VicRoads history - historical images

On March 26th 1913, the first Country Roads Board was established. The following footage from our archives shows the development of the state of Victoria.

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Captions:
100 years of improving roads to help Victorians travel easily and reliably.

1913 Main Street Dandenong
1913 Settlers' Home
1913 Crossing the Tambo River
1914 Main Healesville Road
1914 Old Sydney Road between Avenel and Longwood
1914 Warrigal Road
1915 Hurstbridge-Kinglake Road
1938 Calder Highway section 1 hand pouring
1913 Country Roads Board car on its first trip at Dromana
1913 Sand Road near Nar Nar Goon
Interest of school children in first car to reach Bullumwaal
1955 Flashing warning light at detour barricade, McIvor
1930 Roughometer motor car
1930 Welcome to Gellibrand
1947 Traffic and parking in Collins Street
1951 Hume Highway 39.5 miles
1955 Push-button lights outside school in Rathdowne St.
1955 Heavy transport on Pretty Sally Hill, Hume Highway
1914 Hume Highway
1921 Barrabool, Great Ocean Road
1956 Prow of safety zone in Wellington Parade
1947 Princes Highway
1956 Safety zone, Swanston Street
1951 Cnr Maroondah Highway and Melbourne St, Ringwood
1952 Swan Street Bridge
1955 Installing Cats-Eyes on Princes Highway East
1957 Princes Highway West, Ghering St, Geelong
1958 National Safety Council display at Royal Show
1958 Johnston Street Bridge -- evening traffic
1969 Canterbury Rd -- rail overpass, east from Rochester Rd
1973 Princes Highway West -- rail overpass, West Footscray
1974 Burke Road, Malvern
1974 Chandler Highway at Grange Road
1994 Car child restraints
1974 Traffic in the mall, Bendigo
1976 Mulgrave Freeway -- inspecting section A