The Silver Street Bridge, 1901 Butty Gang workers excavate a rock cutting near the Silver Street bridge prior to laying of track. The Butty Gang system versus the Contract System was subject to public debate regarding cost benefits at the time of the Eltham line construction. Butty gang workers were a group of men who take a contract for a part of a work, as in the construction of railroads, etc., the proceeds being equally divided between them, with something extra to the foreman. Some hold picks, a couple of horses and carts are lined up probably for carting the broken rock away, dirt, rocks and shale lay at the bottom. A pair of small wooden buckets are evident, most likley to provide drinking water. The timber Silver Street bridge crosses the cutting in the background. The opening of the railway line from Heidelberg to Eltham took place on the 6th June 1902. Similiar to 810. Source: Mrs. Dandy, Montmorency and Miss McColl, 8 Anderson St., HeidelbergThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 120 format B&W negativeshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, railway workers, 1901, butty gang, overpass, railway construction, railway line construction, silver street bridge

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 29th July, 1930 between Archie Jacka (seller) and J. Sutch (buyer) for land situate Breen Street, Quarry Hill, situate between Mrs. Suvalis and the vendor, being land described in residence area no. 31237.. The vendor agree to erect a new home exactly a fac-simile of the home built and now occupied by Mrs. Liask. Price 520 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 17th March, 1932 between E.F. Fagan & H.R. Fagan (sellers) and M. Scott (buyer) for land situate 69 Neale Street Bendigo being Crown allotment 102, section H described in certificate of title volume 4451 folio 890162, together with 5-roomed weatherboard and brick dwelling and all sundry. Price 300 pounds. Vendor copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 17th March, 1932 between E.F. Fagan & H.R. Fagan (sellers) and M. Scott (buyer) for land situate 69 Neale Street Bendigo being Crown allotment 102, section H described in certificate of title volume 4451 folio 890162, together with 5-roomed weatherboard and brick dwelling and all sundry. Price 300 pounds. Office copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 21st July, 1933 between L.G. Thirlwell (seller) and M.B. Simmons (buyer) for land having a frontage of about 109 feet to Hargreaves Street, Bendigo by a depth of 166 feet being the land described in residence area certificate no. 33019 in the books of the Mining Registrar at Bendigo, together with 6-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 235 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 13th September, 1937 between Mrs. F.P. Armstrong (seller) and C.M.F. Skilbeck (buyer) for land situate 106 Thistle Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 14 section 16B described in certificate of title volume 4386 folio 877150, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 300 pounds. Office copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 13th September, 1937 between Mrs. F.P. Armstrong (seller) and C.M.F. Skilbeck (buyer) for land situate 106 Thistle Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 14 section 16B described in certificate of title volume 4386 folio 877150, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 300 pounds. Vendor's copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 23rd July, 1940 between Mrs. I. Cattran (seller) and Miss V. Sanders (buyer) for land situate No.78 Olinda Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 3 section77C land described in certificate of title volume 4701 folio 940052, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 272 pounds and 10 shillings.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 1st February, 1944 between D.B. Julyan (seller) and J.E. Salter (buyer) for that fruit and confectionary business situate 175 View Street, Bendigo, together with the goodwill, stock fittings Salter Spring balance scales, all shelving and ''Westinghouse'' Frigidaire as inspected by the purchaser and everything connected with said business in the shop and which belongs to the vendor. Price 300 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 13th September, 1929 between F. Vincent (seller) and J. Taylor (buyer) for land situate Upper Road, California Gully being Crown allotment 292 section M at California Gully, Borough of Eaglehawk described in certificate of title volume 2959 folio 591717, together with 6-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 210 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 13th September, 1929 between F. Vincent (seller) and J. Taylor (buyer) for land situate Upper Road, California Gully being Crown allotment 292 section M at California Gully, Borough of Eaglehawk described in certificate of title volume 2959 folio 591717, together with 6-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 210 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 7th January, 1931 between A.E. Leech executrix of the will of E.J. Cronin deceased (seller) and M. Taylor (buyer) for land situate in Maple Street, Bendigo being the land described in certificate of registration as residence area No. 31152, together with 6-roomed weatherboard and brick dwelling and all sundry, also wood fire stove and built in copper. Price 220 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 18th December, 1941 between Mrs. F.E. White (seller) and D.G. Thain (buyer) for land situate corner Echuca and Rodney Streets, Bendigo, at present unoccupied, being part of Crown allotment 17 section 100C described in certificate of title volume 6137 folio 1227385, together with 5-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 290 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 27th August 1951 between Mr. A.H. Hufer (seller) and L.J. & W.E. O'Donnell (buyer) for land being part of Crown allotment 11 and 12 section 110C described in certificate of title volume 5322 folio 1064288 situate No. 131 Russell Street, Bendigo, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 2,750 pounds. Vendor's copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 17th April, 1953 between Mr. R.V. Cumming (seller) and Mrs.. M.I. Poole & Mrs. M.M. Moore (buyer) for land being part of Crown allotment 32 and 33 section H described in certificate of title volume 7697 folio 106 situate at 131A Sommerville Street Bendigo, together with weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 5,050 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 10th August, 1953 between Mr. N.V. Wodetzki (seller) and Mr. D. & Mrs. E.M. Phillips for land being part of Crown allotment 7 section 31C described in certificate of title volume 6403, folio 473 situate at No. 158 Barkly Place, Bendigo, together with all registered appurtenant easements. Brick dwelling and all sundry. Price 1,950 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 12th November 1935 between Miss E.A. Stritch (seller) and Mr. F. Roche (buyer) for land situate No. 81 King Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 15A section 52C described in certificate of title volume 1604 folio 320693, together with 5-roomed weatherboard and brick dwelling and all sundry. Price 375 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 11th January, 1939 between F.W. Veale (seller) and G.W. Raines (buyer) for land situate No. 11 Alley Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 70 section A at Ironbark Gully described in deed of conveyance, registered memorial 836 book 532, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 250 pounds - Vendor's copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 24th July, 1941 between Mrs. E. Brown (seller) and Miss A.G. Ridding (buyer) for land situate No.73 Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo being part of Crown allotment 6 section 14B described in Crown grant volume 1056 folio 211103, together with 4-roomed weatherboard and rough cast dwelling and all sundry. Price 615 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract issued by H.A. Wilkinson and dated 15th March, 1949 between W. Young (seller) and C.P. Rogers (buyer) for land situate in Brown Street Eaglehawk having a frontage of 129 links to Brown Street , by a depth of 192 links and being described in right of occupy residence area No. 5412, together with 5-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 480 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Hand written notes about contract let to Roberts & Son for a new air compressor, dividends, Changing House and Half-Yearly meeting. Also notes referring to Federation, see Advertiser Monday June 19th? 1899, New Boiler at Nth Johnsons 27/7/1899, report page 4 and referring to Bendigonian Dec 28th 1899, report on dividends from Victoria Quartz Mine.place, mining site, carlisle united mine, carlisle united, roberts & son, air compressor, changing house, federation, advertiser monday june 19th? 1899, boiler, nth johnsons, victoria quartz mine, bendigonian dec 28th 1899

Hercules Gold Mining Co. N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re former Mining Managers Residence. Pink paper dated Nov 24, 1930, to Jan 22, 1931. Details of Contract and Conditions of Sale of Property sold to Grenfell for £350. Cost £4.4.0. Also, re sale to Grenfell dated Jan 22, 1931. Details of expenses for sale to Grenfell. Total cost £337.16.6.miss g. alice jones collection - account, hercules gold mining co n l, grenfell, l l dungey, bank of australasia

Photocopy of Report - 6 foolscap pages - titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Report to Councils" - for the year ended 30th September 1915. Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, Construction, Riversdale Road Extension, Wattle Park, Finance, Operation and General matters. Has a schedule of contracts let to 30/9/1915, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Audited by R. Oehr and L. CallawayHas the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, htt, reports, construction, finances, operations, wattle park

Excavation of a diversion tunnel was commenced in 1939 to divert water from the East Kiewa River to allow construction of the dam wall. This was completed in February 1940 and excavation for the dam wall commenced in the same month, with the first batch of concrete placed in September. Lewis construction Company had the contract, but the S.E.C. took over construction in March 1942 and the dam was completed in March 1944. Type of construction: reinforced concrete, slab buttress.Importance in the Kiewa area as it shows the formwork and preparation necessary before the pouring of concrete for the first dam in the Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemeBlack and white photos (2 identical) of early construction of Junction Dam wall, viewed from downstream.Back of photo, upper right hand corner: No. 1 - Construction of Bogong Dam Wall (written in pencil) No. 2 - Same as one (written in pencil)construction, dam wall, excavation, bogong, secv

This public notice of 1935 warns of the dangers of Infantile Paralysis. It advises scalding dairy products and reporting stock illness, even though the disease was viral (discovered by U.S. researchers in 1908), not bacterial. There was little chance of protecting children against contracting the disease as the Salk vaccine was not available until 1955, although medical research into the development of preventative serum was well advanced in the 1940's. Treatment of the disease was primitive and a cure not possible.Infantile paralysis was a fearful disease increasingly prevalent in the early 20th Century. Children under 3 were especially susceptible. It could be said to be forever associated with this part of the Western District as a result of the celebrated author, Alan Marshall (1902-1984) suffering its effects. He immortalised his childhood, which was profoundly affected by his paralysis, in the autobiograhical novel 'I can jump puddles'. Calico rectangle off white"Shire of Hampden. Recommendations by the Medical Officer of Health. During the last few weeks eighteen cases of INFANTILE PARALYSIS have occurred in this district. PARENTS are advised to seek Medical advice early in any case of sickness. It is not wise while this sickness is about to treat sick people by home remedies for a few days, for the mild fever-headache, &c., may be the early stage of INFANTILE PARALYSIS, and if a doctor is consulted then he has his best chance of protecting the patient from paralysis. All persons in the district are advised to scald all milk and cream used in the home, even that taken by adults. The people in the district may help solve the puzzle of where this disease comes from, by reporting at once to the Stock Inspector any sickness among the animals. SHIRE OFFICE, CAMPERDOWN, 22nd March, 1935. THOS.F.LITTLE, Secretary, Shire of Hampden." disease, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis, shire of hampden, public health, childhood

Invoice issued to 'Mr. Lewis' (i.e. Lewers) [Manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Linton from Hugh Gray & Son, of Ballarat, for cleaning, lacquering and adjusting gold beam and scales. A charge for "cartage" has been added to the invoice by R. Ching. The invoice is marked "paid" twice, first by a representative of Hugh Gray & Sons, then by R. Ching (Richard Ching, who ran contracting and carting businesses at Linton).Invoice issued on March 28th, 1877, by Hugh & Sons, "Mechanists and Philosophical Instrument Makers" of Ballarat. bank of new south wales linton branch, samuel lewers, richard ching

Set of two documents downloaded from the respective websites about the announcement of an order for the next 100 trams for Melbourne to be known as the G class tram. Gives details of the builder (Alstom), the contract price, the trams and that they would largely be manufactured in Melbourne at Dandenong. The (Government's) document explains their reason why the tram is to be known as the G class rather than using the next letter (F), in the alphabet following E for the E class tram. Yields information about the proposed new type and class of tram for Melbourne.Set of two press releases regarding the new "Next Generation" trams for Melbourne, to be known as the G class .1 - 8 page - from Alstom .2 - 12 page from the Victorian Department of Transportnew trams, design of new trams, g class, trams, tramways, melbourne, alstom, department of transport, press releases