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Vern McCallum Collection

View of Portland.in the late 1950's.

Building the K. S. Anderson wharf, Portland.

Construction of the K.S. Anderson wharf, Portland.

Loading gravel.

Unknown quarry.

S.S. "Zealandic" at Portland.

Construction of the boat slip for Ron Stewart's (the boat builder) jetty, Portland.

A view of the Portland Harbour Trust Offices, stores building and workshops mid 1950's.

Demolishing the ocean pier. Portland.

Construction of the railway line to the port, Portland. Note the Admella lifeboat shed in the gardens where it was stored for many years.

More work being done for the new port area. Wellington road area. Reclaiming the old creek near "Greenmount".

Aerial photo of Portland Harbour.

Constuction of the K.S. Anderson wharf, Portland. Driving the concrete piles for the K.S. Anderson wharf.

Photo taken before the works on the K. S. Anderson wharf and port area. Portland. Circa 1952.

Construction of port area, Portland. Driving timber piles for the Pilots landing.

A Rapier Shovel loading a truck with rock at Cape Grant for works of the new port area, Portland. Circa 1954.

Loading of truck. Portland port area. George Wallace on the loader, a Fordson Detroit pre 1928 Moore cable loader.

Ship in Portland Harbour. The sailing ship the "Gerard".

Demolishing of the ocean pier, Portland.

K. S. Anderson wharf under construction by Hornibrooks. Portland.

Working on the new port area, Portland. In the early stages no 2 transit shed and slab making for berths.

Hornibrook crane ready to lift a pile around to the pile driver on the K. S. Wharf. Portland.

Aerial shot of Portland harbour and the Shell black oil tanks in the foreground.

Work safety!! Working on port area, Portland. Hornibrook workmen placing deck slabs for the K. S. Anderson wharf.

Watsons workshop and the Euclid trucks used to transport the rock for the new port area, Portland.

K. S. Wharf, Portland. and the workshop. With a ship unloading.

Henty beach with bathing boxes, Portland.

The start of the K. S. Anderson Wharf, Portland. The dredge bucket has just hit the water, the work boat Sterling divers boat and the Marion drag line can also be seen .

Canal bridge, Portland. With the work boat "Gannett" in the canal.

Aerial shot of the railway lines at port area, Portland. With a line of rail trucks
now fully operational.

THE LOGS AND TIMBERS THAT WAS USED ON THE OCEAN PIER, PORTLAND.

Official Opening of the New Pier, February 13th, 1902.
Mr K.S. Anderson suggests that the following people were probably present, at the Official Opening by Hon W. McCulloch --
The Mayor of Portland, Cr Wm Hanlon.
Councillors: (Dr) Levis, E. Adams, Wm Heaney, E.W, Harvey, G.H. Tulloh, J. Wiltshire, Ben Davis, W.L. Gray.
Town Clerk and Surveyor, Mr T.E.C. Henry.
Shire President,
Shire Secretary, Mr T. Tulloh and Shire Engineer, Mr C.C.P. Wilson.
Harbour Master, Pilot, of Portland, Captain Beaumont.
Mr Samuel Winter Cooke of "Murndal" elected 1901 as Member for Wannon.
Mr Ewan Cameron M.L.A (Re-elected 1900) Member for Portland, 1902.
Mr H.N.Reid, Manager of Freezing Works.
Mr H.J.M. Campbell, later member for Portland.
The Captain of the "Gulf of Siam" in port at the time.
Mr W.P. Anderson, Agent for the vessel.
The local Battery of Portland Militia, 1 officer & 26 men. Probably Major Hawkins.
Rear Admiral Beaumont of the "Royal Arthur", probably inspecting the guard. There were 5 vessels of the Australian Squardron in port.
Town Band.
Local Police.
Local Clergymen.
Identification - Mr H.J. Campbell (with beard) shaking hands with tall man (centre). Cr Wm Hanlon, short man with beard, hands on hip on West of Platform.The group nearest the camera probably councillors of borough, President, Secretary and Engineer of Shire and Mr T.E.C. Henry (town clerk).
The flag at the right is the Flag of the British Navy.
In background - All Saints Church, Loreto Convent, Victoria House, The Benevolent Asylum.

Building the Oval Grain Silo shed.

Building the Super Works (Pivot).

.Construction of the K S Anderson wharf .The rocks were placed with the grab on the Osgood crane.Note the size of the stone .

Remains of the third baths showing the old diving board. Portland, 1970.

Down ramp to the beach area, Portland. The building behind the dozer was the carpenters workshop and engineers and blacksmith's shop.

Building the pier on the canel,Kelly Smith shaping a bollard on the fisherman's jetty using an adze ,Portland.

Ron Stewart Boat builders at Portland. He also built barges for the Portland Harbour Trust.

Henty bay estate 30/6/1976. Note the large area of marrum grass in front of the houses.

Henty bay estate 1974. Note the two bore pipes erosion really taking hold.

Henty bay estate 30/6/1976. Note the two bore pipes

Fergusons road 30/6/1976. Taken east of Murleys. Note the distance to the sea from the track.

Loading truck at unknown quarry.

On Darts road, Portland. C. S. R. pine mill.

Left to Right: Reg Pitts, Ken Whistler, John Matuschka, Alan Guthrie,
Unknown, working on the 'Tarrigal" tug boat on the 300 ton slip.

The railway pier showing the lifeboat shed.

At Darts road C.S.R. chip board works and the woolstores. The intersection of Darts road and North Portland School road can be seen in the bottom of the photo.

Aerial view of the Cape Grant quarry. The water in the quarry is about 90 feet deep.

Bill Paterson's boat circa 1950 reg no V307

Extending the groyne later to become the trawler wharf.

The couta boats and the fishermans breakwater.

The fishermans wharf. and the couta boats,

Unloading the barge at sea. When the barge had been loaded by the dredge it was taken out to sea and dumped in the deep water. The fill had been dredged from the K.S. Anderson wharf area.

A view of Portland harbour prior to the building of the port.

The fuel tanks in Kennedy Street near the north Portland railway station.

Jaques Shovel on a multi,wheel trailer being towed behind a Euclid truck.

The Jaques Shovel loading limestone overburden at the Cape Grant quarry.

A view of the harbour prior the building the port.

The Sedco oil rig in for repairs.

The railway overpass in construction at Garden Street Portland .

Watsons Euclids used to transport the rock from Cape Grant Quarry to the harbour.

A view of the early part of the construction of the K. S. Anderson wharf with the Priestman Dredge and barge in the foreground ( called Elders Island}}.

Jorgens dredge pumping sand and rubble for reclamation works.

Unloading a huge machine, a generator for the paper mill at Millicent, at the Portland port.

Construction of the canal behind the Portland gardens.

Reclaiming land looking towards Battery Point.

Assembling Hornibrooks crane for the building of the K S Anderson wharf.

The Prime Minister of Australia Mr Robert Menzies with the Portland Harbour Trust Chairman Mr K S Anderson.

The first ship to use the partly constructed wharf. A large Generator that was transported to the Paper mill at Millicent.

Taken during construction of the rail sorting yard looking east .with "Kingsly" in the background.

Construction of the K S Anderson wharf.

Unloading a large stone on the main breakwater using the Marrion crane.

Hornibrook engineers and the P H T chief engineer Pat Hughes forth from the right.

Jorgens dredge pumping sand and rubble for reclamation works.

Construction of the canal behind the Portland gardens.

Assembling Hornibrooks crane for the building of the K S Anderson wharf.

P H T workmen at their Xmas break ip

P H T workmen left to right:
Jack Dusting ,Jim Dusting ,chief Engineer Pat Hughes ,and Bob Radley.

A view of the harbour .

Oil rig tender boats being refuelled and loaded at the K S Anderson wharf.

Loading the oil rig tender boats.using C J Robertson cranes .

Loading wool at old ocean pier.

No 2 quay Road taken from silo.

Loading bluestone for main breakwater.

Preparing foundation for horizontal wheatshed with Cat D7 dozer and Cat 944 loader.

Road and rail weighbridges.

Horizontal wheatshed foundation.

Aerial photo of Portland Harbour Trust Offices and horzontal wheat shed.

Construction of wheat shed area.

Construction of the K.S Anderson Wharf.

Sealing the oil wharf.(lee breakwater)

Construction of wheat shed wall.

Demolition of Ocean Pier.

Portland Harbour Trust float.

Aerial view of Canal and Railway.

Aerial view of Canal and Railway.

Surveying foundations of wheat shed.Noel Peck on right.

Bagged wheat n K.S. Anderson Wharf.

Lady Bay reclaimation for Cresco Fertilizer Factory, (Marion & Euclids)

Aerial view North Portland Railway Station to Port.

Construction of Cape Nelson Road Overpass.

Construction of the K.S Anderson Wharf.

Priestman dredge & tipping barge. Gannett work boat.

Loading holes for a blast.

Loading bags of wheat.K.S. Anderson Wharf.

A ship loading grain at Portland . Augering oats from transit shed to ship.

Demolishing the Ocean Pier. Last stages of old Ocean Pier.

Demolishing the Ocean Pier.

K.S. Anderson Wharf on right and No 6 Berth on left.

Loading lucern pellets.
Caterpillar 950 loader(driver Frank Mirtschin)

Tug boat 'Trewalla'
capt Dave Milner leaning on rail.

K.S. Anderson wharf.

Building Marina beside Railway Pier.

New Gatehouse at entrance to K.S. Anderson wharf.

Opening of coldstore.
Murray Byrne & Theo Jarrett.

Railway Pier Workshops.

Slipway wharf & fishermans wharf. Safcol Tuna Factory.

Portland Harbour Trust army duck used for maintenance vehicle.

Joe Rheinsten PHT worker.

Drag lining in preparation for K.S Anderson wharf.

Construction of K.S. Anderson wharf.

Cape Grant prior to Quarry.

'Greenmount' excavation, Lima Excavator.

Aerial photo of the Port area.

Tug boat 'Lewis'

Point Danger Road construction.

Recovering bogged Euclid.

Tipping rock for Lee Breakwater.

Drilling for oil at Casterton in 1964.

Laying railway line for the Harbour.

Aerial photo of Portland area.

Aerail shot of Portland area.

Aerial shot of Portland area.

Sedco Oil Rig in for repairs.

Start of reclaiming of Lady Bay, (Pivot).

Loading bluestone out of Cape Grant Quarry.

Drag lining in preparation for K.S Anderson wharf.

Tipping barge in for maintenence.

Construction of K.S. Anderson wharf.

Cape Grant prior to Quarry.

'Greenmount' excavation, Lima Excavator.

Start of the earth works for K.S. Anderson Wharf.

Tug boat 'Lewis'

Aerial photo of Cape Grant Quarry.

Aerial photo of the Port area.

Point Danger Road construction.

Tipping rock for Lee Breakwater.

Recovering bogged Euclid.

The Portland Brass band at the opening of the Harbour opening

Drilling for oil at Casterton in 1964.

Drilling for oil at Casterton in 1964.

Fishing boats in the harbour note the old bathing boxes.

Before the Construction of the Port had commenced. Note the canal before it was re-routed.

Fishing boats in the harbour.

Exporting frozen mutton at the port.

View of the port during construction. Sand was pumped into the area that had been closed off with a rock wall to reclaim a large area for the port buildings etc.

Graeme McDonald and Alan Richardson .

The harbour during construction. Note how little of the Portland Gardens was left when the canal was re routed.

Setting up the reinforceing ready for the concrete for the K S Anderson warf.

Placing the piles.using the Marrion crane.

The K S Anderson wharf being constructed.

Building the port.

Driving piles at an unknown location this glass neg was from the port of portland collection

An aerial photo of the Portland harbour circa 1950.
From a glass negative.

An International TD 24 dozer at work at the Portland harbour. Circa 1950.
scanned From a glass negative.

Blasting the face at Cape Grant for more rock to be used in building the Port of Portland.
Scanned from a glass negative.

Portland from Battery Point, circa 1873. A Washbourne photo. This was done from a glass negative but is not from the same one as the next photo.

The spit from Battery Point. A Washbourne photo taken in 1873. Schofields lived in the house centre of this photo. This was done from a glass negative.

A view of the bay taken from below Battery Point at the start of building the Port, circa 1950.
This photo is done from a glass negative.

An aerial view of the Cape Grant Quarry where all of the rock for the building of the Port of Portland was quarried, circa 1950.
This was done from a glass negative.

A ship moored on the Ocean pier Portland .
This was done from a glass negative .

An early plan of the portland.

An aerial photo of the Portland harbour, circa 1953.
This photo is from a glass negative .

Blasting rock for the harbour.
This photo is from a glass negative.

A ship docked at the Ocean pier, Portland
This was done from a glass negative.

Rough seas in Portland Harbour before the port was built .There was very little protection for the fishing boats from a n easterly gale and as a result many boats were wrecked over the years.This was done from a glass negative .

The Jaques shovel at Cape Grant.

The Marrion excavator loading rock at Cape Grant quarry onto a Euclid truck.

The" River Burdekin" unloading coal on the Ocean pier.

Extending the groyne later to become the trawler wharf using small tip trucks, these were often used as they could get to where the Euclids could not.

Photo taken from Fishermens Wharf, Portland.

The port area during construction note an area was surrounded by a rock wall then fill was dredged or pumped in to fill the area.

The Garden street railway bridge under construction.

The breakwater road bridge under construction.

The main breakwater and quarry road during a heavy sea note the army duck on the road this vehicle was used as a run around on the construction site.

The construction of the port in the early phase.

Assembling Hornibrooks crane.

Construction of the port in its early stages. Portland.

Excavating rock at Cape Grant to be carted to the port with the Euclid trucks.

The quarry master drilling holes for blasting while rock is being carted to the harbour.

A photo of the port taken from the lighthouse.

The crushing plant at Cape Grant as new
left to right .: ___________ .Pat Hughes ----------,K S Anderson ,Dick Chandler.

The main screens for sizing the stone after it had been crushed.

The first rock is crushed and this is the end result.

The crfusher an overall view at Cape Grant.

The Bridgewater bridge during construction.

Constructing the roadway for the Bridgewater road bridge looking back into town.

The dozer pushing rock into grizzly area to build the ramp at the Cape Grant quarry.

Grizzly on top and the main jaws at the bottom.

Building the tunnel to take the rock to Kubit for hammer crushing at the Cape Grant quarry.

Hornibrooks crane at the port.

The crushing plant complete the magazine for the explosives can be seen behind the utility.

The conveyer belts and screens at the crusher.

Hornibrooks crane lifting piles at the harbour.

The reclaim area taken from near the office.

At work at the Cape Grant quarry.

At work at the Cape Grant quarry.Drilling ,loading then blasting again.

At work at the Cape Grant quarry.

At work at the Cape Grant quarry.

Hornibrooks crane and lighter barge in the harbour.

The Garden street overpass.

At work at the Cape Grant quarry.

The dozer crossing the creek before it became the canal the driver was Eric Cooper.

Forming the quarry road.

Pouring concrete in the P H T model shed for the harbour model.

In the model shed where tests were done to work out how different senarios would efect the harbour.

Constructing barges at Ron Stewart's the boat builders.

Another view of the harbour.

Garden street bridge.

The Bridgewater rail bridge.

Driving timber piles for the crane line on the K S Anderson wharf.

A view of the K S Anderson Wharf area during construction.

A view of the K S Anderson Wharf area during construction.

A view of the K S Anderson Wharf area during construction.driving the piles for Hornibrooks crane to run along .

The Julia street railway crossing bridge.

K S Anderson P H T chairman.

Aerial view of the port.

Aerial view of the port.

Aerial view of the port.

Aerial view of the port.

An aerial view of the quarry road

Quarry road area.

Aerial view of the port.

ape Grant quarry.

Cape Grant quarry from the air.

At the canal bridge weight tests?.

The canal bridge on completion.

The canal taken from the bridge.

Piles on the K S Anderson wharf driven to the correct hieght.

K. S. Anderson and Robert Menzies Australia's Prime Minister.

The first deck slab being laid on the K S Anderson wharf.
Left to right : 1 Pat Hughes 2___________,3-----------4----------5Steven Sander
6----------7---------8,

Laying the first slab on the K S Anderson wharf.

Prime minister Robert Menzies.

Working on the pile.

Cape Grant quarry.

Pile off cuts on the K S Anderson.

Note the pile right of the worker has been spliced ready to be boxed and poured to join the two together ready for driving deeper into the sea floor.

An aerial view of the port.

An aerial view of the port.

An aerial view of the port.

An aerial view of the port.

An aerial view of the port.

An aerial view of the port.

Construction of the main breakwater.

Dredging the canal.

The finished canal.

The finnished canal from the bridge.

An empty Euclid on the canal bridge.

A loaded Euclid on the canal bridge may be doing a weight test.

K S Anderson Wharf construction.

The K S Anderson during construction.

The K S Anderson during construction.driving the piles.

The K S Anderson during construction.

The Lee Breakwater road and the footbridge.

The K S Anderson during construction.

Buildihg the main breakwater .

The Harman loading a truck at Black nose.

Placing stone on the outside of the K S Anderson wharf the large stones were individually placed using the grab seen in this photo.

The railsiding and sorting yard during construction.

The railcutting east of the Julia stret railway bridge.

Spreading rail ballast for the sorting siding.

Placing stone on the main breakwater.

Julia street extension with the Portland High School In the background.

Driving piles Hornibrooks crane.

Demolishing the old pier.

Placing stone on the outside of the K S wharf

The Priestman dredge in front of Ron Stewarts the boat builders.

The Port pile driver driving piles for Hornibrooks pile driver.The rails for hornibrooks crane was placed on these timber piles that were cut off after the wharf had been constructed.

Dredging the canal with the suction dredge behind the gardens,

The canal bridge on completion.

Building the railway linenear the Garden street bridge.

The cutting near the Cape Grant quarry.

The Priestman dredge near Ron Stewarts the boat builders.

Dozer working location unknown.

Osgood placing a stone on the outside of the K S Anderson wharf.

The Harman digging the cutting for the Bridgewater bridge.

The main breakwater.

Buildin the main breakwater.

Driving piles for the railway bridge in Julia street.

The Harman loading at blacknose.

The Marrion and the Osgood at Blacknose.with the drilling rig on top.

Building the stores bulk store.

Julia street rail bridge.during construction.

Dredging in the harbour.

A view of the early stage of the K S Anderson wharf.

Julia street rail bridge,

The start of building the shell black oil tanks.

Reclaiming swamp for the railway line.

Kennedy street fuel tanks.

The Harman mounted on the dredge and dredging in the harbour.

The earthworks for the railway line near Battery point.

The K S A wharf.

Gape Grant quarry.

A view of the K S Anderson wharf.

A view of the early stages of thr K S Anderson wharf.

The Marrion dredge at work.

Site preparation for the new crushing plant at Cape Grant quarry.

The Bridgewater road cutting.

During the construction of the K S Anderson wharf.

Construction of the Lee breakwater in the early stages.taken from Whalers Bluff.

The K S Anderson wharf

Earthworks for the canal near the Portland Gardens.

Bridgewater road bridge.

The K S Anderson during construction taken from where Pivot is now.Then known as Lady Bay.

Building the new crusher at Cape Grant.

At the K S Anderson wharf.

The railway line at the back of the swamp prior to the road being constructed.

The Garden street bridge.

The "Janova"tied up at the ocean pier.

Working on a jetty prior to the building of the port.

Bagged wheat inthe Ocean pier shed.

Building a boat in Ron Stewart's boat shed.

Dumping rock on the main breakwater.

A view of the harbour.

Using an Ingersol Rand compressor at Blacknose Quarry to drill blast holes .
eft to right: John Vaughan, Tom Barker, Ian Brewster,and Ralph Knight.

A view of the bay showing the third portland baths.

A view of the K S Anderson wharf.

The Marrion loading a stone.

The Gardens street bridge.

The quarry at Cape Grant.

The rail cutting and rail bridge in Julia street."Avonmore" can be seen in the left of this photo.

The crusher at Cape Grant quarry.note the different grades of stone.

A bridge under construction.

Weigh testing a pile (loaded up with steel).

The canal bridge during construction.

Construction of the canal behind the gardens.

Making the piles for the K S Anderson wharf these were cast on site.

Placing the ballast on the railway line.

An aerial photo of the port.

The Garden street rail bridge.

Dredging the railway line in Scott street.

Construction of the K S Anderson wharf note the rail lines that the pile driver travels along during construction.

Looking at he K S Anderson wharf from the Lady Bay beach.

An aerial photo of the Cape Grant Quarry.

The canal bridge.during construction.

Construction of the K S A with th piles being driven in,note the dredge inthe bay pumping sand and rubble behind the wall when the water runs back into the sea the fill is left to be used to reclaim the area behind the wall.

building a shed ?

Start of the railway line to the port area.

The railway bridge in Julia street.

The canal and the gardens area. the life boat shed can be seen in the centre of the photo.

The Harman bogged on the edge of the cliff.

A crusher at Blacknose.

The quarry at Blacknose.

The quarry at Cape Grant .

Shifting to the quarry.

A view of the harbour prior to the commencement of the harbour,showing Barton's beach.

The cutting before the Cape Grant quarry being constructed.

Working on the cutting before the Cape Grant quarry.It appears that the dozer has
C R B on the bonnet

The Portland Harbour Trust shed.

Moving a large stone with the grab.

Working on the cutting before the Cape Grant quarry.

The dozer at work.

At the Blacknose quarry.

The start of the main breakwater.

Blacknose quarry.

Constructing quarry road. the writing on the side is 31-W-Catapillar Diesel

Loading a truck below Battery point.

Looking from the P H T offices towards Battery Point.

A crusher at Cape Grant ?

The quarry at Blacknose.

The quarry at Blacknose.

Building a boat at Ron Stewarts.

Loading a truck at Cape Grant.

The Marrion at work at Cape Grant.

Left to right: Chick (Alan ) Richardson,-----------,Graeme McDonald,------------,
------------,--------------,-------------.

The slipway being built Portland Harbour Trust.

A view of Bartons Beach. with the town in the background.

The creek (saltwater} behind the model shed.

The Foundations for the fitters workshop beside the canal.

The P H T store shed.

Lady Bay where Pivot now is situated.

Blacknose quarry in its early days.

The P H T model shed construction.beside salt water creek.

Constructing the groyne later the trawler wharf note the train on the railway pier.

The Harman has slipped o ver the side of the cliff at Blacknose quarry.no loads today.

A ship at the ocean pier.

Working on the groyne.

A ship at the ocean pier.

Working on the groyne.

Construction of the store building.Note the hut in the left side of this photo.

The model building beside Saltwater creek.

Bartons beach with Portland in the background.

The start of the main pier.

A new Euclid supplied by Blackwood Hodge and trailer, ready to go to work.

Dumping rock into the sea on the main breakwater.

The stores building is completed just starting the workshop building.

Reclaiming land below Battery Point.

At the entrance of Blacknose quarry .

unknown location.

The main breakwater start.from the sea

Portland harbour.

Blasting at Blacknose quarry.

Railway pier workshops.

Building the P H T stores.

Quarry road construction.

Blacknose quarry.

Blacknose quarry.

Blacknose quarry.

Blacknose quarry.

The road to pebbly beach.

A view of portland harbour.

Pebbly beach Portland.

Blacknose quarry.

Blacknose quarry.note the workers ,part way up the face below the man on top of the cliff drilling for another blast.

Consyruction of the P H T model shed.

P H T houses in Lighthouse place.

The Harman arriving to work in Blacknose quarry.

Workers drilling ready for another blast half way up the rock face as seen in photo no 6485.

Blacknose quarry.

The Harman shovel arriving at Blacknose quarry on a Mack truck.

Setting up to drill for a blast part way up the rock face at Blacknose quarry.

A plan of the port. Not quite as it finnished up.

A view of the bay.

Lady Bay Beach Portland.

Unloading oil at Portland

A ship tied up on the ocean pier. Unloading fuel.

A ship tied up on the ocean pier. Unloading fuel.

Henty beach Portland.

Blacknose quarry.

Lady Bay Beach Portland.

Driving timber piles for the groyne.

The axplosive magazine at Blacknose R D Fraser.s truck he was a builder in Portland phone no 561.

The Harman arriving at Blacknose the chairman K S Andersons Austin A 70

The stores building.

Buildings over Saltwater creek.

A view of the harbour.

The Ocean pier.

The harbour from the north.

Portland Harbour Trust houses in Lighthouse Avenue.

The Harbour Masters house (Tom Loyd) in Light house Avenue

Unknown location.

Unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location. Colac contractor's truck.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Unknown location

The Marrion at Cape Grant quarry.

The Marrion at Cape Grant quarry.dozing the overburden into the sea,

Railway construction near "Greenmount".

Railway construction near Greenmount.

Loading truck with dirt and rocks.

Blacknose quarry.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Not Portland unknown location.

Portland looking west much of this area was reclaimed to build the port

A pile driver at work on the pier at Portland

Oil tanks in Kennedy street.

Oil tanks in Kennedy street.being built.

Oil tanks in Kennedy street.being built.

Oil tanks in Kennedy street.being built.

Oil tanks in Kennedy street.being built.

Oil tanks in Kennedy street.being built.

'Cresco' now 'Pivot', Portland.

An aerial view of the port at Portland.

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