Maffra Buildings in 1939

One of the gems in our collection that we are currently digitising is a set of two maps prepared in 1939 when Maffra was sewered. These show the outline of all buildings, including sheds and outhouses, and their construction materials - usually W for weatherboard or B for brick. GI stood for galvanised iron, B&FC was brick and fibro-cement.

However, in the example above, between Kent and Alfred Streets, the bottom house is concrete, with a weatherboard kitchen. This was the home of, and probably designed by shire engineer and surveyor G.T. Jones. It was demolished many years ago, and the site is now occupied by six houses and a much larger hospital.

At the top is a detailed outline of the hospital, with its extensive verandahs. The house between the two even shows the outline of a "fish pond".

So far we have only copied the buildings either side of Johnson Street, but once completed these detailed views will be a valuable resource for historians and genealogists.