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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Lucky escape for chick, 23/10/1985 12:00:00 AM
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... Mitcham melbourne plovers birds melbourne and metropolitan board ...Plover chick rescued after falling down manhole at Lucknow Street complex of M.M.B.W.plovers, birds, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, smith, george, lucknow street, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Putting the Lid on Sources of Water, 1987
... Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works... Board of Works MMBW undertakes major reservoir covering ...MMBW undertakes major reservoir covering and replacement program.MMBW undertakes major reservoir covering and replacement program to ensure water supply is constant and safe.MMBW undertakes major reservoir covering and replacement program.wilkes, john, mitcham reservoir, melbourne metropolitan board of works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Blackburn Lake
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... society blackburn swimming club melbourne and metropolitan board ...Extract from Robin Da Costa's 'Blackburn: a picturesque history'Photocopied extract from Robin Da Costa's 'Blackburn: a picturesque history' pp 92 -94.Extract from Robin Da Costa's 'Blackburn: a picturesque history' blackburn lake sanctuary, adult deaf and dumb society, blackburn swimming club, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, walling, edna, stones, ellis -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Landscape Submission, c 1976
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... and metropolitan board of works furness park camberwell grammar school ...A landscape submission written for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) for Blackburn Lake and the Bell Bird Streets.A landscape submission written for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) for Blackburn Lake and the Bell Bird Streets. Definitions given of boundaries of the Lake area, ownership, housing and gardens. Photographs and map.A landscape submission written for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) for Blackburn Lake and the Bell Bird Streets.blackburn lake sanctuary, waratah crescent, blackburn, jeffery street, hill street, boongarry avenue, linum street, laurel grove, acacia avenue, city of nunawading, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, furness park, camberwell grammar school -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Land under threat, 1981
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... walk blackburn creeklands melbourne and metropolitan board ...'Land under threat: the future use of public open space adjoining Blackburn Creek' by Blackburn Creek Conservation Group, November 1981.'Land under threat: the future use of public open space adjoining Blackburn Creek' by Blackburn Creek Conservation Group, November 1981. Includes detailed descriptions, plans, bird lists, correspondence.'Land under threat: the future use of public open space adjoining Blackburn Creek' by Blackburn Creek Conservation Group, November 1981.blackburn creek, parks and reserves, kalang park, furness park, environment, blackburn creek conservation group, blacks walk, blackburn creeklands, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, city of nunawading, burgess, graham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Blackburn Lake, 1971
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... adult deaf and dumb society melbourne and metropolitan board ...'Victoria's Resources' Dec 1970 - Feb 1971 - 'Blackburn Lake: a unique natural sanctuary and field study centre - author Jean F. Field.An article from 'Victoria's Resources' Dec 1970 - Feb 1971 - 'Blackburn Lake: a unique natural sanctuary and field study centre - author Jean F. Field. History and description of the lake including bird lists. 'Victoria's Resources' Dec 1970 - Feb 1971 - 'Blackburn Lake: a unique natural sanctuary and field study centre - author Jean F. Field.parks and reserves, blackburn lake sanctuary, adult deaf and dumb society, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, walling, edna, sheddon, (mrs), (mr), bourke, nola -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, A Green belt for Melbourne, 1/06/1948 12:00:00 AM
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works.... webb (cr) melbourne and metropolitan board of works tram ...Weekend Magazine of 'The Argus' of 19 June 1948 by Geoffrey HuttonAn article from the Weekend Magazine of 'The Argus' of 19 June 1948 by Geoffrey Hutton calling for a halt to the unending sprawl of Melbourne's suburbs and the creation of a green belt.Weekend Magazine of 'The Argus' of 19 June 1948 by Geoffrey Hutton land use, howard, ebenezer, melbourne, osborn, f.j., webb, (cr), melbourne and metropolitan board of works, tram services, commonwealth scientific and research organisation, victoria. department of agriculture, railways, state electricity commission -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Blackburn Creeklands, 1/08/1990 12:00:00 AM
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... furness park city of nunawading melbourne and metropolitan board ...Sympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlifeSympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlife, development of wetlands has encouraged water birds, provision of play equipmentSympathetic treatment of creek banks and preservation and regeneration of bushland will encourage wildlifeparks and reserves, blacks walk, kalang park, furness park, city of nunawading, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, middleborough road, blackburn, pakenham street, blackburn road, gardiners creek, laburnum primary school no. 4863 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, M.M.B.W - Schwerkolt Cottage, 30/04/1968
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Board of Works Eastern Freeway Extract from M.M.B.W. map No 79 ...Extract from M.M.B.W. map No 79 showing proposed main road, open space, residential zones C & D and location of Schwerkolt Cottage. Approved 40/04/1968. 2 copiesschwerkolt cottage, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, eastern freeway -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Locality plan of bores, 1933
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... street bores melbourne and metropolitan board of works M.M.B.W ...M.M.B.W. reticulation plan no. 731, Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham. Locality plan of bores [1933]. Scale 1' - 160'. Ref No. S 33/154.whitehorse road, blackburn, surrey road, clare street, francis street, pope road, queen street, albert street, chapel street, bores, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Sewerage, 1933
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... and metropolitan board of works shire of blackburn and mitcham pope road ...Plan of M.M.B.W. reticulation area no 708,Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham; sewer through council property.Plan of M.M.B.W. reticulation area no 708,Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham; sewer through council property. Scale 40' to 1' [1933?] with correspondence between MMBW and the Shire, March - April 1933.Plan of M.M.B.W. reticulation area no 708,Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham; sewer through council property.sewerage and sanitation, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, shire of blackburn and mitcham, pope road, blackburn, whitehorse road -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mitcham Reservoir, 1921
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Board of Works Meagher Ray Walker E. Australian Tesselated Tile ...A brief history of the Mitcham Reservoir.A brief history of the Mitcham Reservoir.A brief history of the Mitcham Reservoir.mitcham reservoir, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, meagher, ray, walker, e., australian tesselated tile co pty ltd -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Construction of Mitcham Reservoir, 24/08/1922 12:00:00 AM
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... and metropolitan board of works Black and white photo of Construction ...Black and white photo of Construction of Mitcham Reservoir. Taken in 1922. Photograph of southern retaining wall nearby Lucknow St.sydenham, diane, mitcham reservoir, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Construction of Mitcham Reservoir, 24/08/1922 12:00:00 AM
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... and metropolitan board of works Black and white photo of Construction ...Black and white photo of Construction of Mitcham Reservoir in 1922.(As for NP1024)sydenham, diane, mitcham reservoir, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, Werribee farm from the air, c2016
... Melbourne MEtropolitan Board of Works... MEtropolitan Board of Works sewerage Aerial photograph of the Werribee ...Aerial photograph of the Werribee Sewerage Farm, Victoria.werribee farm, mmbw, aerial, melbourne metropolitan board of works, sewerage -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - digital images, L.J. Gervasoni, Cocoroc township - Werribee farm, 2011
... melbourne metropolitan board of works... metropolitan board of works settlement farm Colour digital images ...Colour digital images images showing the former township of Cocoroc, Werribee farmcocoroc, town, shed, werribee farm, mmbw, melbourne metropolitan board of works, settlement, farm -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Dewhurst Methodist Church
... melbourne & metropolitan board of works... board of works cardinia reservoir Information folder containing ...Copy of article passed on by George Harmon, 2005Information folder containing items pertaining to the history of the Dewhurst Methodist Church. Contents: -article "Church missing: police called in", undated and unsourcedmelbourne & metropolitan board of works, cardinia reservoir -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Roster Clerks, Herald Sun Feature Service, 1948
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.... MMTB M&MTB Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Arthur ...Arthur Henry Miers played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Black and white original print positive of M&MTB Roster Clerks, posed leaning over a desk with print rosters. L-R. Eddie Blatchford, Arthur Miers and G Marks.Stamped: "Copyright / Not for reproduction / Herald Sun Feature Service / Melbourne Australia"mmtb, m&mtb, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, arthur miers, eddie blatchford, g marks -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Map, Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, c. 1978
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Board of Works Melbourne metropolitan area Maps showing Zones ...Maps showing Zones and Reservations in the Merri Creek area of Melbourne, prepared by the Drafting Department, Planning Branch, MMBW. (1) Map No 36, coloured. (2) Map No 37, coloured. (3) Map No 38, not coloured. (4) Map No 46. Scale 1:9600. May have been used in planning the Native Garden Woodland Area. merri creek, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, melbourne metropolitan area -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Black & white photograph, Clearing Land for Mitcham Reservoir
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works...meagher ray melbourne and metropolitan board of works ...Black and white photo of Teams of Horses clearing Land for M.M.B.W. Reservoir at Mitcham.meagher, ray, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mitcham reservoir -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Correspondence, E C CROCKFORD, Town Clerk, Port Melbourne Council, Edward C Crockford, Town Clerk, 1895 - 1896
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Board of Works Letterbook of correspondence generated by Town ...Letterbook of correspondence generated by Town Clerk of Port Melbourne, E.C. CROCKFORD, 1895 -1896local government - town of port melbourne, sandridge lagoon, edward c crockford, town clerks, mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Scrapbook relating to Port Melbourne, Newspaper Cuttings, 1900
... Engineering - Board of Works... - Board of Works Melbourne Harbor Trust - Port of Melbourne ...98 pages of clippings kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk E.C. CROCKFORD; sequential to item 162. (This also has his bowling scores in back). NB Crockford supposed to have moved to South Melbourne in November, 1909, but this book kept up to 28-07-1910, apparently still in Crockford's handwriting.Notationslocal government - town of port melbourne, engineering - board of works, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, sandridge lagoon, livestock, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, amalgamation, royal visits and occasions, law, sport - lawn bowls, transport - tramways, health - general health, business & traders - dairies, flood, transport - horse, transport - railways, environmental issues, fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, built environment - domestic, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, town planning - proposals shelved, natural environment, edward c crockford, town clerks, pumping station, waste disposal, sand carters, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1933
... Engineering - Board of Works... in third row from front Princes Street Engineering - Board of Works ...Given to member Jan MacDONALD by Beryl nee BROWN , whose father is one of the workers in the photo. Appears to be an original photo but an enlargement reveals it's a half- tone , so could have been copied from a publication. 'Gus' BROWN appears in third row from front 1933 photograph of construction workers in the excavation for the main drain in Princes Street. Sepia, mounted on cardboard 'frame'. Appears to be an original but is actually a halftone.Top left on back, in ink 'Kelly'princes street, engineering - board of works, engineering - canals and drainage, business and traders - hotels, sydney 'gus' brown, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph (digitally restored), Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Appro Images, 1933
... Engineering - Board of Works...Princes Street Engineering - Board of Works Engineering ...Digitally restored print of 1933 photograph of construction workers in the excavation for the main drain in Princes Street (799.01).princes street, engineering - board of works, engineering - canals and drainage, business and traders - hotels, sydney 'gus' brown, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - MMBW Map Area No 56, after 1911
... Engineering - Board of Works... Street near Williamstown Road. Engineering - Board of Works Built ...The map is based on the 1894 MMBW map (Cat No 271) but shows buildings that were constructed after this date. In particular houses in Bridge Street between Williamstown Road and Derham Street, buildings between the right of way and Derham Street and Williamstown Road including an A T Harmon building constructed in 1911. There are also houses at the top end of Derham Street near Williamstown Road.Photocopy of a section of a larger MMBW map created after 1911.engineering - board of works, built environment, alfred thomas harmon -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, King Jimmy of Nunawading, 10/09/1969
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... and Metropolitan Board of Works Willis Bus Service Nunawading Youth Club ...Article by Harry Grover about Jim Willis, Councillor, Mayor and bus line owner.willis, jim, willis, charles l, city of nunawading, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, willis bus service, nunawading youth club, nunawading swimming pool, nunawading memorial swimming pool, nunawading pool, aqualink nunawading -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Esplanade East Pumpimg Station, David RADCLIFFE, January 2025
... Engineering - Board of Works...Engineering - Board of Works Pumping Station Taken ...Taken at the Esplanade East Pumping Station during the Open Day held by Melbourne Water on the 26th January 2025 engineering - board of works, pumping station -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Esplanade East Pumpimg Station, David RADCLIFFE, January 2025
... Engineering - Board of Works...Engineering - Board of Works Pumping Station Taken ...Taken at the Esplanade East Pumping Station during the Open Day held by Melbourne Water on the 26th January 2025 engineering - board of works, pumping station -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Letter regarding Pumping Station, Esplanade West, Port Melbourne. 1946, 22 Mar 1946
... Engineering - Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works...MMBW Engineering - Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works ...1946 Letter regarding the Pumping Station in Esplanade West.mmbw, engineering - melbourne metropolitan board of works, pumping station -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Letter regarding Pumping Station, Esplanade West, Port Melbourne. 1887, 1887
... Engineering - Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works...MMBW Engineering - Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works ...1887 Letter regarding the Pumping Station in Esplanade West.mmbw, engineering - melbourne metropolitan board of works, pumping station