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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Box Hill Gazette, "The first tram rolls - unofficially of course....", 18/7/1978
Newspaper reporting on the new East Burwood line. Page 1 - Photo of 857 on a first unofficial trip - with some local ALP involvement. Page 3 - Then and Now - looking back to 1916 with an opening photo to Warragul Road Page 6 - Full page advert of the new timetable for East Burwood commencing Thursday 20/7/1978 Page 9 - "On its way" - with a photo of the a Z class running past the former terminus Page 10 - "Transport tale told in trams" - featuring four types of trams - Hawthorn horse, cable tram, C 26 and Z1. See item 8268 for the formal opening photo and newspaper report.Yields information about the East Burwood tramway extension.Set of five sheets from the Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978.tramways, new tramways, east burwood, tramway opening, tram 857, warragul road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Box Hill Gazette, "A new era in tram travel", 25/7/1978
Newspaper reporting on the opening of the new East Burwood line. Page 1 - photo of the Premier, Rupert Hamer with a MMTB cap sitting at the controls of a Z class tram. Gives the story behind the extension. Page 5 part - continuation of the story. See item 8267 for the previous week's papers and extensive reporting.Yields information about the East Burwood tramway extension.Set of two sheets from the Box Hill Gazette - 25/7/1978.tramways, new tramways, east burwood, tramway opening, warragul road -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Heated pool study report, 1971
Report on the feasibility of constructing a heated enclosed swimming pool at the Forest Hill complexReport on the feasibility of constructing a heated enclosed swimming pool at the Forest Hill complexReport on the feasibility of constructing a heated enclosed swimming pool at the Forest Hill complexlocal government, city of nunawading, nunawading swimming pool, nunawading memorial swimming pool, nunawading pool, aqualink nunawading -
Clunes Museum
photograph, KODAK
VIEW OF GRAVEL ROAD FROM CLUNES TOWNSHIP TO STATION FLAT. LOWER PART OF PORT PHILLIP MINE ON LEFT OF PHOTO.VIEW OF ROAD LEADING TO STATION FLAT, CLUNES - ANGLICAN CHURCH ON HILL IN BACKGROUNDlocal history, clunes landscape. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - VICTORIA HILL AREA
Contour plan of the Victoria Hill area, with all of the historical features marked and namedCompiled by AHQ Survey Regt. CMF increment May 1971map, reserves, mining, bendigo goldfield, victoria hill -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Sharing Journeys: celebrating cultural diversity in Surrey Hills, 2016
This book shares the stories of 20 people from a wide variety of backgrounds, all with connections to the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre (SHNC). Through personal memoir or oral history they reflect upon their experience of moving to Australia from other countries. Interviewers and photographers also with links to SHNC. Foreword by Josh Frydenberg, Federal Member for Kooyong.This book shares the stories of 20 people from a wide variety of backgrounds, all with connections to the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre (SHNC). Through personal memoir or oral history they reflect upon their experience of moving to Australia from other countries. Interviewers and photographers also with links to SHNC. Foreword by Josh Frydenberg, Federal Member for Kooyong.immigrants - victoria - surrey hills, biography, (mrs) shima ibuki, (mr) chris young, (mr) hung le, (mr) nathan paramanathan, (ms) sue barnett, (ms) suet mun wong, (mrs) betsie mineur, (mr) rudi mineur, (mrs) kathryn mcevoy, (mrs) anke schwaiger, (ms) phillipa taylor, (ms) jessy zhu, (ms) julia mcleish, (miss) nasrin sadeghpour, (mrs) melanie sanders, (mrs) priscilla tiplady, (mr) robin tiplady, (mr) leslie gibbons, geln stander, (mrs) helen standler, (mr) joe sterpin, (mrs) rosa spinello, (mrs) pepa jones, (mr) graham o'rourke, (mr) simon williams, (mr) colin barrow, (mrs) rosemary barrow, (mr) josh frydenberg, (mrs) ruth scharley, (mrs) soni prabhur, (mrs) julie zeelander -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL BENDIGO
Booklet titled: 'Victoria Hill Bendigo A Publication of the Bendigo Trust'. Booklet has photos of the Central Nell Gwynne Mine, Victoria Hill in the 1860's, with Rae's Battery in the foreground, geographical features, Rae's Open Cut, Victoria Hill from the New Chum Hill in the 1870's, compressor beds, The victoria Quartz Mine, burnt ground from quartz roasting, the remains of a twenty head crushing battery, a view from Ballerstedt's Open Cut showing the historic Gold Mines Hotel built in 1857 and the engine beds of Lansell's '180' mine. There are also two maps, History of Victoria Hill and geographical notes on the area.book, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill bendigo -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Warrnambool Technical School 1913-1988 souvenir coasters and placemats, 1988
These coasters and placemats are souvenirs of the 75th anniversary of the Warrnambool Technical School. The scenes depicted are Original Timor Street School built 1926, Timor Street with second storey 1967, New School built 1972. Dunkeld Annexe commenced 1975, Library new School built 1972, Annexe on Hill 1962 to 1978. They depict the ongoing development of the school which now operates as Brauer College in Caramut Road Warrnambool. Historical and social. A common item in the 20th century and as one of Warrnambool’s largest and longest running school would have some interest for a large number of local people. The artist John Moir was a local artist.Six White drink coasters with different black and white sketches. Rounded corners edged in black. In olive green box. Set two consists of two gilt metal coasters with engravings. Both are incorrectly labelled. Blue felt on the reverse. The scenes depicted are 000828.1.1 Original Timor Street School built 1926, 000828.1.2 Timor Street with second storey 1967, 000828.1.3 New School built 1972. 000828.1.4 Dunkeld Annexe commenced 1975, 000828.1.5 Library new School built 1972, 000828.1.6 Annexe on Hill 1962 to 1978. They depict the ongoing development of the school which now operates as Brauer College in Caramut Road Warrnambool. The two gilt metal coasters 000828.2.1 Library new School Built 1972 000828.2.2 Annexe on Hill 1962 to 1973 Placemats 000828.3.1 Original Timor Street School built 1926, 000828.3.2 Timor Street with second storey 1967, 000828.3.3 New School built 1972. 000828.3.4 Dunkeld Annexe commenced 1975, 000828.3.5 Library new School built 1972, 000828.3.6 Annexe on Hill 1962 to 1978.All have artist’s signature, John Moir, Warrnambool Technical School 1913-1988. warrnambool, warrnambool technical school, warrnambool annexe, timor street technical school, john moir, warrnambool souvenirs -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NDSN Anniversary 1975 Lister House
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.B&W photograph NDSN 25th Anniversary celebration 26th April 1975, held at A.N.A. Downtown Motel, View Street, Bendigo. NDSN 25th anniversary celebrations: Mr. S. Gerry (Dean NDSN), Miss V. Steggall (Matron Swn Hill, Graduate of NDSN) and Mrs M. Gerry (L to R). seated Mrs T. Dulling (Director of Nursing B.B.H) A.N.A. Downtown Motel, Sat. 26th April 1975. photographers stamp; Aulsebrook & Martin, 311 Williamson Street, BendigoNDSN 25th anniversary celebrations: Mr. S. Gerry (Dean NDSN), Miss V. Steggall (Matron Swn Hill, Graduate of NDSN) and Mrs M. Gerry (L to R). seated Mrs T. Dulling (Director of Nursing B.B.H) A.N.A. Downtown Motel, Sat. 26th April 1975.ndsn, nursing -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 12/04/1961 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the alternative working used by the SEC when part of Sturt St was not available.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No. 37 climbing the Sturt St hill on the north side, running wrong line ex Mt Pleasant, due to road repairs on the south side of the street, 12-4-1962, Photo Wal Jack . Has the Ballarat Co and Patersons buildings in the background. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat No. 37 from Mt Pleasant climbing Sturt St hill north track 3.10pm 12-4-62, south side of Sturt St under road repairs" and Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T1266" written in.trams, tramways, sturt st, mt pleasant, tram 37 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Aerial photographs Nunawading, 1972
Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 1972.Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 1972. Project runs 34 - 39 - City of Nunawading. frames numbered from South to North boundaries, each strip numbered from West to east. The series extends further West to Box Hill and East to Ringwood than the 1970 project. No index map. Sheets 39/2 and 34/28 missing.non-fictionDepartment of Crown Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 1972.victoria. department of crown lands and survey, aerial photographs, nunawading, mitcham, blackburn, blackburn north, blackburn south, forest hill, vermont, burwood east, box hill, ringwood, vermont south -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, 1975
Photocopy of a coloured photograph of the Clunes Football Club 1975 Seniors Finalists Back Row: Peter, Hill, Arno Van Berkel, Greg Campbell, Geoff Kohn, John Clarke Third Row: Jan Holmes, Dennis Coon, Bernie Rodhe, Ken Ridley, John Hill (Pres Kevin Kinnersley (sec) Ricky Ingram, Ray Hill, Phillip Tennant Second Row: John Driscoll (Trainer), Ken Muller, Tony Hill, Lindsay Tucker, Mick Armstrong, Daryl Riddiford, Andrew Leishman, Bill Ingram (Trainer), Front Row: Geoffrey Annear, Alex McMickan, Alan Annear, Geoffrey Featherstonclunes football club, 1975, finalists -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Murray Lewis, A bucket full of berries: reflections on Whitehorse, 2000
This book was produced as part of a raft of community projects under the umbrella of COWCH (City of Whitehorse Community Houses) with funding from the federal government. Projects aimed to celebrate the Centenary of Federation by recording a broad base of aspects of life and experience in Whitehorse drawn from a cross-section of ordinary members of the community. The steering committee for the book worked with the management of the Vermont South Community House - Marjorie Morgan, Carol Pawsey, Val Eldridge, Sue Barnett, Anne Jones, Margaret Banks and Murray Lewis (editor).A collection of stories contributed either as written memoirs or drawn from oral histories that reflect the ways in which the contributors have been associated with the City of Whitehorse. Title page: stamp top right hand corner :Surrey Hills/ Neighbourhood Centre / 157 Union Road; Hand written note "Gifted to Sue Slonek/by Sue Barnett/ Sept. 2012; stamp: Surrey Hills History - top of page.whitehorse, (ms) susan barnett, (ms) susan johns, (mr) arthur tonkin, (mrs) kathleen beanland, (mrs) nancye gration, (mr) norman kerr, (mr) murray lewis, tara cameron, andy hannam, christine howarth, danielle burgess, yeek hoon tija, ian grandy, frances warren, jessie williams, joan nethercote, joyce kotze, john pawsey, hope hughes, thelma osborn, margaret sharp, merle forrest, catherine jenkins, ted o'rourke, judy gordon, george ellis, rene stevens, albert stevens, jessie barnes, mary roberts, howard broadstock, valda broadstock, nelliesutherland, jean johnson, evan walker, joan roberts, pat nitz, joan crummy, patrick crummy, ray stanfield, plaatjien braaf, kath ferrugia, noelene whitaker, margaret wood, phyllis johnson, marie stubbs, eileen pearson, jennifer o'sullivan, joy edwards, virginia burns, walter thompson, mae buckingham -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Photograph - Hofen's cutting, Bete Bolong, Orbost district, early 20th century
This photograph is of a cutting on a road at Bete Bolong known as Hofen's Cutting. This photograph was taken c. 1906 when transport was by horse, wagon and prior to cars and railways.This is a pictorial record of early Bete Bolong showing a road through a cutting which was known as Hofen's cutting. Two black / white photographs showing a dirt road heading down a cutting with a post and rail wooden fence on the left side in the background. In 958.1 there is a cut - away hillside beside the dirt road.on back - "Newmerella" (note: this location is at Bete Bolong and not on Newmerella Hill) 958.1 - on back - "Hofen's Bluff 1906"bete bolong, orbost, tracks/roads -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, MENGELE. The Complete Story
Hard Cover with dust cover Authors' names on dust coverAuthors: Gerald L. Posner & John Ware McGrath-Hill Book Company New York: 1986 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Flyer - The Hill Estate, Highett, 1917
The land sales in the area stopped due to the 1890s depression. For the next 20 years real estate sales virtually stopped until after WWI.Example of the progress of the Municipality of MoorabbinAdvertising flyer for auction of real estate sales - plan of building blocks for saleThe Hill Estate, Highett - 110 allotments - Auction Saturday September 22, 1917 T.R.B. Morton & Sonpoint nepean road (nepean highway), turner street, sanford street, alfred street, peace street, highett, real estate, moorabbin -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Certificate - Warrant, Methodist Girls Comradeship warrant
Blue card warrant with dark blue print. The card bears the emblem of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship."Mrs Leila Holland" "Chief Ray" "Box Hill Junior Rays" "Sunflower" "No 408" 1967 - 1974methodist girls' comradeship, leila holland, box hill junior rays sunflower no 408 -
Clunes Museum
Article - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, BALLARAT COURIER PTY. LTD, NOV. 24,1972 + JUNE 2, 1967
THE ARTICLES ARE BOTH FROM THE COURIER REGARDING A VISIT BY THE GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA, SIR ROHAN DELACOMBE,AND AN ATTEMPT BY THE TALBOT & CLUNES SHIRE COUNCIL TO HAVE A PENAL ESTABLISHMENT IN CLUNES.COPIES OF THE BALLARAT COURIER NEWSPAPERS WITH ARTICLES REGARDING CLUNES1. SEVEN YEAR OLD ANDREW HILL SHAKING HAND WITH THE GOVERNER 2. CLUNES TO SEEK PRISON.local history, document, newspaper, events and celebrations, governor of victoria sir rohan delacombe -
Unions Ballarat
Dr Mannix (Don Woodward Collection), Brennan, Niall, 1965
Biography of Daniel Mannix Archbishop of Melbourne. Mannix had a high public profile and was a supporter of the DLP and the National Civic Council in the fifties. Religion, politics and biographical interest.Book; 336 pages. Dustjacket: plastic covering; artistic impression of Mannix in colour; gold and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: grey background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Stamp, "St Leo's CBC Library. 021169" & "Christian Brothers College St Leo's Box Hill."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mannix, dr daniel, santamaria, bob, politics and government, religion, democratic labor party, australian labor party, alp, dlp, alp split, catholicism -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Hat Beret
This United Nations beret was worn by Major Damien Batty with Australian Forces whilst on tour in Somalia.United Nations wool blue beret with a metal United Nations badge pinned to the front. The band of the beret is made from a black coloured synthetic material. The lining of the beret is black cotton material with a plastic maker's stamp attached to the crown. Interior - Maker's Stamp: HILLS / PURE WOOL . MADE IN NEW ZEALAND / UNITED NATIONS PROPERTY / 1united nations, wool, peace keeping -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, Unit 1/4 Fakenham Road, Ashburton, 2002
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Tynan, Katharine, Princess Katharine, 1912
320 p. : Frontispiece illustration: 'Princess Katharine'fictionchildren's fiction -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardback book, Mountain Gold-A History of the Baw Baw and Walhalla country of the Narracan Shire, Victoria, 1980
A history of the Baw Baw and Walhalla country of the Narracan Shire, VictoriaHardback. Brown dust cover. Photograph on front cover looks out from the entry of a mine onto the front of a building which has a hill to the side of it. The back cover has a photograph of the side of a hill with some trees on it.G&V THOMAS Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold field, gold miner, gold mining, gold town, walhalla, baw baw, gippsland, victoria, australia, history -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Freemasons of Victoria - Collection of Masonic Degrees and Correspondence maintained by Aird family of Ringwood, Victoria
Certification Arthur James B. Aird admitted to the Degree of Most Excellent Master by the Box Hill Chapter, No. 51 meeting at Box Hill, Victoria. Enrolled, recorded, signed and Seal affixed at Melbourne on 31st July, 1937. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LIGHTNING HILL MINE SITE HUSTLERS LIGHTNING HILL EAGLEHAWK TO IRON'S DAM NEILBOROUGH, 1992
Book 3, Site 10.1, Lightning Hill Mine Site, Hustler's/Lightning Hill, Eaglehawk to site 14.4, Iron's Dam, Neilborough. Contains significance reports prepared for North Central Goldfields Project: Bendigo Goldfield.David Bannearbendigo, mining, goldfields reports, bendigo, gold, goldfields, history, reports -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Recorded history, 1995
Forest Hill Cricket Club celebrated its 40th anniversary, also the club's history was unveiled in a book 'A History of the Forest Hill Cricket Club'.Forest Hill Cricket Club celebrated its 40th anniversary, also the club's history was unveiled in a book 'A History of the Forest Hill Cricket Club'. Murray Howell with help from others has researched and collated the history.Forest Hill Cricket Club celebrated its 40th anniversary, also the club's history was unveiled in a book 'A History of the Forest Hill Cricket Club'. cricket, forest hill cricket club, howell, murray, mercuri, michael, mccormack, mark, gemma, marshall, bruce, dearing, peter, watson, della -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, The Story of The White Horse, 1/09/1993
Pamphlet on the History of the White Horse Hotel, built in 1853 by Patrick Trainor, first Hotel in Box Hill, first brick building in Box Hill and the only two storey building in the district until well into the 1880's.white horse hotel, trainor, patrick, cobb & co. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Memorial move gets the vote, 2005
(a) Box Hill RSL will relocate its World War 1 and 2 memorials to the Box Hill Gardens precinct. (b) The Mega Mile Fun Run took place as a warm-up to the 2006 Commonwealth Games (photo).(a) Box Hill RSL will relocate its World War 1 and 2 memorials to the Box Hill Gardens precinct. (b) The Mega Mile Fun Run took place as a warm-up to the 2006 Commonwealth Games (photo).(a) Box Hill RSL will relocate its World War 1 and 2 memorials to the Box Hill Gardens precinct. (b) The Mega Mile Fun Run took place as a warm-up to the 2006 Commonwealth Games (photo).box hill returned servicemens league, box hill gardens, commonwealth games, festivals and celebrations, mega mile fun run -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Tavistock at 192 Union Road, 1978
The date is approximate. Tavistock was built c1890. The side windows on the front room are a later addition in a different style from the original windows. In 1897 it was the home of the Walker family; Joyce Walker later became matron of Mosgiel Hospital. In 1902 it became the first site of Milverton Girls School. From 1930s to 1960s it was home to Miss Marjorie Vahland, a locally well-known nursing sister. See History Walks No 5, p 11 and p32 Surrey Hills In Celebration of its Centennial 1883-1983Colour photo of the north side of Tavistock at 192 Union Road, Surrey Hills revealed when this side of the property was partially without a fence; taken while re-fencing. The house is Victorian in style, of red brick construction with a patterned slate tile roof and decorative chimneys.tavistock, milverton girls school, victorian style, houses, joyce walker, miss marjorie vahland, nurses -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS - A FEW FACTS, c1970
Document. A Few Facts (7 copies). Two page typed, timelined document on the Goldfield area of Bendigo 1851 1954 by the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Mentions Ravenswood sheep run, German Gully, Derwent Gully, Peg Leg Gully, 'The Dascombe' & 'The Victoria' gold nuggets. Watson's Kentish mine in Long Gully, Garden Gully United in Ironbark, The Great Extended Hustlers Tribute on Hustlers Hill, The New Chum United in Golden Square, The Victoria Quartz in Victoria Hill Ironbark, The United Devonshire Mine in Eaglehawk, The Famous Devonshire Valley, Portion of the New Chum Group in Golden Square, The New Moon, The South New Moon, The 'Flying Fox' which conveyed the quartz from the Central Red, White and Blue mine to New Chum Hill, Lansell's'222' Mine, The Mine in the Heart of the City, The Fortuna Hustlers Mine; Snob's Hill, Sailors Gully & Devonshire Gully at Eaglehawk, California Gully, Long Gully, Victoria Hill at Ironbark, New Chum Hill & New Chum Valley at Golden Square, Hustlers Hill & Comet & Redan Hills at North Bendigo.cottage, miners, the bendigo goldfields, a few facts