Black and white photo of construction of Nunawading Historical Society Museum Buildingmuseum

Black and white photo of construction of Nunawading Historical Society Museum buildingmuseum

Grey building under construction on the corner of Whitehorse Road and Ceylon Street Nunawading.whitehorse road, ceylon street, nunawading, buildings

One of a collection of photographs taken of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line and building of the new railway station on the western side of Springvale Road so that the Springvale Road Rail Crossing can be eliminated. Black & white photograph of the precinct surrounding the Nunawading Station and the Springvale Road Railway crossing. This photograph is of the Site Office for the work associated with lowering of railway line and construction of new railway station. See NP 3545 to NP3567for the complete set of photographsnunawading railway station, redevelopment of railway line/springvale road., springvale road nunawading

Black & white photograph of roadmaking in Ormond Mitcham c1970. Note that the large building in the left background is a Cool Store.mitcham ormond ave, road construction and maintenance, cool stores

Poster of ELC students' visit to the building site where the new ELC building was under construction, March 1998. Includes photos from the site. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.building, construction, 1990s, elc, early learning centre

Album of approximately 200 photographs taken during construction of new ELC building, late 1990s. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.construction, building, 1990s, elc, early learning centre

The buildings are probably rare remnant examples of their type in the local area and as such are significant to the settlement of Menzies Creek. The dwelling is significant as a longstanding marker of the Madigan family who were original settlers in the area. Its retention in its site close to the road boundary expresses and maintains a connection with early settlement and rural lifestyles in Menzies Creek over the last century. The old shed is of interest as a local example of bush construction, particularly in context with the cottage and farm environs. Without the life of the farm and other elements presumed now gone, its value is lessened.Folder containing information pertaining to the history of Madigan Cottage, Menzies Creek. NB: the shed was demolished in November 2001 and the cottage burned down sometime later. Contents:- Letter, Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society to Shire of Yarra Ranges, dated 9th March 2001, re. sale of property and need for it to be included in shire's Heritage Study. -Letter, shire to society, dated 20th March 2001, reply to above. -Letter, shire to society, dated 15th May 2001, follow-up to above, requesting more information. -Letter, society to shire, dated 30th May 2001, responding to above and including a copy of information previously sent to Chris Johnston, Heritage Study consultant. -Letter, society to shire, undated, noting intention to lodge an objection to proposed application for development on site. -Letter, shire to society, dated 22nd October 2001, advising of consultation meeting. -Yarra Ranges Shire Heritage Study Place Nomination form for Madigan Cottage, prepared by Marian Matta, includes nine colour photos and diagram showing where photos were taken from. -Black and white copies of photos. -A3 copy of real estate advertisement, "Mount Evergreen Estate" dated 21st April 1924. -A3 map showing proposed resubdivision boundary variation, drawn up for Mr. P. Melville, undated but 1990s. -Copy of application for a planning permit, dated 6th August 2001, including letter by Nick Jonkers describing proposed new buildings, site map showing current vegetation, letter re. proposed removal of vegetation, subdivision plan dated March 1998, and larger scale map printed from shire website on 10th August 2001. -5 A3 sheets showing site and house plans drawn up for Mr & Mrs N. Jonkers, dated July 2001.madigan cottage, menzies creek, madigan family, mount evergreen, patrick madigan

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 3 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of various works at the BTPS depot during 1972 / 1974 and an event set up with members. .1 - 26 and 40 on the fan with John Withers Landrover. - No. 1 road has been commenced. .2 - group photo of BTPS workers - in front of 27 = special event day given the flagging to the right hand side. .3 - 27 by itself.- track has been laid down the access track.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, group photo, events, tram 26, tram 40, tram 27

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 3 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of various works at the BTPS depot during 1972 / 1974 .1 - 26 and 38 on 3 road - one road has been commenced, overhead work commenced. 26 has a Trotting at Bray Raceway sign on it. .2 - Warren Doubleday on roof of 26 and Richard Gilbert with the Trolley Pole. .3 - 38 outside the depot with the spare maximum traction wheels in front.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, signs, overhead, tram 26, tram 38

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 5 AGFA blue and white plastic mounts 27mm sq slides of work at the depot, following the completion of 1 road, c1974. .1 - 1 road looking towards the depot fan with 26 and 27 in the view. .2 - tram 28 out on 2 road with the damaged end showing. .3 - Checking 1 road with the trolley. Andrew Cook, Peter Rees and Graeme Jordan .4 - 28, 27 and 26 on the depot fan .5 - sawing rails on 1 road to join up with the depot tracks.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, trams, tram 27, tram 26, tram 28

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 3 Kodachrome white cardboard slides mounts 27mm sq slides of various works at the BTPS depot during 1973 prior to the commencement of the construction of 1 road. .1 - scene at the level crossing area. .2 - Looking back at the depot with 27 on 2 road. .3 - ditto with track materials.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, trams, tram 27

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 4 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of various works at the BTPS depot during 1974 after track laying for 1 road has been completed and now in use. .1 - 27 at the level crossing which appears to be completed. .2 - 27 being pushed towards the depot - overhead check? .3 - view looking outwards from inside the depot with 14, 26 and 27 on the depot fan. .4 - working on the roof of 26 etc.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, trams, tram 26, tram 27, tram 14

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 2 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of trams 26 and 27 out on the depot fan after the construction of 1 road.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, trams, tram 26, tram 27

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 20/9/1994 of the reproduction of a postcard photograph showing an ESCo tram soon after opening running west bound in Sturt St with the Town Hall in the background. Shows the development of the Gardens at the time and buildings on either side of Sturt St. and type of poles etc. The tram is fitted with a destination board on the front dash - the type used soon after opening in 1905. Caption of the photo says "Trams run up Sturt St and people relax in this postcard sent in December 1907. Ballarat's Town Hall is pictured at right." Also has an item in the "In Retrospect" section of the newspaper, about the construction of a new road to avoid two level crossings between Talbot and Clunes. Item compiled by Lorrie BrownIn bottom right hand corner, in blue ink "Tues 20/9/94".trams, tramways, sturt st, esco, town hall

Yields information about the installation of the service pits in the depot during 1935/1936 and the methods usedSet of 2 Black and white photo prints from collected negatives of the construction of service pits and the pit for the wheel grinder at the SEC Ballarat depot building, during refurbishment by the SEC during the 1935/ 1936. 1352.1 - Formwork being set up for the service pit in No. 1 road at the SEC depot. 1352.2 - finished concrete walls for pit and wheel grinder on No. 4 road at the SEC depot, but not yet fully backfilled. No. 12 at the front of the depot and two other single truckers on adjacent tracks. 2nd copy held of 1352.2 ex moveable display boards. Colour photocopies laminated of these photographs on display 6/2000 at 02-02-06. 3rd copy of 1352.2 added 14-08-2006. See Reg Item 3806 for a photograph of the grinder in use. Copy 4 - of both photos - large format prints (203H x 253W) - added 28/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley holding of prints, received 5/2007. See also Reg Item 3901 for a mounted set of these photographs along with those of Reg Item. 1351, Neg rescanned 14/5/2020 at 3200dpi, images replaced. tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sec depot, rehabilitation, service pits, wheel grinder, tram 12

Set of five colour print of the construction of the foundation and pit of the "new shed" Nov. 1978. On Kodak paper. Date from printing date on rear of photograph. Photographer unknown. .1 - No. 4 road pit base with formwork for pump pit. .2 - Pits excavated 4 and 5 road and sand base installed. .3 - Excavating pits etc from South West corner of shed. .4 - No. 4 road pit poured. .5 - Placing concrete in No. 4 road pit. btm depot, construction, buildings

Yields information about the appearance of the depot building soon after completion of the construction and prior to the relocation of the tramcars.Set of three Black and white photographs of the depot fan early 1974 and during the construction of No. 3 road extension, ski jump for tramcar inspection later on. Taken after the ballasting of the depot fan. .1 - No. 26 on three road - after the ballasting of the depot fan and the installation of the overhead. .2 - Lifting and packing 3 road extension .3 - dittotrams, tramways, depot fan, btps, operations, tram 26

Construction of the Colac-Beech Forest railway line began in 1900 with about 100 men engaged in laying and ballasting the track, as well as others forming the earthworks and building culverts and bridges. The result of this labour saw the railway advance from Colac until it climbed a spur hugging the side of a forty degree slope emerging on top of the ridge at Beech Forest. This photograph was taken 28 miles (45 kilometres) from Colac between Devitt Bros. Siding and Ditchley, just out of Beech Forest. Two 2-6-2 Tank engines of the narrow-gauge A class built by Victorian Railway's Newport workshop, were commonly dubbed 'Coffee Pots'. As well as pulling a load of NQR wagons a NBB saloon car ended the train. The devastation to the standing timber was deliberate: the Engineer-in-Chief of VR ruled that all trees within a certain distance of the railway line were to be cut down. This certainly saved the line from destruction several times in the future.B/W. An NA class locomotive, NQR wagons and an NBB saloon car, all with workmen, going around a bend between Devitt Brother's Siding and Ditchley on the Beech Forest line in 1901.beech forest; ditchley; devitt bros siding, railways;

Construction of the Colac-Beech Forest railway line commenced in 1900 and the first activities were the work gangs and their camps. About 100 men were engaged in laying and ballasting the track while others formed the earthworks and the building of culverts and bridges. The first camp was established eight kilometres from Colac, the second 12 km south, and the remainder spaced at similar distances as the work progressed. The camps were served by butchers and bakers from Colac that visited them as many times each week to satisfy the mens' requirements. Many of the men had their families with them. They all lived in tents that consisted of a wooden floor around which the canvas cover was built. A calico partition divided the eating and sleeping quarters, and all cooking was done in camp ovens or at open fires.B/W. 158mm x 203mm. Near Colac, a narrow gauge construction camp comprising 21 workmen, a horse, and two tipping trays.construction camp; railways; colac;

In 1898 a recommendation for a railway of 2 ft 6 in gauge was handed down by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, to cost $138,000. Construction of the Colac-Beech Forest railway line began in 1900. About 100 men were employed in laying and ballasting the track while others formed the earthworks and the building of culverts and bridges. The earthworks of gravel ballast 150 mm deep were formed by horse and scoop or by shovel. Once the bed had been laid surveyors went along to check the layout, particularly all check rail curves and all 100 metre curves which the surveyors in the picture are doing.B/W. Three men surveying the construction of a curved bed on which track will be laid, near Barongarook, Victoria.colac; beech forest; barongarook; railways;

Set of 3 digital images of the construction of the shed extensions to the BTPS depot on 13/1/1979. .1 - showing the structure at the time the steelwork contractor went under or bankrupt and the pits. .2 - the 4 road inspection pit. .3 - as for .1trams, tramways, btps, depot, buildings

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria)This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). Development in the 20th century has irreparably altered that part of Kew represented in this plan. In the block bounded by Cotham Road, Charles Street, Wellington Street and Gellibrand; just one house standing in 1903 remains. This block included two of the most historic houses in Kew: ‘Ordsall’ (later ‘Southesk’) and ‘Madford’ (previously ‘Elm Lodge’). Ordsall was the home of the second chairman of Kew, John Halfey. It contained some of the most significant interior murals in Kew, created for Halfey by artists working for Cullen & Co. It was demolished in 1960 to make way for the Kew Civic Centre. Elm Lodge had been built for William Siddeley in ca. 1864. Arthur Septimus King purchased it in 1874. The lower paddocks of Madford were sold in 1905 by his wife to the Borough of Kew and, after landscaping by George and Thomas Pockett, opened as the Alexandra Gardens in 1908. Elm Lodge/Madford was in 1922 to become St. Anthony’s Home for Little Children before its subsequent demolition in the 1980s.melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, maps - borough of kew, mmbw 1576, cartography

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria)This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). MMBW Plan No.1577 includes some of the most significant houses in Kew: Herbert Henty’s ‘Roxeth’ (now part of Trinity Grammar), ‘Butleigh Wooton’, ‘Bokara’ and ‘Harrow’. It also includes the streets that have since changed their names. That part of College Parade linked to Glenferrie Road is now named College Place, College Parade now extends further north, and Charles Street did not yet reach Barkers Road. Roxeth is one of a number of Henty houses in Kew. Herbert Henty made his home here and was elected a member of Kew Municipal Council in 1864 and mayor in 1868-69. Walter Henry Serle, of Harrow served in the First World War. He was awarded the Military Medal ‘’For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 29th September near BELLICOURT he showed the greatest bravery and determination when his platoon was attacked by enemy bombing parties. It was due largely to his personal efforts that all the attacks were repulsed. Until wounded, his utter disregard of personal safety and boldness in dealing with the attacks were the means of saving the situation and were an inspiring example to his men.’melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, maps - borough of kew, mmbw 1577, cartography