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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Gloucester House, Evans Street, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith TURNBULL photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith TURNBULL in December 1996 - Farrell Street West and Gloucester House (once home of Wm PROHASKY)House numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull, william henry prohasky -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 344 Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith Turnbull photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith Turnbull in December 1996 - 344 Graham StreetHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Corner The Boulevard and Beacon Road, Andrew U'REN, C. 1970s - 1980s
From a box of photographs in Nancy U'REN's papers used during research for her thesis, The Early Growth and Development of Sandridge (1976) and/or her book with Noel TURNBULL, A History of Port Melbourne (1983). The print was probably made by her son, Andrew U'REN, and he may have also taken the photograph.Black and white photograph of the corner of The Boulevard and Beacon Road from the foreshore looking towards the city. The flats are on the left and the BP refinery site is on the right. There is a large white border at the bottom.A star in blue ink on the front. Type of photographic paper and exposure details on the reverse.built environment - domestic, the boulevard, beacon road, bp australia, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Nick Anchen, Iron Roads in the Outback, 2017
The Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age.ill, maps, p.208.non-fictionThe Iron Roads of the Australian Outback - the legendary Commonwealth Railways were built through some of the harshest landscapes on Earth. They were railways like no other, where men and women battled extreme temperatures, flash floods and maddening isolation to keep the trains running. This publication is the culmination of 25 years of Outback exploration, research, photography and interviews by author Nick Anchen. The result is a diverse book which brings to life both the beauty and harshness of the Australian Outback, through a collection of fascinating and historic images, along with the memories of former Commonwealth Railways employees. Following an introductory chapter on the vastness and grandeur of the Australian interior - highlighted by the memoirs of 1950s flying doctor Macarthur Job - the book delves into the story of the Central Australia Railway. This was the line built through the 'back of beyond' - the forbidding desert country of South Australia and the Northern Territory. It was here that operators of famous trains such as The Ghan battled searing heat, dust storms and raging floodwaters to keep the trains running. The chapter includes stories by well known Ghan conductor 'Aspro' Lyons, and 'Piano Playing Chef' Paddy Greenfield - along with enginemen Wolf Markowski and John Theel, both of whom worked trains on this famous railway. The story of the North Australia Railway - 'The Line to Nowhere' - is the tale of a ramshackle railway which came alive during the dark days of World War II. The memoirs of wartime engineman Jim Prentice are eye opening, as are the hair raising accounts of surviving Tropical Cyclone Tracy, as told by rolling stock foreman Bill Donaldson. The Trans-Australian Railway was built across one of the harshest and loneliest environments on Earth - the vast Nullarbor Plain. Stories from enginemen Jack Slattery and Ron Howrie, along with Nullarbor resident and roadmaster's wife Cathy Beek, tell not only of the rudimentary living conditions and maddening isolation, but of the great camaraderie amongst the railway people who kept trains such as the Trans-Australian and the Tea and Sugar running. As well as examining the ruins and relics from the long-closed CR narrow gauge lines, the book also includes a chapter on the much-loved Pichi Richi Railway - the last surviving portion of that great Transcontinental Railway dream from another age. commonwealth railways (australia) -- history., central australia railway -- history. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: MAP - EAGLEHAWK ROAD
BHS CollectionMap of part of Eaglehawk Road showing a Bike Ride Trail. Map is dated September 01, 1998, Scale 1:5000.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map - eaglehawk road, natural resources and environment, bike ride trail -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former corner shop, 207 Ross Street at Bridge Street, Jan 2002
This heritage property will be developed. Originally it was a mixed business - grocery, greengrocer, milk bar and newsagent. In the 1960s it became a grocery only, before closing down to become a residence. Three colour photographs of the 'Corner shop' 207 Ross Street at Bridge Street, now a residence only. January 2002.built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former corner shop, Ross Street sign, Jan 2002
Colour photograph of the Corner Shop No. 207 Ross Street & Bridge Street Jan. 2002. An original street name sign on the veranda of the shop.built environment - domestic -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 5 September 2004
This photograph was taken at Samaria Farm on Sunday the 5th of September as part of a day trip by the Wooragee Landcare Group. The event was about looking at land use on small farms and as a social get-together for the Group. Wooragee Landcare was also researching how small landholders could run some enterprises around the time of this trip. Samaria Farm is located in northeast Victoria, near Mount Samaria, which is located 130 km northeast of Melbourne. Samaria Farm was owned by Sue and Due Matheson at the time of the trip and had a renowned rose garden, pigs, poultry, alpacas, and goats on their nine-hectare farm. The rose garden consists of 3000 damask roses. Samaria Farm distils the oil from these roses and is the only farm in Australia to do this. Rose oil has historically been used for religious and medical use. 20 kg of rose buds are picked by hand every day, which is then distilled and produced 5 to 8 ml of oil. The entire four-week season produces 80 to 100 ml of oil. Rose water is also created during this process and produces about 300 litres per season. Along with the oil, the Farm also harvests lemons, lime, olives, and oranges. The Farm is currently owned by Utako and Anthony since 2022, with Vicki and Allan Wight being the previous owners. Wooragee Landcare Group was created in 1988. Its core mission is to work towards eradicating animals and pests from the land to protect the natural vegetation and promote revegetation projects. This photograph is a great example of the type of events that Wooragee Landcare Group has organized, while educating the public about the importance of land use management. The group is important to the community and for the environment.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA E0NA2N2. NNN+ 2 4240/ [PRINTED] (No. 18) / 371samaria farm, wooragee, wooragee landcare group, wooragee landcare's collection, samaria, small farm, land use, social, rose oil, damask roses, pests -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 5 September 2004
This photograph was taken at Samaria Farm on Sunday the 5th of September as part of a day trip by the Wooragee Landcare Group. The event was about looking at land use on small farms and as a social get-together for the Group. Wooragee Landcare was also researching how small landholders could run some enterprises around the time of this trip. Samaria Farm is located in northeast Victoria, near Mount Samaria, which is located 130 km northeast of Melbourne. Samaria Farm was owned by Sue and Due Matheson at the time of the trip and had a renowned rose garden, pigs, poultry, alpacas, and goats on their nine-hectare farm. The rose garden consists of 3000 damask roses. Samaria Farm distils the oil from these roses and is the only farm in Australia to do this. Rose oil has historically been used for religious and medical use. 20 kg of rose buds are picked by hand every day, which is then distilled and produced 5 to 8 ml of oil. The entire four-week season produces 80 to 100 ml of oil. Rose water is also created during this process and produces about 300 litres per season. Along with the oil, the Farm also harvests lemons, lime, olives, and oranges. The Farm is currently owned by Utako and Anthony since 2022, with Vicki and Allan Wight being the previous owners. Wooragee Landcare Group was created in 1988. Its core mission is to work towards eradicating animals and pests from the land to protect the natural vegetation and promote revegetation projects. This photograph is a great example of the type of events that Wooragee Landcare Group has organized, while educating the public about the importance of land use management. The group is important to the community and for the environment. Landscape colored photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA E0NA2N2. ANN+ 1 4240/ [PRINTED] (No. 19) / 372samaria farm, wooragee landcare group, wooragee, victoria, mount samaria, farming, roses, rose oil, damask roses, agriculture, pests, vegetation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Richard and Andrew BUXTON, Glen Stuart, 1995
Recording of PMHPS meeting on 27.11.1995. Recorded by Glen STUART at the Liardet Community Centre. Speakers were Richard and Andrew BUXTON. Discussing family history of Buxtons and Buckhursts, re development of Swallow and Ariell site. Period covered 1830s to 1995. Recording duration 01:15:28.families, built environment - commercial, swallow & ariell ltd, richard buxton, andrew buxton, buckhurst family, buxton family -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Fairstar, Robert PRADOLIN and Rob JELL, Glen Stuart, 1996
Recording of PMHPS meeting on 22.01.1996. Recorded by Glen STUART at the Liardet Community Centre. Speakers were Robert PRADOLIN of Faristar and Rob JELL, consultant to Faristar. Discussing plans for HMAS Lonsdale site development. Recording duration 01:11:17built environment - commercial, faristar, sandridge lagoon, robert pradolin, rob jell -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Footwear - Child's boot, c.1920
Found in the wall cavity of a house in Princes Street.Child's leather boot with part of a bootlace made out of string. built environment - domestic, footwear -
Clunes Museum
Booklet, Clunes Street Beautification Project
Loosely bound A4 with clear cover contains proposal for Clunes beautification with street drawings, undated, unnumberedbeautification, cheshire, street plan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Group, including Ed Whiting, 'The Flat' between Lt Bay and Lt Dow Streets, Port Melbourne, 1936
B&W photo of group including Ed Whiting. Taken in 'the flat' between Lt Bay & Lt Dow Street in 1936. social activities, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, domestic life, built environment, edwin whiting, violet wood, thelma trembeth, lionel wood, micky clezishen, alf wood, leo 'doc' wood -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memoir of 'The Flat' between Lt Bay and Lt Dow Streets, Port Melbourne, 1936
Memoir written by Ed Whiting about "The Flat", Bay St and Litle Bay St, during the 1930s. social activities, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, domestic life, built environment, edwin whiting, violet wood, thelma trembeth, lionel wood, micky clezishen, alf wood, leo 'doc' wood -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Sands & McDougall Directory of Victoria, 1942 - 1974
Hardback books entitled "Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria". Cover years : (.01) 1942, (.02) 1955, (.03) 1964, (.04) 1965, (.05) 1970, (.06) 1971, (.07) 1973, (.08) 1974.built environment, business and traders, local government, families, advertising, sands & mcdougall -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Artwork, other - Frieze, Port Melbourne Town Hall, 1938
The frieze was made around 1938 and salvaged from demolition in 1970s. It had been held by Bill Thackray, former City Engineer Port Melbourne, and donated to PMHPS in 2010. There were several of these friezes around the walls of the auditorium of the Port Melbourne Town Hall. It seems that some were a mirror image of this frieze.Art Deco style plaster frieze (1938) from Port Melbourne Town Hall auditorium. Salvaged from demolition in the 1970s and set in wooden frame. Image is of ship.port melbourne town hall, built environment - civic, transport - shipping -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Milk bar, 131 Graham Street, cnr. Dow Street, Port Melbourne, Janet and Allen Walsh, Jun 1973
Shot in 1973 with particular interest in architectureSet of 31 photographs taken in June and July 1973 Dow and Graham Streets, milk bar at 131 Graham Street.Identified and dated on back in inkbuilt environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, built environment - industrial, dow street, graham street, milk bar -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Clark Street, panel discussion, 22 Feb 2010
Graeme ANDERSON, Charlie CHRIMES, Lil GOSS, Ray LANDORF, Wally LOCKHART, John MAY, Jim PENALUNA, Max PENALUNA, Ray STEVENSON. Panel discussion on growing up in Clark StDuration 00:47:41families, built environment, clark street, graeme anderson, charlie 'dooley' chrimes, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, ray landorf, wally lockhart, john may, max penaluna, jim penaluna, ray stevenson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Port Melbourne City Engineer, Bill & Hazel Thackray, 27 Sep 2010
Bill and Hazel Thackray - City Engineer of Port Melbourne CouncilDuration 00:39:41built environment, engineering department - city of port melbourne, bill thackray, hazel thackray -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - The Story of George Langley, Alan Gregory, 24 May 2010
Alan Gregory - the story of George LangleyDuration 00:46:46families, built environment, education - secondary schools, alan gregory -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Guest Speaker, Frank Vincent, 23 Aug 2010
Frank Vincent on his boyhood in Port Melbourne and legal Career.Duration 00:59:15families, built environment, law, frank vincent -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Growing up during WWII, Ron Stranks, 28 Jun 2010
Ron Stranks - Growing up During World War 2Duration 01:01:08families, built environment, ron stranks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - A Pommy Kid in the Borough, Mike Brady, 22 Mar 1010
Mike Brady - a Pommy Kid in the BoroughDuration 00:43:38families, built environment, mike brady -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Cobb & Co Coaches, Sam EVERINGHAM, 26 May 2010
Sam EVERINGHAM - Cobb & Co CoachesDuration 01:13:55transport - horse, built environment, sam everingham -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Various titbits, 27 Jun 2011
John MAY, Graham BRIDE, Leonie HEAUSLER and Barbara BOYD-ANDERSON. Various titbitsDuration 01:18:10built environment, families, john may, graham bride, leonie heausler, barbara boyd-anderson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - 50 years of General Practice, Dr Jim McCarthy, 25 Oct 2010
Dr Jim McCarthy - 50 years of General PracticeDuration 00:28:05built environment, families, health - general health, bill thackray, hazel thackray -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Port Melbourne's waterfront, Steve Scott, 25 Jul 2011
Steve Scott on Port Melbourne's waterfrontDuration 00:51:12built environment, maritime, steve scott -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Voyage to Australia, 1951, Jack Bolt, 23 May 2011
Jack Bolt on his voyage to Australia in 1951Duration 00:13:51built environment, families, jack bolt -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - From Port to Plumbing Paladin, Billy Davis, 28 Mar 2011
Billy Davis - From Port to Plumbing PaladinDuration 00:58:21built environment, families, billy davis