From the 1920s to the early 1960s, this section of riverbank was part of the beautifully landscaped gardens of the Renn family property. Their glorious home "Runnymeade" stood on the adjacent site. The magnificent gardens surrounding the home won . . . — — Map (db m310075) HM
The Alphington Swimming Pool was constructed on the banks of the Yarra River by local residents in the early 1920s and remained a focus of community life until the 1960s. Annual swimming carnivals were held at the Pool and local families often . . . — — Map (db m310076) HM
The Children's Wading Pool to the right was built in the late 1940s and was supplied with fresh water from a toilet block located north of the original dressing sheds.
'We carried on and finished the work, which took two-and a half years. . . . — — Map (db m310079) HM
Visitors to the Wetlands can only guess what this area looked like before European settlement - the pattern of the river flow has been altered and the landscape has been changed through clearing and settlement. However, by creating the wetlands and . . . — — Map (db m310081) HM
1830s
1 The Woiworung clan (Wurundjeri-willam) occupied the upper Yarra and Yarra flats. They were
called the Yarra Yarra tribe by settlers. The remains of a nearby canoe tree remind us of their
occupation of this district. . . . — — Map (db m310071) HM
