Kerosene lamp painted gold base with amber coloured glass and clear glass chimney.lighting, kerosene & oil

Silver candle holder in shape of leaf. Curved handle.Silver mark. 'James Dixon & Sons Sheffield'lighting, candle

Candle mold for 6 candles. 6 long metal tubes between two pieces of metal. Top has holes for pouring hot wax and bottom has small holes for the insertion of wicks.lighting, candle

Kerosene lamp with glass chimney and brass coloured reflector painted gold. Base and back painted green and made from Solvol tin with 'Solvol' stamped onlighting, kerosene & oil

Oil lamp ornate metal base, green glass holder for oil.lighting, kerosene & oil

This image was one of a series taken by Harold Millane in the late 1940's. They were printed onto post cards. Mary Millane, Harold's wife, printed captions on each negative with Indian ink. The series includes a variety of views of Mitcham, Vermont, Nunawading, Park Orchards and Doncaster East. The post cards were sold as souvenirs in the Millane shop on the N-E corner of Station Street and Whitehorse Road, Mitcham (originally the Mitcham Post Office).Clear photograph showing details of shops, vehicles, streetscape, lighting.Celluloid half plate B + W negative.Whitehorse Road Mitcham, Vic. hardy scott, h. s .beckwith, richards drapers, d. g. williamson, r. gracie, s. kelly, cenotaph, mitcham memorial hall

From great uncle of Miriam Armstrong who lived in the Thornbury Area.Metal kerosene hurricane lamp with lantern glass and hanger. On lid "Tropic"On lid 'Tropic', on lamp 'Chalwy' & 'Tropic'lamp, kerosens, lighting

Either night or bedside lampSmall oil lamp with blue metal base and white glass shade.oil lamp, lighting

Colour photograph. Not enough lighting in front. Band members on stage with various instruments. Australian flag bunting. Banner reading: Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo with the Emu Creek Bush Band. Back of photo: 6Aphoto, group, musicians

This item from the Border Morning Mail, Albury reports on the total destruction of the Albury Ski Club Lodge in 1958. The Lodge had been built by the Albury Ski Club members during their weekends and spare time starting in 1948. The fire was probably caused when a drum of petrol stored in the lighting plant room exploded. The building had fortunately been insured and the Albury Ski Club was able to build a new lodge to replace it.This article is significant because it documents an importance incident in Falls Creek.A newspaper item reporting on the destruction of the Albury Ski Club Lodge from the Border Morning Mail on Saturday 19th April 1958.albury ski club, albury ski club lodge fire

The Eltham Community and Reception Centre was Australia's first public mud-brick building. Commissioned in 1977 by Eltham Shire Council, led by Shire president (and architect) Robert Marshall, architects Whitford and Peck were asked to design a multipurpose facility in mud-brick and timber. The official opening was performed by the Hon. R.J. Hamer; E.D., M.P., Premier of Victorai on Saturday, April 22, 1978. Architects: Whitford & Peck Pty Ltd Quantity Surveyor: D.J. Cant & Associates Structural Civil Engineers: Charlett & Moore Pty Ltd Landscape: Peter Glass, Dennis Edwards Mech Elec: Lobley Treidel & Partners Pty Ltd Acoustics: Riley Barden & Kirkhope Builder: L.U. Simon Pty Ltd Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p177 The Wiggles performed there, so has the ABC’s Play School. New citizens have made their vows, volunteers have been honoured, school children have performed, weddings celebrated and people mourned at funerals. Since 1978 the Eltham Community and Reception Centre at the corner of Pitt Street and Main Road, has provided a beautiful and quintessential Eltham environment for people from all over Melbourne. Recognised as Australia’s first public mud-brick building, the centre was built partly on the site of the parsonage of the former Methodist Church (now the Uniting Church).1 Commissioned by the Eltham Council headed by President Robert Marshall, architects Whitford and Peck were asked to design a multipurpose facility in mud-brick and timber. Following public consultation, it was agreed to build a centre for dances, exhibitions, films, plays or concerts. The results – at a cost of around $620,000 – captured the Eltham rustic style. The building – in soft tones of mud-brick and timber and immense floor-to-ceiling windows – overlooks the Diamond Creek and sporting fields. Eltham’s strong artistic heritage is reflected in the centre. Although the lighting is not ideal for a gallery and labels cannot be placed on walls, the centre hosts the Nillumbik Art Awards and displays around ten to 20% of the Nillumbik Shire Art Collection, usually for around a year at a time.2 On permanent display, close to the entrance, is local artist Clifton Pugh’s White Choughs in the Landscape. Further to the right is the Walter Withers Gallery, named after a local member of the Heidelberg School of artists. As part of the Eltham Gateway opposite the Eltham Hotel, the centre stands on what was once part of the Eltham Town Centre along this section of Main Road, then known as Maria Street. On the same site once stood the house and flour mill owned by Henry Dendy, best known as the founder of Brighton, although he lived longer in Eltham. Beside the drive is a wheel-rim tool with accompanying plaque, illustrating a technology important during the horse-powered age and now almost completely gone, as has the blacksmith’s shop that had housed it nearby. The implement is a platform for fitting iron tyres to the wooden rims of cartwheels. Beneath it is a capsule placed in 1985 to commemorate Victoria’s 150 years, which is to be opened in 2035. Although the plants, forming part of the landscaping by Peter Glass and Denis Edwards, are largely indigenous and other native species, some exotic plants are protected as an important link with the site’s past. Planted at the front around 1920, is a large Peppercorn tree with two joined trunks growing from the base, and close by is a Bhutan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa). Three other Peppercorn trees fringe the drive. The building includes two halls – the larger seating 250 people – and a large foyer overlooking trees and ovals. Both halls have retractable rear walls providing varying spaces as required, and guests can use several external decks. A site for outdoor theatre has been carved out of the natural slope outside the entrance. The Bricklayers Union refused to use the traditional mud-bricks, which weigh more than 22kg. As a result the mud-bricks were redesigned to reduce their weight and were laid back-to-back to produce a wall of normal thickness.3 The centre’s massive timber frame is reminiscent of timber bridge construction, with infill panels of mud-brick.4 In accord with the rustic style are colossal rough-sawn posts, bolts and steel brackets. The combination of mud-brick, exposed feature timber framing and creative design in this centre, characterises Eltham’s innovative buildings and the social movement behind them from the 1940s to the 1970s.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham community and reception centre, mudbrick construction

Mara Gluyas was secretary of this organisation for 11 continuous years (1983-1994), and President Ian McKinnon was President for 9 years from 1983-1992). The inaugural 1983 committee was Ian McKinnon, Mara Gluyas, N. Strange, A. Graham, M. Davidson, M. Adams, Peter Hiscock, Ian Blomeley. The Association was concerned with the advancement of the Ballarat area in general and to promote Golden Point - Mt Pleasant area in particular. Small box with purple lid filled with the constitution, minutes associated with the Golden Point - Mt Pleasant Progress Association, and lists of members.mara glouyas, ian mckinnon, sovereign hill, pearce's park rotunda, elms, tree planting, sovereign hill lookout reserve, christmas carols, mine collapse, former golden point direction indicator, signage, norm strange, golden mount historical mines direction indicator, yarrowee creek tree planting committee, peady street, pearce street, barry davis, nerrina tip, ballarat observatory, carols by candlelight, yarrowee park project, magpie street bbq park, neighbourhood watch, magpie street park, cobden street, pryor street bus shelter, hill street, urban wildlife corridor, south street bluestone gutter, eastern baths site, grant street, street lighting, magpie street, letterhead, aboriginal advancement league, golden point primary school, sunnyside woollen mill, ballarat west goldfields, fred hunt, kerry daniell, craig ford, jack colin greville, jack colin greville plaque at mt pleasant lookout, golden point school oval