John Waddell provided these photos of the construction of the Philip Island Bridge in the 1960s.
CRB Cricket
This is a photo of the first CRB Cricket Team established in 1962.
This is an article in Road Lines Dec 1967
about the visit by PWD Tasmania Cricket Team: Road Lines 1967 Article
Bill Saggers advised that the missing initial in the photo 4th from the top is H for Harold (Matthyz). Harold was a draughtsman in Plans & Surveys, was a wicketkeeper at the Melbourne Cricket Club and later at the Ringwood Cricket Club, where he may have been captain.
1982 Cricket and Golf
In February 1982 a cricket and golf competition was held in Hobart celebrating 21 years of competition between the CRB and the Department of Main Roads.
1980 Jumbunna No 11 Management Course Memo
1973 The CRB Vic
Ted Barton has provided some Traffic Engineering Division organisation charts from the 70s & 80s.
Some photos of 60 Denmark St Offices and surrounds.
The Collapse of Melbourne’s King Street Bridge
Here is an interesting YouTube video about the collapse of the Kings St Bridge in 1962. A Royal Commission Hearing found that many factors contributed to the collapse. Following the Royal Commission Roy Gilmour was appointed in Materials as the CRB’s first metallurgist.
Click to view video.