COPYRIGHT PROV Temperance Hall, Port Melbourne, Public Building file. DVD containing 25 pages of images of letters, documents and plans concerning the Temperance Hall, corner Nott and Liardet Streets, Port Melbourne from 1890 to 1963, belonging to the Independent Order of Rechabites. 1963 documents relate to the sale of the building to Port Melbourne Council for use as an Elderly Citizens Centrebuilt environment - civic, local government - city of port melbourne, societies clubs unions and other organisations, health - general health, port melbourne temperance hall, edward clark, town clerks, senior citizens centre, liardet community centre

The Sandhurst and Electric Tramway Company was the first to blaze a trail when it introduced battery trams to Bendigo in June 1890. Unfortunately they had made a serious miscalculation, as the batteries quickly proved inadequate for the hilly terrain of Bendigo. After a couple of months battery trams ceased running and were later replaced by steam trams in February 1892. Steam trams were a reliable means of transport and successfully moved Bendigonians around for ten years, but the onset of the recession forced the Bendigo Tramways Company to sell up in 1899 to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria (ESCo) who continued to run steam trams until 1902. This turn-of-the-century sale led to the introduction of electric trams to Bendigo in April 1903. These were a success from the very beginning. During peak hour people would be standing in the aisles, in the doorways, even on the running boards on the outside of the tram. In addition, the trams were also the first option for deliveries. Parcels, newspapers, movie reels for the picture theatres and even mail bags found their way onto the trams; sent from outlying post offices to the GPO in the city centre. At the end of World War I the Victorian Government constituted the new semi-government instrumentality, the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC). The SEC was to take over all privately owned power generating companies in Victoria and operate as a state owned monopoly ... Bendigo's tramway system was an integral part of the deal.Bendigo Tramways 100th Anniversary National Trust 31 minute DVD. Content includes brief history of the Bendigo trams from 1890 to 1990; driver's view movies of each of the four Bendigo Lines; and the set up of the tourist trams after the closure of the lines by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.history, bendigo, bendigo trams

Book of Sandridge/Port Melbourne Borough Surveyors' correspondence copies, 1877 - 1890 re various contracts, streets, abattoirs, other engineering projects etc.local government - borough of sandridge, local government - borough of port melbourne, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, arthur victor heath, town clerks, charles clay

History and development of the Bairnsdale Technical Schools, Victoria from 1890 to 1990. contains photographs, anecdotes, list of directors and principals. Honour Roll, and achievements of pupils.education, mines and mining

Article in Nunawading Gazette about congregation having a working bee to renovate the interior of St John's Anglican Church, Blackburn. The foundation stone was laid in 1890.st johns anglican church, blackburn

Copy of a photo of the Box Hill Lyric Club taken in the 1890's. Donated by a descendant of the McDonnell Family. Pat McDonnell was an owner of the Reserve Hotel, Mitcham.Copy of a photo of the Box Hill Lyric Club taken in the 1890's. choirs, box hill lyric club, mcdonnell, pat, mcdonnell, jeannie

Old Mitcham, by Tom Francis, ed. by Eric Montague. Photographs of Mitcham (England) during the period c. 1890 to 1910 with description of life in the village in that period.Old Mitcham, by Tom Francis, ed. by Eric Montague. mitcham, surrey, england, slater, william henry

Article from 'Women of Williamstown' re Ada Colton, wardrobe mistress and dress maker written by niece Norma Jamieson. Ada's father worked as a diver at Williamstown, her mother was a mid-wife. In the 1890's moved to Vermont, bought an orchard and the children attended Vermont Primary School at the beginning of the century. Some of Ada's costumes are held by the Performing Arts Museum. She died 1965 and is buried at Williamstown Cemetery. Also letter to Norma Jamieson from Performing Arts Museum. Photocopy of photo of James Colton 1900 - 1910. Copy of photo of family - Georgina with James and Ada.Article from 'Women of Williamstown' re Ada Colton, wardrobe mistress and dress maker written by niece Norma Jamieson. colton, ada, alma terrace newport, no 74, jamieson, norma, lucas, georgina elizabeth, bijou theatre, melbourne, princess theatre, melbourne, theatre royal, melbourne, performing arts museum, melbourne, colton, james