Water drainage work undertaken by Eltham Shire Council in Bonds Road, Lower Plenty outside the Martin property opposite Montpelier Drive, July 1972 Note blocked table drains.35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfacolor Service (Blue)Bonds Road (Martin property) 12.10 pm 18.7.72bonds road, drainage works, eltham shire council, infrastructure, lower plenty, martin property, montpelier drive

Bass Memorial Cairn erected in 1923. Shrubbery to left and thickly on right of photo. A glimpse of Westernport Bay to left of Cairn. Two yachts moored alongside end of Jetty in calm water.Bass Memorial Cairn at Rhyll on foreshoreBass Memorial Rhyll, Phillip Island, Vic. Murray Views No. 6. Bass Memorial Rhyll Phillip Island, Vic.local history, photographs, memorials, rhyll, phillip island, black & white photograph, mona condrick

The swimming pool at Watsonia High School was commenced in 1976 and opened in 1977. This photo shows the completed pool filled with water, behind the fence. Further work still to be completed on pool surrounds.While the school has gone, the pool remains in 2019, operating as Yarra Swim School, Liat Way GreensboroughDigital copy of colour photograph, scanned from slide. Slide set at Item 6513.watsonia high school, swimming pools greensborough, yarra swim school

The Plenty River embankment in Greensborough looking up to rear of lower Main Street shops. A River bank stabilisation project along the Plenty River at Greensborough was conducted by Melbourne Water in 2015.Digital copy of colour photographplenty river, melbourne water

Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Max Spence: My Eltham • Annual General Meeting • Heritage Week – Water and Wetlands • 1991 Photo Project • Eltham R.S.L. • Society Program The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

Mt Beauty residents swam in the local rivers. The new complex was safer and included amenities eg. toilets, change room etc. It was easier to supervise and teach swimmers and to develop their skills in water.The swimming pool enabled residents and visitors of the Kiewa Valley to swim in safety and to improve their water skills.Two Black and White plans each showing the proposed buildings and pool areas of the Mt Beauty Swimming Pool and Sporting Complex. Dated 26th June 1985mt beauty swimming pool, shire of bright

Used to make casting moulds for the Otway Water Supply System in the 1980s. Used in conjunction with scour valve mould, Wf mould and high pressure scour valve mould (casting) watermainsUsed in the manufacture of spare parts for the Otway Water Supply pipelinevalve stem casting mould in plywood boxwatermains in black textaotway region, water supply, pipelines

View of Victoria/Cato Lake showing just a short section of the walking track and willows around the lake. Houses can be seen in the distance. The lake is very still as the trees are reflected in the water.Black & White photo of Valentine Series No 1083 Victoria/Cato lake. The photo is of a post card of Victoria/Cato Lake. Willow trees line the right side of the photograph. Valentine Series No 1083. The willows Victoria Park, Stawell. stawell

Cato Family Home in Tooronga Rd., Hawthorn Melbourne. The home was named "Kawarau" from a Maori name meaning "Rippling Water" The home is very large and decorative with a well manicured garden.Photograph of Cato home in Tooronga Rd., Hawthorn Melbourne. Photo of a large two story home set in well manicured gardens with a driveway on the left side and palms either side of the building. The palm on the right side has an unusual trunk. stawell

This work depicts the coast at Black Rock. Figures in early 20th century outfits are dotted on the oxide rocky outcrops in the foreground and beyond the water the hazy Red Bluff cliff dominates the coast.Impressionismoil on canvasbeach, coast, figures, jessie traill, red bluff, bayside, black rock, bathers, port phillip bay, bay, water

This photograph was taken from the end of Battery Lane which was a favourite place for families to bring their children. There are gentle waves, lots of shells, and no deep water close in. The photo was taken to sell as a postcard.Black & White seascape of Port fairy East Beach taken from the training wall end of the beachEastern Beach, Port Fairy V15beach, sea, seascape, battery hill

These vintage soap savers were used by the frugal housewife to use up pieces or slivers of leftover soap by swirling the soap saver in the water using up every last piece of soap.Three vintage wire mesh dish or clothes washing soap savers with a rectangular basket to contain the pieces of soap and a sliding wire clasp which allows opening and closing of the basket. Each holder has a thick long double wire handle to enable the user to froth the soap in a dish. Two have old soap pieces inside: one has Velvet soap, the other has half a piece of yellow soap with part of the brand ...TRY at the end of it.'Velvet' is stamped on one piece of soap and the broken piece has ...'TRY' on it.washing dishes, washing clothes, soap, soap savers, household item

Six copies of an eight page brochure titled 'Scalebuoys'. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Items mentioned are: Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy - Process of Water Treatment, How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Water-Softener', Special Features, First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoy Units for Domestic Household Tanks, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit, Scalebuoy Tap Unit, Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses, Scalebuoy Hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Agitation Tank Unit, Motorised Tank Unit. Also A Few of the Many Industrial & Processing Applications, Motor Car Unit. On the back page is a list of where Scalebuoy Units have been installed.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott, jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, civic square bendigo, cambridge press

Document, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Swimming Club, Marlene Turner, 2 x 55 yds. Backstroke, warm up swim. 1 x 880 yds. Backstroke.4 x 55 yds. Fast, kicking only. 2 x 110 yds. Sprint speed. 8 x 25 yds. Sprint, (very hard ). Starts. Turns. 1 x 440 yds. Backstroke, easily.= 2015 yds.Head held back so that you can see your toes over your nose. Legs slightly bent. Do not break the water with the legs, just kind of bubble it. Pull your arms about 6 inches underneath water, no more.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

Set of three photographs originally used in item 4212, that suffered significant water damage. Each of a part of the length of tram W2 439 painted by Stewart Merritt, showing the tram along its length. Each photograph along the length of the tram individually presented, but not necessarily lining up. The images show the nature of the damage. Was originally from framed with a wood half round section, painted brown, glazed, with non-acid free cardboard surround and paper backing but has suffered extensive water damage both to the cardboard and the individual photographs themselves. The photographs were in a deteriorated condition. The item was unglazed at the time of the donation. Each photograph has the number 5788 on the rear - possible job number.trams, tramways, transporting art, ministry for arts, w2 class, tram 439

Handwritten extracts and typed copies of same, from the New Chum Railway Mine Manager's Report 17/2/03. Mine Manager W Hicks. Extracts: Machinery. New Boiler is giving every satisfaction. While bailing water after the Xmas holidays, one of the ropes broke with a full tank of water. The tank being fitted with safety appliances, acted. Therefore no damage was done to the shaft. The old ropes were taken off and replaced by two new ones of 2,500 feet each, with a breaking strain of 34 tons. Mine 7 machinery are all in good working order. 1925 - Portion of Cath. Reef battery sold to Big Blue. Albert Richardson Collectiondocument, gold, new red white & blue mine, new red white & blue mine, new red white & blue mine manager's report 17/2/03, w hicks, cath reef battery

This photograph shows the pre-heater on the left and the furnace on the right. After clean up of stamper table, amalgam is placed in a retort, then placed in the furnace where mercury is condensed and runs down the small pipe into an enamel bucket and can be reused. This is one of a series of photographs of the Rutherglen Gold Battery. The battery's purpose was to crush quartz from nearby quartz reefs and extract gold from within. The battery was erected in 1908 and consists of a five-head battery, Wilfrey table, Bergin pan, portable steam engine and shed. The battery was restored in 2011/12 and can be viewed daily between 9.00am and 5.00pm. See website for details.Colour photograph of the interior of a room with corrugated iron walls, with a fireplace on the left and a furnace on the right.gold battery, gold processing

Ore bearing rock brought out of the mine was crushed at the battery by heavy metal stampers and the fine material passed over copper pates coated with mercury. Gold particles would combine with the mercury forming an amalgam which was then scrapped off the copper plates and put into the amalgam bucket ready for retorting too extract the gold. The amalgam of mercury and gold was placed into the retort which was heated to evaporate the mercury. The mercury cooled as it ran down the pipe which was recovered to be reused leaving the gold behind. The gold would later be put into a crucible and heated to burn of impurities and the molten pure gold poured into an ingot.A heavy cast iron bucket 20 centimetres high, 16 centimetres in diameter at its base and 22 centimetres diameter at the top. It has a spout five centimetres wide protruding two centimetres. There is a handle which is a semi- circular shape 19 centimetre wide extending 14 centimetres above the bucket The inside of the bucket has an enamel coating. amalgam bucket, bendigo gold, gold retort

A regular event for the widows was a concert by the Police Band, 'Off Beat' at the Melbourne Town Hall. Held in March each year, it was originally at the Fitzroy Gardens but moved to the Town Hall in 1995. The Victoria Police Pipe Band also played and used bagpipes. One performer dressed as Elvis (Brian Carbery). The photos show the widows enjoying the music and performers, and what appears to be the winner of a prize receiving a suitcase. One photo shows, from left to right: Legatee Peter Barden, L/- Saltmarsh, Joan Miller, L/- Dave Evans and L/- Ray Kean. One police performer appears in several photos and is Lindsay Robins. A record of regular events for widows to attend and enjoy together.Colour photo x 12 of a Police band concert at the Melbourne Town Hall in 1996 and an article in the Answer.widows, concert, activities, answer, police band

A sepia mounted photographOn back: John Eadie, Esq, JP, FOUNDER OF THE PIONEER FLOUR MILL (WATER WHEEL DRIVEN) / BEN EADIE, SUNBURY / THE FLOUR MILL WAS BUILT ON JACKSON'S CREEK IN 1861, HE ALSO HAD AN ORCHARD AND VINEYARD AND THE WINE CELLAR STILL STANDS 1966eadie, john, pioneer flour mill, water wheels, ben, sunbury, jackson's creek, vineyards, orchards, george evans collection

Black and white photograph. Photograph of plants surrounded by mulch.On reverse, "Natives, 15 months after planting at Merricks. Poor soil. Only tank water. 30 yrs old pine trees on this block (removed?) 18 months before photo taken. Ground mulched with 12" sawdust. Planted by "Schubert Method."merricks, pine trees, schubert method, natrive plants, sawdust mulch

Part of DP Camouflage equipment issued to service personnel for service in the field.One litre plastic water bottle, army green in colour with screw top lid attached to spout. Plastic is flexible and can be squashed. Covered with DP camouflage canvas pouch with reinforced webbing and adjustable carry strap. Metal clips on back webbing to attach to belt and plastic clip on front to close.Written in Texta "FRA 392" Stamped item No. "8465-66-135-2453" "TRADE PARTNERS" "Dec 2005".water bottle, field equipment

This letter book contains letters and maps and dates from 1912 to 1923. It came from the office of John William Crawley Junior, an engineer, architect and surveyor in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. Hs father, brother and son were also engineers and worked in that capacity or as the Shire Secretary in the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire. The Shire of Warrnambool existed from 1863 to 1994. The letter book was passed on to John Crawley’s son, Rolf who was the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. It then passed into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying practice of Rolf Crawley in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society acquired the letter book, along with several other Crawley ledgers, from the estate of Michael Hand. This letter book is of considerable interest as it contains letters and maps drawn up by John William Crawley, a Shire of Warrnambool engineer for 40 years. It will be helpful to researchers. This is a black hard cover letter book with brown binding on the cover edges and the spine. Parts of the cover have been worn away. The spine once had gold lettering but this is mostly worn away. The book has 743 pages of handwritten letters and maps and an alphabetical index at the front. The pages are water stained.‘Letter Book 1912, 1923’john william crawley junior, warrnambool, rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool

Such items used by troops in field exercises. Known as "Choofers"Made of soldered tin plate. It has a central open column for fire of twigs and leaves, surrounded by a water jacket. Fitted with folding double wire handle. On top is a small fitted funnel to facilitate filling and a small vent hole. Traces of label adhesive on body suggest that it was made from a food can.Nilfield equipment, cooking

Port of Portland CollectionFront: Portland from the Bay (lower centre, printed) Back: 18 UL Pencil, 1996 UR Pencilport of portland

This is a photo of Mason's house, on the road to Ladysmith in the Mt William gold fields.The photo appears to have been taken on a foggy day. It shows an unsealed road flanked by a few gum trees and with a ditch containing water on the left. On the right in the middle distance there is a house with a twin pitched roof and a veranda at the front. In the distance on the road is a vehicle and what appears to be a few people. The are mountains in the far background.buildings, houses