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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Terry Keenan, A Taste of Port, Apr 1999
Researched for years by the author, who has also researched the PMCC (for which he played and later was for some years President)(.01)'A Taste of Port - Personal Profiles, snapshots and statistical records drawn from the history of the Port Melbourne Football Club' by Terry KEENAN. Red and blue paperback 1999, signed by author. (.02) Letter to Martin FLANAGAN - writer for "The Age" - from Terry KEENAN regarding the Prahran Football Club. Letter is inside back cover of above book.Signed 'Terry Keenan' on title pagesport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, terry keenan, norm goss snr, norm goss jnr, denise goss, kevin goss, paul goss, michael goss, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, goss family, tommy lahiff, vic aanensen, frank johnson, george ogilvie, billy henneysee, billy fraser, jack hutchinson, john croft, george taylor, bob merrick, bill bedford, ron bedford, ted freyer, bob bonnett, alma football club, graeme anderson, ron barassi, william 'bill' barfoot, jack mcmurray, alexander harold james howlett, joe garbutt, billy mcgee, arthur knox, bob skilton jnr, bob skilton snr, port melbourne football club, pmfc, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, fred cook -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Victorian Railways, destinations of a VR tramcar, 1940's??
... Signs ...Sign - steel sheet, with four screw holes in each corner, marked with the destinations of a VR tramcar for the St Kilda Brighton Beach line, to enable the crews to set the relevant destination.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, victorian railways, destination roll, st kilda brighton -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "On request these seats (or this area) must be made available for passengers with special needs", 2015
... Signs ...Sign - with an adhesive backing, titled "On request these seats (or this area) must be made available for passengers with special needs", has information about the definition and two symbols.trams, tramways, ptv, tickets, signs, officers, behaviour, disability services -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - dwelling and terraced gardens on Mitchell River near Bairnsdale Victoria, Boats to let on Mitchell River near Bairnsdale Victoria, 1910 c
Sign on river bank 'Boats to Let'Black and white photograph of substancial dwelling terraced gardens and out buildings on riverside, sign indicating boats for hire and five rowing boats on Mitchell River near Bairnsdale Victoriahouses, land settlement, rivers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Negative, Ellis Collection, c1950
... Signs ...Yields information about the appearance of Bridge St and the use of the trams c1950.Black and white photograph of a bogie tram 22 west bound in Bridge St. Has a group of ladies on either side of the road waiting to board? Note the signs on the poles on either side of the roadway. Has the Waratah Motors, Roger David stores on the west side of the street. c1950. Note the road lifting over the Yarrowee River bridge. The two signs on either side of the road "No Parking over 1 hour Park 1 Foot from kerb" Negative number 1140. Negative scanned at 2400dpi. On the top edge of one of the prints "same as 1094"trams, tramways, ballarat, bridge st, signs, tram 22 -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Proclamation, "Proclamation", c. 1990
Agreement between the City of Ogaki and the City of Caulfield to establish a "Friendly City Relationship effective from 26th January, 1990. The proclamation was signed by the Mayor for the Municipality of Ogaki and the Council of the Municipality of Caulfield. PROCLAMATION printed in black at top of cream colour paper with text stating the terms of the agreement between the two cities below. Red seal at lower end of paper showing imagery for City of Caulfield coat of arms with surrounding text.Signed by the Mayor for the Municipality of Ogaki and the Municipality of Caulfield below. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Sign - SIGN, MATES OF OLD, Possibly pre WW2
Many years ago there was a large white wooden Cross used at Remembrance services. This sign was believed to have been placed with the cross.Small sign cardboard, white background with black text, "Mates of old - We humbly place the poppies on your Cross again"brsl, smirsl, mates, cross -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph, 1950 c
Also two black and white photographs of signs on the foreshore area of North Arm 05319.1 and 05319.2 12 x 18.5 cmBlack and white photograph of sign on foreshore Marine Parade prohibiting camping other than at authorized parks in Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, tourism, jetties -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Cash Fare Ticket Code", mid 1970's
... Signs ...Sign printed on paper with an adhesive backing, titled "MMTB Cash Fare Ticket Code", detailing tickets issued on trams giving the value for a specific alphabetical letter. Tickets issued by a ticket machine on a Z class tram.trams, tramways, tickets, ticket machines, signs, passengers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, German Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1853?
Letter from parishioners of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, indicating the name of the CHurch's minister, and their intention to erect a church in East melbourne on a grant of land near St Peter's.Letter from parishioners of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, indicating the name of the CHurch's minister, and their intention to erect a church in East melbourne on a grant of land near St Peter's. Signed by Pauline Schwerkolt.Letter from parishioners of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, indicating the name of the CHurch's minister, and their intention to erect a church in East melbourne on a grant of land near St Peter's.german evangelical lutheran church, schwerkolt, pauline -
Yendon History Group
Framed pen and ink sketch of Yendon station, Mervyn Hill, 2010
Sketch was done as a sample of the artist's work when a drawing was sought to be the picture of the station on the interpretive sign planted at Yendon station. Although this is an excellent interpretation of the station building, it was thought to be too detailed for the purpose.Pen and ink detailed drawing of Yendon station building, with 2 people standing on the platform. Frame is timber, 50mm wide, mat black, with an 8mm silver trim around the cut-out hole.Signed by Mervyn Hill at the bottom right hand corner.yendon railway station, hill, mervyn, ink drawing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Tram Learner driver "L" plate, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1969
... signs ...Two of these plates were produced to be used on trams for drivers undergoing their first day of training from the Hawthorn Tram Depot. The 6th Image is of a cutting from The Sun 5 Dec 1969 shows the purpose of the L plate in position on tram 603. Advised that by 1974, this plate was not in use,Demonstrates the MMTB advising other road users that the tram driver was under training.Metal sign, fabricated steel sheet and tube with rolled edges, with a hook welded onto the rear to fit into the tow bar hole of a tramcar. Painted yellow with a large black "L" on the front.signs, drivers, driver training, l plate, trams, tramways, tram 603 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Hail Cars Here"
Sign - equal red band top and bottom red band, with words "HAIL CARS HERE" in black paint on a white background. Has a black back. Possibly ex Melbourne as Ballarat did not use steel poles. The design allowed them to be placed back to back.Yields information about Tramway stops signs and their layout.Semi-circular enamel sign on heavy metal sheet with mounting holes on the side returns. trams, tramways, street furniture, tram stops, mmtb -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Co, From the Restaurant Tram, possibly c1994
... Signs ...Sign - wooden frame, glazed with a manufactured flat wood sheet backing, metal stapled, with a cream coloured sheet of paper and the words "Please DO NOT Flush Cigarette Butts Sanitary Napkins Foreign Objects". Recovered from the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant No. 939 when the toilet was removed.trams, tramways, signs, restaurant tram, colonial tramcar restaurant -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Michael Moore, Peterborough Please Slow Down: a history of Peterborough, 2014
History of Peterborough, VictoriaBlue cover with black and white photograph of the Peterborough sign. Title text is a pale blue and authors name is white. Colour plates inside front and back covers. 184 pages. non-fictionHistory of Peterborough, Victoria peterborough, michael moore, a history of peterborough, daniel curdie, james meek, jemima vans robertson, james irvine, tom mackenzie -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, during Beacon Cove development, 2006
the sign was erected by the Victorian Government shortly after they announced that Princes Pier was not going to be developed but would be truncated and restored for use by walkers, small boats, fishers etcColour photo of Princes Pier with cyclone fence and sign "Beacon Cove : bringing Princes Pier back to the community". 2006piers and wharves - princes pier, beacon cove -
Puffing Billy Railway
Station Sign - Yea
Station Sign - Yea Yea Station Opened 16 November 1883 Closed 8 November 1978 Yea is a former railway station in Yea, Victoria, Australia. The tracks have been removed and the reserve has been turned into The Yea Railway Park consisting of the historic railway station and eleven acres of parkland. It has a picnic shelter, barbecue, toilets, playground, skatepark, walking track, community reserve and includes Rotary Park. The station building houses Blackthorn Textiles (a privately run craft shop). Also on the site are the former goods sheds which are available for hire for varied functions. The Yea Country Market is held in the park on the first Saturday of each month and local artists hold an exhibition and sale in the goods sheds each Easter. The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yea_railway_station photo at http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/vhd-images/places/000/078/092.jpg Historic - Victorian Railways Station sign used at Yea StationStation Sign - Yea Metal rectangle Station Name Sign with white enamel back ground and black lettersYeapuffing billy, station sign, yea station -
Puffing Billy Railway
Puffing Billy Preservation Society 50th Anniversary Station Sign, 2005
Puffing Billy Preservation Society 50th Anniversary sign This is the large poster board that was erected at Lakeside to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in 2005. Established in 1955, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed to operate the narrow gauge trains between Upper Fern Tree Gully and Belgrave following the successful Young Sun specials. With the conversion of the Upper Fern Tree Gully to Belgrave line to broad gauge track, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was the instigator of restoring the Puffing Billy Railway from Belgrave to Menzies Creek in 1962, Menzies Creek to Emerald in 1965 and Emerald to Lakeside in 1975 and in association with the Emerald Tourist Railway Board, Lakeside to Gembrook in 1998. Historic - Puffing Billy Preservation Society - Station Sign - for the 50th Anniversary of the Preservation SocietyPuffing Billy Preservation Society 50th Anniversary sign Large rectangle metal sign - off white back ground with black lettering Puffing Billy Preservation Society 1955 - 50th Anniversary - 2005 1900 . Line opened by Victorian Railways 1953 . Landslide - Line closed by V.R 1955 . Society established 1962 . Re-opened by Society Today still predominantly volunteer - operated puffing billy, preservation society, station sign, 50th anniversary, lakeside station -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph - Photograph - Black and white, c. 1930s
The dance and concert advertised on the sign was to take place at the hall which was in the grounds of the Sunbury Asylum, commonly referred by residents as 'The Hill'. A number of community events took place at the hall within the asylum complex.The Sunbury Asylum was an important institution for patients, employees and Sunbury residents for many years in the town. A small black and white photograph with a cream border of a picket fence with a sign advertising a coming concert and dance in a hall.entertainments -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Entering or leaving this Car from the WRONG SIDE is PROHIBITED", 1970's?
... Signs ...Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "Entering or leaving this Car from the WRONG SIDE is PROHIBITED / Maximum Penalty - FIVE POUNDS"trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passengers, behaviour -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Passengers are requested to tender the EXACT FARE", 1940's?
... Signs ...Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "Passengers are requested to tender the EXACT FARE" See Reg Item 2554 for a larger version.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs, behaviour -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Passengers are requested to tender the EXACT FARE", 1940's?
... Signs ...Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "Passengers are requested to tender the EXACT FARE" See Reg Item 2553 for a smaller version.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs, behaviour -
Vision Australia
Photograph (item) - Image, Help required for Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight required the assistance of the general public around Melbourne to sell programs and other items, assist ticket sales and other activities. Various avenues were used to call for this assistance, including the circulation of Help Wanted signs at newsagent kiosks at metropolitan railway stations. In this image, a woman buys something from a newsagent kiosk, whilst another person waits behind her. The newsagent smiles from behind his stack of papers, beside a Life Savers rack and in front of cigarette towers behind him. Above him is an advertisement for Goldstream tobacco. The sign attached slightly over the tobacco advertisement reads: Help Required for Carols by Candlelight commencing 27th Nov. 5 1/4 hours daily. 6 day week inc. Saturday. For 4 weeks. 80 cents per hour. If interested phone Mr Burke 511381.carols by candlelight, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "To stop Car pull left hand cord ONCE", 1940's?
... Signs ...Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "To stop Car pull left hand cord ONCE" See Reg Item 2426 for another version in upper and lower case.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "TO STOP CAR PULL LEFT HAND CORD ONCE'", 1940's?
... Signs ...Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "TO STOP CAR PULL LEFT HAND CORD ONCE' See Reg item 2935 for another version in upper and lower case.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Flyer - Koki Alpine Lodge Winter Brochure 1967
This item is from the private collection of George Shirling of Red Onion, Falls Creek. It is a Brochure used to promote Koki Alpine Lodge in the late 1960s. George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. He also graduated in sport psychology in 1981 and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George credited the success of Koki to “Baldy” Blackwell. “Baldy” and Phil Nowell started the Trackers Mountain Lodge in partnership during the 1980s. In 1971 George sold Koki Lodge to Sigi Doerr. In 2024 the renamed Koki Alpine resort remains a highly popular destination in Falls Creek. George Shirling passed away on 27th February 2023. He had remained actively involved in Falls Creek and was generous with his time and knowledge, always an amazing supporter of The Falls Creek Museum and Falls Creek Village.This item is significant because it is representative of the marketing program for Koki Alpine Lodge.A brochure for Koki Lodge printed on buff paper in black text. It features a representation of art work by Paul Gauguin. The brochure is accompanied by an explanatory sign No. 51 from George Shirling's Collection.On Sign: ITEM No. 51 Koki Alpine Lodge. Falls Creek, Victoria - Winter Brochure 1967george shirling, falls creek, koki lodge -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment", 1940's?
... Signs ...Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment / By-Law No. 5 Maximum Penalty Five Pounds" Copy 1 - has been trimmed around the edge and slightly curved to fit the tram car space and holes redrilled. Copy 2 - has the edge lining around the sign. Copy 3 - added 13/8/2020, ex Keith Kings - duplicate of copy 2.trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs, behaviour -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Flyer - Julian Brown 'Galleon' room advertisement
This item is from the private collection of George Shirling of Red Onion, Falls Creek. It is an early advertisement for rooms at the "Galleon" Ski Club. The "Galleon" was originally owned by Jim Willis. In 1958 Julian Brown took over the lease, managing it whilst building Arundel Lodge. After the winter of 1959, the "Galleon" was bought by Tom Greene and renamed Cooroona. George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. He also graduated in sport psychology in 1981 and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George credited the success of Koki to “Baldy” Blackwell. “Baldy” and Phil Nowell started the Trackers Mountain Lodge in partnership during the 1980s. In 1971 George sold Koki Lodge to Sigi Doerr. In 2024 the renamed Koki Alpine resort remains a highly popular destination in Falls Creek. George Shirling passed away on 27th February 2023. He had remained actively involved in Falls Creek and was generous with his time and knowledge, always an amazing supporter of The Falls Creek Museum and Falls Creek Village.This item is significant because it was an important feature of the Falls Creek Ski School Instructor uniform.A beige coloured flyer advertising room at the "Galleon" in Falls Creek. An explanatory sign is attached.On sign" ITEM No. 147 1958 Julian Brown, manager of the "Galleon", offer you rooms that are "never stuffy" and you can have "as many blankets as you like". This was Julian's first job at Falls Creek.george shirling, red onion, ski instructor badge, falls creek ski instructor -
Mordialloc & District Historical Society Inc
Doyley Holder, circa 1900s
This doyley holder was used by Mrs N Bellingham.Typical household item from the period, representative of handcrafted items.Blue doyley holder, consisting of two circular pieces of card covered in suede-like fabric on the outside, and blue satin-like fabric on the inside. One side has large red suede-like fabric bird holding a small sign in its beak on it, and the other has four red flowers of similar material around the rim. There are two thin pink ribbons on the inside of the piece with flowers. On sign in bird's mouth: "D. Ouleys [?]"household, doyley, doiley, handcraft, mrs n. bellingham, mordialloc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1987
Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983. Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Signed copy.Signed "With best wishes Nancy U'ren, Noel Turnbull, Fred Jackson, Perce White Mayor 19/10/1983"perce mcguire white, fred jackson, perce white, local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels