Monday, February 06, 2017

Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve - Baden Powell Drive




Northern entrance to Baden Powell Drive

These photos were taken on February 5, 2017, along the northern (pedestrian only)  section of Baden Powell Drive and adacent roads. This visit was in support of a History Research project being undertaken by the author, in tracing the heritage of the area, and in particular, the state and surface condition of roads built some 46 years ago. Baden Powell Drive was one of many multi-use access roads contructed for the 1964/65 Seventh Australian Scout Jamboree, attended by 16,000 scouts.

Baden Powell Drive - Mobile Phone Tower

Graystanes Crescent

Old truck warning sign - Baden Powell Drive

Baden Powell Drive - road surface

Entrance to Guide Scouts Camp

Baden Powell Drive

Structure remaining from 1964-65 Scouts Jamboree, Baden Powell Drive

Baden Powell Drive

Belair Avenue

Baden Powell Drive

Baden Powell Drive

Old road feature on Lansdowne Rd

Lansdowne Rd

Lansdowne Rd - old road feature

Lansdowne Rd - old road feature

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Baden Powell Drive, cnr of Landsdowne Rd

Baden Powell Drive - regrowth bushland

Baden Powell Drive- entrance to Guides Camp

Baden Powell Drive - detail,of road surface

Baden Powell Drive - detail of road surface

Baden Powell Drive - detail of road surface

Baden Powell Drive - detail of road surface

Baden Powell Drive cnr Greystane'e Cresdent

On Baden Powell Drive

Northern entrance to Baden Powell Drive

Northern entrance to Baden Powell Drive


1 comment:

  1. Howdy Bob, wow, another very interesting are of this interesting place, it seems there are many different parts to the Police paddocks, re-growth area but it looks overgrown to me, what if the weather dries out and a fire got started? Thanks for sharing your terrific photos and best regards! Michael

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