Black and white image of a crowd of men, women and children plus a motor vehicle, motorcycle and bicycle outside buildings in Sussex Street, Linton. The car has been decorated with streamers. This photograph was taken during Linton's centenary celebrations in 1939. The double storey building on the left is Criterion House. The upper level of this building was used as a hospital. The Building on the right is Grenville Shire Offices.centenaries, centenary celebrations, hospitals, motorcycles, cars, bicycles

The hotel was originally Webb's hotel, then Blunt's. Ambrose and Mary Murrell are believed to have bought the hotel c.1881/1882. (See report in the Ballarat Star, 13th December 1882). After Ambrose died in 1891, Mary Murrell continued to run the hotel, with the assistance of her daughter Caroline. In 1922 she sold the hotel to Mr. S. Cracknell, a Grenville Shire Councillor who lived at Scarsdale/Newtown. (Sale of hotel reported in Ballarat Star, 9th March 1922.)Sepia photograph of hotel on Skipton Road in Linton."Linton".murrell's victoria hotel

This photograph was taken on the first 'Australia Day', held 30 July 1915. Across Australia, this day was set aside for a nation-wide fundraising effort for the Patriotic Relief Fund, raising money to assist wounded soldiers returning to Australia during WWI. Other days had been set aside to raise funds for specific nations, e.g. 'Belgian Day' had been held earlier in 1915.. In Linton Australia Day 1915 was celebrated with a jumble sale, raffles, and collection of donations. There was also a stall near the Shire Offices, attended by a group of girls dressed as Red Cross nurses, which sold flowers, postcards, toys etc. People identified in photograph: Standing slightly behind the group - Mr Smith (Alf J. Smith, Grenville Shire Secretary). L-R, standing: Kathleen Nicol, Violet Smith, Jean Gascoigne, Elva Ball, Miss Barry, Millie Todd, Effie Gascoigne, Stella Todd, unnamed. L-R, seated - Stella Ralf (spelled Ralph), Rita Morgan, three girls in centre are unnamed, Daisy Smith. The girls were pupils of the Misses Barry, who were assisted in costuming the girls by Mrs A. J. Smith. The stall raised eight pounds for the Patriotic Relief Fund. See article from the 'Grenville Standard', Saturday August 7, 1915, p.1. A copy of this article is in the "Australia Day 1915" file, kept with "Linton" files in the drawer underneath the photocopier in Room-01.Black and white photograph showing school girls dressed as Red Cross nurses. Older lady in middle of back row (Miss Barry) and three gentlemen wearing suits and hats at left hand side of photograph.kathleen nicol, mr smith, violet smith, daisy smith, jean gascoigne, effie gascoigne, elva ball, miss barry, millie todd, stella todd, stella ralf (ralph), rita morgan, world war 1914-1918, australia day 1915, red cross, nurses, patriotic relief fund, fundraising

Beige cover with blue spine. 1052 pages. It includes an index to townships, parishes and Railway stations. non-fictionvictorian municipalities, municipal, councils, water supply, advertisements, aboriginal protection board, agriculture, charities, county court, crown lands and survey, engine drivers board, licensing court, sludge abatement board, cities, towns, boroughs, ballarat, buninyong, gordon, grenville, talbot, traralgon, ballaarat, happy valley, bungaree, daylesford, glenlyon, glenlyon shire, hepburn springs

Portland Town CouncilRetouched photograph of a man in a grey suit. He is wearing a side part in his hair. Framed under glass in a gold frame (plater/papermache and wood), in a gold card mount.Front: Portland Town Council (top centre), Councillor James Grenville Murrell, J.P., Mayor 1938-39 and 1943-45 (lower centre) Back: (no inscriptions)councillor james grenville murrell

The Shire of Buninyong was located on the southern side of Ballarat.Two maps of the Shire of Buninyong. .1) Map showing the County divisions, township boundaries, Railway line, State Forest boundary, riding boundary and shire boundary. Identifying words have been added in red and green texta. .2) Shire of Buninyong Parish Plan. Includes Buninyong, Clarendon, Narmbool, Enfield, Lychfield, SCotchman's, Navigators, Warrenheip, Scotsburn, mr Doran, Durham Lead, Cambrian Hill, Napoleons, Garibaldi, Mt Clear, Lal Lal, Bonshaw.1) B.I.A.E., St Martin's, cemetery, mt Buninyong, mt Innes, rly stn shire of buninyong, buninyong, clarendon, narmbool, enfield, lychfield, scotchman's, navigators, warrenheip, scotsburn, mt doran, durham lead, cambrian hill, napoleons, garibaldi, mt clear, lal lal, bonshaw, state forest, elaine, elaine north, cargerie, grenville, mt mercer, millbrook, wallace, yendon, canadian, kaolin deposits, mount helen campus

Slaughterhouse Hill was so named because Bennett's butchers had a slaughterhouse there.A view of Linton taken from Slaughterhouse Hill to the north-east of the town. Numerous buildings are identifiable in the photograph. In the middle foreground are the railway station, platform and station-master's house. The Grenville Standard building is visible in Clyde Street, and the Post Office and Bank of NSW buildings can be seen near the corner of Clyde and Sussex Streets. In the distance (along Sussex Street) the Royal Standard Hotel and the Shire Offices (original building) can be seen. St Paul's Church of England is on the far left of the photograph."Esther Cluff, Linton".linton township, slaughterhouse hill

A4 sized printed leaflet folded into three. White background with pink rectangle on front. Black printed text throughout. Inside of leaflet is a map with places of interest circled and numbered in red ink.Text, front: 'An / Historic / Guide / to / Grenville / Shire / 1988. / Hosted by: / Cape Clear Historical Society, / Linton Historical Society, / Woady Yaloak Historical Society. 'grenville shire, cape clear historical society, linton historical society, woady yaloak historical society, bicentennial celebrations, maps