Murray Comrie Collection. Murray Comrie, born in Tarnagulla in 1912 also became a policeman and later a Chief Superintendent, retiring in 1972 and passing away in 1983 after a long illness. Murray Comrie's son Murray Jnr., to avoid confusion became known by his middle name, Neil. Neil Comrie also joined Victoria Police and rose through the ranks to become Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1993 to 2001. Blue-grey archive box containing research notes of Murray Comrie. Within this set are multiple archival folders with the following subject matter: Banks Lodge Gold & mining War/Military Local people Buildings Businesses Local government Post Offices Policing Recreation Reserve Railway Clubs & Societies Band/Music Hotels Churches Schools Fire Brigade Laanecoorie Early white history General (including many captions that accompanied photographs - which were separated from the photos for preservation storage reasons). The contents of these files were research notes compiled by Murray Comrie during his research for a book about Tarnagulla. tarnagulla, comrie, research, banks, lodge, gold & mining, war/military, local people, buildings, businesses, local government, post offices, policing, recreation reserve, railway, clubs & societies, band/music, hotels, churches, schools, fire brigade, laanecoorie, names

Murray Comrie Collection. Murray Comrie, born in Tarnagulla in 1912 also became a policeman and later a Chief Superintendent, retiring in 1972 and passing away in 1983 after a long illness. Murray Comrie's son Murray Jnr., to avoid confusion became known by his middle name, Neil. Neil Comrie also joined Victoria Police and rose through the ranks to become Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1993 to 2001. Blue-grey archive box containing research notes of Murray Comrie. Contains: A series of 17 notepads in which Comrie has annotated historical information from local newspapers. A very long rolled up piece of paper on which is printed the Comrie family tree A yellow envelope containing photogrpahs which are low-quality and/or duplicates of other images in the Murray Comrie Collection. A ledger in which Comrie has listed every Police Station in Victoria and its establishment date. Four vinyl non-archival document binders in which Comrie's research notes and photographs were housed when donated. Material was transferred out of these for preservation reasons. The contents of this box were compiled or used by Murray Comrie during his research for a book about Tarnagulla. tarnagulla, comrie, research, banks, lodge, gold & mining, war/military, local people, buildings, businesses, local government, post offices, policing, recreation reserve, railway, clubs & societies, band/music, hotels, churches, schools, fire brigade, laanecoorie, names

Murray Comrie Collection. A single page of The Advertiser (Maryborough) newspaper of August 7, 1981 with article about formation of the Tarnagulla Recreation Parks Committee and Hall Committee tarnagulla, committees, parks, recreation reserve, tennis courts, victoria park, poverty mine monument, public hall, victoria hotel and theatre, working bees, volunteers, volunteering, community management

Don Clark Collection. A page from The Sunday Press newspaper of August 2nd, 1987 with two-part article titled Newspaper excerpt - '$1,000 If A Cat's In The Bag' and 'And More If It Glitters'. Discusses gold prospecting and a $1,000 reward for capture of the fabled Black Puma. Images of Max Davis, and of John Lavery and John Chapman in the Golden Age Hotel. tarnagulla, gold, prospecting, nuggets, black puma, black panther, legends, golden age hotel

Don Clark Collection. An article (across two clippings) from the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper of June 4,1988 titled 'A Promise Of A Golden Rebirth Rekindles Fire And Hope In The Aging Heartbeat Of The Old Tarnagulla'. Discusses Western Mining returning to mine Poverty Reef and hopes it will revitalise the town of Tarnagulla. Images of Les Williams, John Lavery, Chris Williams, Don Shipston and Bill Goltz. tarnagulla, mining, western mining, revitalization, people, golden age hotel, lochcarron

Donald Clark Collection. Blue-grey archive box containing research notes of Donald Clark. Within this set are multiple archival folders with the following subject matter: Hotels Gold, prospecting & mining Peace Picnic Street lighting Churches Cemetery Poems Shire of Bet Bet Chinese Clubs Police Transport Local businesses/premises Local people Post Offices Previous history work / previous history enquiries Back To Tarnagulla events Victoria Theatre / Entertainment Schools Water and waterways Early town Mapping and geography Photocopies of photos Miscellaneous Rail Link Centenary Newbridge Eddington Waanyarra Bet bet (town) Llanelly Murphy's Creek / Irishtown Laanecoorie Military Service Fire Brigade Tarnagulla Landmarks / Places of Interest Family Histories Births, Deaths, Marriage info Transcript of St. Saviour's Records A plastic pocket containing duplicate copies of local history images held elsewhere in the collection. The contents of these files were research notes compiled by Donald Clark from his local history research about Tarnagulla and district. tarnagulla & district, donald clark, research

Item 13.01 from set of originals belonging to Town Clerk 1920-1959, was restored digitally and this print made by Appro Images of Albert Park in February 1999.Restored copy of item 13.01: Beach Street from Princes Street c1872 showing the London, Freemasons Tavern and Sugar Millbuilt environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, charles f g urquhart, london family hotel, freemason's tavern, beach street

Meredith TURNBULL photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith TURNBULL in December 1996 - Raglan Street and Albion HotelHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, meredith turnbull, albion hotel

Meredith TURNBULL photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith TURNBULL in December 1996 - Albion HotelHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, meredith turnbull, albion hotel

Poor copy photograph of foreshore from Sugar Works showing Town and Railway Pier, Donaldson's jetty and Pier Hotel c1871 (LaTrobe collection). Original print, item 13B2, 35built environment - commercial, piers and wharves - donaldson's jetty, piers and wharves - town pier, piers and wharves - railway pier, business and traders - hotels

Poor copy photograph of Lamb's Hotel (Bay Street - Chusan) with Seismann's Royal Mail Hotel in the foreground. Original print is item 13B2, 35built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, lamb's hotel

Examples of 'art deco' buildings and motifs around Port Melbourne were drawn from David Thompson's existing collection and augmented by shots taken in August 1998From series of 'deco' detailing and buildings taken by David Thompson for use in PMH&PS 1999 calendar, August 1998: 'Swallows' (Southern Cross) Hotel - detail of motif (close up)Details in pen on backbusiness and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, architecture, swallows hotel

Examples of 'art deco' buildings and motifs around Port Melbourne were drawn from David Thompson's existing collection and augmented by shots taken in August 1998From series of 'deco' detailing and buildings taken by David Thompson for use in PMH&PS 1999 calendar, August 1998: 'Swallows' (Southern Cross) Hotel - detail of motif with shadowsDetails in pen on backbusiness and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, architecture, swallows hotel

Examples of 'art deco' buildings and motifs around Port Melbourne were drawn from David Thompson's existing collection and augmented by shots taken in August 1998From series of 'deco' detailing and buildings taken by David Thompson for use in PMH&PS 1999 calendar, August 1998: 'Swallows' (Southern Cross) Hotel - detail of motifDetails in pen on backbusiness and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, architecture, swallows hotel

Examples of 'art deco' buildings and motifs around Port Melbourne were drawn from David Thompson's existing collection and augmented by shots taken in August 1998From series of 'deco' detailing and buildings taken by David THOMPSON for use in PMH&PS 1999 calendar, August 1998: 'Swallows' (Southern Cross) HotelDetails in pen on backbusiness and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, architecture, swallows hotel

Examples of 'art deco' buildings and motifs around Port Melbourne were drawn from David Thompson's existing collection and augmented by shots taken in August 1998.From series of 'deco' detailing and buildings taken by David Thompson for use in PMH&PS 1999 calendar, taken in August 1998: 'Swallows' (Southern Cross) Hotel and town hallDetails in pen on backbusiness and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, architecture, swallows hotel

Examples of 'art deco' buildings and motifs around Port Melbourne were drawn from David Thompson's existing collection and augmented by shots taken in August 1998.From series of 'deco' detailing and buildings taken by David Thompson for use in PMH&PS 1999 calendar, taken in August 1998: 'Swallows' (Southern Cross) Hotel, detail of towerDetails in pen on backbuilt environment - commercial, architecture, business and traders - hotels, swallows hotel

Colour lasercopy of photo of the Pier Hotel at Bay and Beach Streets, 1990built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, pier hotel

Borough of Sandridge temporary license book: 79 stubs recording temporary liquor licenses issued 1873 to 1885 for balls etc., plus 21 unused licensescelebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne town hall, sport - recreational grounds, james john bartlett, foresters arms hotel, james michie, fitzjames hotel, spiro williams, hibernian hotel, charles cooling sharp, royal hotel, george sefton, john bell, pier hotel, patrick macaulay, chusan hotel, james meagher, boundary hotel, john william martin, globe hotel, michael tarver quinn, council club hotel, robert urquhart miller, miller's cafe, jeremiah hennessy, phoenix hotel, martin jessell, st osyth hotel, romulus dethridge, george hotel, john william daran, commercial hotel, william stowe, locomotive hotel, thomas turville, john mckenzie, floodgate hotel, ellen maria howard, marine hotel, edward quigley, alfred hotel, george william fenner, australian eleven hotel, william josh glifford, royal mail hotel, richard walter watts, thomas degruchy, george julian, clare castle hotel, james mcelroy, brunswick pier hotel, business and traders - hotels

Colour photograph: detail of floodlight for luminating the name on the front of the hotel 'Roosters by the Bay' (former Royal Mail Hotel in Bay Street)built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, roosters by the bay

Colour photograph: detail of floodlight for luminating the name on the front of the hotel 'Roosters by the Bay' (former Royal Mail Hotel in Bay Street)built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, roosters by the bay

Colour photograph: detail of floodlight for luminating the name on the front of the hotel 'Roosters by the Bay' (former Royal Mail Hotel in Bay Street)built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, roosters by the bay

Colour photograph: detail of floodlight for luminating the name on the front of the hotel 'Roosters by the Bay' (former Royal Mail Hotel in Bay Street)built environment - commercial, business and traders - hotels, roosters by the bay