Black and white photograph of cattle and horses in the Grand Parade on the Melbourne Showgrounds Main Arena, 1954. In 1910, horses and cattle at the Royal Melbourne Show were paraded together for the first time in a ‘Massed’ (Grand) Parade. This innovation proved very popular with exhibitors and the general public alike. The Grand Parade continued to be a Show highlight and in 1952, with the inclusion of all horses for the first time, it became even more of a spectacle. Together with the animals, harness vehicles and Clydesdale wagons were included in the Grand Parade. The following year, as a tribute to the new Queen Elizabeth II, the annual show was named the Coronation Show and for the first time floats from various country agricultural societies were included in the Grand Parade. The final Grand Parade took place in about 2004.A black and white, landscape photograph on glossy paper with a white border.royal melbourne show, grand parade, horse, horses, cattle, agriculture, agricultural shows

Matron F. L. Gordon and the Sisters are standing in front of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) Nurses Home at 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood. The Nurses lived in this residence from 1914-1953. In 1926 the After-Care Home was built next door. This image was taken twelve months after the name of the Society changed from 'Melbourne District Nursing Society After Care 'Home' to 'Hospital'. The photograph shows the uniform of the District Division of the Melbourne District Nursing Society in the 1930s, with the uniform dress made of grey cotton. Their brimmed hat was made of felt with a cotton hat band with a red Maltese cross in the centre front. From its founding in 1885 until 1891 the Trained nurses, called 'Nurse' in those days, of the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) worked from their own homes which were located in the vicinity of their areas (districts). In November 1891 MDNS was able to rent a two story terraced house at 66 Cardigan Street, Carlton, at £65 a year, which contained accommodation for three Nurses and one pupil nurse as well as being used as their Headquarters. They left from their Nurses Home each morning and returned at the end of their shift to write up their book work before retiring for the day. Three years later, in 1894, they moved into a larger terraced house at 49 Drummond Street Carlton which was rented at ‘a very moderate rental’. There was a Board room, apartments for the Nurses and pupil nurse, a large dispensary which patients could attend each evening to have prescriptions signed and bottles refilled with ‘homely remedies’ and elixirs, which were administered for e.g. Consumptive cases. Doctor’s prescriptions were filled at the Pharmacy. Cupboards containing donated blankets and bedclothes for needy patients were kept in this room, and it was here where the Nurses kept their nursing bags which were refilled at the end of each shift ready for any emergency and for the next day. A list of Doctors the Nurses could call was kept by the telephone. The Home also had a kitchen where nourishing soup was made and distributed twice a week to the needy. Milk was also distributed when needed. In 1902 they moved into rented premises at 188 Leicester Street, Carlton and two years later, in 1904, to premises at 5 Royal Terrace, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy. They remained there for ten years and an Auction of furniture was held before their next move giving an idea of some of the contents: - Carpets, linoleum, walnut and oak sideboards, dining tables, walnut dining suite, Vienna chairs, walnut bedroom suite, cedar wardrobes, chests of drawers, duchess chests, bedsteads and bedding and general furnishings were for sale. In June 1914 at last the Society had sufficient funding to purchase their own terraced premises, ‘Floraston’ 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood which became their Headquarters and Nurses Home. In 1926 the After-Care Home for recovering patients, (later called After-Care Hospital) was built by the Society next door, running from 41-47 Victoria Parade (became No. 45); the District Sisters continued to live at No. 39. In November 1953 the District Nursing Division moved into their new Headquarters and Nurses Home at 452 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, with a change of name to Melbourne District Nursing Service in 1957. With Royal patronage, this changed to Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) in 1966. As District expanded, and now with outlying districts to service and with a full fleet of District cars, Sisters lived in their own homes and visited their District Centre each morning to collect their work for the day and returned there at the end of their days work in the community to carry out their administrative work. The digital image shows Matron, Miss F.L. Gordon, wearing a white uniform and veil and a dark coloured cape standing amid a group of eleven District Trained nurses (Sisters), from the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS). Two Sisters are to her left and the others to her right. They are standing in front of a grey building. The Sisters are wearing their uniforms of grey long coats with lapels; the coat is secured with a belt around the waist. This is worn over their grey uniforms, with white collars. Each Sister is wearing their uniform grey brimmed hat with a Maltese cross attached to the light hatband, and are carrying a square shaped nursing case. They are standing in two rows, with some on the veranda of the building and some in front on the path; two Sisters are just off the path amid the shrubs. Part of the grey concrete building can be seen behind the Sisters with the open door to the left and part of three long windows seen to its right. One Sister has her lower left arm resting on the veranda rail.'Miss F.L. Gordon, Matron, and some of the District Sisters'mdns, melbourne district nursing society, 39 victoria parade, collingwood, rdns, royal district nursing service, nurses home, miss f.l. gordon, mdns uniforms, mdns matron

The photo shows the Orbost Marching Girls at the Golden Jubilee of the Orbost High School in 1962.Orbost High School / Orbost Secondary College has played a significant part in the education of senior students in the Orbost district . It is the sole senior educational institution. This item is representative of its historyA black / white photograph of female students marching at the Orbost High School with a crowd watching.front bottom - "1962 Back To + High School Gold Jubilee opening new block" on back - "Golden Jubilee 1962. Girls marching"education- orbost orbost-high-school-golden-jubilee orbost--marching-girls

This photograph shows the regrowth of vegetation on the road between Genoa and the border - now the Princes Highway.This is a pictorial record of the main road from Orbost to the New South border, The Princes Highway, in the early 20th century.A large black / white photograph of a bush road wwith a vehicle and a man on the side of it.on back - " Princes Highway showing the regrowth.....1913"princes-highway-genoa transport

Shows the extent of the River trade in the Murray Darling River basin in the early 20th Century.Helps show the extent of river trade in the Riverland area of South Australia in the early 20th Century.Copy of an original photograph of a wharf scene with moored river boats. possibly of Morgan c. 1900.Written on back in pencil."boats tied up at Morgan-?"murray river, paddle steamers, river boats, morgan. south australia., riverland

This photograph shows the Echuca Moama bridge crossing the Murray River in the early 1970's. This photograph shows the Echuca Moama bridge in the early 1970's. It shows one of the rounded arches on the bridge. The rounded arches were the original arches and were at one stage replaced by square arches, but then replaced again by rounded arches.A rectangular coloured photograph of the Echuca Moama bridge taken from the Victorian bank, sometime in the early 1970's. One round bridge arch can be seen and a tall electricity pole can also be seen on top of the bridge. The vegetation on the Victorian bank is short and cropped. Some dead branches lie on the ground in the left foreground.There are none.echuca moama bridge, murray river, victorian bank

Person is unknown - it shows an Officer in what appears to be a Naval Uniform, holding a small child.Small photo in brown foldout folder protected by a sheet of translucent paper. This depicts a Naval Officer holding a small child.Below photo is photographers name " Johnstone O'Shannessy & Falk" Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.portrait, navy officer, family photograph

Photo shows the completer Bell Tower and the starting of the next extension of St Pauls building.The building nears completionlocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, st pauls training school, schools, phillip island, sepia photograph, ken pound

1913 Map of Greensborough, possibly by John Monash. This map shows the area to the north of the township.Map, colour.greensborough - maps, 1913

Photograph shows a track through trees and retaining wall. This is Plenty Gorge with blackberries in foreground.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty gorge, blackberries

Photograph shows a fenced paddock and gum trees; erosion on overgrazed property near Whittlesea.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.whittlesea, erosion, farming

Photograph shows a house with steep drive and sold sign in the Apollo Parkways estate Greensborough.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.apollo parkways

Photograph shows a bush scene with trees that are regenerating after a bushfire in the Upper Plenty area.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. Caption on slide "T & Bs"bushfires, upper plenty, vegetation

Photograph shows a group of 7 people walking under an overpass - under Greensborough BypassPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No caption. Printed maker's mark on slide "Kodak Kodachrome Slide"greensborough bypass

Photograph shows washed out bush track with gully erosion at Barbers Creek, Mernda.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.erosion, barbers creek mernda

Photograph shows encroaching residential looking from undeveloped to developed side of Plenty River.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty river, residential development, urbanisation

Photograph shows a 3 lane road with Hungry Jacks sign - Plenty Road Bundoora.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty road bundoora

Photograph shows low water flow on the Plenty River near South Morang or Mernda.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.south morang, mernda, plenty river

Photograph shows grape vines in autumn. This vineyard is located near Rosanna Golf Course.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.vineyards, rosanna golf course

Photograph shows a rural landscape with gum trees and dam; this is near Yallambie on the Plenty River.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty river, yallambie

Photograph shows residential development with auction board and construction of the Western Ring Road in background.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.western ring road, metropolitan ring road, apollo parkways

Photograph shows farm park and kiosk on Plenty Road Whittlesea. This is the future site of Funfields.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.funfields, plenty road whittlesea

Photograph shows an anti- Plenty Gorge Park sign in Gorge Road South MorangPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty gorge, plenty gorge metropolitan park, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

Photograph shows a washed out bush track - Gully erosion caused by motorbike trackPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.erosion, gully erosion

The photograph shows how equipment was set up for work to be done on ships while they are in drydocks.This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.Black and white photograph of the stern of the ship "Mongabarra" while in drydocks. There are six ladders arranged in front of the ship, in preparation for workers. The photograph has a narrow boarder of white on all four sides.allan-quinn, photograph, drydock, mongabarra, eriksbergs, letters from aborad

This photograph shows the workers huts at the mine site, nearing completion, with men standing outside..An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of black and white photograph, one of 30 photos of mining operations. Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery

It shows the Plenty river in Greensborough in flood and the bluestone bridge at the bottom of the Main Street hill.The bluestone bridge was built in the mid 1860's and was demolished 1970's.A black and white photograph of a bridge over a river in flood.Nilgreensborough, plenty river, floods, bridges, bluestone

The photograph shows the family group in the early 20th century. The house was known as "Dunbar Corner". The Marsh family moved to Greensborough in 1907. their son Arnold pictured in the centre of the front row, lived in the house until the late 20th century.A black and white photograph of Richard Marsh, his wife and their children.Blue biro writing on rear of photograph names the family group and gives some history of the family.richard marsh, arnold marsh, jonah britnell, hailes st, church lane, 1907, dunbar corner

Shows Peter Fraser practising for shot put and mentions the Bundoora Little Athletics Club.Mentions coming formation of the Diamond Valley Little Athletics club.A photocopy of a black and white clipping published by the Whittlesea Post that features a photograph of Peter Fraser.Nillittle athletics, bundoora, diamond valley, dvlac

The photograph shows road works on the corner of Para Road and Main Street Greensborough in 1993.The view also includes the Greensborough Hotel, the valley Buildings and the group of shops on the Para Rd corner named as Greensborough Valley Market. In the foreground it shows the Greensborough railway station car park as unsealed.A colour photograph of a street scene.Nilpara rd, main st, greensborough, road works, valley buildings, greensborough hotel, greensborough valley market