A view of Fern Tree Gully.

A landscape photograph of fern trees, large fern bushes and taller trees in the gully near Melbourne, Australia. This was a popular area for visitors because of the spectacular flora and fauna. The officers of the Flying Squadron visited the gully on 3 December 1869

The photograph is captioned 'Fern Tree Gully' and is a commercially produced photographic print. See ALB0381.57 for another version of this print.

Frederick North was Assistant Paymaster on board HMS Barrosa (1860), a wooden screw corvette, while it was part of the Royal Navy Flying (Detached) Squadron that sailed from England in June 1869. The squadron visited Melbourne between 26 November and 7 December 1869.

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ID:	ALB0029.234
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	Circa December 1869; Circa November 1870
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 148 mm x 190 mm
Parts:	Early career of Frederick North (Photograph album) A photograph of a painting called 'Socrates seeking Alcibiades at the House of Aspasia' (Photographic print) (ALB0029.71) A view across Creswick Creek, Clunes, towards the Port Phillip Gold Mines. (Photographic print) (ALB0029.233) A view of Fern Tree Gully. (Photographic print) (ALB0029.234) An Aboriginal group outside a domical hut. (Photographic print) (ALB0029.236) A group photographs of an Australian Aboriginal man, woman and child (Photographic print) (ALB0029.238) An Australian Aboriginal warrior posing for the photographer (Photographic print) (ALB0029.241) A view of a wooden house inside a defensive Maori village with the family in the foreground. (Photographic print) (ALB0029.254) A photograph of a painting of part of the Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand (Photographic print) (ALB0029.255) A half-length portrait photograph of a Maori Chief. (Photographic print) (ALB0029.260) A half-length portrait photograph of a Maori warrior (Photographic print) (ALB0029.261) A head-shoulder portrait photograph of 'William Thompson', better known as the Maori chief Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi (Photographic print) (ALB0029.262) A full-length studio portrait photograph of a Maori warrior (Photographic print) (ALB0029.263) A general view of the sulphur springs at Lake Rotorua (Photographic print) (ALB0029.264) A full-length portrait photograph of a female Maori servant (Photographic print) (ALB0029.265)

A view of Fern Tree Gully.

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