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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - Book, Motor Spirit Ration Book 1938-1951, 1938
A Recent donation received by the Historical Society was an emergency Petrol sales book that was rescued from the demolition of the old RJ McClure Garage in Main Street. The Garage was located next door to the Town Hall and the book was rescued by a member of council Staff at the time of demolition. The book records; "the Sales of petrol, benzine or other motor spirits or of motor oil or motor accessories to travellers outside the hours prescribed by the factories and shop acts." The First Entry in the book is 14.12.1938, and the final one being 03.03.1951. A Motorist requiring to purchase fuel or motor accessories ha to record their name, address, vehicle registration number, make of vehicle, owner of vehicle, driver of vehicle, number of gallons purchased, the reason for the purcqahse and destination, Some of the reasons stated for the purchase of fuel outside hours were, Funeral arrangements, urgent Sickness, insufficent tank capacity, floodwaters, mechanical breakdown, return of soldier to camp and Urgent Military call. It is interesting to note the registration numbers. early on in the late 1930's, the rego. Numbers were all Numbers like 177301, 43973, 10790, 154900 and 49817. By the early 1040's Letters were being now being used. GC 733, HK 273, BW 450, FJ 668, and LC 612. Some of the vehicle names were recorded were: Willys, Essex, Buik, Morris, Singer, Hudoson, Whippet, Packard, Studbaker, Oldsmobile, La Fayette and Riley.Found at R.J. McClure Garage Main Street Stawell, by John Kindred and Given to SocietyFactories and Shops Act Emergency Bookautomotive, rationing, transport, vehicles, ww2 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1946
Black and white negative, of Victorian Railways trams 49 in Bay Road Sandringham, passing the junction to the Sandringham Tram depot. Note the white bumper bars. Photo c1946. (Possibly 12-3-1946 - see Reg Item 5773) In the background is the Roxy Theatre and the spire of the All Souls Anglican Church. (The church spire has since been rebuilt) Photo not in the Wal Jack Victorian Railways Album.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr trams, bay road, sandringham, tram 49 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iii-0 Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule D Servicing
Description: AMENDMENT LIST No. 5 to AAP 7213.001-6-7. 8 pages. Published by RAAF. Published December 1973. AAP 7213.001-6-7 Level of Importance: World. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - EGERTON, 22/03/1892
Map: Parish of Egerton, County of Bendigo. Parish plan (number 343 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, parish plan, egerton -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan (Item), Geoff Olive Notes, 2015
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Anjaya Court, Blackburn, ca1970
[Plan of] Anjaya Court, Blackburn, Lots 6 - 20and of Leons Court, Lots 21-24. One copy with proposed sewerage plan.anjaya court, blackburn, land subdivision, sewerage and sanitation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - STRATHFIELDSAYE, 25/06/1877
Map: Strathfieldsaye, County of Bendigo. Parish plan (number 291 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, parish plan, strathfieldsaye -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Cheque Book - Portland Free Library, 1924-1926
Front: 'Portland Free Library' - handwritten in black inkportland free library, finance, administration, glenelg shire council archives -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC Collection - Sabre MK.30,31,32 Repair And Reconditioning Instructions
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Rack Assy [AWA] Control Receiving in VHF - RAAF
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - GAF Government Aircraft Factory Airplane Flight Manual Nomad Model N22B
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO WEEROONA GASWORKS MAP/PLAN COLLECTION: COMPRESSOR PLAN LAYOUT, 15.2.1971
Plan: plan showing compressor plan layout at Bendigo Weeroona Gasworks. Prepared by Gas and Fuel Corporation Development Department.plan, bendigo, bendigo weeroona gas works, maps: bendigo weeroona gasworks map/plan collection, gasworks, public utility, gas and fuel corporation -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CH-53E Operation maintenance technical manual navy helicopter H53BE POM 200, CH-53E Operation maintenance technical manual navy helicopter H53BE POM 200
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Barracuda Mk V Prt 3 and 4 Air Publication 2018D Vol II Parts 3 and 4
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO MAP AERIAL VIEW
Map of Bendigo. Aerial View of Bendigo. Published by City of Bendigo. Undated.photograph, aerial, bendigo -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Bayside development, Port Melbourne, Sandridge City Development Company Pty Ltd, 14 Jun 1989
Site plan DP-1.00. Proposal plan for Bayside development incorporating Princes and Station Piers, Missions to Seamen Building (on a canal) and 2 new hotels.Lower corner of face: '500m to radio mast', '400m to radio mast'town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, sandridge city development company pty ltd, scdc -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Theory of Supersonic Flight - RMIT Dept Mechanical Technology
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Melbourne Legacy
Journal - Document, set of newsletters, Legacy Newsletter, August 1942 to September 1959
A newsletter published by Legacy in this format for many years from 1942. They mentioned "Issued from time to time for Private Circulation among the Sons and Daughters of Deceased Service men and Merchant Seamen who served their Country during the War of 1914-18, or the present War" Many articles on the work of Legacy, including features on boys classes, girls classes, camps, the residences and where their past residents ended up. There are some suggestion for careers and some general interest articles. Some very interesting photos. Issues: Vol. 1 No. 1 (August, 1942) Vol. No 2 (October 1942) Vol. 1 No 3 (December 1942) Vol. 1 No 4 (July 1943) Vol 1. No 6 (December 1944) Vol. 1 No 7 (March, 1945) Vol. 1 No 8 (June, 1945) Vol. 1 No 9 (November 1945) Vol. 1 No 12 (August 1946) Vol. 2 No 1 (October, 1946) Vol. 2 No 2 (December, 1946) Vol. 2 No 4 (May 1947) Vol. 2 No 5 (September, 1947) Vol. 2 No 6 (December, 1947) - 2 copies Vol. 2 No 7 (May 1948) Vol. 2 No 8 (August, 1948) Vol. 2 No 9 (November 1948) Vol. 3 No 10 (June 1949) - 2 copies Vol. 3 No 11 (September 1949) Vol. 4 No 1 (March 1950) Vol. 4 No 2 (October 1950) Vol. 4 No 1 (July 1951) - seems 'Vol 4' was used twice. Vol. 4 No 3 (December 1951) Vol. 5 No 2 (July 1952) Vol. 5 No 3 (December 1952) Vol. 6 No 1 (April 1953) Vol. 6 No 2 (September 1953) Vol. 7 No 1 (July 1954) Vol. 8 No 1 (June, 1955) - 2 copies Vol. 8 No 2 (October 1955) Vol. 9 No 1 (February 1956) Vol. 9 No 2 (August 1956) Vol. 9 No 3 (December, 1956) - 2 copies Vol. 10 No 1 (June, 1957) - 2 copies Vol. 10 No 2 (December, 1957) Vol. 11 No 1 (August, 1958) Vol. 11 No 2 (December, 1958) - 2 copies Vol. 12 No 1 (May 1959) - 2 copies Vol. 12 No 2 (August, 1959) Vol. 12 No 3 (September, 1959) Vol. 12 No 4 (December 1959)A record of newsletter published that reported on news of Junior Legatee activities.Newspaper style newsletter for Junior Legacy Club, Melbourne. 00019.1) Vol 1 No 1 August 1942 00019.2) Vol 1 No 2. October 1942 00019.3) Vol 1 No 3. December 1942 00019.4) Vol 1 No 4. July 1943 00019.5) Vol 1 No 6. December 1944 00019.6) Vol 1 No 7. March 1945 00019.7) Vol 1 No 8. June 1945 00019.8) Vol 1 No 9. November 1945 00019.9) Vol 1 No 12. August 1946 00019.10) Vol 2 No 1 October 1946 00019.11) Vol 2 No 2 December 1946 00019.12) Vol 2 No 4 May 1947 00019.13) Vol 2 No 5 September 1947 00019.14) Vol 2 No 6 December, 1947 00019.15) Vol 2 No 7 May, 1948 00019.16) Vol 2 No 8 August 1948 00019.17) Vol 2 No 9 November 1948 00019.18) Vol 3 No 10 June, 1949 00019.19) Vol 3 No 11 September, 1949 00019.20) Vol 4 No 1 March, 1950. Playing children on the cover. 12 pages 00019.21) Vol 4 No 2 October 1950. Girl and boy on cover. 12 pages 00019.22) Vol 4 No 1 July 1951 (note Vol and Number is same as 00019.20 but different edition). Sir Thomas Blamey on cover. 8 pages. 00019.23) Vol 4 No 3 Dec 1951. 00019.24) Vol 5 No 2 July 1952. 00019.25) Vol 5 No 3 December 1952. Sir Dallas Brooks on cover. 8 pages 00019.26) Vol 6 No 1 April 1953 00019.27) Vol 6 No 2 September 1953. Mother and son on cover. 16 pages 00019.28) Vol 7 No 1 July 1954 00019.29) Vol 8 No 1 June 1955. Portrait of Queen Elizabeth on the cover. 16 pages 00019.30) Vol 8 No 2 October 1955. Serviceman and toddler on the cover. 16 pages 00019.39) Vol 9 No 1 February 1956. Earl Mountbatten on the cover. 12 pages 00019.31) Vol 9 No 2 August 1956. Mayor Sir Frank Selleck on the cover. 16 pages 00019.40) Vol 9 No 3 December 1956 00019.32) Vol 10 No 1 June 1957 00019.32) Vol 10 No 2 December 1957 00019.33) Vol 11 No 1 August 1958 00019.34) Vol 11 No 2 December 1958 00019.35) Vol 12 No 1 May 1959 00019.36) Vol 12 No 2 August 1959 00019.37) Vol 12 No 3 September 1959 00019.38) Vol 12 No 4 December 1959newsletter, activities -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Intersection of Mt Pleasant Road at Main Road, Eltham, c.Dec. 1983
Reconstruction work was planned for Main Road to install a roundabout at Mount Pleasant Road. Traffic to Lower Plenty and Templestowe to be diverted down Bridge Street (and Bolton Street) effective January 1984. The proposed roundabout did not proceed. Instead traffic islands on Mount Pleasant Road were installed in place of temporary blocked out islands and revised extended driveway to properties 622-642 Main Road with access off Mount Pleasant Road instead.Film - Kodak CM 400 5079 7 strips, 26 framesinfrastructure, roads, road construction, roundabout, road sign, main road, mount pleasant road, eltham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MAP OF BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS
Map. Copy of a map of the Bendigo Goldfields issued by the Dept. of Mines showing lines of reef, mines and streets. Scale 20 chains to 1 inch. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Date unknownmap, bendigo, goldfields, map, goldfields, department of mines -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Letter Book, G.S. Mackay, Circa 1920
This book contains private letters which G. S. Mackay wrote to his daughter, Meta? and his aunt in the 1920’s. G. S. Mackay was born in Sutherlandshire Scotland in 1850. He qualified as a solicitor and came to Australia in 1884 and later to Warrnambool in 1893. He served as a Warrnambool City Councillor and also held a number of important positions within the Presbyterian Church. He was one of the earliest and strongest supporters of the Warrnambool High School. Many of the letters within this book are to his daughter who studied medicine in Glasgow in the early 1900’s. G. S Mackay was prominent in legal, civic and religious life in Warrnambool almost from the time of his arrival in 1893 until his death in 1926. Many of these letters are of a religious nature and as such display that aspect and personal thoughts of Mr Mackay’s personal life. Dark green fabric cover with light brown suede spine and cover edges. Hard cover. Green patterned paper inside front and back covers. Alphabetical index at front. Pale fine yellow pages numbered up to 502. L. ****Queen Douglas, Newpark West Calder, MidLothian 14 miles from Edin’h Ry Stn Newpark. Meta Selby The Calouda(?) Club 35 St Georges Square London S.W.1 warrnambool, g.s. mackay letter book, solicitor, g. s mackay councillor. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan - Photocopy, Rose Garden, c.1981
Photocopy of plan. Project of Geoff Olive.geoff olive, rose garden -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Bristol Beaufort Wing Gun Service Manual, Beaufort .50 Cal. Wing Gun: Description - Dismantling & Servicing Instructions
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF Oil Pump Manual, Maintenance Manual GTCP85-115/C/CK
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Springfield Road, Blackburn, 1924
Plan of subdivision, parts of Crown Portions 73 and 74, parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke.Plan of subdivision, parts of Crown Portions 73 and 74, parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke. Passed by MMBW 24 May 1924. Subdivision not implemented. Originally owned by Leonard Sherwin Bayley, then by Edward Henry Pearce, then by Ron Pearce. Part compulsorily acquired as site for Blackburn High School. With historical notes by Ron Pearce.Plan of subdivision, parts of Crown Portions 73 and 74, parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke. bayley, leonard sherwin, pearce, edward h, pearce, ronald harry, orchards, blackburn high school, north blackburn square shopping centre -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Brian Andrews, Folder No. 59 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat, 14-3-1968
Contains part of the negatives that the photographer took of Ballarat and its tramway system on a 1968 visit. For the actual prints see the Album 8637 and the digital images held in the Museum's photo collections files.Demonstrates the work of Brian Andrews.Negative folder - paper folder by R. Gunz (Photographic) Pty Ltd containing 6 strips of 35mm negatives in a plastic clear sleeve. No. 59 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat - 14-3-68trams, tramways, ballarat, brian andrews, negatives -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Reconstruction works, Research Oval, Jan. 1961
At commencement, looking east Early January 1961Record 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.shire of eltham, 1961-01, infrastructure, reconstruction works, research (vic.), research oval -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Aircraft Engines Basic Notes - Training Course, Trans Australia Airlines Maintenance Dept Enginering School
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Navigation chart of Port of Melbourne, Hydrographic Service of Royal Australian Navy, 1972
Plan - Navigation Chart of Port of Melbourne dated, 1975port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - miscellaneous -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Shrike Commander Parts Catalog