Portland Town CouncilHand-coloured photograph on glass of an elderly man with white hair parted on the left and a full white beard. He is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and blue cravat. Mounted in brown matt, under glass in wooden (birds-eye?) frame with inner gold frame.Front: Thomas Must, Esq./1864-6- (black text on brass plaque).opalotype, photography, hand coloured, tint, portrait photography

Portland Town CouncilSubdivision Permit Stamp

Portland Town CouncilFramed, black and white, head and shoulders photograph of Harold Hedditch, wearing dark suit, white shirt, spotted tie. White painted and decorated wooden frame (appears to be the period).Front: Bottom centre: Harold R. Hedditch, MLA Mayor of Portland, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43 Back: Top centre: yellow sticker numbered 3096.

Portland Town CouncilFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Top left: yellow sticker with no. 3504 on it.reuben halliday

Portland Town CouncilFront: Bottom centre: James Ian Hamilton Murrell Mayor 1962-1964, 1975-1976ian murrell

Portland Town CouncilFront: Bottom centre: Councillor Arthur J. Thomas, Mayor, 1951-1953 Back: Top left: yellow sticker, numbered 3506.arthur j thomas

Rutherglen Shire CouncilPhotograph of shire councillors in front of shire office 1933On bottom of frame beneath photo: "Councillors and Officers - Rutherglen Shire, 1933" On verso: "Back row / Crs. J.L. Jackson, S.P. Diffey, Walter McRae, Percy Lingford (Engineer), S.G. Williams, J. Milthorpe, C. Ricketts (Shire Secretary), L. Tobbon, J. Terril, W.B. McDonald, W. H. Turner (Rutherglen Sun)" "Front row / John Burch, Roy Ready, CH. Morris, Frank Fuge, D.B. Smith, Martin Graham, W.H. Chambers"j l jackson, s p diffey, walter mcrae, percy lingford, s g williams, j milthorpe, c ricketts, l tobbon, j terril, w b mcdonald, w h turner, john burch, roy ready, c h morris, frank fuge, d b smith, martin graham, w h chambers

Portland Town CouncilFramed, coloured head and shoulders photograph of W.J. Williamson, wearing brown 3-piece suit, blue and white striped shirt with white collar and blue and brown check tie. Framed in decorative frame, brass-coloured.Front: Bottom left: Mendelssohn, written in blue. Bottom centre: Hon. W.J. Williamson, LLB MLC Mayor 1912, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922. Back: Top right: yellow sticker numbered 3109.local government, mayor, w j williamson, portland

Portland Town CouncilFront: Bottom right: N.G. NICOL, LLB JP, Mayor 1960-1962 (white) Back: Yellow sticker top left with no. 3505 written on it.ng nicol, mayor, civic collection, councillor

Portland City CouncilRetouched black and white portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, and his hair has a central part. Photograph is framed in an oval burgundy mount with a wooden gold gilt frameFront: F. Schofield Esq., 1881 (engraved on brass panel, lower centre) Back: (no inscriptions)civic photography, civic, councillor

Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday June 10, 1986 page 3. Bendigo City Council is in the process of extensive works in Barnard and Don Streets, the work includes lowering the road level. As result of council work it has been necessary to remove the 900 mm water main, excavate lower and replace the water main. In the first photo Ganger one operator Mr. Allen Parker at work on the main trunk water feed while Mr. Paul Somerville operated the rock breaker and Mr. Max Welsford operated the angle grinder. In the second Mr. Bob Bennett works on the main gas pipeline at the corner of Mundy and McCrae Streets. Also on the back an interesting article ''Decay of rural townships''newspaper, bendigo advertiser, roadworks

Yields information about the announcement of the SEC Decision to close both Ballarat and Bendigo.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 2 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 3 Feb 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Ballarat to lose trams if SEC Edict stands - Notice to Councils" - reporting that the four affected councils have been notified by the SEC to discontinue or close tram services. At the time no date fixed, must be approved by Parliament, employees not to be displaced but offered alternative employment. Outlines the history of the tramways, ESCo, finances, Geelong closure, alternative transport system. Minister Mr Reid made the announcement in a statement. 2 - "Trams Out" - letter - asking about the rumours of closure.closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, city of ballarat