When the only link to the mainland was by sea, the Cowes Jetty Shed - built in 1870 - was used to store incoming goods to Phillip Island. The Shed is one of the oldest buildings on Phillip Island and one of the few with the distinctive curved roof. The Shed was restored in 1992. Built by the Ports & Harbors Dept.Photograph of Jetty Shed situated at the entrance to the Cowes pier - note curved roof.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, cowes jetty shed

Sepia photograph of Hunniford’s Eltham Post Office, Main Road near Bridge Street, Eltham, c.1888 (Postmistress Anne Hunniford possibly on left). The building originally had a shingle roof. Anne Hamilton born 1814 Co Tyrone, Ireland married Michael Head Burgoyne (1820-1843) in 1839, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. They had two children, Charlotte Caroline (1840) and John James Thomas Neville (Londonderry, Ireland 1844) Whilst pregnant with John, husband Michael died. Following John’s birth, she emigrated to Victoria, Australia where she married Thomas Hunniford in 1854. Daughter Anne Jane Hunniford was born in Eltham in 1855. Anne (Annie) Jane Hunniford and John James Thomas Neville Burgoyne were half siblings. In the mid 1860s Annie Hunniford succeeded her father, Thomas Hunniford as Post Mistress for Eltham. Photo dated based on advertising on façade of the building by Annie’s half-brother, John James Thomas Burgoyne promotes his services as the area manager for John M’Ewan and Co, Auctioneers as well as him being agent for the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia, National Insurance Company of Australasia, Federal Mutual Livestock Association of Australasia, and as a House, Land, Estate, Insurance and Financial agent. This was the time period that he placed advertising for same in the local paper. Australia Post: Gold brought life to the township - Diamond Valley News, Tuesday July 2, 1985, p17 On February 1, 1854, the first Eltham Post Office was established, commencing an association between the township and the Postmaster-General's Department that has continued for 131 years. At that time, the number of permanent residents would have been fairly small, probably less than 200. The discovery of gold in June 1851, at Anderson’s Creek, some five miles away, and later at Caledonia Diggings, Queenstown (now known as St Andrews), about 14 miles to the north-east, brought large numbers of prospectors passing through the township, hopefully culling the creeks and gullies for the precious metal. This additional "floating population" brought a greater demand for supplies and for communication with the outside world, and so it helped in the development of Eltham. Today, Eltham is a thriving township. It boasts an excellent shopping centre, municipal offices, court house. post office and many other amenities. Eltham continued to develop at a leisurely pace. During 1860, a total of just over 8000 postal articles were handled at the Eltham Post Office. By 1862, the mail route was "to and from Melbourne by way of Eltham and Kangaroo Ground, three times a week, by coach". There was also a branch mail that operated between Eltham and Greensborough, three times weekly. This was also conveyed by coach. Some time between 1864 and 1868 the management of the post office passed from Thomas Hunniford to his daughter, Miss Anne Hunniford, who managed the Eltham Post Office until her death in 1928. A big improvement in communication was provided for Eltham residents when a telegraph office was established at the post office in 1877. During 1923 a manual telephone exchange was provided at Eltham, the first two subscribers being J.J. O’Connor and Eltham Police Station. In 1949 the manual exchange was replaced by an automatic exchange and there were some 150 subscribers. Following the death of postmistress Miss Anne Hunniford in 1928, B.M. Burgoyne was placed temporarily in charge of the office. In 1929, J. N. Burgoyne was appointed postmaster, and he in turn was succeeded by H. C. Burgoyne in 1951. The post office was moved to a new site in 1954, but continued under the charge of Mr Burgoyne. In January 1958 there was a further change of site when the post office was raised to official status and transferred to new premises in Main Rd. William Donoghue was acting postmaster when the new office was opened. In March 1958 Mr W.E. Tovey was appointed postmaster, followed by Douglas McG. Gilmour in 1959. William Donoghue was fully appointed in 1966 and Barry Reichelt followed in 1973, prior to the present postmaster, Peter Jolly in November 1982. Peter is a young man with 18 years' experience. He commenced his training as a postal clerk at the training school in Melbourne in 1968 and was promoted to postal clerk at the Brunswick Post Office in 1969. He was finally transferred as postmaster to Fawkner Post Office in 1980. He has been at Eltham Post Office for the past 2½ years. He is married with one child and lives in Montmorency. The Eltham Post Office employs a staff of 21, of whom seven are indoor staff, 12 are postmen and two are drivers. The postmen in Eltham have an uphill battle delivering mail because of the hilly terrain. Nine of the postmen deliver mail on motorbikes, and the two delivery vans are both four wheel drives. Eltham Post Office services basically a residential area, with deliveries to 5600 homes. This is growing at the rate of 600 homes every 18 months, i.e. about 32 homes per month. At the present rate we will need a new postman every 18 months.Sepia photograph (two copies plus two black and white enlargements)Shop originally had a shingle roofpost office, eltham, main road, anne jane hunniford (1855-1928), federal mutual live stock insurance association of australasia, federal mutual livestock association of australasia, john j burgoyne, john m'ewan and co. auctioneers, national insurance company of australasia, national mutual life association of australasia

Originally had corrugated iron roof, additions to house in 1950's, internal alterations, roof tiled.Colour photograph of a Californian Bungalow style dwelling at 15 Barkes Avenue. Outer walls of timber and cement render. Tiled roof has hips and valleys, gables above the veranda. Brick and concrete solid square veranda columns. Upper windows with leaded quarries. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, heritage study

A civic campaign for new public offices developed in Kew in the 1880s. After much deliberation, the location chosen was the junction of Bulleen and Cotham Roads. The buildings were designed by George Watson and John Henry Harvey, architects within the Department of Public Works (Victoria). Building was commenced in 1887, and after one year, the buildings were opened. The Post Office was transferred to the new Commonwealth Government in 1901. The Police Station and Court House, sold by the Victorian Government to the City of Boroondara in 2007, are now a community cultural centre and performing arts venue.The buildings were listed on the Victorian Heritage Register Register (HO885) in 1991. They are historically and architecturally significant to the State Of Victoria because Watson and Harvey's designs exhibit diversity in integrating civil offices, they accommodate the apex of road junctions, and they demonstrate a departure from the contemporaneously favoured High Victorian Classical to the Queen Anne style in the design of civic buildings. 35mm colour transparency of an original plan by George Watson and John Henry Harvey, architects of the Department of Public Works (Victoria), in 1887 for New Public Offices at Kew. This plan was copied by the donor from an original held at the Commonwealth Archives in Brighton (Vic). The copy was made to illustrate a report that the donor made on ‘The functional planning design, building materials and construction methods of the Kew Post Office’ as part of course work at RMIT.DRAWING NO 1 / ROOF PLANkew court house, kew police station, kew post office, architectural drawings, khs - slides, new public offices -- kew (vic.), architecture — queen anne style

Known as Powerlot, built by George Packer, a local builder for Jim McLaughlin in 1914. During Olsen family ownership house was altered. The two acre site once had landscaped garden and orchard. Flat roof has lead lined walkway for viewing lakes and sea. Story goes 'The German raider Wolf was observed signalling during WW1'.Colour photograph of a white painted timber dwelling set on a high vantage point at Stirling Road consisting of two wings, one with flat roof and veranda on three sides, the other more recently built has hipped roof. Metung Victoriahouses, tourism, heritage study

Court House Patrick Street with photo taken on angle Flanked by metal fence with stone base. Slate roof with ventilators chimneys. Parapet round roof on the single story. Arched windows and entrance. Three children sitting in Gateway.B/W Photgraph of a Substrantional Stone Building - Flanked by a metal Fence on a stoone base - Slate roof, with ventalators, Chimneys - Parapets on the single story Arhed windos and enterance. three young boys sitting in front of the gate, the one to the left is wearing a cap.stawell building, court house

Hall was original Church, built 1893 on opposite side of road, moved and enlarged 1908, moved again for new Church 1960c to become Church Hall, kitchen added, re-roofed and repainted 2012.Colour photograph of St Nicholas Anglican Church Hall, showing a timber building, high sloping corrugated iron gable roof. Fixed arched windows of six panes, some coloured, above a lower window opening inwards. Front and side doors arched. Small round ventilator under roof peak above porch. Lakes Entrance Victoriareligion, buildings

Weatherboard home no. 4 Skene Street. The main feature is the lace work along the veranda. There is a half circle of iron work centrally placed on the veranda roof. Black & white photograph of a weather board home with and iron roof at no. 4 Skene St Stawell. The building has a brick fence and balustrade with elaborate iron lace work.stawell dwelling

historic, industryPhotograph of Austin's Blacksmith shop, Scotsburn, c 1900 taken by John William Henry Austin, photographer of Durham Lead. Beaded man in photo is William Austin (1859-1929), Blacksmith. Sign on roof reads "W. Austin"john william henry austin, photographer, austin blacksmith sop, scotsburn

The Italian barque Antares was an iron three-masted sailing clipper built in 1888 by Russell & Co of Port Glasgow originally named the “Sutlej” and renamed in 1907 the “Antares” when sold to the Semider Bros of Genoa Italy. The vessel left Marseilles on the 18th of December 1913 with its master captain Gazedo destined for Mullaly & Byrne of Melbourne with a cargo of roof tiles but failed to arrive. The wreckage was found near the Bay of Islands twenty-two miles east of Warrnambool after a body had washed ashore. Some of the timbers washed up were charred by fire, and a small boat's stern board with the name "Sutlej" led to the identification of the wreck as Antares which had been reported missing. According to later reports, the Antares wrecking was overshadowed by war news at the time. A young local boy had remarked that the Germans had arrived off the coast as he had seen them firing off shells and rockets, but his story was passed off as a joke. These rockets were most likely the distress signals from the stricken ship. The Italian barque/clipper Antares was sometime later reported as overdue. The wreck of the ship was later found at the base of a cliff at the Bay of Islands near Warrnambool in November 1914, there were no survivors.The Antares is significant as it was a sail trader carrying an international inbound cargo during the early part of the 20th century. It is part of the Great Ocean Road Historic Shipwreck Trail and as such is registered as a protected wreck in the Victorian Heritage Database VHS S34 .Roof tile; clay terracotta roof tile. Inscriptions are impressed into the clay. It was recovered from the wreck of the Antares. ”- E R I E S DE LA MEDITERRANEE” “ … T S – MI-LES BOU- R …..” SYMBOL [Sideways crown or tree (could be TULLERIES DE LA MEDITERRANEE)]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, roofing tile, building materials, antares, peterborough, 1914 shipwreck, sutlej, antares rock., bay of islands, terracotta tile, clipper

35mm Kodak white cardboard colour slide by Keith Kings of W2 495 at Camberwell Depot, with destination of Camberwell Depot, route 74. See Keith's notes re the roof. Tram has adverts for Firestone tyres, Tailwagger dog food and Pental Soap.Keith Kings stamp and number "18-30", with details of exposure. "MMTB W2 495, W2, Vent Roof, fascia gutter, Camberwell Depot, 25/2/1968"trams, tramways, w2 class, camberwell depot, route 74, tram 495

These rectangular slates of 'beautiful, unusual, expensive, green' American roof tiles were recovered from the wreck of the Falls of Halladale. Salvaging began in 1974 by volunteer divers, using local cray-fishing boats. An efficient system was devised to recover up to 4,000 of the still neatly packed slates a day. Many of the 22,000 salvaged slates can be seen on the roofs of eight Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village buildings. The iron-hulled, four-masted barque, the Falls of Halladale (1886 - 1908), was a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 on her way to Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold, along with 56,763 tiles of unusual beautiful green American slates (roof tiles), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6500 gallons of oil, 14400 gallons of benzene, and many other manufactured items, were 117 cases of crockery and glassware. Three months later and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked, grounded on a reef at Wreck Point, midway between Peterborough and the Bay of Islands, during the night of 14th November 1908. The captain and 29 crew members all survived, but her valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. The ship stayed in full sail on the rocky shelf for nearly two months, attracting hundreds of sightseers who watched her slowly disintegrate until the pounding seas and dynamiting by salvagers finally broke her back, and her remains disappeared back into deeper water. The shipwreck is a popular site for divers, about 300m offshore and in 3 – 15m of water. Some of the original cargo can be seen at the site, including pieces of roof slate and coils of barbed wire.The American slate tiles are significant as an example of cargo imported for use as building materials in Australia. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Bundle of slate roof tiles (18); rectangular, green American slate roof tiles, some with red-brown stains. Two tiles both have two holes drilled through them. Two different tiles are thicker than the others. The tiles were salvaged from the wreck of Falls of Halladale. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, cargo, slate, slate tile, green american slates, building material, wreck point, peterborough, bay of islands, russell & co., 1908 shipwreck, salvage, recover

Wooden framed colour photograph of OSSA volunteers in MTSV garden, taken in 2016. Maureen Scoble, volunteer gardener, took this photograph to commemorate the addition of a new roof for the wedding platform in the MTSV garden, built by the volunteers . OSSA (Off Shore Specialists Australia), is a hiring group for their archives.Photograph portrays the community spirit amongst volunteers in banding together for a common cause.Wooden framed colour photograph depicting volunteers posing in MTSV gardenOn photograph (lower right corner): "05/09/2016 02:02" On back cover of photo frame: "Sea captains volunteers". "My heroes. They put a roof on the wedding platform". "Maureen" maureen scoble, garden, mission to seafarers, flinders street, wedding, pergola, ossa, interest group, volunteers

This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created as part of a project from approximately 1966-1972 by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. This album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia Victoria and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Photographers Jenny O’Donnell and Trevor Hart, members of Caulfield Historical Society. Some photographs are older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated.From Victorian Heritage Database citation for Rosemont - HO124 112 Kooyong Road Caulfield North https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/35588 Rosemont'' is situated at no.112A Kooyong Road, Caulfield North and was built in 1869 for Godfrey Howitt, physician, president and honorary physician of the Melbourne Benevolent Society, Council member of the University of Melbourne and founding vice president of the Royal Society of Victoria. It is historically significant (Criterion A) as an early and substantial villa residence demonstrating Caulfield's early attraction as a residential retreat for Melbourne's elite. This significance is enhanced by the associations of the place with Godfrey Howitt and later James Grice, National Bank chairman and owner of "Stonnington" in Glenferrie Road, Malvern and Thomas King, councillor and successful negotiator for the extension of the electric tramway system to the Municipality.Page 111 of photograph album with 1 photograph (portrait) of Rosemont's roof line.Handwritten: 111 [bottom left]trevor hart, caulfield, john bakewell, francis mcdonnell, gabled slate roofs, rosemont, caulfield north, kooyong road, 1860's, godfrey howitt, james grice, thomas king, decorative brickwork, bay window, garden, mansion, chimneys, victorian architectural style, polychrome bricks, roofs

Wal's notes says the tram was painted with a silver roof. Tram has the destination of Victoria St.Yields information about the colour schemes of the Ballarat bogie trams.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat 40 in Wendouree Parade, 1-2-1953, See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 40 with silver roof and poles, Wendouree Parade, near depot". In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp with negative number "T41PC" written in. Has a hand date stamp of 9 Feb 1953, with the 9 crossed out and 1 written above.trams, tramways, bogie trams, wendouree parade, tram 40

1890 - 1950 This little cottage was located near the corner of Centre Road and Jasper Road East Brighton ( now Bentleigh) between where the Bentleigh RSL and Woolworths Supermarket now stand. Rev.B.Redmore, and his wife, were early members of the Salvation Army Corps, and they went to unusual lengths to proclaim their faith. Texts were hung along the veranda to catch the attention of passers-by and on the iron roof was painted a large sign ' PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD O' ISRAEL' ( The apostrophe is not a misprint.) The Cottage became known locally as The "God Cottage" and was demolished c1950 ( H.Stanley 2005)The 'God Cottage ' with its Biblical texts and large roof sign was an unique feature in East Brighton ( Bentleigh) 1890 - 1950 Black & White photograph showing a small cottage with a large sign painted on the roofBack Handwritten informationredmore reverend b, salvation army, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards

The original small, pioneer cottage was built in the late 1840s to early1850s, by an unknown pioneer. It was located on part of a 30 Acre allotment that was originally part of Henry Dendy’s 'Special Survey Brighton' granted in 1841 (5120acres). There is a small display of external cladding shingles from the original pioneer cottage. Wooden shingles were usually thin (3⁄8 to 3⁄4 in or 10 to 19 mm), relatively narrow (3 to 8 in or 76 to 203 mm), of varying length (14 to 36 in or 360 to 910 mm), and almost always planed smooth. The traditional method for making wooden shingles was to rive - hand split - them from straight-grained knot-free sections of logs pre-cut to the desired length known as bolts. These bolts were quartered or split into wedges. A mallet and axe were used to split out thin pieces of wood. The wood species varied according to available local woods, but only the more durable inner section of the log was usually used. The softer sapwood generally was not used because it deteriorated quickly. Because hand-split shingles were somewhat irregular along the split surface, it was necessary to dress or plane the shingles to make them fit evenly on the roof. This reworking was necessary to provide a tight-fitting roof over typically open shingle lath or sheathing boards. These are the original shingles found on Box Cottage by L Lewis 1970 and used in the reconstruction in 19843 x wood Shingles used on roof of Box Cottage c 1850box cottage museum ormond, henry dendy special survey brighton 1841, brighton, moorabbin shire, parish of moorabbin, county of bourke,cottages, pioneers, ormond, colonial, mckinnon, dendy henry, box william, box elizabeth, reitman william, convicts, lewis timber co. ltd., deam h, museums, box alonzo, smith a,

Possibly was found under the Historical Society building when moved from Belgrave South.British Paints tin. Rusted large can with thin metal handle. On label says 'British Paints Roof Lasta. Enamelised roof and structural colours. One coat covers any colour.'

Black and white photograph (2 copies)Image taken from town hall roof.

James and Emma Martin (nee Bennett) and their five sons in front of their house. The house is a timber house on stumps with a galvanized tin roof with 2 windows. Emma Martin is holding the youngest child. James is standing beside her with the dog Infront of 3 children.Photo of Martin family outside a timber house. The family group is of two adults and five children and their dog. The house is a timber house on stumps with a galvanized tin roof with 2 windows.James & Emma (nee Bennett) Martin & their eldest five sons Stawell.stawell portrait

Photo sent to Mary Jack, Pittsburgh USA by Charles Schwerkolt. Accompanying text sent by Charles - 'This is the end facing Deep Creek Road. You will notice the wood boards are all curved. The floor is all eaten away with white ants and is all levels and the weatherboards have fallen at the ends. The roof is very bad also the gable of the stone looks not so good. The wooden kitchen is about 6 inches away from the stone house all the way around. You will notice the roof of the stone house is all colours with rust and paint. You will notice there are no spouts to take the water away. I took another photo but the light got into the lens of my camera so they would not print a photo from it.Black and white photo of Schwerkolt Cottage. The condition of the Kitchen roof is visible. The floor was ant eaten and a 6"' gap separated the Kitchen from the Cottage. Thin Black Border.schwerkolt cottage, schwerkolt, charles clarence victor, whalen, rosalie, jackschowsky, mary elizabeth

35mm Kodak white cardboard colour slide by Keith Kings of W2 642 leaving or shunting at East Preston Depot, Plenty Road. has the destination of East Preston Bell St, route 11 and a advert for Reddi. Photo 17/4/1968. See Inscription for a note re the roof.Keith Kings stamp and number "22-3", with details of exposure. "MMTB W2 642, Plenty Road East Preston Depot - vent roof and drip rails. 17/4/1968trams, tramways, w2 class, east preston depot, plenty road, route 11, tram 642

Soldiers’ Memorial WW1 with the Stawell Guest House (Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel) and roof of weighbridge in the background. The photo is a copy of the original owned by Mrs. Gwen Reeve. Black and white photograph of the WW1 Soldiers Memorial with a large floral wreath at the base. The photo shows the gate and fence Infront of the memorial. The Stawell Guest House also called the Coffee Palace and roof of the Weighbridge can be seen in the background. c.1935stawell ww1

Garden View looking south.On reverse, "From roof of School of Horticulture April 1953."garden view, school of horticulture, 1953, ponds, emily gibson beds

Two story brick building shingle roof with single story weatherboard continuing along the street. J.H. Stabb coach building factory. A two strory brick building with five windwos on second story and four on the ground floor with a large sliding dor in the middle. to the right of the building is a weatehrbord single story factory with a large sliding door next to another building. The brick building has a shingle roof. The building belong to J.H. Stabb coachbuilders. stawell industry, j.h. stabb, coachbuilders

Built soon after WW11 by Fred Moore for Reg and Hazel Bulmer, post war contemporary style, named 'Camelot'. Fred Moore, also built the Lakes Entrance Infant Welfare Centre, brick with tiled roof, of similar style, unfortunately demolished 1998.Colour photograph of a substantial brick dwelling with tiled hip roof, brick column supporting front porch, on the corner of Church Street. Low brick fence on boundary, at 16 Bulmer Street, Lakes Entrance Victoriafences, houses, heritage study