The Melbourne St site set up in Queenstown by an American scientific party for the observation of the 1874 Transit of Venus. Photo from the Lakes District Museum Collection; REF: EL 212. : Transit of Venus put town on map
The Melbourne St site set up in Queenstown by an American scientific party for the observation of the 1874 Transit of Venus. Photo from the Lakes District Museum Collection; REF: EL 212. : Transit of Venus put town on map
The plaque erected on the site of the Millennium Hotel, off Melbourne St, the observation point of the 1874 Transit of Venus expedition. Photo by Tracey Roxburgh. : Transit of Venus put town on map
The plaque erected on the site of the Millennium Hotel, off Melbourne St, the observation point of the 1874 Transit of Venus expedition. Photo by Tracey Roxburgh. : Transit of Venus put town on map
Transit of Venus put town on map
Today's historic photograph from the Lakes District Museum collection is a reminder of a famous event in Queenstown's history nearly 135 years ago...