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Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Inside Bill Whittingham's grocery shop, 144 Union Road, 1930
Copied from a glass negative; original photo taken by Ian Barkla's father, Frank Leslie Barkla of 37 Grovedale Road. He was a keen amateur photographer and member of the Melbourne Camera Club. There is also a copy by Ken Hall. Date is approximate. The shops between Croydon and Guildford Road were built at the end of the 1920s and occupied immediately. Next north of Whitty's was H Wichell (bootmaker at 146), J T Poynton (butcher at 148), Mrs A Wardell (confectioner at 150), R J Skinner (grocer at 152), W Ives (fruit and vegetables at 154) and W R Latchford (hardware at 156). Black and white photo of the interior of Bill Whittingham's grocery shop at 144 Union Road, Surrey Hills. There is a counter on the RHS behind which there is a man in a white coat. The counter is stacked at one end with goods and at the other there is a glass case. The shelves at the rear of the shop are stacked high and there are multiple advertising signs, including ones for Perservene soap, Ovaltine, Bourn-vita cocoa and Brockhoff biscuits.Label: "I R Barkla. Collection / Location SURREY HILLS / Date ....... / Neg. No 284"whitty's, advertising, shops, grocers, businesses, union road shops, bill whittingham, frank leslie barkla -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph
Black and White photograph of Launceston Wharves with Paddle Tug Tamar. 159 mm x 115mm SH 284 Ships T-Z.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, launceston wharves, paddle tug tamar, paddle tug, tamar. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: BROADCAST LISTENERS LICENCE (RADIO), 27 October 1960
Broadcast Listeners Licence (radio) issued in the name of B. W. B. Miller, 284 King Street Bendigo. Serial Number 666973.Commonwealth of Australia, Postmaster General's Department.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: WW11 AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS IDENTITY CARD, April 1942
WWII Australian Citizens Identity Card. Inscriptions: Geoffrey John B Miller, 284 King St, Bendigo. Date stamped 'Bendigo 1942'person, individual, basil miller -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mary Dorey, Early 1900s
Studio photograph of Mary Dorey (1883-1918). The photograph, mounted on thick cardboard was taken by Stewart & Co. 284 - 286 Bourke Street, Melbourne.Handwritten on back: Mary Dorey -
Kilmore Historical Society
LICENSING LAW IN VICTORIA, Licensing Law in Australia, 1908
Blue textured cloth-bound hardcover book, worn at extremities. Loose front hinge. Foxing inside back & front covers. 284 pp. Fair condition.Stamp. 'Law Department Victoria', front flyleaf, top of Preface page and through out book. Front cover, gilt print, 'Crown Law Department. Victoria./Licensing Ct./ Kilmore'.licensing law, victoria, kilmore court house library -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Report: Campuses, buildings and rooms - Layouts and listings July 1994 NMCOT
Spiral bound report of 284 pages, A4 size. Consists mainly of campus location maps and room layout plans by building. Prepared by Neville Lester for Northern Metropolitan College of TAFE.northern metropolitan college of tafe, buildings, reports, nmit -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Marilyn Smith, Carpark behind Savers, Para Road Greensborough, 18/06/2018
View of the carpark behind Savers Para Road Greensborough 2018. [284 Para Road]Digital colour photographpara road greensborough, savers -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, J F Armstrong, Grade 4, Kew State School, 1924
ew Primary School is the oldest school in Kew and was established on November 1, 1870. It predates the commencement of State education with its genesis lying in the year the colony was founded, namely, 1851. Nicholas Fenwick was recognized as the founder of Kew when he purchased an area of 122 acres (Lot 87) on which Kew Primary School now stands.Grade 4, Kew State School, 1924. Inscription on front: "Year 1924." and reverse: "KH-284. Grade IV, Kew State School. Donated by Mr Heward 1978."kew state school, kew primary school, government schools -- kew (vic), primary schools -- kew (vic) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: CLOTHING RATION CARD, (WARTIME), 1945-6
Commonwealth of Australia clothing ration book with 7 coupons. One has been clipped out. Number V.c 128650. Made out in the name of B. Miller, 284 King Street Bendigo, Victoria.Commonwealth of Australia.person, individual, basil miller -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The wonders of common things, Prior to the book prize presented on 19th December, 1883
This book was awarded to Fanny Nicol in 1883 for special prize for repetition of scripture texts. Fanny enrolled in Clarendon Ladies' College in 1882 along with her sisters Agnes Williamson Nicol and Katy Beatrice Nicol. In the original register the father's name is listed as James and he was a produce merchant who resided at 119 Lydiard Street, North Ballarat. This book was donated to the school library in 1978 by Fanny's niece.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Black ornate illustrations on front and back cover and spine. Gilt edging, slight foxing on pages, detached pages, black and white illustrated, 284 p.Book plate inside front cover: CLARENDON LADIES' COLLEGE./ BALLARAT./ Special PRIZE./ For Repetition of Scripture Texts/ AWARDED TO/ Fanny Nicol./ 19th December, 1883.fanny-nicol, 1883, book-prize, clarendon-ladies'-college, agnes-williamson-nicol, katy-beatrice-nicol, james-nicol. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES MEMO FROM R.B. TRENGOVE CATERER, 27/05/1907
SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES Memo FROM R.B. Trengove Caterer ,Pastry cook & Confectioner , 284 Hargreaves St , Bendigo , dated 27.5.1907 to W.Walter Esq Registrar (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES / cover letter for a catering quotedocument, r.b. trengove caterer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CITY OF BENDIGO, MAYORAL BALL, 1908, 1908
Events, City of Bendigo, Mayoral Ball, 1908, Menu includes: Entrées, Removes; Vegetables; Salads; Entremets;Jellies; Confectionery; Wine List &e. R.R. Trengrove, Caterer, 284 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.Mayor was Cr J.P. CarolinCambridge - Young, Print.event, official, city of bendigo-mayoral ball -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - South Suburban Building Society, Bay Street, Arthur Rowan, 1985
As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: South Suburban Building Society, 284 Bay Street Established 1888. This memorial stone was laid by H Dinsdale, South Suburban Society on the 4th August 1890.built environment - commercial, arthur rowan -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, The Buzz About Bees - Biology of a Superorganism (Jurgen Tautz) 2009, Translated by David C. Sandeman, Photographs by Helga R Heilmann, 2009
Hardcover book, slightly larger than A5. Two tone green cover with a photo of 3 bees on the front with yellow writing & a small photo of bees chaining on the back & a blurb about the book in white writing 284 pages -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Short stories, Wilson, John Mackay . . . (et al.), Wilson's 'Tales of the borders, and of Scotland' : volumes 5 & 6, [n.d] [this reprint 189-?]
Short stories by various authors, including the editor John Mackay Wilson.Vol V, p. 1-284 ; Vol. VI, p. 1-282. Title page and final pages missing, contents page lists stories in Vol. VI only. Bound in calico which is printed with product advertisements.fictionShort stories by various authors, including the editor John Mackay Wilson. scottish folklore, short stories, fiction, john mackay wilson, t. craig [bookbinder] -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Hepple, Anne (Anne Hepple Dickinson, nee Batty), The house of Gow, [n.d] [1948?]
Romantic fiction set in provincial Scotland.284 p. : dark green/black cover. Section of original dust jacket was pasted to front, but most of it has been removed. Title and author's name printed on spine, publisher's name embossed on lower rhs of front cover.fictionRomantic fiction set in provincial Scotland.fiction, romance, anne hepple -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Cabinet Photograph, Stewart & Co, Possibly Albert Key with sons Robert and Colin, c.1909
Written on the back of the photo is Mrs Key. She clearly is not the subject so presumably she ordered the print and it is of her family. Given the time period, it is probably Albert Key with sons Robert and Colin. This is consistent with other photos of Albert, Robbie and Colin at similar ages. Mrs Key would be Isabella (nee Roberts) Cabinet Photo Stewart & Co Photographer, 284-286 Bourke Street, Melbourne Stewart & Co operated from 284-286 Bourke Street from 1901-1910+Inscribed on back in pencil Mrs Keyalbert key, colin hutchinson key, key family, robert dalrymple key, stewart & co photographers 284-286 bourke st melbourne, pam thoonen (nee ingram) collection -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Horse and Dog, C 1880
This book belonged to Joseph Conn who was a blacksmith at Conn's Corner in Dennington. The author of the book was H Sample, an American professor who was a horse trainer.. In 1884 he was in Warrnambool giving a demonstration of his system of horse training. It is conjectured that Joseph Conn attended the demonstration and bought the book.This book is of some some interest because of its association with a local blacksmith, Joseph Conn and an American horse trainer, Professor Sample..This is a hard covered book with gold printing on the front cover and spine and an image in gold of a horse and a dog in a horse shoe.There are 284 pages. It contains printed material and illustrations. Some pages are torn and the binding is loose. There are three hand written signatures inside a front cover. Joseph Conn ( Three times)horse training, blacksmith, warrnambool, joseph conn -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Geoff Grant, 7/05/1955 12:00:00 AM
Negatives No. 284 and N285 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of Y1 613 in Camberwell depot entry or existing area 7/5/1955. Photo by Geoff Grant. Hi res scan of negative and image updated 19/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, camberwell depot, tram y 613 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES COLLECTION: MEMO FROM R.B. TRENGOVE CATERER, 27/05/1907
SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES Memo FROM R.B. Trengove Caterer, Pastry cook & Confectioner, 284 Hargreaves St, Bendigo, dated 27.5.1907 to W. Walter Esq Registrar (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES /catering quote - long torn sheet of paper listing catering itemsdocument -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: MOTOR SPIRIT CONSUMER'S LICENCE, 22/4/1949
Commonwealth of Australia, Government issued Motor Spirit consumer's Licence, Class 2, sub-class B. Inscriptions: 'Basil W.B. Miller, 284 King Street, Bendigo', Ford, Car, MP.004, 22/4/1949. On back - record of ration tickets issued, with dates.person, individual, basil miller -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Colac & District Family History Group Inc, Pioneering days: a woman's life, 2013
This is a collection of stories and newspaper clippings that relate to the women of the Colac district during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Over 300 women, some with a lot of information, others only covering a few lines, have been recorded. Many often would have had overwhelming issues to face in their day-to-day lives, with loneliness, lack of close communication and medical help, bad or unmade roads and harsh living conditions, ensuring that their children were fed. Pioneering days: a woman's life. Colac & District Family History Group Inc (comp.). 1st ed. Colac (Vic); Colac & District Family History Group Inc; 2013. vi, 284 p.; illus. ISBN 978 0975 0679 1 8 Soft cover.colac; otways; families; articles; -
Vision Australia
Magazine - Text, Inter Link Autumn 1998
Newsletter created to share information between branches, staff and volunteers on achievements at the AFB. This issue includes: Wendy Bateman and her role as an Elanora nurse, volunteer June Day receiving the Citizen of the Year award for Murchison on Australia Day, Victoria's triumphant blind bowls team who, when tied with their SA competitors, decided to share the Catchpole trophy by keeping it for 12 months then sending it back to South Australia for 12 months, Julie Deutscher has won the tender to clean Kelaston, staff members Margaret Caldwell, Ada Fox, Maureen Gleeson and Lorelle McGain have completed five years of service with the AFB, Gale Burns, Glenys Drewitt, Fiona Jackson, Gena Kyne, Anne Menzel and Margaret Tozer have completed 10 years of service and Margary Paynter has completed 15 years of service with the AFB, Dennis Smith from the George Vowell Centre helping out as barman and waiter, RPH volunteers David Ditchfield and wife Janet received a special award for their service to the station, Judy Sutherland, Chrisi Tsafso and Jo Sisley were present for awards handed to police who had held a self defence course for vision impaired, the AFB boat in the Moomba Dragon Boat Race, Sherry Cuthbert and James Nevein toast to Ernie Stewart's 102nd birthday, Susan Marshall with her children, Dorothy Cleeland and John Dowdle hand of a $25,000 cheque, Easter Bunny promoting the world's largest Easter Egg hunt as part of the Tattersall's Kooyong fair, Elenoar Scott and her mum Julie and Roberta Ashby, the use of teleconferencing by Palm Mitchell, with Shane McCarthy and Joy Lindsay in the background, aims for the year ahead including a possible name change, staff members Esther Lalor and Alex Capporilli learning Braille, and the Braille and Talking Book Library party with Mieke Mellars, Rose Blustein, Julia Simmons, Beryl Simmons, Emma Pritchard, Lorna Hayter and Alison Forbes.8 pages of text and images about AFB clients, staff and volunteersnon-fictionFor Staff & Volunteers of the Association for the Blind Inter Link Print Post No. 327855/00001 Association for the Blind A.C.N. 007 428 284 7 Mair Street, Brighton 3186 Autumn 1998elizabeth maxwell, neil maxwell, association for the blind, palm mitchell, shane mccarthy, mieke mellers, emma pritchard, lorna hayter, alison forbes, rose blustein, julie simmons, beryl simmons, stephen jolley, allan heywood, esther lalor, alex capporilli, elanoar scott, julie scott, roberta ashby, dorothy cleeland, john dowdle, susan marshall, sherry cuthbert, james nevein, david ditchfield, janet ditchfield, judy sutherland, christi tsafso, jo sisley, dennis smith, julie deutscher, june day, wendy bateman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Preparation for Adventure Playground, Nott Street Primary School, 1977
Construction of Adventure Playground Nott Street Primary School. in the background can be seen the former Port Melbourne Picture Theatre at 284 Bay Street. Sign shows that in 1977 it was Dudley Pty Ltd. The building was gutted by fire in 2015. B & W photograph of preparations for an Adventure Playground on the Nott & Farrell Streets corner, Nott Street Primary School 1977education - primary schools, nott street primary school -
Orbost & District Historical Society
lawn bowl, Alcock & Co, 1908
The Bowling Club was founded in 1929, by a group of farmers and businessmen. They set about providing a sporting icon for the town. Six rinks were constructed on the current site using horse drawn scoops and drags. The "Back to Orbost” 1937 book, describes the greens as "a bit rough for the first two seasons but now compare favourably with most country greens". Funds for the construction were raised by the issue of debentures at £5 each, and subscriptions were £1/1s/0d ($2.10). (info. Margaret Smith)Lawn bowling” is an outdoor game that has been popular for centuries. Bowling clubs play a significant role in community recreation needs.Wooden lawn bowl with small carved circles at top and bottom.Top-L-V13A 1908lawn-bowl recreation sport -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Photograph, R.A.A.F Hercules transport over Sydney. A flight of two aircraft
A flight of two Australian Hercules transport aircraft flying over Sydney.R.A.A.F Hercules transport over Sydney. A flight of two Planes.On front of picture is a title "R.A.A.F. Hercules transports over Sydney." Photographer : Bruce Adamsaustralian hercules transport aircraft flying over sydney. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Are we falling off the sheep's back?, 1983-1984
CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of: a sheep transport boat; sheep truck; abattoir; sheep and protestors. The background is blue, green and silver, and features large silos. The text "Are we falling off the sheep's back?" is at the top of the work, as well as a simple map of the "Persian Gulf" with "Kuwait" marked.Front: RBR 28 (lower right image, printed) 30/50 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 35 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Greensborough Glee Club 1912, 1912_
Not much is known about this photo or the group. [Mentioned in Evelyn Observer and Bourke East Record Friday 26 September 1913 page 3]2013 update. All members of the group have been identified. Photo is now believed to be taken 1922.Black and white group photograph of 12 young men.Caption pasted across bottom of photo: 'Greensborough Glee Club 1912. Candidates for QUIT' [refers to the men holding cigarettes]glee club, greensborough, mcdowell, iredale, poulter eley, elliott, barrett -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1920s
Photo is of Ellen (Nellie) Knight, wife of Augustus (Gus) Knight. She is standing outside their home at Henham.Photo shows a woman standing in front of a sapling fence with an open gate. There is a house to the right and outbuildings behind the fence.people, knight