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Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, The Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its Origin & Progress 1803-1910, 1910
The first comprehensive history of Kew, published in 1910 by Cr. F.G.A. Barnard, Mayor of Kew 1920-21.FGA Barnard, The Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria: Its Origins & Progress 1803-1910. Paperback 1st edition. Kew [Vic.] : E.F.G. Hodges, "Mercury Office", 1910 121 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. f.g.a. barnard, kew (history of), jubilee of kew - 1910 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Yarra Trams drops its Transclean contract”, 8/11/2020 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “Yarra Trams drops its Transclean contract” by Timna Jacks Newspaper clipping from the Age 08/11/2020 Yarra Trams has cancelled its security contract with Transclean due to several failures of procedure and protocol after an internal audit. Transclean provided after hours security at tram depots for over 10 years and will be replaced by Spotless until the contract can be tendered. Transclean also involved in IBAC allegations of corruption with V/Line and Metro trains.trams, tramways, security, contracts, tram depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Keith Stodden, construction of Bundoora line and then its operation, Early 1980's
Set of two "Quick as a Flash" photo album comprising 24 pages with clear plastic sheets on either side of a white plastic containing photographs of the construction of Bundoora line and then its operation. Photos may be by Keith Stodden.trams, tramways, photo album, bundoora, construction, new tramway, plenty road -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper, Brickworks heads for its 150th year, 1/07/1997 12:00:00 AM
Brief history of Daniel Robertson Brickworks, Nunawading from its inception in 1853 to the present day under Managing Director, Peter Robertson, fifth generation family member. Cutting from Whitehorse Gazette 21/5/1997daniel robertson australia pty ltd -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), "Currently in Production .... The Golden City and its Tramways", Jul. 2005
A4 printed sheet - pre publication offer - titled "Currently in Production .... The Golden City and its Tramways", advertising the book, price and postage details etc. Has coloured image of the book in the top right hand corner of the sheet.trams, tramways, book, btm, pamphlets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Its Progress and Development - 1919 - 1929", 1960's
Book , green / brown stippled cover, with 32 pages on gloss paper centre stapled titled "MMTB Its Progress and Development - 1919 - 1929". Looks at the first ten years of the Board from its formation by an Act of Parliament starting on 2/7/1919 - includes notes on the General Scheme, Industrial, The Board, power, traffic, medical examination, training, Workshops, tram noises, Wattle Park, replacement of Trams by Buses, buses, community services, finances, statistics and appendices. pdf file text searchable when opened separately.Has "H S McComb" in ink along the top of the cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, training, traffic control, statistics, wattle park, medical, finances -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "Its a woman's touch on the buses", 15/09/1978 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Sun, 15/9/1978, titled "Its a woman's touch on the buses", written by David Guthrie-Jones, about the introduction of female bus drivers, Kay Heinrich and Lee Hensby. Has photos of the two ladies and some thoughts.trams, tramways, buses, drivers, mmtb, crews -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "Its a long time between stops", 24/01/1974 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping, from The Sun 24/1/1974, titled "Its a long time between stops" about the proposed restoration of cable tram set No. 1 by the MMTB. Has a photo of the Director of the Science Museum Mr Richard Fowler in the grip car and the proposed work.trams, tramways, cable trams, science museum, restoration, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Film - Compact Diskette with video, Transport Ticketing Authority, "Myki - Its Your Key", Oct. 2006
DVD, with plastic cover and white paper insert, DVD printed white cover, titled "Myki - Its Your Key", with information about the planned rollout of the ticketing system in 2007. Made Oct. 2006. Describes in simple terms how it would from the passenger's viewpoint.trams, tramways, myki, metcard, commissioning, tickets -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, Legacy. Its Origins and Early Development, 1983
The booklet gives a historical account of the early days of establishing Legacy. It is a personal reminder of the contribution made by Legatee Stan Savige. The account is an extract from 'There goes a man', the biography of Stanley Savige, the whole of chapter three plus a lead in from chapter two (pages 123 to 176 of the book).Significant in that the booklet reminds the reader of the difficulties of establishing a charity and taking the idea from a thought, to funding and recruiting like minded people to develop the idea.Printed paperback book with blue cover and white pages and black type.Front cover. LEGACY. ITS ORIGINS AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. An extract from THERE GOES A MAN. The biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige, K.B.E.,C.B.,D.S.O.,M.C.E.D. (First published by Longmans,1959). Reprinted for Legacy’s Diamond Jubilee, 1983stan savige, savige book -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, Legacy. Its Origins and Early Development, 1983
An historical account of the beginnings of Legacy. The booklet describes the difficulties of taking an idea through to funding, raising awareness and attracting like minded people to the idea. The booklet is an extract, chapter three and a lead in from chapter two of the biography of Legatee Stan Savige, the founder of Melbourne Legacy.Significant in that the booklet reminds the reader of the difficulties of establishing a charity and taking the idea from a thought, to funding and recruiting like minded people to develop the idea.Printed paperback book with blue cover and white pages and black type.LEGACY. ITS ORIGINS AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT (176 pages) An extract from THERE GOES A MAN. The biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Stavige, K.B.E., C.B, D.S.O., M.C.E.D. (First published by Longmans, 1959) Reprinted for Legacy's Diamond Jubilee, 1983stan savige, savige book, biography -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "its a boomer says Borner", 10/03/2006 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, 10/3/2006, titled "its a boomer says Borner", about Ray Borner carrying the Queens Baton in Ballarat, using BTM tram 671. Has photo by Craig Hughes, text by Brendan Roberts. Two copies held."Herald Sun 10/3/2006"queens baton relay, btm, commonwealth games -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "TGM shows its tram-pulling power", 3/05/2004 12:00:00 AM
Page 3 of The Courier, Ballarat, 3/5/2004, with an article titled "TGM shows its tram-pulling power", about TGM winning the 2nd tram pull at Gardens Loop. Features two photographs of the event, run by Young Rotary. Quotes Greg Furness about the success of the eventtram pull, rotary ballarat, btm -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Its Days now numbered, 1940
Newspaper Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper of a cable car set at the intersection of Spring and Bourke St with the caption - "Its Days now numbered", reporting on the soon to close Bourke St cable line and replaced by modern buses. Includes a safety zone sign. Newspaper not known at the time of cataloguing or the date.trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams, closure, buses -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Margaret Bride et al, The Borough and Its People, 2013
The Borough and Its People. 1839 -1939 Port Melbourne Book with blue front cover and narrow band of 5 photos 3to 5 cms from top. Back cover similar in layout plus description of book's theme and contents . PMHPS logo and Port Phillip Council logo on back cover.australian aborigines, built environment, armed services, maritime, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, arts and entertainment, piers and wharves, transport, natural environment, transport - aviation and aerodrome, advertising, built environment - commercial, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, religion, industry, engineering, education, families, garden city, sandridge lagoon, politics, sport, margaret bride nee polson, graham bride -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Free Press Camberwell, "Its beautiful but not for us", 14/05/1975 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Free Press, Camberwell, 14/5/1975, titled "Its beautiful but not for us", about the introduction of the Z class trams into Melbourne. Has a photo of Z 1 in Burke Road, the previous Wednesday. Quotes the MMTB Traffic Manager, Mr Elliott. Notes that they will not be used in newspaper's area.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, z class, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Bill Kingsley et al, "COTMA Its Origins, Aims and Operation", 1990's
Photocopy of a paper titled "COTMA Its Origins, Aims and Operation", by Keith Kings, Executive Officer, presented to the Meeting of the Historical Engineering Relics Committee of the Institute of Engineers Annual Conference, 7 April 1978. Looks at the structure of COTMA, preservation movement in Australia, and formation of COTMA and past conference and that all work is voluntary.trams, tramways, cotma -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, FGA Barnard, The Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its Origin & Progress 1803-1910, 1910
The first comprehensive history of Kew, published in 1910 by Cr. F.G.A. Barnard, Mayor of Kew 1920-21.FGA Barnard, The Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria: Its Origins & Progress 1803-1910. Taped reinforced binding. One of the earliest items in the collection donated by Mr. Alfred Williams. Hard Cover 1st edition. Kew [Vic.] : E.F.G. Hodges, "Mercury Office", 1910 121 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Thursday 8/12/10 J Lewis Carnegief.g.a. barnard, kew (history of), jubilee of kew - 1910 -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Korumburra &? District Historical Society, land of the lyre bird : a story of early settlement in the great forest of South Gippsland, being a description of the big scrub in its virgin state with its birds and animals, and of the adventures and hardships of its early explorers and prospectors, also accounts by the settlers of the clearing, settlement and development of the country, 1998
Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'.land settlement, victoria, gippsland, south gippsland, personal observations, history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Medal, Town of Kew : To Commemorate its Jubilee, 1910
Medal issued to commemorate the 50th jubilee of the Town of Kew. It names J.F. McCrea as Mayor. John Falding McCrea was Mayor of Kew 1910-11. Kew was proclaimed a municipality on 22 December 1860, seceding from the Boroondara Road Board District, then comprising Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell. It was proclaimed a town on 8 December 1910, the year this medal was issued, and a city on 10 March 1921. On 22 June 1994 Kew city was united with Camberwell and Hawthorn cities to form Boroondara city. (MV)Gilt bronze Town of Kew Jubilee medal in the shape of a Maltese Cross.Obverse description Shield of six wheat-sheafs above motto CRESCO on ribbon; above shield is the Royal coat of arms with lion and unicorn supporters and, on ribbon DIEU ET MIN DROIT; on arms of cross top, TOWN / OF, bottom, KEW, left TO COMMEM / -ORATE, right, ITS JUBILEE / 1910 Reverse description shield of six wheat-sheafs above motto CRESCO on ribbon; above shield is the Royal coat of arms with lion and unicorn supporters and, on ribbon DIEU ET MIN DROIT; on arms of cross top, TOWN / OF, bottom, KEW, left TO COMMEM / -ORATE, right, ITS JUBILEE / 1910town of kew jubilee (1910), commemorative medals - kew (vic), australian commemorative medals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Medal, Stokes & Sons, Town of Kew : To Commemorate its Jubilee, 1910
Medal issued to commemorate the 50th jubilee of the Town of Kew. It names J.F. McCrea as Mayor. John Falding McCrea was Mayor of Kew 1910-11. Kew was proclaimed a municipality on 22 December 1860, seceding from the Boroondara Road Board District, then comprising Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell. It was proclaimed a town on 8 December 1910, the year this medal was issued, and a city on 10 March 1921. On 22 June 1994 Kew city was united with Camberwell and Hawthorn cities to form Boroondara city. (MV)This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Bronze Town of Kew Jubilee medal in the shape of a Maltese Cross.Obverse description Shield of six wheat-sheafs above motto CRESCO on ribbon; above shield is the Royal coat of arms with lion and unicorn supporters and, on ribbon DIEU ET MIN DROIT; on arms of cross top, TOWN / OF, bottom, KEW, left TO COMMEM / -ORATE, right, ITS JUBILEE / 1910 Reverse description shield of six wheat-sheafs above motto CRESCO on ribbon; above shield is the Royal coat of arms with lion and unicorn supporters and, on ribbon DIEU ET MIN DROIT; on arms of cross top, TOWN / OF, bottom, KEW, left TO COMMEM / -ORATE, right, ITS JUBILEE / 1910town of kew jubilee (1910), commemorative medals - kew (vic), australian commemorative medals -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, School To Close Its Doors, 16/12/1987 12:00:00 AM
Forest Hill Primary School closes in its 60th year.Forest Hill Primary School closes in its 60th year. President of the School Council, John Burrill, said Forest Hill P.S. Trusts would be introduced at Nunawading South, Blackburn Lake and Parkmore Primary Schools as a permanent Memorial to the School. The money earned as interest will be used to enable needy students to participate in educational excursions.Forest Hill Primary School closes in its 60th year. primary schools, forest hill primary school, burrill, john, tonkin, florence, sedgman, ruth, storey, gareth, davis, scott, coropel, peter -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Now its cheaper to travel by tram!", Jun. 1963
Yield information and demonstrates the SEC's marketing of the City Section Fare in Ballarat.Poster - printed onto paper and cut to a size to be pasted or adhered to an interior tramcar advert titled "Now its cheaper to travel by tram!", advertising fares from Dawson St to the station or to the East End of Bridge St. Follows the introduction of the City Section Fares to the Railway Station. Based on Schedule of Fares and Charges Reg Item 1731 for June 1963.trams, tramways, posters, fares, advertisements, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Literary work - Manuscript, Alan Bradley, "The Golden City and its Tramways", Mar. 2001
Photocopy of a Manuscript prepared by Alan Bradley, 3/2000, for his book, "The Golden City and its Tramways". Ninety Seven pages, held with a steel fold back binder clip. Has Table of Contents, Glossary of terms, photocopies of photographs and list of rolling stock. Copy one of a number prepared by Alan as a draft to obtain comment from people.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, sec, esco -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, Legacy. Its Origins and Early Development, 1998
An historical account of the beginnings of Legacy. The booklet describes the difficulties of taking an idea through to funding, raising awareness and attracting like minded people to the idea. The booklet is an extract, chapter three and a lead in from chapter two of the biography of Legatee Stan Savige, the founder of Melbourne Legacy.Significant in that the booklet reminds the reader of the difficulties of establishing a charity and taking the idea from a thought, to funding and recruiting like minded people to develop the idea. Significant in that this publication has been printed three times.Printed paperback book with blue cover and white pages and black type and pdf of the contents.Front cover. LEGACY / ITS ORIGINS AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT An extract from There Goes A Man by W.B. Russell. The biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige, K.B.E., C.B.,D.S.O., M.C.E.D. First published by Longmans, 1959 Reprinted for Legacy’s Diamond Jubilee, 1983 Reprinted for Legacy’s 75th Anniversary, 1998savige book, stan savige -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, Legacy. Its Origins and Early Development, 1998
An historical account of the beginnings of Legacy. The booklet describes the difficulties of taking an idea through to funding, raising awareness and attracting like minded people to the idea. The booklet is an extract, chapter three and a lead in from chapter two of the biography of Legatee Stan Savige, the founder of Melbourne Legacy.Significant in that the booklet reminds the reader of the difficulties of establishing a charity and taking the idea from a thought, to funding and recruiting like minded people to develop the idea. Significant in that this publication has been printed three times.PDF of a printed paperback book with blue cover and white pages and black type and pdf of the contents.Front cover. LEGACY / ITS ORIGINS AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT An extract from There Goes A Man by W.B. Russell. The biography of Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Savige, K.B.E., C.B.,D.S.O., M.C.E.D. First published by Longmans, 1959 Reprinted for Legacy’s Diamond Jubilee, 1983 Reprinted for Legacy’s 75th Anniversary, 1998savige book, stan savige -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board ; Tourist Development Authority, Gippsland and its Lakes and Caves Victoria Australia, November 1954
Chairman of the Victorian Railways, Harold Clapp, established The Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board as part of a campaign to launch the Spirit of Progress – the first new train constructed during the Depression era. Clapp was an aggressive Chairman of Railway Commissioners who was determined to keep Victorian Railways prospering. This book was a promotion book for "The Gippslander". The Gippslander name has been used for trains in the Bairnsdale corridor since 1954This book is a useful research tool.A 28 pp paper back book, titled Gippsland and its Lakes and Caves Victoria Australia. The front cover has orange and black print with yellow, green and blue motifs on a white and yellow background. The book has a stapled spine. It contains a short description of each of Gippsland's towns, a centre, double page maap of the region and many b/w photographs.railway-transport gippsland clapp-harold -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Class of its own", 20/06/2006 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - from The Herald Sun 20/6/2006, titled "Class of its own", with an image of design of a tram for Melbourne by Melbourne design House Cobalt Niche, featuring Carmelllina Di Guiglielmo along side the model. The item explains the design. Model has a Yarra trams logo. Has an explanation of the design by Jack Magree, called Melba 2011.trams, tramways, new trams, melbourne, proposals -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor before leaving car", c1953
Poster - blue background with a colour image of a conductor pointing to the sign wording in black or red print. Titled "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor before leaving car". Refers to By Law 5, with a penalty of five pounds. Poster has been adhered to a sheet of glass that was backed with a sheet of brown paper. The glass was used in the driver's bulkhead of a W class tram.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, conductors, tickets -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Library extends its hours, 21/10/2015
Diamond Valley Library extends its hours to open on Thursdays.News clipping, black text, colour image.diamond valley library, yarra plenty regional library