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Mission to Seafarers VictoriaFlyer - Exhibition Opening Invitation, Mission to Seafarers Victoria, Early Origins of the Mission to Seafarers, 2017
The permanent exhibition developed by Georgia Melville opened on 27 July 2016Sponsors: Framed and mounted black and white reproduction of photograph from the archive: group photograph of the crew S.S. Siltonhall after the shipwreck in 1929 with the attached letter sent to thank the mission for helping them.mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, flinders street, melbourne, exhibition, early origins, 2016, helen mcpherson smith trust, bendigo bank -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPhotograph - Photograph, Sepia, Anne Treverton Goldsmith (nee Lobb), 1907
The Siddeley Street institute, designed by renown architect Walter Butler was built in 1907. The foundation stone was laid in February 1907 by Lord Northcote and the institute was opened in December the same year.The Siddeley Street Seamen's Institute is the first central structure to be built in central Melbourne on the banks of the Yarra River as the shipping was moving from Hobson's Bay to the city centre. Originally planned and budgeted for in the mid 1880s and petitioned by Ships masters in 1897 this was a long awaited project for the Mission.Sepia toned photograph depicting the Siddeley Street facility under construction. There are two women dressed in white wearing picture hats and carrying either cloaks or coats to the right of the photograph and a group of five men standing in a row beside them. They are all standing in front of the entranceway with arched windows to either side all of which is covered in scaffolding.Pencil mark on reverse of photograph: "2"siddeley street institute, australian-wharf, 1907, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), seamen's institute, seamen's mission, ladies, lhlg, officers, seamen, sailors, seafarers, mission to seafarers, scaffolding, anne treverton goldsmith (nee lobb -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Portland Panorama, n.d
Plastic coated mounted on metal/fold out stand. View of Harbour taken from "All Saints" steeple. Contains - Baths, Ocean Pier, Long Pier, Fishermans Wharf. Bentinck Street. Unseated - Truck loaded with wool bales. Power poles. Red roofs on Baths, Court House, Richmond Hotel, Bank of Australasia Hand coloured.Front: Panorama of Portland, Victoria (length of Ocean Pier 2880 ft).harbour, photography -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph - Digital image, Batman Apple Tree - Decendants Group 2009, 28/03/2009
Group of descendants of Greensborough pioneer families at the Batman apple tree on the bank of the Plenty River 2009.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.Digital copy of colour photograph.batman apple tree -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, Book, Heritage Publications, Greensborough history 1835, 1835o
Transcription of part of 'A History of the Colony of Victoria' Vol.1 1797-1854; by Henry Gyles Turner; 1904; reprinted 1973. A reference from the Diary of D. Medhurst refers to the probability of John Batman signing the treaty with indigenous inhabitants of the Melbourne area on the banks of the Plenty River at Greensborough.Typescript, 6p.plenty river, john batman, aborigines - banyule -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, History of Batman's Apple Tree, 1835o
This is a timeline of the Apple Tree's history from c1835 to 1966. Information is taken from various printed sources.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.2 typed pages, 2 copies.apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, batman apple tree -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, The Batman Tree: a brief history, 1835o
A compilation of information on the Batman Apple Tree collected and written by Noel Withers.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.5 pages of text and illustrations.batmans apple tree, noel withers, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, A notable apple tree, 09/04/1910
This article, first published in 1910, reports on the 'old' tree planted near Greensborough.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.3 pages of text and illustration. First published in "Leader' newspaper Melbourne 1910.batmans apple tree, apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, The Batman Tree 1841, 15/03/1841c
Brief history of the early life of the Batman Apple Tree in Greensborough. Compiled in 2011.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.One page of text and illustration.batmans apple tree, apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyCollection Tin, Spastic Children's Society Home Bank, 1960c
... . spastic society of victoria home bank fundraising On label ...These small collection tins were distributed to homes to encourage the 'banking' of small coins which would then be donated to assist the work of the Spastic Society of Victoria. Founded in 1948, and now known as "Scope" this is a not-for-profit organisation providing disability services throughout Victoria to thousands of children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities An example of mid 20th century fund raising.Cardboard cylinder with metal ends. Top has slot for coins. Cream coloured outer with red writing.On label "Spastic Children need your help" "Home Bank"spastic society of victoria, home bank, fundraising -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionMedal, Centenary of Melbourne 1835 Commemorative Medallion, 1834
White metal medal issued to commemorate Melbourne's centenary 1934-35. This medal was given out to Victorian school children; 325,600 white metal medals were struck. There were also a few VIP pieces in other metals, including two in gold. The medal references Portland, the location of Victoria's first settlement. The Henty brothers, entrepreneur farmers and whalers, established the state's first permanent European settlement in Portland in 1834. Melbourne was established the following year by a party of settlers led by John Batman.White metal medal. Medal, silver. with hole and ring at the top. Obverse: Sailing Ship, Coast, Boat on shore, 3 men. Reverse Colonial man on grass, river, city buildings on other river bank Medal commemorates the centenary of Victoria and Portland 1834 and Melbourne 1835. Obverse:Scene of landing at Portland Bay; in ground below, PORTLAND / 1834; above, centenary of victoria / 1934 Reverse: Pioneer on south bank of Yarra looking across to Melbourne, below 1835 above, CENTENARY / OF / MELBOURNE / 1935Front: Inverse: Centenary of Melbourne 1835 (Top) 1835 (Bottom) Back: Obverse: Centenary of Victoria 1934 (Round Top) Portland 1834 (Bottom)medal, numismatics, celebration, 1834, 1934, 1935, melbourne, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative -Mrs Arabella Maschmedt standing on a wooden walkway beside Salt Creek, Portland Victoria, Zilah Maschmedt, c. 1934
Part of a collection of photographs taken by Zillah Maschmedt in 1934. Zillah was a teacher from South Australia.Negative for black and white photo. Mrs Arabella Maschmedt standing on a wooden walkway beside Salt Creek. Wooden retaining wall along both sides of creek, near opening to sea. Bluestone house on opposite bank. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Sapling Creek, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
Transparency for black and white photo. Sapling Creek, Nelson, Vic. View of creek through trees on bank -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Simpson's Landing Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
Transparency for black and white photo. Simpson's Landing Nelson Vic. view over river, from top of river bank, shack in foreground -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Glenelg River near Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
Negative for a black and white photograph. Image shows Glenelg River near Nelson, Victoria. Dinghy pulled up on river bank, jetty bottom left, group of people on bank beneath trees. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Pamphlet - Brochure - Ronald Skate Copper Etchings Portland, Victoria, c. 1984
Single fold brochure, yellow paper, black print; on the occasion of collection of Ronald skate copper etchings presented to City of Portland, by Commonwealth Bank of Australia -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Legal record - Probate - William Vivian, 12/07/1929
Probate of the Will of William Vivian. Standard Probate form, parchment, details typed in, signatures in black pen. Seal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, bottom left.Back: Purple Union Bank of Australia Ltd. stamp, dated 25 July 1929vivian family records, legal document, will, probate, william vivian -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Casterton, Victoria, n.d
SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo. Erosion near Casterton. Car on the banks of riverBack: Round, purple photographer's stampcasterton, glenelg river -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Casterton, Victoria, n.d
... as 7225 (soil erosion, river bank) Photograph Photograph ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Same as 7225 (soil erosion, river bank) -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Manufactured objects, Cigarette papers ‘Zig Zag' x 2, 20thC
... paper mill in Victoria on the banks of the Yarra River..., a Yorkshire man, founded first paper mill in Victoria on the banks ...Rolling papers are small sheets, rolls, or leaves of paper which are sold for rolling cigarettes either by hand or with a rolling machine. When rolling a cigarette, one fills the rolling paper with tobacco. Rolling papers are most commonly made with wood pulp, hemp, flax, or rice straw as a base material. Zig-Zag papers, made in France, were the first interleaved brand (hence the name). Gold medal at 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris. 1860 Samuel Ramsden, a Yorkshire man, founded first paper mill in Victoria on the banks of the Yarra River, Fairfield, Melbourne. This was the Australian Paper and Pulp Company which for most of its history was called The Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. until it changed its name in 1986 to Amcor. In 1919 the company opened its mill on the corner of Upper Heidelberg Road and The Chandler Highway in Fairfield and remains there today. 2 packets of precut cigarette papers 'Zig Zag ' Paper Aust. Pty. Ltd. 60 leavesZIG ZAG PAPER AUST. PTY LTD 60 LEAVESciggarettes, cigarette papers, tobacco, moorabbin, cheltenham, early settlers, australian paper manufacturers, fairfield melbourne, zig zag cigarette papers ltd. amcor ltd, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Manufactured objects, Cigarette paper, ‘Eagle’, mid 20thC
... in Victoria on the banks of the Yarra River, Fairfield, Melbourne..., a Yorkshire man, founded first paper mill in Victoria on the banks ...Rolling papers are small sheets, rolls, or leaves of paper which are sold for rolling cigarettes either by hand or with a rolling machine. When rolling a cigarette, one fills the rolling paper with tobacco. Rolling papers are most commonly made with wood pulp, hemp, flax, or rice straw as a base material. 1860 Samuel Ramsden, a Yorkshire man, founded first paper mill in Victoria on the banks of the Yarra River, Fairfield, Melbourne. This was the Australian Paper and Pulp Company which for most of its history was called The Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. until it changed its name in 1986 to Amcor. In 1919 the company opened its mill on the corner of Upper Heidelberg Road and The Chandler Highway in Fairfield and remains there today. A packet of pre-cut cigarette papers 'Eagle ' brandEAGLE / CIGARETTE / PAPERS / MADE IN AUSTRALIA back 60 PAPERSciagarette papers, cigarettes, tobacco, melbourne, moorabin, paper mills, eagle cigarette papers ltd, australian paper manufacturers ltd, fairfield victoria, -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Memorabilia - Stamp Set - Victoria's Centenary, c. 1934
Set of 3 stamps Centenary of Victoria 1934. Oblong stamps depicting Aborigine standing on banks of Yarra River, Melbourne on other sided. Red, 2D, blue 3D, black 1 shillingstamps, stamp set, 1934 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Contact Print - Portland, Victoria, 1970s
Sheet of 2 contact prints from glass plate negatives. Top: Group of people on and near a bridge over creek. Bushland setting. Bottom: 3 men and 3 women standing on bank of river. Surrounding area flat, almost treeless. Sandy soil. People dressed in fashion of late 19th, early 20th century.photography, contact print, bushland, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Casterton, Victoria - Erosion bank, n.d
... Photograph - Casterton, Victoria - Erosion bank... - Casterton, Victoria - Erosion bank ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo, same as 7227 (soil erosion, river bank) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Bentinck Street/Julia Street corner. Bank Australasia on right. Bentinck Street from London Hotel to Macs Hotel visible.photography, portland town, trade, commerce, bank -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Contact Print - Scenes of Portland, Victoria, 1970s
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs: (a) 5 young women on dam wall (b) sailors (c) Bentinck Street, looking north from Post Office (d) Julia Street looking east from Percy Street (e) Railway line and Duttons (Nuns) Beach towards Whalers Bluff (f) Fawthrop Lagoon (g) sailors (h) Post Office (i) River, bush close to banks both sides (j) Botanic Gardens (k) Town and Port of Portland reproduced from III London News (l) North side, Julia Street looking west, Bank AustralasiaFront: (c) Bentinck Street approx. 1900 (d) Julia Street, portland Nicholls (h) Portland Post Officeportland scene, street scene, photography, portland harbour, portland seafront, julia street -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo taken from glass plate negative. Bentinck Street/Julia Street corner. Bank Australasia on right. Bentinck Street from London Hotel to Macs Hotel visible.Back: 'Peter McIntyre"-blue biro 'MRS J.P. McINTYRE' BOX 115 PORTLAND 3305 - purple stampglass plate negative, portland, street scene -
Greensborough Historical SocietyFolder, 'Batman' Apple Tree, 1839o
A collection of documents relating to the Batman apple tree and those men associated with it: Martin Batey, Frederick N. Flintoff and Johannes Adam Bosch.Documents relating to possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. The tree was allegedly transplanted from John Batman's orchard in Melbourne to the banks of the Plenty River in Greensborough circa 1841, by Mr Flintoff.20-page plastic binder, spiral bound, clear cover. Contains documents relating to the 'Batman' Apple Tree in GreensboroughCollected by Greensborough Historical Society. Folder commenced 2012.batman apple tree, greensborough, martin batey, frederick flintoff, johannes bosch -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, Batman Apple Tree, 11/12/2002
Details some versions of the history of the 'Batman Apple Tree'. Also the condition and lack of maintenance of the tree in 2002. Highlights Nillumbik Shire's ignorance of the existence of the tree; which is within one kilometre of the Nillumbik Shire Offices.It is possibly the oldest European planted tree in Victoria. It was planted as a young tree in 1841.A4 photocopies of 3 articles relating to the condition and origin of the "Batman Apple Tree", located on the eastern bank of the Plenty River, north of Greensborough.Blue pen annotations on one article.apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841, rome beauty, rymer apples, winter majetin, apollo parkways primary school -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical SocietyPhotograph - B/W, c 1844
This property was known as Mokepilly Station ( name on back of photo is spelt 'Mokepilli'.For further reference see p.2,p.92,116,119,121, Victoria's Wonderland.Photo shows a body of water in foreground with a collection of buildings on opposite bank. there are a number of large gum trees on both sides of water. The buildings appear to be a farmhouse and outbuildings that have thatched roofs. There is extensive fencing.buildings, houses
