This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. BMI librarian Rosemary McInerney's father George Richmond ran this furnitue business on Armstrong St Nth. Here are his reminiscences of that shoppping area from The Courier March 1st 1978 THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN ARMSTRONG ST. NORTH Mr George Richmond began work in Armstrong street north as a lad in knickerbockers in 1926. He started with Hames and Woodward, a piano, music and record shop, which he took over when both Hames and Woodward died during the war. Mr Richmond was guest speaker at an informal dinner of the Armstrong St North Traders Association held at the Victoria Hotel on Monday night. At the meeting he was made a life member of the association, with which he had been involved since its inception in 1930. “I can remember when a man on a bicycle with a little ladder on his backrode up the street with a long stick and turned on the gas lights under the verandahs,” he said. “It was around that time when there used to be a little man with a broom walking up and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses. “There also used to be a bellringer who would walk up and down Armstrong street announcing a sale in a shop. He used to have a tall black hat, a large black frock coat and had a large mustache.” “Up to 1936, there used to be regular visits by street musicians, who were usually good for a few laughs.” “The last musicians to come through were an Italian trio, who were very good.” Mr Richmond said the depression was a sad time for Armstrong street. “A lot of people had to put their properties up for sale, because not many people could afford to buy things like records then,” he said. Mr Richmond said Fridays were very busy then as it was market day for hundreds of farmers in the area. “The hotels put on extra groomsmen for the stables, and standing in the store I could smell the beer and tobacco drifting down from the hotels.”ballarat, hames, woodward, furniture, richmond, armstrong st nth, shop

Large building housing three businesses - T. Dillon, clothing(1899-1948); A.E. Bilton, Chemist (1887-1930's)with J.H. Knight, Dentist (upstairs) and the Piccadilly Cafe. c. 1900. Built in 1889 for Mr Sharman, proprietor of the Globe Hotel to replace single storey building destroyed by fire.Large photograph glued on cardboard. Triple fronted, two storey brick building. Signage shows Charlton Pharmacy top centre of upper storey, A.E. Bilton,(Chemist) J.H. Knight (Dentist), T. Dillon on LH side and Piccadilly Cafe on RH side. One man standing in front of the chemist shop.high st, chemist, cafe, clothing, bilton, dillon, knight

Tippett's Clothing store established in c.1923. Ross's Gifts formerly Ike Richards hairdresser and gift shop was built as Procter's Butchery in 1880.Colour photograph of Tippett's Clothing and Furniture shop, and Ross's Gifts and Plants. Large tree in front of Tippett's. Tippett's shop has two entrances, both with double doors. Small part of the Panel Beaters showing on LH side of photo. A white car and a red car parked in front of Ross's.tippett's furniture and clothing store, ross's gifts and plants, ike richards hairdresser, procter's butchery

Ross's Gifts formerly Ike Richards Gents Hairdresser and Gift Shop. Building built in 1880 as Procter's butcher's shop with upstairs residence. Extended to triple frontage in 1884.Colour photograph showing High St looking west. Two storey building with verandah over footpath and cast iron balcony on 2nd storey. Cars parked along the street. Yellow panel van in front of panel beaters. White car just pulling out. Fire Station at the end of the street. Large tree in centre of photo.ross's gifts, ike richards hairdresser, procter

Shops at west end and south-side of High Street. Tippett's Clothing & Furniture shop (established 1923), Ross's Gifts (in former Procter's Butcher shop built 1880), Paterson's Fibre Glass Factory, Eddie Harris Mensland.Colour photograph of the shops at west end and south-side of High Street. 'Donald' on road sign in top left of photo. Large tree in garden bed in front of shops. Sign on shop "Ross's Gifts'. Cars parked all along the street.tippett, ross's gifts, procter, paterson's fibre glass

West end, north side of High St Charlton. Part of Shire streetscape series 1987. From left, the buildings are; State Electricity Commission, Oakley Thompson Solicitors (formerly Dobson's), Yvonne's Beauty Salon (formerly Linda Hinsen's (?) Frock Shop, former 3CV offices (later J Knights Dentist, Arundell's Shoe Shop.Colour photograph of six shops at the west end, northern side of High St Charlton. Signage above one shop reads Yvonne's BEAUTY SALON. E.C signage for the S.E.C shop visible on LH side of photo. Bicycle leaning against middle verandah post. Large electricity pole on LH side of photo. Signage for Arundell's partially visible on RH side.state electricity commission, oakley thompson, dobsons, yvonnes beauty salon, 3cv, j knights dentist, arundells

The Charlton Gentlemen's Club was established in 1900 by solicitor Ben Green. The original building had a narrow entrance off High St, between Egan & Spains Grocery Shop and the Central Café. After fire damaged the buildings in the 1970s, the club was extended to its present size. The vacant block next door was formerly Clark's butcher's shop. Part of a series of streetscapes taken for the Charlton Shire in 1987.Colour photograph of a single storey, glass fronted building with a white-framed front door. There is a large light pole and a white panel van and a white car are in front of the building. There is a blue awning over a yellow seat to the right of the building. Next to the seat is yellow metal fencing. On the far right of the photo is the side of an old brick building. charlton gentlemen's club, ben green, clark's butcher

Corner of High St and Williams St (now Curtin Dve). Formerly the site of Wingfield's Hides and Wool agent and Frank O'Grady's solicitors office. In 1971 Jim Bannon moved his butcher business from the eastern end of High St to this newly built shop. He sold to Weirs in 1986 who sold to Frank Bourke in 1987. Part of a streetscape series taken for the Shire of Charlton in 1987.Colour photograph of single storey brick building with large glass window and door. Tree in front of building and a man walking past. Two storey white building to the right and a street and old single storey building on the left. Car parked in street on the LH side of the photo. Signage on the old building on the left reads STATES. jim bannon, frank bourke, wingfield's hides, frank o'grady

Newsagency established c. 1912 by Dudley & Morse. Sold to F Jones in early 1940's. Royal Cafe built for Travaglia's c. 1912Colour photograph showing a row of shops. Cars are parked in front of the shops and there are three trees. An orange school crossing sign is next to dark blue car. Person in pale blue on LH side of photo. There are a variety of signs displayed along the front of the shop verandahs. From left to right; The Sun, THE AGE, Bendigo Advertiser , FUN PARLOR, (both partially obscured by a tree), FRUIT & VEGETABLES, 7 DAYS WEEKLY, FISH & CHIPS, CHICKENS B.B.Q. Building at the end of the shops is a Butchery and has a large sign for FEEDLOT STEAKS on the side wall.dudley, morse, f jones, royal cafe, travaglia

Aerial photo looking down Armstrong St. Camp street on the left, Shire Hall on the right. High St runs across the photo. The Avoca River is visible in the top LH side. The swimming pool and bowling green is above the rive. On High St (from L-R) Dr Surgery, H Bath Chemist, Grocery, Roy Dobson, Hairdresser, Stowe's, Westpac Bank (two storey white building), Dillon's Building, Globe Hotel, Charlton Club, butcher shop, Arundell's shoe shop, Watson's Stock & Station Agency, Bullock's grocery, Williams St (Curtin Ave), Bannon's Butchers, East Charlton Hotel, MB Luth & Co, Lou's cafe. The old sale yards are at the end of Williams Street. Camp St lower side (from L-R) Court House, Police residence, Police Station, Telecom on corner. The photo is thought to be taken from Ossie Sanderson's airplane in 1974.Black & white aerial photo looking down a broad street that ends in a t-intersection. There is a street that comes off to the left about 1/3 of the way up the photo. There is a large building directly opposite this street. In the upper right there is a two storey building with arches on its verandah. In the upper LH side there is a swimming pool and bowling greens.

From the outset the Ithacan Philanthropic held at least one family picnic a year. They either took place at a popular seaside locations or at popular picnic sites in the nearby hills around Melbourne. The first annual picnic was held in 1918. The Ithacan Greeks worked long hours in family food and restaurant businesses in Melbourne. On Sundays the shops were closed so it was seen as an opportunity to relax outdoors away from the city. The Ithacan Philanthropic Society continues this tradition holding an annual picnic in late summer.A black and white panoramic photograph of a large picnic group of men, women and children standing in an open area with trees around the perimeter. Eight children are sitting on the ground in front of the adults and a group of ladies are sitting on a bench to the left of the group. Some of the party are holding long walking sticks which must have been used when they went on a hike or walk.families, picnics, leisure time.

From its earliest days, the Ithacan Philanthropic Society has conducted an annual family picnic held at country towns on Melbourne's urban fringe. For many years Bacchus Marsh was a popular venue where this picnic group was photographed. Women would prepare delicious traditional Greek food and families would group together to enjoy a wonderful picnic spread. The annual Ithacan Picnic has been a very important event on the society's social calendar. In the early days, as many of the families ran family businesses such as fruit shops, fish shops and cafes, Sunday was the only break they had away from their work. The picnic gave them a chance to relax and to catch up with extended family and friends. Today the picnic continues to be an extremely popular day for the members where generations of Australian Ithacans get the opportunity to reunite. A black and white photograph of a large group at a picnic standing and sitting around and enjoying a picnic meal which has been spread out on the ground. Three cars are parked in the background under the trees.

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows more contemporary photographs taken from around Churchill Island.Photograph of section of the Churchill Island Souvenir Shop showing a number of displayscatalogue number written on reverse in pencilphotograph, churchill island

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large collection of photographs dating from the nineteenth century. Prior to the construction of the separate Visitors Centre on Churchill Island, both the souvenir shop and visitor information area were set up inside Amess House. This photograph shows a selection of the memorabilia and items that could be purchased from Churchill Island.Photograph of a display of guide books and souvenirs with a copy of Robert Ingpen prints visible in the background.churchill island, photograph

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade.Black and white photograph of a group of three people playing around the jetty on Churchill Island looking towards the Boys' HomeCatalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Written in pen on reverse '1940 Another shop of the old jetty in bay towards the Boys' Home'churchill island

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the present. Black and white postcard from the Photo shop series, Bayview Guest House, Cowes showing a foreshortened hotel with a long flight of stairs leading up from the road. Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil churchill island, postcard, cowes, bayview guest house

Black and White photograph. The photo shows large procession heading north up Pall Mall. On RH side of image: Law Courts, Union Jack flag flying overhead. Conservatory Gardens just visible, picket fence along footpath. In centre of image: procession with horse drawn floats; float in front of image has large ball above an ornate supporting structure. Written on side of ball ' Gold .tained…' (gold contained?) On LH side of image, 'Harry Davey’ and 'F. Davey' written on shop fronts. All shops along Pall Mall have verandahs. Many people are sitting on balconies and rooftops watching the parade.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall

Black and white photograph: Queen Victoria memorial procession, Alexandra Fountain, Pall Mall. Parade of military and band personnel. Large crowds watching. Flags on Beehive building and Shamrock Hotel at half mast. Three trams next to Fountain. Three horse drawn vehicles in foreground with occupants watching parade. Some of the shops in the photo: ' Abbot's' 'Henderson & Goodison/Beehive/Furniture & Drapery' 'Hill/Tailor/Outfitter' 'K.W. Van Damme/Havelock'.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Shopping time: inside H.A. Hart's grocery store on High Street, Eaglehawk, in 1940. Behind the counter are: from left, H.A. Hart, Gordon Dewar, Ruebin Burgess and Lillian Penberthy. Note the large cut out of a woman holding the cornflakes packet.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Photograph of a shop front in View Point Sandhurst with a large sign reading Victoria House, S. F. Bastard, Draper and Silk Mercer.buildings, commercial, victiria houuse, view point sandhurst, victoria house, s. f. bastard, draper and silk mercer

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo of Eaglehawk Road from Town Hall towards Bendigo. A coach is on the road. 3 children are in the foreground. There are shops either side of the tram tracks. A large flag is on the right side of the photo. People are standing around the shops.photograph, streetscape, eaglehawk, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk road

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. High Street, Eaglehawk. A line of shops with the State Savings Bank the closest. Beside the Bank is Ashman's Dry Cleaners followed by Hughes Photographer & more commercial premises after that. In the foreground is a large light pole with ornate lighting features and also there is a male cyclist. The tram lines are also clearly seen in the foreground.photograph, streetscape, eaglehawk, harry biggs collection, high street eaglehawk, state savings bank, ashman's dry cleaners, hughes photographer

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 10 photos small (identical) of Eaglehawk Circulating Library. 3 people on one side of veranda post and 4 on the other. Fashions of the period and shop front of interest store windows. 2 larger photos of the above.place, building, commercial, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk circulating library

Collingwood Technical School trained apprentices in many trades. CTS was also invlved in Training Schemes during the late 1930s and during World War II. These photographs depict some of the machines and machine parts built in class. These are high quality professional photographs taken circa 1940-1943. At this time , CTS was part of the Defence Training scheme. These photographs are a visual record of this scheme.6 black and white photographs mounted on brown card. Photographs depict various aspects of lathe work undertaken during the Defence Training Scheme, 1940-43. Also a smaller photograph of a Moultar Thread Milling Machine 1941.Each photograph has a hand written caption on the back. Captions: 1. Finished surface plates for R.A.A.F. / standing on trestle after scraping. Stack of / others in background waiting for scraping. 2. Lathe bodies in foreground, with machined / parts of lathes in middle distance, and milling / cutters, gauges and bearings in background. 3. Frames of glass splitting machines, thread / rectifying machines, and two types of milling / machine vises made in technical schools. 4.View of engineering machine shop. Carbon dioxide / freezing box in foreground, and stack of / surface plates for RAAF in middle / distance. 5.Fan geared lathes, 6 inch centres, with / self-contained motor drives, made for / cartridge factory. To be used for making / this 6.Freezing of cast iron surface plates / in layers of solid carbon dioxide / blocks. Smaller photograph has a handwritten note on the reverse: 'this photograph shows how, with the aid of a 3ft. extension mounted in front of the tool box, on which Mr. Grubb sen. is seated, these large milling machine bases ... machinists at Collingwood Technical School. A Strang, Principal 21.4.1941'. collingwood technical school, cts, apprentices, students, defence training scheme, lathes, machinery, machine parts, nmit,

Large colour photograph on cardboard. On reverse 'MID 1970's / COFFEE TABLE / INSTRUCTOR - ROBERT (BOB) TATE / STUDENT UNKNOWN / LOCATION CARPENTRY WOODWORK SHOP / COLLINGWOOD TECH. / HEAD OF DEPARTMEN - ROBERT RAWSON / (WOODWORK)'robert tate, teacher collingwood technical school, carpentry woodwork shop, nmit

Image shows looking east along Fraser Street, showing shops, including L. Cook Tearooms, M. Downes Boot Warehouse, Cash Draper, 4 Miles Central Garage, F C Henry, Barnetts.1 Black and white photograph of Fraser Street Clunes after a parade c1920, street is filled with people celebrating .2 Larger reproduction of the above photograph in black and white.1 £4.00parade, fraser street, 1920, l cook tearooms, m downes boot warehouse, cash drapery, h miles central garage, f c henry, barnetts

geared steam locomotive Built by the Lima Locomotive Works, USA in 1912 (Builder’s Number 2549). “Class a” 13 Ton (13.3 tonne) . This locomotive hauled freight on the Ali-Shan Forest Railway in Taiwan and is capable of pulling 90 Tons (91.8 tone) loads over steep gradients at low speeds. . This A-type Shay locomotive was built by Lima Locomotive Works, Ohio (builder's number 2549 of 1912) for the Alishan Forest Railway, Taiwan. The Alishan Forest Railway featured a large fleet of Shay locomotives and many still survive, together with a portion of the railway which is now a tourist operation. Alishan Shay No.14 was imported to Australia for preservation in approximately 1974 and is displayed at the Puffing Billy Museum at Menzies Creek. Being of 2' 6" gauge, perhaps one day this interesting locomotive could be restored for operation on the Puffing Billy Railway details from http://www.australiansteam.com/Lima2549.htm Loco: Shay No.14 ( Shop Number 2549 ) Class: A 18-2 ( 2-cylinders / 2-trucks Class A ) Built for: Alishan Forest Railway Bulit by Lima Locomotive Corporation In service 22 June 1912 Livery Brown Owners: Samuels, Samuels & Co., Ltd. (D), Taipei, Formosa (Japan); For: Alishan Forest RY #14, Kirun (Keelung), Formosa, (Japan) (1945) Alishan Forest RY #14, Keelung (Chilung), Taiwan (12 Oct 1971) Puffing Billy RY #14, Belgrave, Victoria, Australia Gauge 30" Status Preserved - In Storage at Museum There is only one original LIMA mark left on any of the Alishan RY Shays and it has no number. All of their Shays have been re-built, changing much of the original Lima product. Most were renumbered for various reasons without regard to Lima Shop Numbers over the years. "Girder Type Frame" details from http://www.shaylocomotives.com/data/lima3354/sn-2549.htm Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Geared Steam Locomotive which worked on the Alishan Forest Railway, Taiwan.geared steam locomotive - Class: A 18-2 ( 2-cylinders / 2-trucks Class A ) - made of wood and iron and wrought iron, Glass14puffing billy, shay, geared locomotive, steam locomotive, industrial narrow gauge railway, 2'6", ali shan forest railway

Young's Butcher ShopDigital image copied from black and white photograph three women and a girl standing in front of a large building