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Melbourne Legacy
Letter - Document, letter, 18/03/1943
Approval received from the Forests Commission of Victoria to purchase two tons of firewood for use at Holmbush at 1267 Burke Road. It shows that wood was a rationed resource during the war and approval was required from the Forest Commission before acquisition. A record that purchase of firewood required approval in 1943.Letter on Forest Commission Victoria letterhead about acquiring firewood, white paper with black type, two hole punched.Signed illegible for Secretary of Forests Commission of Victoriaholmbush administration, holmbush -
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
Biographical, Sir [Henry] Cecil Colville
Sir Cecil Colville was awarded a knighthood in 1962. He was previously known as Dr H.C. Colville and was a member of the School Council from approximately 1924-1938. His daughters Peg [Elaine Margaret] Colville and Anne Colville attended CGGS while the school was located at St Mark's Church and at the current day location of Torrington Street, Canterbury from 1928. Peg Colville enrolled in 1922 and her sister Anne enrolled in 1925. The family home "Arden" at 1045 Burke Road East Hawthorn [on the corner of Rathmines Road and Burke Road] was demolished in 2016 which included a garden designed by Edna Walling in 1928. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEGAL PAPERS, 1889 - 1910
Wallace v Burke Jere. Costs. 9 - 1889 - Watson v Benjeroop Trust. Letter dated 26 Aug 1889. 10 - 1910 - Note written by Smith Clara, Durham Ox, dated 134 Apr 1910 re payment. 11 - 1910 - Twigg E A W, Grazier, Mitiamo re payment. Letter dated 13 Apr 1910.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, read j, hannaford miss, randall a d, stephens a w, corke & dunlop, roberts john, beard, darrigan, lewis george, roberts, ors, hatch. wallis a e, wallace, burke jere, watson, benjeroop trust, smith clara, twigg e a w -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Camp site near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Camp site near Burke Road' with members around a fire at a campsite."Camp site near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.), kew -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, pre 14/6/2012
This photo is recorded as depicting Dot Bunting, a volunteer cataloguer at the Burke Museum for many years, sitting at a desk writing. Dorothy Bunting was a Beechworth resident who passed away in 2013, and who was responsible for cataloguing 700 books at the Bourke Museum.This photograph is of social significance because it depicts a local person who was of importance to the Beechworth community as well as to the Burke Museum. It also reveals the historical process of Burke Museum's cataloguing using pens and paper, as distinct from modern technology used by the museum in 2021.A colour rectangular photograph printed on paper, with a smaller piece of paper stuck to the back.Obverse: (illegible) Reverse: 8210 dot bunting, bunting, dorothy bunting, beechworth, burke museum, cataloguing, volunteer, books -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 220 Ross Street at Bridge Street, Port Melbourne, Jan 2002
Originally it was a grocery shop owned by George Burns. In the two pink facade to the right there was a barber (Billy Ballard) and next door a bootmaker (Burke), approx 1950. The corner property was said to have belonged to J Kitchen & Sons at some point.Two (2) colour photographs of the business property No. 220 on the corner of Bridge & Ross Streets. At time of acquisition property was premises of Jesada Tools.built environment - commercial, ross street, bridge street, george burns, billy ballard -
Hume City Civic Collection
Administrative record - Telegram, 16 July 1986
This telegram was sent to the Shire of Bulla, President, Councillors and staff congratulating them on the roll they played in the development of the area since first settlement. The telegram was sent prior to the start of the celebration of Sunbury's 150th anniversary by Neil O'Keefe MLA, Member for Burke. This is a paper telegram dated 16 July 1986.shire of bulla, sunbury 150, sunbury, neil o'keefe -
The Beechworth Burke Museum Research Collection
Card (Series) - Index Card, George Tibbits, 1 Kars Street, Beechworth, 1976
George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: DEBONAIR
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Debonair: the Axedale hall hosted its first debutante ball on December 28, 1945. Taking part were: (back row) Bill Moore, Gus Cullinan, Neil Bennett, Bill Murphy, Dick Burke, Frank O'Connor, Graham Marshall, Les Giri, Don McKenzie. Middle row: Bernie Ryan, john O'Dwyer, Marie Murphy, Alice Moore, Greta O'Connor, Monica Byrne, Una Bennett, Doug Bennett, Ken Wells. Front row: Margaret McKenzie, Dorothy Burke, Dorothy Bennett, Evelyn Turner, Mrs M. Drake (chaperone), Joyce Wells, Jean O'Connor, Doreen Hickson, Valma Langham, flower girl Eileen Byrne, page boy Bruce Mill, Absent from the photo were Mary Gleeson and Frank Windsor. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - W2 605 at Burke and Cotham Roads terminus, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), late 1960s
Colour slide of W2 605 leaving the Burke Road - Cotham Road tram terminus showing Gardiner as the destination. In the background is another tram at the terminus. W2 605 has adverts for Kenric Boy's wear and an advert for Cleo magazine. Late 1960s Yields information about tram 605Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP104" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, tram 605, gardiner, w2 class, burke road, route 72, trams -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1859
Louis Chevalier, brother of popular artist Nicholas Chevalier, opened a sawmill in Beechworth near Spring Creek in Newtown in 1853. This facilitated a boom in building in the town, as materials were much more available than they had been previously. A second sawmill was opened in the town in 1856. Louis Chevalier served on the Beechworth Council as a representative of Newtown between 1858 and 1860. As this photograph is taken in 1859, the mill would have been operating as a sawmill at the time this photograph was taken. Louis Chevalier’s mill stopped sawing wood and began milling flour at some point between 1860 and 1862. At this time, the Oven’s district was almost self-sufficient, producing considerable quantities of grain, dairy, fodder and meat. Unfortunately, the region experienced poor agricultural yields in the 1880s and 1890s, which lead to the closure of the Beechworth Flour Mills in the 1880s. This photograph depicts the first sawmill in Beechworth, which was responsible for making the materials available for other early buildings in the town. The mill race and wheel are also clearly depicted, which may shed light onto how mill wheels of this era and place were constructedBlack and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on boardReverse: 3146 / 1997.2654 / Louis Chevalier's Flour Mill on / the Newtown Falls before the / Bridge / Est 1853 / this photo 1859 / 84-229-1 / Burke Museum Beechworth / Page 41 / 81 % / (Illegible) / (Illegible) 14 / chevalier, louis chevalier, newtown, mill, grain mill, sawmill, flour mill, 1850s beechworth, beechworth council, farming and agriculture, victorian agricultural history, spring creek, buildings, industry, forestry, wood, timber -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Construction of the electric tram line in Cotham Road [Kew], E.J. Dower, 1913
One of a small album of six photographs of the construction of the Cotham Road tramline in Kew, taken by Edgar James Dower in the second decade of the twentieth century. The reverse of each photo contains notes, written over time by the photographer, which are contained in the 'Inscriptions' field. Born and raised in Olinda, Dower's family later moved to Surrey Hills. He worked as an adult as a clerk in the city office of the Metropolitan Gas Company, and in his role as a 'collector', he was able to photograph scenes including the construction of tram and train lines and associated buildings in Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Surrey Hills. Later he established a real estate agency with his brother - the E.J. Dower Real Estate Agency, Dandenong Office. The album as a whole can be viewed separately as the parent file.The image is an historically significant record of the development of transport infrastructure which was used to connect Victorians in the first two decades of the twentieth century. This development resulted from increases in population and the consequent extension of Melbourne's suburbs. The photographs in the album, as well as Dower's single photos mounted on card, individually and collectively richly detail the labour of workers and the tools and machinery used to create and extend Melbourne's tram and train networks in the years preceding and during World War 1.The first of six annotated photos in an album of photographs of the construction of the St Kilda to Kew electric tram line, taken in Cotham Road, Kew, by the amateur photographer, Edgar James Dower, in 1913. The album contains images detailing the preparation for the laying of the tracks plus work laying the line. The photographer notes on a number of the photos that te metal tracks were collected from the Hawthorn railway siding. The album, together with other phots by E.J. Dower has been made available by the owners for the Kew Historical Society to digitise and publish online and in print.Annotation verso: "1913 / Preparing for electric trams in Cotham Road Kew, looking west / Taken from corner of Burke Road by E.J. Dower / The metal was brought by horse and drays, from Hawthorn rail-way siding".keywords, theme -- connecting victorians by transport and communications, theme -- travelling by tram, photographers -- edgar james dower, cotham road -- kew (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, English Transition Revolver, c.1920
Colour positive photograph taken c. Dec. 1974 of an illustration (in a book?) dated June 1971 held by Nillumbik Historical Society. The illustration is of an English Transition Revolver, the same type of gun used by the Bushranger Burke to shoot and kill Henry Hurst in 186635 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed Dec 1974burke, bushranger burke, english transition revolver, henry hurst, nillumbik historical society, pistol -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Yarra near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Near Burke Road' with two young men in a canoe on a still section of the Yarra. "Near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Yarra near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Near Burke Road' with three men and a dog in a canoe on a still section of the Yarra. "Near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER INVOICE
BHS CollectionThe Bendigo Advertiser Newspapers invoice to H.A. & S.R. Wilkinson dated 08/12/1955/1955. The invoice has three entries ''sale account Burke'' for a total of 5 pounds 15 shillings 6 penny. A receipt n. 13458 dated 09/12/1955 is stapled to the invoice recording the cash payment. A 2 penny stamp duty is attached to the receipt. The receipt is in a manilla folder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 595 -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Holmbush residents, 194X
Photo of some of the children that lived at Holmbush. The names are not known. Some are seen in other photos in the album. Holmbush at 1267 Burke road, was one of the properties that Legacy used for Junior Legatees. It was purchased 1942. In 1957 Holmbush was renamed Blamey House until it was sold in 1977.A compilation of photos of some junior legatees in the Legacy residences.Black and white photo x 2 of children posing at Holmbush pasted to the pages of an album.residences, holmbush, junior legatees -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Holmbush residents, 194X
Photo of one of the children that lived at Holmbush. The name is not known. She is seen in other photos in the album. Holmbush at 1267 Burke road, was one of the properties that Legacy used for Junior Legatees. It was purchased 1942. In 1957 Holmbush was renamed Blamey House until it was sold in 1977.A compilation of photos of some junior legatees in the Legacy residences.Black and white photo a girl posing at Holmbush pasted to the pages of an album.residences, holmbush, junior legatees -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazine, Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings, 29 January 1969
The Royal Society of Victoria was formed in 1859 from a merger between The Philosophical Society of Victoria and The Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science, both founded in 1854. The first president of the Royal Society was Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller, then Government botanist. In 1860 the R.S.V. organised the Burke and Wills expedition. The Society has played an important role in the life of Melbourne and Victoria including establishing the Melbourne Museum and National Parks, convening the first Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee in 1885, organising the Burke and Wills expedition and establishing the Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences in 1978. The Royal Society of Victoria has published articles of scientific interest in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria annually since 1854. The aim of the Proceedings magazine is to contribute to the advancement of science by enhancing the knowledge and appreciation of science and technology and their impact on society. This magazine is a useful research tool.A 148 pp magazine, Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings - East Gippsland Symposium Vol 82 Part 1 - 29 Jan 1969. It contains a series of scientific articles pertaining to East Gippsland. The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is a refereed journal, published annually. The front cover is grey with black text. At the top is the royal coat of arms. Below that is the title Royal Society of Victoria Proceedings in white print on a black background. On the bottom left is a black drawing of the Royal Society of Victoria building.Stamped twice on front cover is ORBOST HIGH SCHOOLscience-research-east gippsland royal-society-of-victoria -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter, Inventory of Furniture (Holmbush)
Documents relating to Holmbush 1267 Burke Road (corner of Burke Rd and Stokes Ave). 00375.1 Appears to be notes of a meeting with 4 main action points. 1. Offer Thompson list price for furniture. 2. Sewerage work needs to be done now. 3. Number of beds required and to approach Henry Palmer (see separate item). 4. re McVilly -obscure reference. 00375.2 "Inventory of Furniture etc." with prices (currently in the house, for purchase from W.G.Thompson). Broken down room by room. Included items such as curtains, vacuum cleaner, roller for the tennis court and a stepladder. 00375.3 "Schedule of Equipment" with numbers required to be acquired. Notes in pencil alongside some items.A record of prices and quantities of furniture and items required for the first hostel established by Legacy in 1943.00375.1 White quarto copy paper, handwritten notes in pencil, two hole punched. 00375.2 White foolscap paper, black type, two hole punched. 00375.3 White foolscap paper, black type, two hole punched.00375.1 Numbered items of actions required. 00375.2 Pencil marks and numbers tallying costs 00375.3 Tick marks and notes in pencil alongside some itemsholmbush administration, residences -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Taken in the early 2000s, this photograph depicts two men and two women, all holding wine glasses. Everyone is casually dressed and seem to be attending a dinner party at the Burke Museum. The group of four have been identified as A. Robbins, J. Indian, S. Routledge and A. Box.This photograph is significant because of its insight into the social aspect of life at the Burke Memorial Museum during the 2000s. The photograph is part of a large collection of photos from this time period and shows fashion trends, social events and interior design trends of the time. The photograph in an interpretive capacity could also assist in further research into the life and development of the Burke Museum, providing a different perspective on early 2000s social events and their development into the social events of today.Coloured rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper.Obverse: No Exit / Reverse: AGFA Watermark / 6511burke museum, beechworth, 2000s, dinner party, function, recreation, fashion, party, 2000s clothing, community -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1999
This photograph features three display board sections showing information and photographs from 'The Harvest' exhibition inside the Burke Museum at Beechworth in 1999. The boards are titled 'To the Market' and 'Orchards'; the accompanying text cannot be read. The two accompanying photographs depict a man and woman picking fruit.This photograph is of social significance to Burke Museum and the Beechworth community, documenting an exhibition, The Harvest, held in 1999 to communicate the importance of agricultural development, specifically of orchards, in the area. The expansion of vineyards and horticulture in the Beechworth district followed gold rush prosperity in the mid-1850s, with nearly ninety acres of gardens and small farms under vineyards by 1865. There were 400 Chinese market gardeners and hawkers in the area in 1868. The growth of agriculture in the Ovens district in the mid -1860s led to advocacy by local farmers for the extension of railway infrastructure from Melbourne to improve access to distant markets.Colour rectangular photograph printed on matte AGFA photographic paper.Obverse: TO THE MARKET / ORCHARDS/ Reverse: 2856beechworth, burke museum, promoting settlement, living in country towns, making regional centres, preserving traditions and commemorating, farming and agriculture, orchards, exhibitions, burke museum exhibitions, fruitpicking, building local economies, transforming land, victorian agricultural history, marketing and promoting agricultural products, growing fruit and vegetables, the harvest exhibition, harvests, vineyards, victorian gold rush towns -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Holmbush residents, 194X
Photo of five people that lived at Holmbush. The other names are not known. Some are seen in other photos in the album. Holmbush at 1267 Burke road, was one of the properties that Legacy used for Junior Legatees. It was purchased 1942. In 1957 Holmbush was renamed Blamey House until it was sold in 1977.A compilation of photos of some junior legatees in the Legacy residences.Black and white photo of 5 residents posing on the balcony at Holmbush pasted to the pages of an album.residences, holmbush, junior legatees -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1997
This photograph is recorded as having been taken in the North East Victoria Regional Tourist Authority, Wangaratta and depicts an exhibition display of items and interpretative labels associated with the Kelly Gang. The display was reportedly laid out as part of a Vic Tour Stamp, with items from the Burke Museum Collection.This photograph is of social significance due to its connection with the Burke Museum as well as the Kelly Gang. The Kelly Gang story is integral to the formation of the Australian identity and highlights the Irish oppression during the 1880s. Ned Kelly is an Australian icon, mythologised in Australian literature, art, folklore and history, and the Kelly Gang permeates Australia's national consciousness. The significance of the Burke Museum is also highlighted here, as the photograph shows the importance of the Kelly story to the Beechworth area and local identity, as well as its significance within the museum collection. The photograph is of strong research potential due to its depiction of the Kelly Gang history in Australia and its presentation of a historical museum exhibition which toured from Beechworth to other Victorian locations. With a depiction of the exhibition and associated label, the photograph provides insight into how the language and historical interpretation of Kelly Gang has developed, and how cultural and social opinions which are often shaped by exhibition displays, have shifted. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: Gold Cradle / History / Claim 1835 / The north east is rich in history. It was the home of Ned Kelly, the 'Man from Snowy River' and (???) dog Mogan. Century old buildings are common and (???)nders of the gold rush days are everywhere / V. R. / £8000 Reward / Robbery and Murder / (indeterminate) Reverse: The historical display laid out in VICTOUR / 1997 3135 / North East Victoria/ Regional Tourist Authority/ P.O. Box 250/ Wangaratta. 3577 /BMMA03324burke museum, ned kelly, kelly gang, museum collection, exhibition, display, gallery, museum, exhibit -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Functional object - Bellows camera & box, Kodak No2A folding autographic Brownie
The Kodak No2A folding autographic Brownie was introduced by the Eastman Kodak Co in 1915 and several variants were produced between 1915 and 1925. There is a door in the back,and a stylus for writing on the back of the film for labelling the negatives. A Christmas present from her parents to Mary Burke (Taffe) in 1928. Basic bellows or folding camera unusual for its time because the lens is behind the shutter. There is a screw thread in front of the shutter for additional 'portrait' lenses. Base of the box has 691162 inscribed in pencil (possibly a stock number) followed by £3/9/6 and Xmas Eve 1928 in blue ink indicating its price and date of presentation. This is followed in pencil by a later signature M.Taffe.camera, mary burke, donald, ballarat, -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "...mall contented", 5/06/1981 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Courier dated 5/6/1981, mounted on a sheet of an A4 sheet of scrap paper from a Vic Government department titled "...mall contented". Article notes the official opening of the Bridge St Mall on that date, Footscray Mall being the only comparable while Melbourne is "dithering" over Burke St. Mall. Noted that the last tram ran through Bridge St in 1971."5/6/81" in blue ink on the headline area.ballarat, bridge st, bridge mall -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Camp site near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Camp site near Burke Road' with four canoes on the river bank with members beside them. "Camp site near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.), kew -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Map - Australia Shewing the Tracks of the Late Explorers, c1865
Charles George Eastland Platts arrived in South Australia on 22 March 1839, and soon after established his business in Adelaide. He became Adelaide’s first bookseller. It was known as Platts’ Library but was also a bookshop and stationer. His business was also used as a postal receiving house. Platts died on 14 November 1871. Boyle Travers Finniss (18 August 1807 – 24 December 1893) had an early career in the British Military before selling off his commission in 1835. He was appointed assistant surveyor to Colonel William Light in South Australia. He then had several roles in public service. Finniss was the first premier and Chief Secretary South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857. In 1864 he was appointed as the Government Resident of the Northern Territory. He was filling this role at the time when the map was produced and is acknowledged on the map.This is a very early map documenting the exploration and opening up of Australia.Map of Australia and part of Indonesia. Part coloured with tracks of 15 explorers including Eyre, Stuart, Leichhardt and Burke and Wills with notes and some details of latitude and longitude. Relief relating to the major mountain ranges is indicated. At the bottom of the map is a key to the explorers and a list of the counties in the different states. Top left side of map has small sketch of the Platts (publisher) building at the corner of King William Street.Map of Australia shewing the tracks of late explorers into the interior and across the continent together with their discoveries map/ projected, compiled and drawn by O.W.O. Bennett Most Respectfully Dedicated to LIEUT. COL. BOYLE TRAVERS FINISS Government Resident of the Northern Territory of SOUTH AUSTRALIAexplorers -- australia -- maps, rare maps australia -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Ballarat Post Office from the Ballarat Town Hall Tower, 1872, 1872
This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. Further details on the photographer, William H. Bardwell, can be found at http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/William_H._Bardwell Framed Black and White photograph showing Ballarat from the Ballarat Town Hall. The photo shows the intersection of Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, and is taken in the direction of the Ballarat Post Office. It shows the Ballarat Railway line in the background, and the Burke and Wills Memorial Fountain in the foreground on the right.. The Ballarat Post Office is located in the centre of this photograph. There is no tower on the Post Office. The tower and other extensions were built in 1879.ballarat post office, sturt street, camp street, ballarat townscape, william bardwell, fotobiennale, arts academy, art academy, lydiard street, ballarat, william h. bardwell -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, Mr. Mainwaring, PMTT surface slopes, 1910
Three ruled foolscap sheets, tied in the top left hand corner with string, headed Prahran Malvern Tramways - tape measurement of surface slopes from High Street, Glenferrie Road Wattle tree Road to Burke Road. Prepared by Mr Mainwaring in black and red ink. Dated 30.6.1910. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, surveys, high st, wattle tree rd, burke rd