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Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Colour Photograph, Clifton Villa, Buninyong, built c1860, 1991
"Clifton Villa", cnr Eyre and Winter Sts, Buninyong, was built c.1860 for Mr Newman. The red brick building has bluestone foundations, cast iron lacework verandah trim, high ornate gables, slate roof and unusual round brick chimneys with spiral brick decorations.Historically significant brick home built c.1860 for Mr Newman. Ornate decorations make this an unusual example of homes of the era.Colour photo of "Clifton Villa", cnr Eyre and Winter Sts, Buninyong, viewed from Winter St. Built c.1860 for Mr Newman. The red brick building has bluestone foundations, cast iron lacework verandah trim, high ornate gables, slate roof and unusual round brick chimneys with spiral brick decorations."Clifton Villa 1862" Taken 1991clifton villa, eyre st, winter st, buninyong, newman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Stage & Foundations, Port Melbourne Town Hall, Port Melbourne City Council, 1916
Plan - details of stage and foundations for the 1915 Town Hall.port melbourne town hall, built environment - civic, city of port melbourne engineering dept -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Russell Smith et al, Australian Indigenous guide to philanthropy, 2004
A guide to accessing philanthropic trusts and foundations, for Indigenous organisations and communities.colour photographs, b&w photographscharities, funding, philanthropy, funding directories -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kaolin Mine Church Hill under house
Collapse exposed old Kaolin mine from 1940's under house being builtColour photograph showing mine collapse under new house foundationsmining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Students in Costume, c1926
Four student teachers pose in costume outside a brick building with bluestone foundations .ballarat technical art school, pre-service teachers, costume, dress-up -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1968
Part of an album compiled and donated by Mrs Helen Jansson. Construction of second bridge (1968/9) connecting Phillip Island and San Remo, which replaced first Suspension Bridge built in 1938/40.Initial construction of second Bridge, 1968. Close up of foundations forming for Pylon.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, civil engineering, bridges, phillip island bridges, black & white photograph, mrs helen jansson, phillip island bridge -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - black and white, Golden Point State School No. 1493
The Golden Point school building was started in 1874 and opened on 11 January 1875. Photograph of a brick building with slate roof and bluestone foundations at Golden Point, Ballarat.Below photo 'State School No. , Ballaarat, Golden Pt. Richards Photo, Ballarat - Education Dep. Vict.'golden point, education, school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Geoff Biddington, Former Cyril Retallick House (Now Australian Catholic University), Ballarat, c1967
In 1881 Cyrus Bath Retallack purchased land now known as 1200 Mair Street Ballarat. Retallack was a successful Cornish miner and engineer. He built a two storey brick mansion between 1882 and 1883, naming the property ‘Carn Brae’ after the castle in Cornwall. Substantial grounds were established with with range of exotic trees planted, a tennis court was laid out and a stables building was erected. In 1918 the site become a campus of Queen’s GIrls’ Grammar School, then Aquinas College which was merged into the Australian Catholic University from 1973. Photograph of a double storey brick building on bluestone foundations, with cast iron balcony. ballarat, geoff biddington, cast iron, bluestone, cyril retallick, australian catholic university, ballarat, aquinas college -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kaolin Mine Church Hill under near metal fence near new home
Collapse exposed old Kaolin mine from 1940's under house being built Colour photograph showing mine collapse near fence and new house foundationsmining -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Hume Reservoir Australia Album - Work inside levee bank, September 1924
This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927. This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, N.S.W. RIVER MURRAY WATERS SCHEME. HUME RESERVOIR. 15. Work inside levee bank. Foundations of spillway showing granite foundations and a fault in the formation. New South Wales. September 1924.hume reservoir australia, river murray waters scheme, hume reservoir construction -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940
Taken by Miss Edith Elms and donated via Chrisy Northcote. 1st Bridge to Phillip Island built 1940Close up of 1st Bridge showing concrete foundations. Taken from San Remo.local history, photography, photographs, suspension bridge, san remo, phillip island, sepia photograph, bridges -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - No 2 Quay, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, no 2 quay -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Extensions to Local History Room, 18/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of extensions to Local History Room - foundations being laid for disabled toilet.schwerkolt cottage & museum complex. local history room, whitehorse historical society, arrowsmith, ted -
Bialik College
Audio - Oral history interviews with Israel Kipen and Sara Segal, 1987, 1987
Five audio cassette tapes of approximately three hours of interviews with Israel Kipen, a founder of Bialik and its longest serving Council President. One audio tape of a one hour interview with Sara Segal, an early teacher at Bialik in Carlton. Both interviewed by librarian Jan Marshall in April 1987. There is also an associated file of notes and correspondence between Jan Marshall and Hilary Rubinstein, co-author of a bicentennial history of Australian Jewry. The interviews have been digitised. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.oral history, foundations -
Bialik College
Book, A Life to Live... an Autobiography, 1989
Israel Kipen, 'A Life to Live... an Autobiography'. Signed copy, donated by the author in 1989. Please contact [email protected] for access to this record.history, foundations, -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph-colour, LJ Gervasoni, Jubilee Mine Scarsdale Victoria, 19/03/2011
The Jubilee Mine at Scarsdale was started by Thomas Greenwood of Italian Gully.Jubilee Company Quartz Gold Mine has one of the most comprehensive range of quartz mining foundations in the State. The brick and concrete foundations cover pumping, winding and crushing operations, as well as cyaniding of mine tailings. The machinery foundations are the remnants of large scale quartz mining operations carried on at the site between 1899 to 1912. During this time the mine produced over 125,000 ounces of gold and was the district's most important gold mine. (Source Victorian Heritage Register http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic/?timeout=yes#detail_places;5517)colour photograph in digital format showing the brick foundations of the stamping plant at the Jubilee Mine in Scarsdale, Victoria.gold mine mining scarsdale -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Extensions to Local History Room, 20/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of extensions to Local History Room beginning - Safety fence erected and initial foundations dug.schwerkolt cottage & museum complex. local history room, whitehorse historical society, arrowsmith, ted -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Lost relations : Fortunes of my family in Australia's Golden Age, 2015
Bought with funds generated by cemetery tours , presented to SHNCHC by SHHS following a presentation to the Society by the author. Graeme Davison has lived in Surrey Hills for many years. A family history by historian Graeme Davison - A widow and her 8 older children are uprooted from their Hampshire farm in 1850 and thrown together on an emigrate ship with 38 distressed needlewomen from London. How they came to be on the boat, and what happened on the high seas and afterwards in Australia , is a vivid tale of family ambitions and fears, successes and catastrophes. The Hewetts were not famous or distinguished, but their story reveals much about the foundations of Australia. Inscriptions: A family history by historian Graeme Davison - A widow and her 8 older children are uprooted from their Hampshire farm in 1850 and thrown together on an emigrate ship with 38 distressed needlewomen from London. How they came to be on the boat, and what happened on the high seas and afterwards in Australia , is a vivid tale of family ambitions and fears, successes and catastrophes. The Hewetts were not famous or distinguished, but their story reveals much about the foundations of Australia. Inscriptions: Title Page : (signed by author) :Graeme Davisonfamily history, hewett family, (mr) graeme davison -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Ringwood Hall, c1926
Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on back of small copy: "Foundations being dug for new town hall. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Mount Pleasant Primary School No 1436, 1874
Mount Pleasant Primary School 1435 was formerly known as Clayton's Hill, and evolved from a tent school, commenced in 1855 by William McIntosh. When changed from a Wesyleyan day school to a Common School it was given the number 424, received State funding and was conducted by William H. Nicholls. On 01 January 1873 the school became a non-vested school under control of the Education Department until 31 August 1873. The State then leased the school until 31 July 1874, with the current brick school, Mount Pleasant No.1436, opening on 01 August 1874. The Head Teacher of the new school was William H. Nicholls, remained at the school until 1887. His assistants were Thomas Gray, Jane Shaw, Jane Tratham, Catherine J. Berriman, John Blight, Herbert Berchaivaise and Annie Hicks, all who had worked at Mount Pleasant No. 424. William Nicholls and his assistant Gray established after school classes to enable students to gain Exhibitions and Scholarships to matriculate for the University of Melbourne, and courses enabling entry to teaching, pharmacy and civil service. Before the establishment of State Secondary and Technical Educaiton over 100 pupils from Mount Pleasant Primary School has matiriculated and entered the various professions. (Visions and Realisations, Vol. 2, pg 653 and 767) William Henry Williams became the first classifier of teachers for the Victorian Education Department. He died aged 51 while Head Teacher at Yarra Park Primary School on 01 April 1899. Some former students of this school include: J.G. Eagleston (County Court Judge); H.E. Starke (Judge of the High Court of Australia ); Bernard O'Dowd (parliamentary draughtsman and poet); Albert Coates (Surgeon and Medical Officer in Burmese Prisoner of War Camps). Gold was discovered at Caylton's Hill in 1853.Black and white photograph of a primary school in the Ballarat suburb of Mount Pleasant. The brick school is sat on bluestone foundations.mount pleasant primary school, mount pleasant state school, mount pleasant, mt pleasant, education, clayton's hill, bluestone, william h. nicholls, thomas gray, jane shaw, jane tratham, catherine j. berriman, john blight, herbert berchaivaise, annie hicks, albert coates, h.e. starke, j.g. eagleston -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, portland harbour, construction -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Craft - Fid-Bodkin
Fids/Bodkins owned by Elsie Doris Whitten (nee Williams). She grew up in Harbour Masters House, Warrnambool. Possibly used for sewing2 small bone fids/Bodkins - cream coloured with scrimshaw designs on of two buildings on raised foundations and trees .Scrimshawscrimshaw, sewing, whalebone, elsie doris whitten, patrice jennings -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Preparation to build apartments, HMAS Lonsdale site, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 2000
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 9 colour photographs of the HMAS Lonsdale site: preparation of cleared land and foundations for high rise construction, c2000built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, ron laing -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Eastland car park construction -1992
Sepia postcard size photograph"Written on back of photograph" Eastland - Stage 2 Foundations for new car park -24.11.92