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Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australia Government Railways, Project Completed - Western Australian Government Railways, 1969
... Prahran Railroad trains -- Australia -- History. railway ...A promotional booklet for the completion of the standard gauge railway into Perth Western Australia.ill, maps, p.30.non-fictionA promotional booklet for the completion of the standard gauge railway into Perth Western Australia.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railway construction - western australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways 1968, 1968
... Railway history - Western Australia... Prahran Railway history - Western Australia Railroad trains ...A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways up until 1968ill, p.24.non-fictionA Brief History Western Australian Government Railways up until 1968railway history - western australia, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways 1975, 1968
... Railway history - Western Australia... Prahran Railway history - Western Australia Railroad trains ...A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways up until 1975ill, p.24.non-fictionA Brief History Western Australian Government Railways up until 1975railway history - western australia, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Westrail Publications, Westrail A Concise History, 1981
A concise history of Westrail, the re-branded Western Australian Government Railways up to 1981ill, p.26.non-fictionA concise history of Westrail, the re-branded Western Australian Government Railways up to 1981railroad trains -- australia -- history., railway history - westrail -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kristensen, Veronika, The Way We Travelled - Pictorial History of Australian Transport
A history of transport in Australia, road, rail, air and sea.ill, p.54.non-fictionA history of transport in Australia, road, rail, air and sea.transport - australia - history, transport - australia - history - pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Getting there by Tram in Western Australia, 1999
... Prahran Trams - Western Australia Trams - Perth A brief history ...A brief history of trams in Western AustraliaIll, p.20.non-fictionA brief history of trams in Western Australiatrams - western australia, trams - perth -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Perth Electric Tramway Society, A ticket to ride : a history of the Fremantle Municipal tramways, 2001
From 1905 to 1952 trams were the main form of transport for work and play in FremantleBib, ill, map, p.72.From 1905 to 1952 trams were the main form of transport for work and play in Fremantletramways - fremantle, tramways - western australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Traction Publications, Destination Subiaco, 1957
A history of the tramway systems of Western AustraliaIll, maps, p.18.non-fictionA history of the tramway systems of Western Australiatramways - western australia, urban transport - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Traction Publications, Destination Subiaco, 1967
A history of the tramway systems of Western AustraliaIll, maps, p.51.non-fictionA history of the tramway systems of Western Australiatramways - western australia, urban transport - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, R. Willson, D. Keenan, R. Henderson, The green lines, 1966
The t"Green Lines"were the south western tramway services of the former Sydney metropolitan services.Ill, maps, p.90.non-fictionThe t"Green Lines"were the south western tramway services of the former Sydney metropolitan services.tramways - sydney, urban transport - sydney -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, R. Willson, D. Keenan, R. Henderson, The red lines, 1970
The "Red Lines"were the unofficial name for the western tramway services of the former Sydney metropolitan services.Ill, maps, p.86.non-fictionThe "Red Lines"were the unofficial name for the western tramway services of the former Sydney metropolitan services.tramways - sydney, urban transport - sydney -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Traction Association, The Enfield lines, 1971
The "Enfield Lines"were the unofficial name for the western tramway services that were isolated from the former Sydney metropolitan services.Ill, maps, p.50.non-fictionThe "Enfield Lines"were the unofficial name for the western tramway services that were isolated from the former Sydney metropolitan services.tramways - sydney, urban transport - sydney -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, Rail & Road in Western Australia, 1967
Information and timetables for trains and buses in Western Australia in 1966-67ill, p.64.non-fictionInformation and timetables for trains and buses in Western Australia in 1966-67railroads - passenger - western australia, government buses - western australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Urban Rail Electrification Steering Committee, Northern suburbs transit system, Perth-Joondalup railway : progress summary, 1991
Progress report on the construction of the Northern suburbs transit system in PerthIll, maps, p.28.non-fictionProgress report on the construction of the Northern suburbs transit system in Perthurban transport - perth, suburban railways - perth -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Whitaker, Scott, Railway Hotels of Australia Volume Four - South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia, 2019
The coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.index, ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Langford, Weston, Victorian Railway Station Diagrams 1956-1960 - Western District, 1956-1960
Railway diagrams of all the stations in the Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.maps, p.56.non-fictionRailway diagrams of all the stations in the Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railroads - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Langford, Weston, Victorian Railway Station Diagrams 1956-1960 - South Western District, 1956-1960
Railway diagrams of all the stations in the South Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.maps, p.76.non-fictionRailway diagrams of all the stations in the South Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railroads - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Langford, Weston, Victorian Railway Station Diagrams 1956-1960 - North Western District, 1956-1960
Railway diagrams of all the stations in the North Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.maps, p.84.non-fictionRailway diagrams of all the stations in the North Western district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railroads - victoria -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, R F (Bob) Roberts, Family Papers of the Roberts & Anderson – Ararat Great Western and Stawell, 2012
Family History of the Roberts and Anderson families The Book was complied by R.F. Roberts. The Families lived at Ararat, Great Western and Stawell. It is believed the emigrated to Australia in 1862Family History Clear Plastic Cover over grey paper with black print. Black Spiral binding and black card rear cover.Family papers of the Roberts abd Anderson Families of Ararat, Great western and Stawell April 2012stawell -
Clunes Museum
Book, GEORGE FREDERICK PEARCE, AN ACCOUNT OF TRIP FROM KALGOORLIE, W.A. TO CLUNES, VIC 1930'S, 1930
A WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY FROM KALGOORLIE WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO CLUNES TO ATTEND THE CLUNES, VICTORIA REUNION IN THE 1930'S AUTHORED BY GEORGE FREDERICK PEARCETWO SPIRAL BOUND PHOTOCOPIES OF PHOTOCOPIES HANDWRTTEN PAGES WITH MUSTARD COLOURED FRONT PAGE AND ACYLIC COVER. 143 PAGES WITH THE LAST TWO PAGES SIGNED BY OTHER ATTENDEES OF THE REUNION.non-fictionA WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY FROM KALGOORLIE WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO CLUNES TO ATTEND THE CLUNES, VICTORIA REUNION IN THE 1930'S AUTHORED BY GEORGE FREDERICK PEARCElocal history, travelog, clunes reunion, george pearce -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Booklet Collection: City of Warrnambool Tourist Guides, Collett, Bain and Gaspar, Warrnambool
This is a collection of sixteen tourist guides dating from the mid 1970's to 2013. These contain listings of businesses, accommodation, eateries and events in Warrnambool and district. They also include maps of Warrnambool and surrounds, advertising and photographs of various attractions. While mainly covering Warrnambool a small number of the guides cover the South West Region. These directories have mainly been published by the Warrnambool City Council and are a selection of the types of information provided to visitors at the Tourist information centre during this time period.These tourist guides give snapshots of the City of Warrnambool for the years covered and will be useful for research.[.1] An 8 page paper booklet with black printing and a black & white photo of the pond at the Botanical Gardens on the front cover. [.2] two photocopied A4 black and white pages from the book "On the Trail" K Winser 1956 (Main Roads of Australia) [.3] A trifold colour brochure with a stylised map of the coast on the yellow and blue front cover. The inside has stylised colour drawings on Warrnambool attractions. The rear cover has coloured photographs of bush, Liebig Street and Fletcher Jones gardens [.4] A trifold black and white brochure with a black line drawing of a whale on the front cover. [.5] A trifold white card with mauve printing. The front cover has a line drawing of the former Timor Street post office and a map of businesses and landmarks in Timor Street. The reverse side contains a brief history of Warrnambool. [.6] A 98 page stapled booklet with a foreword by Vanda Savill. There are 4 pages of coloured photographs. The remainder are black and white photographs. The front cover is purple with white writing in the lower third. There is an outline of the coast and five colour photographs of district attractions. The inside middle page has a map of the Western wonderland region. The content covers towns in this area. Content relating to Warrnambool is in the last six pages. [.7] Twelve loose photocopied black and white pages. The front cover has the Warrnambool Premier Town 1988-1991 logo and a photo of a Southern Right Whale and calf. The bottom right hand corner has a Standard Warrnambool logo. [.8] 44 page booklet printed with blue ink. The staples have been removed. The glossy front cover has blue printing with a coloured photo of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village pond. The centre pages has a fold out map of the City of Warrnambool. The rear cover has photos of The Twelve Apostles and Hopkins Falls. [.9] 4 loose photocopied pages with Warrnambool Library and Corangamite Regional Library Service Warrnambool City Library black ink stamps. The front page line drawing illustrations of Warrnambool attractions [.10] A single sheet of glossy white paper folded in half to make four pages. The front page has a Warrnambool premier town logo 1979-1982 and blue printing and a visitor survey. [.11] A conference pack of light card folded to make a pocket containing three brochures, a shipwreck coast tourist directory and a Australian Heritage Parks Association conference program dated 24 to 27 May 1992. The front cover of the pack has green writing over a stylised upward arrow. There is a City of Warrnambool logo in the top right hand corner and two film strips diagonally across the cover containing photographs of Warrnambool. The rear cover has a coloured Warrnambool Premier Town logo. [.12] A 63 page stapled booklet with coloured photographs of Warrnambool. The front cover has black writing on white background. There is a coloured photograph of Flagstaff Hill in the middle of the cover and a Warrnambool City and Visit Victoria logos on the lower edge. The middle pages has a coloured of the city of Warrnambool with an inset map of Allansford. [.13] A single large sheet of white paper folded in ten to make a brochure. The front cover has black printing. The rear cover has a purple ink stamp for the City of Warrnambool Tourist Information Centre. When folded out the reverse side has a green, grey and white map of the South West Region of Victoria. [.14] A 48 page colour booklet on glossy paper. The front cover has white writing on a blue background and includes photographs of the Twelve Apostles, the Promenade walk, Flagstaff Hill and a southern right whale's tail. The rear cover has photographs of The Twelve apostles, a passenger train from Melbourne passing the Lake Pertobe playground, and a rural scene. There is white writing and a white Warrnambool City logo on a blue background. The centre pages have a stylised green and blue map of the city of Warrnambool. [.15] A 48 page colour booklet on glossy paper. The front cover has white writing over colour photographs of two people at a lookout, Flagstaff Hill, three southern right whales and a child at the Lake Pertobe playground. The lower edge has blue upper case writing on a white background. The rear cover has a colour photograph of the Twelve Apostles. The lower white border on the rear covers has a a blue and green City of Warrnambool logo and blue writing. The centre pages have a stylised green and blue map of the city of Warrnambool. [.16] A 64 page colour booklet on glossy paper. The front cover has black writing on a black background and there is a photograph of a southern right whale's tail. The lower edge has the Warrnambool City and Visit Victoria Logos. The centre pages have maps of Warrnambool and surrounds. [.1] This week in Warrnambool Vol 2 No. 5 Thurs 1st Feb. For the time of your life [.2] Warrnambool Way [.3] Warrnambool The Holiday Host on the South West Coast with compliments City of Warrnambool and Warrnambool Chamber of Commerce [.4] MMI Insurance presents Whales Giants of the Deep Whale Watcher's Logbook Warrnambool [.5] Warrnambool History began in Timor Street [.6] Western Wonderland Tourist Association [.7] A Premier Arrow Tour of Warrnambool Victoria's Premier Town Australia's Southern Right Whale Nursery [.8] Warrnambool The Heart of Victoria's Great Southwest Visitor's Handbook [.9] What to see in Warrnambool Victoria's Premier City 1979-1982 [.10] Win a Free Holiday & $200 Cash in Victoria's Premier Town [.11] Advancing Warrnambool together! [.12] Great Ocean Road Warrnambool Official Visitor Guide [.13] Tourist guide to the South West Region Victoria All it needs is you [.14] Warrnambool visitor guide 2005 the great ocean road experience attractions accommodation entertainment dining [.15] Warrnambool Visitor Guide 2006 the great ocean road experience Attractions Accommodation Entertainment Dining [.16] Official Visitors' Guide Warrnambool Victoria Australia Discover the Great Ocean Road warrnambool, warrnambool tourist guides -
Nhill & District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Flyers of Time by Kevin O'Reilly, Kevin Michael O'Reilly, Pioneer Aviation in Country Victoria The First Fifty Years A Collection, 01-10-2012
This publication is a collection of aviation reportings and memorabilia of pioneer aviation in country Victoria and the Riverina. It contains records and photographs from 1910 to 1960, covering both World War periods and the efforts of those who struggled and endeavoured to introduce aviation as a viable method of transport and enjoyment for all.Flyers of Time by Kevin O'Reilly; 400 pages with B/W illustrationsnon-fictionThis publication is a collection of aviation reportings and memorabilia of pioneer aviation in country Victoria and the Riverina. It contains records and photographs from 1910 to 1960, covering both World War periods and the efforts of those who struggled and endeavoured to introduce aviation as a viable method of transport and enjoyment for all. wwii, raaf base, nhill - aviation - history, western victoria, aerospace & air transport industries -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith et al, The Ararat Railway Centenary 1875-1975, 1975
A history of the Ballarat to Ararat railway in western Victoria and a lineside guide to the stations on the line. The book was issued by the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of the opening of the railway to Ararat on the 5th April 1875.ill, maps, p.60.non-fictionA history of the Ballarat to Ararat railway in western Victoria and a lineside guide to the stations on the line. The book was issued by the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of the opening of the railway to Ararat on the 5th April 1875.railroad construction - victoria - history, railway services: ballarat-ararat railway. victoria. ararat region -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Historical, Richard Osburne, The History of Warrnambool, 1887
This little book is one of only 1000 books published of the original Queen's Jubilee Edition. It spans fifty years of the history of Warrnambool from the time that the first Government Land Sales commenced. It also deliberately coincides with the 1887 celebrations of Queen Victoria's Jubilee Year of her ascension to the British Throne. The book is an invaluable reference for researchers of local Warrnambool history and has been used as a text book and reference book for local students. The book had two owners before it became part of the Warrnambool Public Library, and when the library closed down, the book was held by the Warrnambool City Council until, in 1974, it was transferred to the newly established Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The author, Richard Osburne, (1825-1895) was born in Australia. He moved to Warrnambool in 1847 as the first local Journalist. In 1851 he founded the Warrnambool Examiner newspaper which he operated until the end of 1880. Osburne was much involved in civic and community affairs of the town, and he set himself the task of recording the history of the city's early pioneers. In the introductory pages of the book the author refers to himself as "The Father of the Warrnambool Press". Only 1,000 copies of this edition of the book were printed. In September 1980 a facsimile edition was printed with the addition of illustrations from the period, an index and relevant annotations by local historian T.A. Wicking (Tom Wicking). This later book was named the Premier Town Edition, due to Warrnambool being awarded the title of Premier Town in Victoria in 1979-82 by the Premier of Victoria; it also received the inaugural award in 1959 and a later award in 1988-91. This book is rare. It is one of only 1000 copies printed, and one of three in the Collection of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The book was dedicated to the early colonists as well as to the new arrivals by the writer, Richard Osburne, who entitles himself as "The father of the Warrnambool Press". The content of the book is invaluable as a reference for Warrnambool and District's local history in its early colonial and pioneering days. It provides the information that helps in an understanding the foundation that the city was built on, connecting the people of today to the pioneers of the past. The inscriptions of two previous owners of the book, at least one of whom was a local resident, gives additional significance to this copy. The History of Warrnambool: Capital of the Western Ports of Victoria From1847 (when the first Government Land Sales took place) up to the end of 1886, By Richard Osburne, Proprietor of the Warrnambool Examiner from 1851 to the close of 1880. Author: Richard Osburne Publisher: Prahran: The Chronicle Printing & Publishing Company Limited Date: 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) Edition: Original: Queen's Jubilee Edition Small book with hard cover and reinforced spine. Dust jacket front has been pasted over front hard cover. The hardcovers are covered with clear adhesive plastic covering. Inscriptions include a typed label on the spine, a stamp at base of the fly page, on the loose page inside front cover, on inside back cover, and two hand written names on the second fly page; Jackson Giblett and G. M. Potter. The first fly page has a message to the readers, as shown in the Inscriptions of this record.Label on spine "R.A. 994.57 OSB" Inscriptions on second fly page: "Jackson Giblett / 1886" and "G.M. Potter, 70 Japan Street" Printed on fly page: "PRICE, FIVE SHILLINGS" Stamp of front end paper: WARRNAMBOOL / PUBLIC LIBRARY", "000336" and in a rectangular border " - - - - - - / WARRNAMBOOL / PUBLIC LIBRARY" First fly page: "THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE EDITION. TO OLD COLONISTS AND YOUNG AUSTRALIANS, OR NEW ARRIVALS, THIS HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE CAPITAL OF WESTERN VICTORIA, IS DEDICATED AS INTERESTING AND USEFUL, BY "THE FATHER OF THE WARRNAMBOOL PRESS" RICHARD OSBURNE." Stamp inside back cover: "WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY/ Liebig Street / Warrnambool 3280 / (055) 6- 2258"warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, the history of warrnambool, richard osburne, osturne's history of warrnambool, queen's jubilee edition, 1847-1887, warrnambool history, the chronicle printing and publishing company, capital of the western ports of victoria, first government land sales, warrnambool examiner, five shillings, warrnambool's first reporter, warrnambool public library, 1887, 1979, premier town, premier edition, queen's jubliee, queen victoria's jubilee, western ports of victoria, 1847, government land sales, chronicle publishing and printing co., g m potter, 1000 copies, t a wicking, jackson giblett, 1886, japan street, old colonists, young australians, new arrivals, rise and progress, capital of western victoria, interesting and useful, the father of the warrnambool press -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Historical, Richard Osburne, The History of Warrnambool, 1887
This copy of the book is personally signed and dated by the Curator of the first Warrnambool Museum, which was also the Warrnambool Public Library. This copy also has many hand written notes in the margins. This little book is one of only 1000 books published of the original Queen's Jubilee Edition. It spans fifty years of the history of Warrnambool from the time that the first Government Land Sales commenced. It also deliberately coincides with the 1887 celebrations of Queen Victoria's Jubilee Year of her ascension to the British Throne. The book is an invaluable reference for researchers of local Warrnambool history and has been used as a text book and reference book for local students. After the closure of the Warrnambool Museum, the book was held by the Warrnambool City Council until, in 1974, it was transferred to the newly established Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The author, Richard Osburne, (1825-1895) was born in Australia. He moved to Warrnambool in 1847 as the first local Journalist. In 1851 he founded the Warrnambool Examiner newspaper which he operated until the end of 1880. Osburne was much involved in civic and community affairs of the town, and he set himself the task of recording the history of the city's early pioneers. In the introductory pages of the book the author refers to himself as "The Father of the Warrnambool Press". Only 1,000 copies of this edition of the book were printed. In September 1980 a facsimile edition was printed with the addition of illustrations from the period, an index and relevant annotations by local historian T.A. Wicking (Tom Wicking). This later book was named the Premier Town Edition, due to Warrnambool being awarded the title of Premier Town in Victoria in 1979-82 by the Premier of Victoria; it also received the inaugural award in 1959 and a later award in 1988-91.This book has strong significance for being signed in 1887 by Joseph Archibald, the Curator of the first museum and library in Warrnambool, the Warrnambool Museum. It is also significant for the annotations added to many of the pages, perhaps for the Facsimile edition that followed many years later. This book is rare. It is one of only 1000 copies printed, and one of three in the Collection of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. The book was dedicated to the early colonists as well as to the new arrivals by the writer, Richard Osburne, who entitles himself as "The father of the Warrnambool Press". The content of the book is invaluable as a reference for Warrnambool and District's local history in its early colonial and pioneering days. It provides the information that helps in an understanding the foundation that the city was built on, connecting the people of today to the pioneers of the past.The History of Warrnambool: Capital of the Western Ports of Victoria, From1847 up to the end of 1886 (when the first Government Land Sales took place) Author: Richard Osburne, "Proprietor of the Warrnambool Examiner from 1851 to the close of 1880" Publisher: The Chronicle Printing and Publishing Company Limited Date: 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) (Roman numerals are covered in tape) Edition: Original: Queen's Jubilee Edition Black fabric covered hardcover book with embossed gold titles on spine and front cover. Inscriptions include stamps and handwriting. It once belonged to the Warrnambool Public Museum and is signed by the first Curator, Joseph Archibald, in 1887. The first fly page has a message to the readers, as shown in the Inscriptions of this record. Many of the pages in this book have handwritten notes in the margins and within the text and some of the lines are crossed out.Handwritten: "Warrnambool Museum" Signed: "J Archibald / 1887" Stamped: "WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC MUSEUM" Printed on fly page: "PRICE, FIVE SHILLINGS" First fly page: "THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE EDITION. TO OLD COLONISTS AND YOUNG AUSTRALIANS, OR NEW ARRIVALS, THIS HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE CAPITAL OF WESTERN VICTORIA, IS DEDICATED AS INTERESTING AND USEFUL, BY "THE FATHER OF THE WARRNAMBOOL PRESS" RICHARD OSBURNE."warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, the history of warrnambool, richard osburne, osturne's history of warrnambool, queen's jubilee edition, 1847-1887, warrnambool history, the chronicle printing and publishing company, capital of the western ports of victoria, first government land sales, warrnambool examiner, five shillings, warrnambool's first reporter, warrnambool public library, 1887, 1979, premier town, premier edition, queen's jubliee, queen victoria's jubilee, western ports of victoria, 1847, government land sales, chronicle publishing and printing co., 1000 copies, t a wicking, old colonists, young australians, new arrivals, rise and progress, capital of western victoria, interesting and useful, the father of the warrnambool press -
Clunes Museum
Document - TELEGRAM
TELEGRAM SENT ON 9TH AUGUST 1897PHOTOCOPY OF A TELEGRAM SENT FROM THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MARBLE BAR, WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO G NEILL.local history, documents, telegram, -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Print - Menu, Trans Australian Railways dining car service menu, c. 1920
Printed bifold menu of Trans Australian Railways Dining Car Service with signatures of the Ballarat bandsmen travelling to Western Australia to compete in the national band titles 1929 at Perth.Early record of Trans Australian Rail travel and Australian brass band history and activities.bifold card printed menuFront of menu printed Trans Australian Railways Dining Car Service with signatures of the Ballarat bandsmen travelling to Perth for the national band titles in 1929. ballarat, trans continental, railway, menu, bandsmen, national band competitions, perth -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Memorial to Peter Brock, Ferguson's Paddock, Hurstbridge, 23 January 2008
Ferguson’s Paddock, Hurstbridge. A plaque on a boulder commemorates Peter Brock. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p167 On a rock in Ferguson’s Paddock, Hurstbridge, a plaque commemorates Peter Brock. It includes the words: ‘Boy from Hurstbridge without special privileges, grew to become champion of racetracks around the world but he never forgot his beginnings’. Brock came from a well-established local family. Born in Hurstbridge in 1945, he lived in Anzac Avenue as a child, attended the Hurstbridge Primary and Eltham High Schools and lived in the district most of his life. His father Geoff owned the Diamond Valley Speed Shop in Greensborough. Brock’s forbears were amongst the area’s earliest settlers. From Scotland, the Brocks arrived in Tasmania in 1830, to graze sheep. Family members moved to Sunbury, then Preston, grazing sheep in the Bundoora area. John Brock owned Janefield, possibly named after his wife. In 1855 he granted around two acres (0.8ha) of his estate for a school.1 In 1866 Lewis Brock bought 264 acres (107ha) in Nutfield, the first non-Aboriginal person to own that land. They planted an orchard, then from around 1935, Brock’s uncle Sandy and his grandfather Lewis, ran a dairy on the property. In the 1980s Brock and his then partner Bev, bought most of the property, which they sold after their separation in 2006.2 Brock’s father was a Hurstbridge Football Club President, but Brock’s uncle Sandy, of Brocks Road, Doreen, has been particularly active in local affairs. He was President of the Mernda Football Club (then Plenty Rovers), President of the Panton Hill Football League and he founded the Arthurs Creek and District Landcare Group. He also gave more than 50 years of service to the Whittlesea Agricultural Society, the Volunteers for Australian Football and the Doreen Rural Fire Brigade. Community service was important to Brock too. Brock, with his then partner Bev, established the Peter Brock Foundation in 1997, the year he retired from full-time V8 Supercar racing. The Foundation’s grants have included $100,000 towards the upgrade of a walking track in the Hurstbridge Parklands and other projects include a holiday house for the families of child cancer victims.3 Brother Lewis saw Brock as a spiritual person, who had a great affinity with people. He saw Brock as a role model of someone who could achieve their dreams. ‘The family didn’t have much money, yet that didn’t stop Peter realising his dreams. He was strong and didn’t let difficult times crush him.’4 Despite his later successes, Brock’s most treasured trophy was for running 100 yards (91.4m)at his primary school in 1955, and he appreciated his head master Ted Griffiths’ encouragement of his sporting endeavours. At high school Brock became captain of Everard House. In his first year he bought a 1928 Austin 7 for £5. He cut the car into a box shape with an axe and enjoyed driving it – despite it having no brakes - at his grandparents’ farm at Nutfield. The turning point in Brock’s life came at age 23, when he built an Austin A30 in an old henhouse in Wattle Glen, using a Holden engine. He was laughed at until it won the Australian Sports Sedan Championship in 1968. Brock’s career then took off and he became a professional driver. Brock won Australian motor sport’s best-known event, the Bathurst 1000, nine times. Brock endured a bitter split from Holden in 1986 over control of his Holden-backed vehicle modification business and a car performance-enhancing device he called the ‘energy polariser’– despite it having no scientific evidence to support its claims. But Brock returned to Holden in 1994.5 Then in 1997, aged 52, Brock retired from fulltime V8 Supercar racing. However he continued to race at motor sport events. Brock won several awards, including an Order of Australia Medal in 1980, the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, and the Centenary Medal.6 On September 8, 2006, Brock died; after his car hit a tree during the Targa West Rally in Western Australia.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, ferguson's paddock, hurstbridge, peter brock memorial, peter brock -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McLean, D.C, The Gheringhap to Maroona Railway, 1968
A history of the Victorian Railway's Gheringhap to Maroona Railway in western Victoria, complied to coincide with the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division's special train tour to Ararat via Cressy on the 15th September 1973.ill, maps, p.22.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's Gheringhap to Maroona Railway in western Victoria, complied to coincide with the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division's special train tour to Ararat via Cressy on the 15th September 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads -- victoria -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, The Portland Railway, 1968
A history of the rail network based on Portland that was developed from the 1870s to transport goods between its port and the growing inland settlements of Western Victoria and Southeast South Australiaill, maps, p.179.non-fictionA history of the rail network based on Portland that was developed from the 1870s to transport goods between its port and the growing inland settlements of Western Victoria and Southeast South Australiarailroad construction - victoria - history, railroads -- victoria -- history