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Moorabbin Air Museum
Archive (Item) - Box Baa 87 Boeing (Gaf / Asta) Collection
Description: - JINDIVIK DRAWINGS B3B-03-09 TO -03-214 Level of Importance: National. Historical Details: DAP/GAF/ASTA constructed many overseas designs under licence in Australia (Beaufort, Beaufighter, Lincoln, Canberra and F18) however they also designed and constructed a number of significant local designs that were successful in oversea's markets includi -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Pinnacle Lane, Steels Creek, Sep. 1955
The old bridge looking eastwardsRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.1955-09, pinnacle lane, steels creek, bridge construction, infrastructure, shire of eltham -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Education kit (item) - Generator Control Equipment Training Notes, RAAF School of Technical Training
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National Wool Museum
Archive - Advertisement, Australian Wool Bureau, 1953
Note from collector- "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from." Advertisement "There is no substitute for wool" (Blanket range)Wool Blankets to bring exciting new glamour into your bedroom/There is no substitute for Woolblankets, blanket fever, advertisements, australian wool bureau, australian women's weekly -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Goldthorns Hill Estate, 1925
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. The Goldthorns Hill Estate subdivision was first put up for auction in 1925. The subdivision took its name from the mansion ‘Goldthorns’, shown on the plan between Normanby Road and Lady Loch’s Drive. Contemporary advertisements describe forty-three home sites being fro sale, yet only forty-one appear on this plan. Buyers were lured by the prospect of the proposed extension of the Burke Road tram to High Street. Discerning buyers were advised that only one house could be built per allotment, and that houses needed to be constructed of brick, stone or concrete and have a slate or tiled roof.goldthorns avenue -- kew east (vic.), lady loch drive -- kew east (vic.), argyle road -- kew east (vic.), lady brassey drive -- kew east (vic.), campbell street -- kew east (vic.), goldthorns -- kew (vic.), subdivisions -- kew east (viv.), goldthorns hill estate -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - Framed Certificate, Borough of Stawell Appreciation Certificate to A.F. Fielding WW2, 1939
World War2 service.Colour Certificate in Brown Wooden Frame and Glass From Borough of Stawell to A.H. Fielding for serving in WW2 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Jas R Mathers Son & McMillan, Clifton Estate, Kew, c. 1916
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The Clifton Estate was an ambitious subdivision. It included 61 allotments bordering Cotham and Park Hill Roads, and Florence and Adeney Avenues. It is difficult to ascertain the exact year when the ‘Clifton Estate’ was surveyed, subdivided and first auctioned. The uncertainty may be due to allotments being released during the First World War. The subdivision took its name from the house ‘Clifton’ (lot 5) on the corner of Adeney Avenue and Cotham Road. The outline of Clifton (since demolished) and the extent of its land following the subdivision are represented on the plan. The auctioneers have also shown ‘Maryfield’ and ‘Wimba’, the neighbouring properties in Cotham Road, on the plan."B"subdivision plans - kew, clifton estate, cotham road, adeney avenue, florence avenue, park hill road -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Underground Survey of Mines at Spring Hill - Sections
This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Printed (in black ink) sections of underground mines on cream paper. 120 feet to one inch scale.Numbers written in pencil along bottom of plan. madam berry, lord harry, berry consols, west loughlin, loughlin, west ristori, ristori, mining, gold mining, gold, underground survey -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Eltham Shire Council, Unidentified road, Eltham district, c.1985
One of a series of images on roll of film shot by Eltham Shire Council officers focussing on road and street infrastructure maintenance and upgrades and new rollover kerb and channel profilesRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 stripsKodak CP100 5094infrastructure, road construction, road drainage, road sealing, roadworks, shire of eltham, streets, streetscape -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.11 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemKew Cottages Historical Society - First General Meeting (1988) | Meeting (1989)department of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Archive (Item) - Box Baa 9 Boeing (Gaf / Asta) Collection
Description: - JINDIVIK DRAWINGS B2-11-116 TO B2-25-39 Level of Importance: National. Historical Details: DAP/GAF/ASTA constructed many overseas designs under licence in Australia (Beaufort, Beaufighter, Lincoln, Canberra and F18) however they also designed and constructed a number of significant local designs that were successful in oversea's markets includi -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Archive (Item) - Box Baa 46 Boeing (Gaf / Asta) Collection
Description: - JINDIVIK DRAWINGS B3B-06-154 TO B3B-06-266 Level of Importance: National. Historical Details: DAP/GAF/ASTA constructed many overseas designs under licence in Australia (Beaufort, Beaufighter, Lincoln, Canberra and F18) however they also designed and constructed a number of significant local designs that were successful in oversea's markets includi -
Federation University Historical Collection
Negative - Photograph, Ballarat School of Mines Brewery Building
A building on the Federation University SMB Campus. It is built on the site of the former Ballarat Brewery.2 transparencies of the Brewery building on SMB Campusbrewery building, ballarat school of mines, buildings, chimney -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (collection) - Irena Higgins : Fol.15 Disability & Mental Health, 1951-2008
Irena Higgins (1951-2014) > Barbara Higgins (2015) > Kew Historical Society (2015)Professional papersCollection > Series > Sub-series (folder) > ItemReports – Intellectually handicapped persons (1962) | Mental retardation (1977)department of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential servicesdepartment of health (vic.), mental hygiene authority (vic.), mental health authority (vic.), health commission of victoria, community services victoria, department of health and community services, department of human services, kew cottages, kew children’s cottages, kew training centre, kew residential services -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - CD/DVD, Beta Type Video Tape Prepared for Stawell Tidy Towns entry - Transferred to DVD in 2012, 1982
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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Eltham, Cecil Street, Sep. 1959
Stabilising junction with Eltham-Yarra Glen Road View looking west across Main Road to Diamond Street railway crossingRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, road construction, cecil street, diamond street, eltham, eltham-yarra glen road, main road, railway crossing, 1959-09 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Looking south along Ryans Road towards intersection with Kerrie Crescent, Eltham North, c.1998
Taken from opposite intersection with Elm CrescentRoll of 35mm colour negative film, 8 strips and associated 10 x 15 cm colour printKodak Gold 100-5elm crescent, eltham north, kerrie crescent, ryans road, streets -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Glenelg River near Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
Negative for a black and white photograph. Image shows Glenelg River near Nelson, Victoria. Dinghy pulled up on river bank, jetty bottom left, group of people on bank beneath trees. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Education kit - Student Chalkboard, 1970's - 1992
Invented in the 1840's, chalkboards were commonly use for children in primary school education until the 21st century. Oblong green chalkboard on Masonite backing.education - primary schools, state school 1427 nott street -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Portland Museum, Victoria, c. 1934
NEGATIVE FOR BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH Portland museum east side of Wellington Rd. Wooden building, iron roof, whale bones on verandah and in garden. Woman standing on veranda. Building one of original buildings of hotel where current Gordon Hotel is.negative, portland, gordon hotel, building, construction, museum -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Kangaroo Ground, 1998c
Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 8 strips and associated 10 x 15 cm colour printKodak Gold 100-5kangaroo ground -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Rose Bowtell’s Diary 1939-1967, 1939 - 1967
Hand Written Diarystawell -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Roh Cross, Lilydale Quarry Recreational Study for Landscape Studies, 1986
Plans on tracing paper and paper by Rob Cross Landscape Design. (1) Site Analysis No 1 dated 08.06.96. Scale 1:2400. (2.) Proposed Activity Zones No 2 dated 03.06.96. Scale 1:2400. (3) West Section of Valley No 3 dated 11.06.96. Scale 1:1000. (4) Concept Plan No 4 dated 11.06.96. Scale 1:2400. (5) Axonometric View No 5 dated 30.06.96. Scale 1:2400.lilydale, quarry, rob cross landscape design, landscape studies -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, North East Link, 2019
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing documents relating to the development and impact of of North East link in Melbourne.north-east link, transport infrastucure - kew (vic), roads - kew (vic), streets - kew (vic), freeways - kew (vic)north-east link, transport infrastucure - kew (vic), roads - kew (vic), streets - kew (vic), freeways - kew (vic) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Harry Gilham, Notice of Application for Planning Permit for the site of the former Shire of Eltham Office, 895 Main Road, Eltham, c.Aug. 1996
The Shire Offices opened in 1965 and were extended in 1971. The final Eltham Shire Council meeting was held in December 1994 before the forced amalgamations of municipal councils by the Kennett Government. The State-Government-appointed Commissioners (1994-1996) took the decision in July 1996 to demolish the Eltham Shire Offices. The demolition works started within 24 hours of the decision being made.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 5 of 6 strips Associated printKodak Gold 100-5eltham shire office, demolition, planning permit -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Geelong Belmont terminus tram 38, early 1956
Photo shows Geelong No. 38 at the Belmont terminus, High Street with the return destination of North. Note the compulsory tram stop on the left-hand pole. One of a set of photos was taken between 15/2/1956 and 3/3/1956 when services operated only between Belmont and North before the final closure of the Belmont route on 25/31956 and that bogie tram 31 is not shown on the board, having gone to Ballarat on 15/2/1956 - see item 5554. See item 8213 for an article on the Geelong system by Keith Kings. Yields information about the Belmont tram terminus prior to closure.Black and white Negative - 120 sizetram stops, tramways, high st, geelong, tram 38, belmont -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan - Subdivision Plan, Rosebank Estate, Kew, 1960-1973
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Rosebank Estate (Kew). A photographic reproduction of a plan in the Vale Collection of the State Library of Victoria made for the historian Dorothy Rogers. This plan is a later version of the original subdivision plan after a number of lots had been sold.rosebank estate (kew), studley park, thomas ham, c.j. & t. ham, rosebank estate, kew, wills street, barry street, fellows street, redmond street, molesworth street, thomas wills, wills family -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Royal Tram, 1954 at Humffray St, Wal Jack, 1954
Photograph of No. 38 as the Royal Tram, 1954 at Humffray St. Has a body work repair shop in the background. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond North.Yields information about the tram decorated for the Royal visit in 1954 in Main Road.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file.trams, tramways, humffray st, main road, decorated trams, royal visit, tram 38 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - PMHPS, Pat Grainger, Annual Report 2008, Aug 2008
PMH&PS was incorporated in 1994, and from 1995 was required to hold an AGM and present an Annual Report. These were compiled, designed, printed on photocopier and bound by the Secretary, except for the Tenth anniversary edition and most recent edition, commercially photocopied.Annual Report of the PMH&PS, 2008 A5 8 pp plus cover - light blue grey with replication of Port Melbourne Municipal Band score across covers. Contains financial reports, list of members and photos, and brief history of the Great White Fleet visit of 1908, subject of exhibition and naval activities thoughout the month.societies clubs unions and other organisations, armed services - navy, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, suzy milburn, great white fleet -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Plan - Bambra Road, 271, Caulfield South
A hand-drawn plan (203mm x 297mm), most likely of 271 Bambra Road, Caulfield South. Also included are handwritten notes, likely dated 6/08/1953, calculating increase of rent and listing tenant as Mrs Griffiths (Legacy Widow).griffiths mrs, bambra road, caulfield south, rents, legacy, widows, houses