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Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Wrecks Along The Great Ocean Road, 1976
Jack Kenneth Loney (21 October 1925 – 13 February 1995) was an amateur Australian marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement. He became interested in maritime history after preparing several general history booklets covering the Otway region of western Victoria, Australia.This item is a useful reference tool.A 132 pp book with a coloured photograph of the Great Ocean Road, on the south-western coast of Victoria, on the front cover. The title. "Wrecks Along The Great Ocean Road" is in black print above the photograph. The book contains black / white photographs and sepia text.It lists and describes shipwrecks on the west coast from Point Lonsdale to Portland.shipwrecks-great-ocean-road-victoria shipping-history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Whitehorse Road Mitcham on a Sunday, 2000
Produced as one of a series of 24 prints commissioned by Nunawading & District Historical Society -|Theme: Intersections of Mitcham and Nunawading 2000/2001.|See also Series by P. Simmenauer on the same theme.Black and white photograph - print and negative looking along Whitehorse service Road in Mitcham on a Sunday afternoon - note heavy traffic. Landscaped median strip mainly Australian natives - also angle parking in service road. Vehicles in view: Metropolitan Fire Brigade, tender No. 27; Sedan; 4 wheel drive car; Mitsubishi Sedan.metropolitan fire brigade - tender 27, whitehorse road, mitcham, service roads -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Eltham Historical Society float, Eltham Festival Parade, Main Street, 10 November 1990, 10/11/1990
The festival parade was held at 11.00 am on Saturday, 10 November 1990, commencing in Youth Road (behind Elfham Railway Station} and Diamond Street. As per tradition, the Shire of Eltham Historical Society entered a float in the parade but for the first time combined with the Diamond Valley Arts Society to produce the float. The theme of the parade was ''Spring into Summer". In accordance with this theme the Society's float depicted artists on a spring painting excursion. Part of the group was "Walter Withers" painting a landscape. There was also another artist painting a portrait of a girl in a spring costume. Joh Ebeli was responsible for preparation of the float. The float won the prize for the best display.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Gold 100-2 5095eltham, main road, eltham festival, parade, shire of eltham historical society, parade float, joh ebeli, diamond valley arts society -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Eltham Historical Society float, Eltham Festival Parade, Main Street, 10 November 1990, 10/11/1990
The festival parade was held at 11.00 am on Saturday, 10 November 1990, commencing in Youth Road (behind Elfham Railway Station} and Diamond Street. As per tradition, the Shire of Eltham Historical Society entered a float in the parade but for the first time combined with the Diamond Valley Arts Society to produce the float. The theme of the parade was ''Spring into Summer". In accordance with this theme the Society's float depicted artists on a spring painting excursion. Part of the group was "Walter Withers" painting a landscape. There was also another artist painting a portrait of a girl in a spring costume. Joh Ebeli was responsible for preparation of the float. The float won the prize for the best display.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Gold 100-2 5095eltham, main road, eltham festival, parade, shire of eltham historical society, parade float, joh ebeli, diamond valley arts society -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Eltham Historical Society float, Eltham Festival Parade, Main Street, 10 November 1990, 10/11/1990
The festival parade was held at 11.00 am on Saturday, 10 November 1990, commencing in Youth Road (behind Elfham Railway Station} and Diamond Street. As per tradition, the Shire of Eltham Historical Society entered a float in the parade but for the first time combined with the Diamond Valley Arts Society to produce the float. The theme of the parade was ''Spring into Summer". In accordance with this theme the Society's float depicted artists on a spring painting excursion. Part of the group was "Walter Withers" painting a landscape. There was also another artist painting a portrait of a girl in a spring costume. Joh Ebeli was responsible for preparation of the float. The float won the prize for the best display.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Gold 100-2 5095eltham, main road, eltham festival, parade, shire of eltham historical society, parade float, joh ebeli, diamond valley arts society -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Shire of Eltham Historical Society float, Eltham Festival Parade, Main Street, 10 November 1990, 10/11/1990
The festival parade was held at 11.00 am on Saturday, 10 November 1990, commencing in Youth Road (behind Elfham Railway Station} and Diamond Street. As per tradition, the Shire of Eltham Historical Society entered a float in the parade but for the first time combined with the Diamond Valley Arts Society to produce the float. The theme of the parade was ''Spring into Summer". In accordance with this theme the Society's float depicted artists on a spring painting excursion. Part of the group was "Walter Withers" painting a landscape. There was also another artist painting a portrait of a girl in a spring costume. Joh Ebeli was responsible for preparation of the float. The float won the prize for the best display.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Gold 100-2 5095eltham, main road, eltham festival, parade, shire of eltham historical society, parade float, joh ebeli, diamond valley arts society -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, View from McRae property in Bedford Road- Ringwood . Circa 1948
Black and white photograph"Written on back of photograph" From Lila Mc Rae - taken from back fence of their Bedford Road property about 1948 -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Warrandyte Road bridge over Mullum Creek, Ringwood. 1921 or 1931
Written on photographs, "Warrandyte Road bridge over Mullum Creek" One photograph is dated 1921 and the other 1931. (3 copies) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Warrandyte Road, Ringwood from top of Safeways Super Market. 1975
Written on back of photograph, "Warrandyte Road from top of Safeways Super Market, Jan. 1975". (Now Office Works, 2002). -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Warrandyte Road, Ringwood, looking north from clock tower. 1960
Written on back of photograph, "Warrandyte Road, looking north from clock tower. Feb. 1960". 3 versions of the same photo. -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, 316 Canterbury Road, corner of Essex Road
Mr Walter Sessford Cornhill was born in c1886 in Orsett, Essex; died 2 September 1940 and buried in Box Hill Cemetery (B-069-0028). He was a carpenter. He married Rhoda Fraser (1882-1947). A son John Edmund was a plumber. Daughter Lillian married Charles Frederick Barrow. Walter Cornhill moved from 3 Essex Road to 316 Canterbury Road some tome after 1937. The house passed to Charles Frederick Barrow and wife Lillian and subsequently to Leonard Clement Gangell and his wife Pamela Gangell, nee Barrow.A black and white photograph of an early modern style house built on a corner block. It is built of brick. The upper portion of the house is rendered with occasional brickwork patterning. A low brick fence borders both street frontages.canterbury road, essex road, 1940, early modern style, mr walter sessford cornhill, mrs rhoda cornhill, miss rhoda fraser, mr john edmund cornhill, miss lillian cornhill, mr charles frederick barrow, mrs lillian barrow -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Dr Paul Fox, Front veranda of 34 Zetland Road, Surrey Hills, 1976
The correct spelling of the family is POWNE (REF: electoral rolls, BDM records). May Trebilcock Powne (15/9/1906-2/7/2009), referred to by the donor, was the daughter of Charles Powne (1871-1926) and May Trebilcock (1882-1974), both of whom are buried in Box Hill Cemetery as is their daughter May. Probate gives his occupation as collector for the Metropolitan Gas Company. His death notice gives the name of the property as "St Columb". The Pownes had 2 other daughters: Linda Merle (1914-1997) and Nancy Helen (1916-1996). This home was owned by the same family from the time it was built for approximately 90 years.A colour photo with rounded corners of part of the front veranda of a red brick home, the details of which would place it as Edwardian style. The red brick is tuck-pointed and has a horizontal band of render, painted cream, as are the door surrounds and the arched timber fretwork. There are 6 steps leading up to the veranda, which appears to be timber, painted deep red. There is a cane chair on the veranda and climbing roses and erigeron daisies either side of the steps.On the rear in grey pencil in Paul Fox's writing: "Front verandah / 34 Zetland Rd / The Powneys home / in Zetland / Road Mont / Albert. / The Powneys / came to Zetland / Road in 1917. / At that time only / Whitehorse Rd was / sealed. / Tsken by Paul Fox / c 1976 when their / daughter May lived there."may trebilcock powne, charles powne, may trebilcock, may powne (mrs), linda merle powne, nancy helen powne, edwardian style, zetland road, st columb, house names, box hill cemetery -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph, Opening Great Ocean Road 1922
Photograph of Governor of Victoria standing in his car at the Grassy Creek toll gate Eastern View 1922 at the opening of the Great Ocean Road g.o.r; opening-1922; governor of victoria -1922; grassy-creek:; eastern-view; -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph-B&W, Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989-Barn interior, 6/07/1989
Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989-Barn interior "Remains of cow feed mangers. Rough bush timber roof supports"Hill's Dairy / Remains of cow feed mangers / Rough bush timber roof supports -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph-B&W, Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989-Barn interior, 6/07/1989
Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989- "In the old barn beyond the cow sheds, A mixture of rough bush and sawn (mill) Timbers"Hill's Dairy / In the old barn beyond the cow sheds / A mixture of rough bush and sawn (mill) Timbers -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Aerial view showing East Ringwood oval, Mount Dandenong Road, and Civic Centre, Braeside Avenue/Maroondah Hwy, c.1970
Aerial view showing East Ringwood oval, Mount Dandenong Road, and Civic Centre, Braeside Avenue/Maroondah Hwy, c.1970. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Negative - Negative, Barak Road Development Area Services plan, City of Port Melbourne, Barak Road Development Area Services, 27 Sep 1971
4" x 5" negative of City of Port Melbourne plan, Sept 1971, of services required for development between Barak and Beacon Roadstransport - railways, town planning, local government - city of port melbourne -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Heatherdale Road Estate, Unknown
Third subdivision, Heatherdale Road Estate, Mitcham comprising 188 lots. Includes plans, price list and advertising material. 2 copies.brady, john f., heatherdale road, mitcham, purches street, kulnine avenue, culwell avenue, blossom street, nymph street, land subdivision, walwa street -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Eastern Corridor Road Development, 1/09/1986 12:00:00 AM
Ministry of Transport Bulletins about development of Eastern Corridor RoadMinistry of Transport Bulletins about development of Eastern Corridor Road - Doncaster to Ringwood. Holdings: No 1 September 1986; no.3 June 1987.Ministry of Transport Bulletins about development of Eastern Corridor Roadroads and streets, eastern freeway, victoria. ministry of transport, mullum mullum creek -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, How runs the road, 1948
Photocopies of some pages from 'How runs the road' by Bernard Cronin with pictures of White Horse Hotel, Coach and Horses Hotel, Ringwood.white horse hotel, coach and horses hotel, ringwood, hotels, box hill, ringwood -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Articles, Eastern Arterial Road, 1990
Newspaper articles from Nunawading Gazette, 31st January and 28th February 1990 on proposals for the Nunawading-Ringwood section of the Eastern Arterial Roadeastern freeway, roads and streets -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Blackburn Road, 9/06/1993
Photograph of Cr David McKittrick with an example of higher density development in Blackburn Road, Blackburn South, in Nunawading Gazette, 9 June 1993.blackburn road, blackburn south, townhouses, mckittrick, david -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, 1/10/2000 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, looking east taken from western end of shopping centre opposite old police station.whitehorse road, mitcham, mitcham. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Whitehorse Road, Blackburn, 6/01/2001 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Whitehorse Road, Blackburn, looking west from pedestrian overpass. Leader Newspaper Offices - formerly Cottees - on left.whitehorse road, blackburn, blackburn pedestrian overpass, leader community newspapers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, 21 Wattle Valley Road, 2019
The house at 21 Wattle Valley Road, Mitcham will be demolished.The house at 21 Wattle Valley Road, Mitcham will be demolished to provide a park & wildlife corridor between Yarran Dheran and Antonio Park Newlands.The house at 21 Wattle Valley Road, Mitcham will be demolished. wattle valley road, mitcham, no. 21, parks and reserves, city of whitehorse, yarran dheran, antonio park newlands -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Alps Road at the Foot of Mt Hotham
One of a number of 'real photo' and commercial postcards created by or owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. The postcards are part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021.A 'real photo' postcard' printed by Kodak Melbourne of the Alps Road at the foot of Mt Hotham, possibly taken from a photograph by Henry Christian. mt hotham, henry christian (1886-1962), postcards - landscapes, christian-washfold collection -
Camberwell Historical Society
Drawing (series) - Architectural drawing, Boroondara Close 51-53 Glen Iris Road, Glen Iris, 1988
artist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, housesartist, architectural drawings, margaret picken, camberwell, houses -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph - May Palstra and baby Margaret at 60 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills, 1921
Date is that given by descendant Julia Thornton. William Ernest Palstra married May Aurunui Holdaway (1885-1964) in 1920; this was their first and only home. They had 3 children, Margaret, Jocelyn and William. The family were connected with the Canterbury Salvation Army Corps. William's father was a Salvation Army officer; he spent his early life in South Africa. Prior to marriage he lived in Middlesex Road, Surrey Hills. He was an air force officer. He joined the RAAF in 1925. The family was in London when William was killed on the maiden flight of the Airship R101 to Karachi. It crashed near Beauvais in France. His widow and children returned to live at 60 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills. The donor Margaret Thornton was a daughter of William and May Palstra; one of her daughters, Julia Thornton still lives in the house in 2023. The houses across the road were demolished in the 1970s to build the Surrey Hills Salvation Army Church.This home is one of very few in the area which has been continuously owned by the same family over 3 generations. It is the only known image of the homes purchased and demolished by the Surrey Hills Salvation Army Church.Black and white photo of May Palstra with a baby, identified as Margaret, in a cane pram and with her fox terrier dog on the nature strip in front of her home. In the background can be seen the houses across the road. The road is unmade and the gutters are of bluestone construction.may palstra, margaret palstra, margaret thornton, julia thornton, may aurunui holdaway, guildford road, surrey hills, canterbury salvation army corps, demolished houses, babies, childhood -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Film - Photograph, Potholes in unidentified unsealed road, near Eltham, c.1990
Other frame was view of similar road conditions at Haldane and Metery Roads, Eltham. Council officers reviewing road surface breakdown due to weather conditions and road traffic causing potholes and dips.Roll of 35mm colour positive film, 2 separated framesKodak 5005 EPPeltham, houses, infrastructure, potholes, streets, streetscape -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photographs, 1960s - 1970s
3289.1 has been taken in the main street of Orbost - Nicholson Street. 3289.2 has been taken on the outskirts of Orbost and indicates that the town population at the time was 2800.These photographs are pictorial record of Orbost C1960s - 1970s.3289.1 is a black / white photograph of a main street with cars parked on both sides of the road and buildings on the left hand side. 3289.2 is a black / white photograph of town entry sign - "ORBOST POP. 2800".orbost-nicholson-street main-street-orbost entry-sign-orbost orbost-1960s-1970s