A photograph capturing the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Queen and Smith streets in Warragul in 1981.
The photograph features Gippsland Victorian Roads traffic signal contractor Steven Truin with Howard Truin handed him a tool.
Jolly's Real Estate and a music shop can be seen in the background as well as the taxi rank and older style bin and post box.
Replacing flashing amber lights, the 1981 traffic light installation was yet another change seen to Warragul's main intersection.
The intersection was the location of an impressive brick clock tower until 1955. It was reduced to a pile of bricks after being hit by local truck driver Alan Melbourne who was transporting half of a prefabricated house through the town.
The damage was estimated at £1000 for the four clocks and £400 for the structure, all of which was uninsured.
Unable to get Country Roads Board approval for the clock tower to be rebuilt, Warragul Shire was left with no alternative than to remove the concrete base.
It was not long before the flashing amber lights appeared at the intersection to assist with traffic control.
However, traffic lights were required by 1981 as highway traffic reached its peak. This was before the Princes Hwy bypass was opened in 1985.
Following council amalgamations in 1994, Baw Baw Shire proceeded with streetscape work on Queen St. This included the traffic lights being replaced by a roundabout.
As part of the roundabout works, Warragul Rotary Club proposed the idea to return a clock tower to the intersection. The four-sided clock, seen today, was designed by Rotarian Colin Brown.
Photograph and information courtesy of the Warragul and District Historical Society.
The society's museum is located at the Old Shire Hall at 72 Queen Street and is run by a group of dedicated volunteers.
The museum is open via donation every Thursday from 10am to 2pm and on the second and fourth Sunday of the month (February to November) from 2pm to 4pm.