fifty wereDate 1858 An extraordinary, very early photograph of Melbourne showing The Falls, the place where the freshwater met saltwater, and the navigable extent of shipping on the Yarra. Below the falls a deep natural basin was available for ships to unload and turn, called the Turning Basin. Today this is the site of Queens Bridge, looking towards the Melbourne Aquarium. Given the majestic urban waterway it is today, the scene of environmental destruction