Folder of information on Thomas Foster Chuck, photographer, 1850sthomas foster chuck

Folder of information on William Craig, Kangaroo Ground, 1850swilliam craig

Folder of information on John Darroch, Kangaroo Ground, 1850sjohn darroch

Folder of information on Sam Deacon, Kangaroo Ground, 1850ssam deacon

Folder of information on Dicksons Station, Yarra Flats, 1850sdicksons station

Folder of information on J Ferguson, Mail Contractor, 1850sj ferguson

Folder of information on John Foxton, Lower Plenty, 1850sjohn foxton

Folder of information on Andrew Harkness, Kangaroo Ground, 1850sandrew harkness

Folder of information on Thomas Hunniford, Postmaster, Eltham, 1850sthomas hunniford

Folder of information on George Darley Boursiquot, Eltham, 1850sgeorge darley boursiquot

Folder of information on Thomas E Johnston, Teacher, Eltham 1850sthomas e johnston

Folder of information on John and William Barr, Kangaroo Ground, 1850sjohn barr, william barr

Folder of information on George Frederick Belcher, Eltham North, 1850sgeorge frederick belcher

Folder of information on Reverend Duncan Fraser, Kangaroo Ground, 1850sreverend duncan fraser

Folder of information on John Hughes, School Teacher, Eltham, 1850sjohn hughes

Folder of information on Charles Joseph La Trobe, Governor of Victoria, 1850scharles joseph la trobe

Map of the settled districts around Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria, late 1850smelbourne

Cameron, Ewen Hugh, M.L.A.., J.P. Kangaroo Ground, is a native of Inverness-shire, Scotland, and came out to Victoria in the ship Hurricane, 13th September, 1853. After he had been engaged for two years int eh building trade in Melbourne in company with is two brothers, since dead, he carried on storekeeping for several years at the Caledonia gold diggings. In 1860 he purchased 80 acres of land at Kangaroo Ground, where he now resides, and later 160 aces of lands at Yarra Flats; he has also 600 acres rented, and is occupied in grazing and agricultural pursuits generally. Mr Cameron holds the prize given by the agricultural society for the best-kept farm in the district. In 1863 he was elected a member of the shire council, and has held the position to represent the Castlemaine mining board, which office he still holds, and in 1874, he was elected to a seat in the Legislative Assembly for the County of Evelyn, which seat he still retains, having the contested the constituency five times, and been elected once without opposition from "Victoria and its Metropolis: Past and Present" written in 1888 by Alexander Sutherland. Chapter 19, "The Upper Yarra District" pages [402] - 415. Includes descriptions of some townships and short biographies of local residents. Page 405 Folder of information on J D and E Cameron, land purchasers, Eltham, c.1850sj.d cameron

Fragment of glass bottle, round flat lip of gin bottle, dating from gold rush (1850s) or earlierglass bottle, alcohol, gin, gold rush

Fragment of glass bottle, section of square base of gin bottle, dating from gold rush era (1850s) or earlierglass bottle, container, alcohol, gin, gold rush

Dug from cesspit behind All England Eleven hotel in 1999 and donated by Peter LibbisSalad oil bottle dug out of All England Eleven Hotel cesspit at 280 Rouse Street, approx 1850s/60sdomestic life - containers, business and traders - hotels, all england eleven hotel

These items were donated by Arnold Goetz of Alfred M Nott optometrists, shortly before he retired.One of a group of documents donated by Arnold Goetz: . Brown leather-bound diary of seaman Patrick McCumisky 1850s, in poor condition transport - shipping, patrick mccumisky

These items were donated by Arnold Goetz of Alfred M Nott optometrists, shortly before he retired.One of a group of framed documents donated by Arnold Goetz: . 17 x 22 metal-framed Mariners ticket for Patrick McCumisky 1850s transport - shipping, patrick mccumisky