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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Parking for Pruning Demonstration, c. 1946
Black and white photograph. Many cars parked along both sides of Swan Street for a Pruning Demonstration at Burnley. Entrance sign still up so taken before it was taken down during erection of Administration Building. cars, swan street, entrance sign, administration building, pruning demonstration, parking -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Plaque - 28th battalion plaque
28th Battalion, the Royal Western Australian Regiment plaque. The unit symbol is fixed onto the centre of the wood plaque. The metal plate contains texts "In appreciation from Frank Taylor Present 28th (The Swan Regiment) Association" -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 10/02/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of Y 469 outbound in Swan St Burnley or Richmond, on its way to Wattle Park. Photo dated 10-2-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, swan st, burnley, y class, wattle park, tram 611 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Horticultural Society of Victoria Plan of Gardens, Richmond, 1865
Plan on linen-backed paper of Burnley Gardens showing Yarra River, Swan St., railway, plan of west orchard and old garden sketched by hand in pencil. Inscription, "Presented to the Society, by A. Purchas C.E." Shows acreagesInscription, "Presented to the Society, by A. Purchas C.E." Oct 4th 1865"gardens, richmond, a. purchas, horticultural society of victoria -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Decorative object - Carved Emu Egg, n.d
Displayed at History House.Carved emu egg. Depicts silhouette of a woman in profile, an emu and a swan within decorative borders of a leaf-design. Brown on cream field: i.e.-pigment on relief areas and white/cream layer is one of inner layers of shell. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: AGREEMENT LAND AT SWAN HILL
Manilla envelope headed ' Agreement re Land at Swan Hill Victorian Railways Commission with Cohns Bros Victoria Brewery, from 1st January 1949 and from 1st October 1951. Two agreements contained within envelope.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Holding M, 2006
Property and subdivision believed to have been done by Bill and Kaye Reddenbach.Colour photograph of early stage of residential development showing roadways formed through property, drainage pipes placed ready for installation, street lighting in place. Photograph taken from school, looking east. Swan Reach Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 10/02/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of No.Y1 611 inbound in Swan St Richmond or Burnley after crossing the Yarra River bridge. Photo dated 10-2-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, swan st, y1 class, burnley, tram 611 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1/09/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of CW5 681, (Burwood, Route 74) in Swan St Burnley, prior to crossing the Yarra River. Photo dated 1-9-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, burnley, cw5 class, swan st, route 74, tram 681 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - JACK FLYNN COLLECTION: WAREEK, Examined 1918
Map: L.1053. Parish of Wareek, Counties of Gladstone and Talbot. Parish plan. Looks like half of the sheet is missing.Second Issue. Examined by S.F. Green. July 1918. William J. Swan, Draughtsman, August 1884. Photo-Lithographic Fac-Simile, W 36.map, gladstone, parish plan, wareek -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, Alan L. Mitchell, 1934
See B91.304 BottomEarly entrance to Gardens (1934) from Swan St entrance. Driving horse mower used in 1934. Two horses were used. Students favourites.alan l. mitchell, burnley gardens, horse mower -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Conditions of sale issued by Smalley, Balmer & Davies solicitors, Swan Hill and dated 24th January 1925 between H. A. Wilkinson as seller and J. G. Walker as buyer. Particulars and conditions of sale of freehold land, particulars: the surface and down to a depth of fifty feet below the surface of all that piece of land being part of Crown Allotment 6 Suburban Section 2 town of Swan Hill, Parish of Castle Donnington County of Tatchera and being the whole of the land described in certificate of title volume 4390 folio 877911. Price 400 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Camperdown & District Historical Society
Photograph - Isabella Dawson with First Nations informants, c1865
Isabella Park Taylor, nee Dawson (1842-1929), friend of Western Victorian First Nations people, and student of their languages and customs. Isabella grew up at "Kangatong" (1844-1866) in the company of First Nations people and became fluent in their languages. With her father, James Dawson, she wrote the book "Australian Aborigines" (1881). Black and white photograph taken at "Kangatong", near Hawkesdale showing group of First Nations people in conversation with Isabella Dawson, seated on right with notebook in hand. Standing at left is Kaawirn Kuunawarn (also know as Hissing Swan and King David).James Dawson's daughter, Isabella, learning from the Aborigines on her father's station at "Kangatong" (From the original belonging to Miss M. Turner Shaw of S. Yarra. Copied by A.E. Jackson of Timboon.)cdhs, miss mary turner shaw, kaawirn kuunawarn, hissing swan, cdhsfirstnations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FORTUNA COLLECTION: ETCHED GLASS CONSERVATORY
Black and white photograph of etched glass window in conservatory, Fortuna Villa. Image shows a man in a seashell towed by two swans, sun rising from sea in background. Window is framed with leaf pattern in corners. Roman or Greek mythology.bendigo, house, fortuna villa -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
Colour photograph of a timber cottage on north side of Princes Highway, it has a corrugated iron gable roof across building, gable projection centre front over veranda, single internal chimney with chimney pot. Swan Reach Victoriahalls, heritage study -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Auspic, Govt Photographic Service, 1993
Taken 21 October 1993Black and white photograph of Swan Reach Primary School senior students and five adults on steps of Parliament House Canberra. East Gippsland member of parliament, Peter McGauran standing right hand side top step. Canberra ACTschools, students -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
Black and white photograph of Swan Reach based Netball team comprising Andrea Cox Becky Saile Jane Morrison Sandy Bendall Carly Carstairs Annette Baker Appleby Sharon Chasser with coach Maureen Lakes Entrance Victoriasports -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON VARIOUS BENDIGO HOTELS
A series of newspaper articles on various Bendigo hotels. The hotels mentioned are: Old Boundary Hotel, Brougham Arms Hotel, British and American Hotel, Belmont Hotel, Black Swan Hotel, Harney;s Bendigo Hotel, Gold Mines Hotelbendigo, hotel, list -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Pecks factory, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1991
This image appeared in Lakes Post 27 May 1991 Page 3|This is the before paired photograph used in the 150 year Lakes Entrance 1858-2008 display.|The after paired photograph number is 01604.1.|Also one 12 x 16 framed photograph used in room display.Black and white photograph of Bullock Island, It shows fishing Co-Operative buildings, Pecks fish processing factory. Three groups of swans on Cunninghame Arm, plus lone black headed Ibis fishing in the shallows. Lakes Entrance Victoria fishing industry, wildlife -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: STEAM TRAIN CHARTERS IN THE BENDIGO, ECHUCA & SWAN HILL REGION
Stapled , A4 size paper -Article- Steam Train Charters in the Bendigo , Echuca & Swan Hill Region dated 3.2.2011 by Ian Philpot Coordinator 150 year committee Bendigo. An outline of how the running of steam train excursions could be done.Ian Philpotrailways, bendigo to melbourne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UPPER RESERVE LAKE, early 1900's ?
black and white photo, lake with swans in foreground, island in centre, water slide in background. Water pondage upper reserve looking west, giant water slide in background, C 1908, taken from post card. ( James Lerk 17.12.1999 )unknownplace, water, upper reserve, bendigo -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard
Also another black and white photograph of same scene different angle crop of maize shown, boat on river possibly PS TanjilSepia toned photograph of view across the Tambo River looking eastward from Stephensons Road corner of Riversdale farm on right Redenback House in distance Swan Reach to Bruthen road shown with rinbarked trees on hill Tambo Upper Victoriatownship -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - Pamphlet, Mitcham, 1987
Mitcham : a brief history by E. N. Montague with separate photocopied illustrations: 1. Mitcham church c1830, 2. Gathering lavender, 3. Cricket on Lower Mitcham Green 1900, 4. The Swan Inn, Mitcham. Links to William Slater noted.mitcham, surrey, england, merton historical society, slater, william -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2003
Believed built 1909 (information from Leo Howlett).Colour photograph of St Josephs Catholic Church, Princes Highway, showing a typical small timber Edwardian Church, gable roof and gable entry porch. Four ventilators through pitch of roof. Wire lace fence. Swan Reach Victoriareligion, buildings -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph
Black and white photograph showing eight members of the B grade Netball team Swan Reach Becky Faille Cheryl East Justin Roberts Maureen Ash Michelle, Kelly Avage Jodie Brown Sharon Chesser Lakes Entrance Victoriasports -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: SEVEN SWIMMERS
Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, a group of seven swimmers posing at the Bendigo East Swimming Pool are; at back; ? Swan, Cheryl McClelland, Neale Graham, Robert Davies, and at the front are; ? , ? Payne, Mark Ruff, at the 'Hogan Memorial'.Names on back.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, School of Horticulture -Burnley, 1950
Same layout as plan at B91.0471, but showing PMG cables, and buildings existing, proposed and temporary or for demolitionPlan showing layout of PMG cables and PMG plant. Area bounded by Swan St., Yarra Boulevard, orchard, vegetable garden, market garden and S.W. Boundary to Stockman's Cottage. PMG layout handwritten. On same plan as B91.0484 (original) and B11.0383.burnley school of horticulture, orchard, gardens, vegetables, stockman's cottage -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Burnley Horticultural School. Site for Experimental Plots, 1930
Pencilled notes: Planted 1930 (according to Mr. Fish). Revised 1932, 1937. Still in existence 20-9-50 A.J.T[eese] Plan with Swan St on N side and curved metal road from N to S. Details of plants on either side numbered with position marked on plan. Scale 1 inch to 20 feet. Sealed in plastic cover. Used for Centenary display. On reverse side: "Entrance & Garden Outlay"burnley horticultural school, experimental plots -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 post cards. See 1400. Colour photo of The Lower Terrace, King's Park, Perth. W.A. Swan river in middle ground, man standing at bottom of steps. Early years of Perth in background Addressed to Miss A. Stapleton, Arcade, Bendigo, Victoria Sender not given Undated postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge - Travel Pass, Swan & Hudson, "World War 1 Veterans", 1980
Set of two badges or medallions issued to first world war veterans or widows. 1 - black background, with the words "World War 1 Veterans Travel Pass 1980" in gold and the number "4707", stamped in a gold background. 2 - yellow background with the words "Widow of World War 1 Veteran" and the number "1.12.51" stamped into a gold background. See item 852 for a example issued to wifes and 811 for other examples.Demonstrates a travel pass issued to World War 1 veterans or their widows.Set of two Round cast brass badges or medallions, with a small lug or eyelet or attachment point on the top, finished with a high gloss lacquered finish. Rear finished with a slight stippled finish, with the words "Not Transferable" and the name of the manufacturer, "Swan & Hudson" cast in. tramways, trams, badges, world war 1, veterans, tickets, travel pass