A Colourful History
Whyalla - Main Street of Town Centre
The original black and white photograph is called "Whyalla - Main Street of Town Centre" (GN15223). The image is from the History Trust of South Australia, South Australian Government Photographic Collection (c. 1890 - 1957). I have edited and colourised the picture, and the unedited black and white photograph can be accessed using the link below:
collections.history.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/54
The following is an extract of the 'Story of Whyalla' from the Whyalla Visitor Centre, "The city itself started as a tiny work camp on the shore at the foot of Hummock Hill, in 1901. The camp was set ups as a service base for the iron ore jetty constructed by Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP). The settlement then known as 'Hummock Hill', gradually expanded until 1914 when Whyalla was proclaimed a town. BHP Co. Ltd. extended its industrial activities in Whyalla by building shipyards and a blast furnace in 1940. The booming town was proclaimed a city in 1961. The steelworks started production in 1965. After construction of 66 ships, the Whyalla shipyards closed in 1978. On October 28, 2000, the steelworks became an independent company: OneSteel Whyalla Steelworks, in 2012 the company name changed to Arrium Ltd."
Sources: History Trust of South Australia and Whyalla Visitor Centre
PLEASE NOTE: The colours on my modified photographs are not meant to be an absolute representation of what existed when the original pictures were taken. I try my best to replicate colours, but I ask that you please view the colourised photographs as digital art.
If you share or use this photograph, please reference History Trust of South Australia and A Colourful History.
Whyalla - Main Street of Town Centre
The original black and white photograph is called "Whyalla - Main Street of Town Centre" (GN15223). The image is from the History Trust of South Australia, South Australian Government Photographic Collection (c. 1890 - 1957). I have edited and colourised the picture, and the unedited black and white photograph can be accessed using the link below:
collections.history.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/54
The following is an extract of the 'Story of Whyalla' from the Whyalla Visitor Centre, "The city itself started as a tiny work camp on the shore at the foot of Hummock Hill, in 1901. The camp was set ups as a service base for the iron ore jetty constructed by Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP). The settlement then known as 'Hummock Hill', gradually expanded until 1914 when Whyalla was proclaimed a town. BHP Co. Ltd. extended its industrial activities in Whyalla by building shipyards and a blast furnace in 1940. The booming town was proclaimed a city in 1961. The steelworks started production in 1965. After construction of 66 ships, the Whyalla shipyards closed in 1978. On October 28, 2000, the steelworks became an independent company: OneSteel Whyalla Steelworks, in 2012 the company name changed to Arrium Ltd."
Sources: History Trust of South Australia and Whyalla Visitor Centre
PLEASE NOTE: The colours on my modified photographs are not meant to be an absolute representation of what existed when the original pictures were taken. I try my best to replicate colours, but I ask that you please view the colourised photographs as digital art.
If you share or use this photograph, please reference History Trust of South Australia and A Colourful History.