The Kew Elder Citizen's Association was formally established in 1952. During its initial years it met at South Esk in Cotham Road. Later the Club moved to its current headquarters in High Street.Framed photograph of a theatrical performance of 'Cinderella' by the Kew Elder Citizens' Club in 1976. Handwritten insert below photograph: "Cinderella - Cast, 1976 / Arthur Sharpe; The Prince - Hec Camm; Fairy Godmother - Bill Humphries; Step-sisters - Wally Tustin, Ralph Preston, George Driver; Compere - Alma Westcott".kew elder citizens' club -- association, community groups -- kew (vic.), kew senior citizens, theatre -- kew (vic.)

File copy of a letter to be sent in 1960 to the donors who provided funds for the publication of 'There goes a Man', which notes that sales have not met expectations so their refund would not be as large as their original donation.Part of the story of how the book 'There goes a Man' came to be created.Foolscap copy sheet of paper, black carbon on whitesavige book, committee

Photograph of SW5 764 (Route11) taken from an office window in Gisborne St East Melbourne. Tram has The Met colour scheme with adverts for Heineken beer and advertising 60+ travel cards. Shows a tram in Gisborn St East Melbourne during The Met period.Colour print with notes on rear."From my office 28/6/89"sw5 class, tram 764, tramcars, gisborne st, the met

Timetable board for Camberwell Junction Batman Ave route 70, detailing times that services were scheduled to depart the Junction. Probably used until replaced by The Met style signs in the mid-1980s.Demonstrates a timetable board style used by the MMTB in the 1970s and early 1980s.Board made up to display tramway timetables for attachment to a post comprising heavy galvanised steel backing sheet with two small channels either end, spot welded to the steel back, front painted in green with the letters "M&M.T.B" in yellow paint, perspex sheet at the front, secured by 6 Allen screws with nuts on rear, containing a typed timetable sheet - for Camberwell Junction for Batman Ave timetable - undated. tramways, map, batman ave, camberwell junction, route 70, timetable

An example of a Yarra Trams poster that was provided in tramcars to advise passengers of their performance during May 2008 - giving details of service delivery and punctuality and that they met their service delivery requirements under their contract with the Victorian Government.Demonstrates a Yarra Trams poster regarding service delivery and performance.Document - single A4 sheet, colour trams, tramways, yarra trams, services, franchise

Postcard - cartoon of a Melbourne tram, in The Met colour scheme, cut out in the shape of the tram. Produced by Nu-color-vue, late 1980s or early 1990s. Card number 11 ML342, NCV 7009Demonstrates a cartoonists view of a Melbourne tram.postcard - printed full colour divided back cut out in the form of a Melbourne tram,tramways, melbourne, postcards, cartoon, the met, nu-color-vue

Ticket for Sunday travel in all three Melbourne zones from December 1991 to August 1992. Has The Met logo on the front with the radio station Triple M on top. Notes both parties on the rear. Demonstrates a Zone ticket issued for Sunday travel partly sponsored by Tripple M a Melbourne radio station.Ticket - on light white card - yellow boxes with blue printing.public transport, tickets, zone system, tripple m

Pamphlet - full colour folded A3 sheet, titled "Sprit and Pride", introducing new logos and colour schemes for the Public Transport Corporation June 1992. Was contained within the 4 June 1992 issue of Changing times. Shows the application of the colour schemes for The Met, VLine, suburban trains, double deck train, VLine carriages, trams, cars, stations, buses and coachestrams, tramways, logos, colour schemes, livery, the met, ptc, vline, tramcars

Badge - Manufactured - brass? with gold plate finish on the rear and sides with a green and gold glazed paint finish with the Public Transport Corporation (PTC) logo and the "The Met" name and large pocket clip attached to the rear. Has the words "Senior Manager" on the lower half of the badge. Badge contained within a plastic bag. The clip has the word "LEGA MELB" stamped onto the reartrams, tramways, the met, badges, officers, ptc, public transport corporation

Set of two photocopied lists for destinations for Z class trams, following their allocation to the respective depot. .1 - "Destinations for Glenhuntly Depot" - with note that Z trams to Glenhuntly March 1992. - Photocopied on the PTC letterhead, with a small The Met symbol on the right hand side. .2 - "Malvern Depot" - on MTA memo paper, with a note that Z class allocated to Malvern from March 1992.trams, tramways, z class, malvern depot, destination roll, glenhuntly tram depot, lists

T shirt, white cotton, short sleeves, XXL size with a Basic Cotton 100% featuring an image of tram W6 665 showing City and route 64 in the Met colour scheme. This tram was donated to the Danish Tramway Museum c2006. Advised by Mikael Lund, Chairman of the Danish Tramway Museum 15-12-17, that these t-shirts are still in production by them.trams, tramways, clothing, t-shirts, w6 class, tram 965

Colour postcard divided back - Biscay Greetings, series of featuring Z3 223 class tram outside Parliament, in the Met colour scheme, on route 96. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Biscay Greetings, possibly mid 1980's. Card No. 2AUS 117. 2nd copy added 30/8/2020trams, tramways, postcards, spring st, route 96, z3 class, melbourne, tram 223

Map - 18 fold - 6 x 3 with colour map of public transport including buses, titled "Melbourne's Public Transport Map", published by the Department of Infrastructure, Effective July 1999. Gives rail and tram maps, information on tickets, zones (3 Number) Has The Met contact details and website. Has DOI and State Govt logos. Priced $2.trams, tramways, map, doi, melbourne, the met

Folded A3 Sheet, colour printed, titled "Public Transport Hit Hard by Budget Disaster!", issued by 14 Unions, Victorian Trades Hall Council, dated August 1989, looking at the transport budget for 1989 - staff cuts, jobs, Met ticket system light rail proposal for Upfield, Western Bypass and action being taken by Unions to resist these cuts.trams, tramways, unions, transport, budgets, vthc

Sixteen page pamphlet, printed black and white on gloss paper, titled "Ministry of Transport Moving Ahead - 1983-1984", looking at the Victorian Transport budget for 1983-1984. Has a foreword by Steve Crabb, Minister. Looks at the restructure of the department, employment, The Met, VLine, roads and ports. Has a contact list for the departments. Provides details of projects, funding, future planning.trams, tramways, minister for transport, transport, budgets, the met

Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) Calendar for 1993, featuring a photograph of the "The Met" doubled deck four car train passing through Hawthorn Station, c1992. Photo by Michael Schrader. Gives contact details for the AETA divisions. Stapled to the sheet is a 12 sheet preprinted calendar for 1993 with various details of holidays etc. Has the contact details for the AETA on the front.trams, tramways, hawthorn, the met, railways

Poster - full colour printed on gloss paper, titled "Grab the Latest Fares and Travel Guide for a smoother ride", advertising The Met publication. Features a bus, Comeng Train and a B class tram travelling on the side of a vertical coin. Advises where the publication could be obtained from. Possibly early to mid 1990's. See Reg Item 2507 for the actual guide.trams, tramways, the met, fares, melbourne

For public meeting of Elwood and South St Kilda Progress Association on land and housing reform. The full date is not given. The Association met on Tuesday nights in the Methodist School Room, Elwood in the early - mid 20th century.White paper, discoloured by age,, printed one side in blackelwood and south st kilda progress association, housing reform

Postcard depicting the Bahai Temple in India and referred to as 'India's opera house', from Patricia’s friend Mary Newman (Bob Newman’s wife) to Patricia and John Davies. They met while at MIT and remained close friends.Bahai Temple, with Indian stamps. Difficult to read.

Mrs Augusta Tutton was the president of the Council of Auxiliaries for the RVIB for over 12 years, an Auxiliary member for 27 years, and undertook hundreds of speaking engagements and met with thousands of people at charity events, openings and auxiliary meetings. 8 B/W images of Augusta Tuttonroyal victorian institute for the blind, augusta tutton

Black and white photograph. Also newspaper cutting from the 'Mail', 21-1-25.Typed above and below men in photograph: L to R- Cr. J.K. McCaskill, Cr. J.B. McAlpin, J.P., Cr. R. G. Wilkins, His Worship the Mayor, Cr. A. Temple Miles, Cr. W. Blood, Cr. W. Mackinlay. Typed at bottom of photograph: "Borough Councillors who met for their second meeting on Thursday last."

Two Newspaper clippings from The Age Newspaper Jan. 1990 - featuring public transport. There were two other feature articles written by John Masanauskas - subtitled "Public Transport Going Nowhere" .1 - 16/1/1990 - part 3 - page 11, titled "The rot set in the Fifties" about the problems on Melbourne public transport, staff, graffiti, costs, lack of use, The Met, problems with the private bus operators, Met Plan. .2 - 17/1/1990 - part 4 - page 11 titled "Scratch-it and save $24m a year "considering a report from the Toronto Transit Commission and the introduction of a new three zone ticket system using scratch or honour tickets and the use of off line ticket sellers. Has a map of the zonal system, fares, the phasing out of conductors except on W class trams.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, scratch tickets, public transport, buses, metplan

The men in the photograph are former councillors and they are at an ordinary meeting of the Shire of Bulla council, which took place on 15th July 1974 at the Old Shire Offices in Bulla. Council usually met at the Council Offices in Sunbury but there were times when they met at the Old Shire Offices in Bulla. The people are from L-R: M.Donovan, J.Watson (Deputy Shire Secretary), John Kelly (Shire secretary), C.E.Cook, J.P. (Shire President), John McKerrow ( Shire engineer), D.W.Dumbrell, A.V.Mitchell (Deputy Shire Engineer - Standing), J. Kelly, Eric Boardman (Regional News Gazette - Back to Camera) A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border, of ten men seated around a table conducting a meeting in a room.Information about the event is filed with the photograph in the pocket.shire of bulla, old shire offices, bulla, councillors, council meetings

Newspaper reports relating to the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Hobart, 1892. "Australasian Association for the advancement OF SCIENCE. Several members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science arrived in the city yesterday by the inter colonial steamers, some of whom went direct to Hobart, while others remained in the city, but leave for the capital this afternoon. Amongst those who arrived were Baron Von Mueller, the dis tinguished scientist, who has taken some interest in this colony's re sources, Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., professor of biology at the Melbourne University, who was general secretary at the Melbourne meeting; the Rev. Lorimer Fison, an able worker in the South Sea mission fields; Dr. Robert Giffen, L.L.D., C.ll.; Captain Pascoe, R.N.; Mr Napier Bell, C.E.; Professors Hutton, Nerich, Smith, and Morris, and Mr Richard Teece, F.T.A., the well-known actuary of the A.M.P. Society. A large number of other distinguished members also arrived. Judge Dorkerwho also arrived, was con ducted over the Exhibition in the after noon, and expressed pleasure with what he saw. His Honor leaves by express train to-day for Hobart. The hon. Dr. Campbell was met by Mr Arthur Day, the official agent for Great Britain to the Exhibition, an old friend, who conducted him over the Exhibition. The doctor confined his attention principally to the dry ore concentrator, in which he takes a great interest. He will, however, visit the Exhibition again after the meetings in Hobart has been brought to a termination. What he has seen of the Exhibition has impressed him favourably. (Launceston Advertiser, 6 January 1892.) "TASMANIA. AUSTALASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. The fourth congress of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science was commenced in Hobart at 11. o'olock on Thursday by the general Council assembling at the Royal Society's rooms, at the Museum. There was a good attendance, including the Governor, Sir B. G. Hamilton. In the absence of the president, Sir James Hector, the chair was occupied by Baron Von Muellor. In the afternoon Lady Hamilton gave a garden party at Government House to 600 guests, including the members of the association, the Judges, the members of the Ministry, and leading citizens." (Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 9 January 1892.)Two sepia photographs mounted onto charcoal mount. A group of men in hats and coats, and women in hats and long dresses assemble in front of a double story building, thought to be Henry Dobson's of Ferntree near Hobart. In the background stumps of large trees are evident. The event was a garden party held in for members of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science who met in Hobart in 1892. .1 F.J. Martell of the Ballarat School of Mines is seated between two women in the right hand foreground. James Oddie, with white beard and top hat, is standing in the centre foreground between two women. .2) James Oddie is standing with cane in hand on the right of the bench in the foreground of the photo. australasian association for the advancement of science, hobart, oddie, james oddie, martell, von mueller, baldwin spencer, lorimer fison, robert giffen, napier bell, arthur day, dobson, henry dobson

By its decision 3998 of 30 July 1984, The Australian Cabinet directed that there be a complete joint administration review of Commonwealth Topographic Mapping Resources and needs and the way in which those needs could be met. This is a Draft Report of that review.A photocopy of a 14 page, A4 Report, stapled top Left-hand corner. Some A3 folded Annexesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

The churn was used by Elise Weston (nee Trahair) at Barwidgee Creek and Myrtleford in the immediate post-war period. Prior to this time it was in the possession of the Trahair family on their family farm where a small dairy herd met family requirements.The churn represents an aspect of self sufficient living in rural areas outside township boundaries. It assisted households to meet family needs using simple processing technology and more so when surplus butter could be sold on in local markets.An upright clear-glass butter churn with screw-on metal cap, handle and gears. The churn mechanism is fully enclosed. "Daisy" brand with "3Qt" inscribed in the glass.glass butter churn

This badge was worn by Bill Houston when he became Sunbury District Cub Leader whilst with the 1st Sunbury Cubs in the 1970's. The Cubs met in the Old Fire Station (now demolished) in Evans Street, Sunbury.A small black plastic badge with Bill Houston's name on it."SUNBURY/DISTRICT CUB LEADER/Bill Houston"1970s, houston, william, joan, 1st sunbury cubs, george evans collection

Photo of Z1 45 in The Met livery with another Z3 behind it in the former MMTB Deep Yellow livery in Elizabeth St at Bourke St. Shows many pedestrians in the view along with the then State Savings Bank of Victoria in the background.Yields information about Melbourne trams late 1980s.Colour photograph with paper parts on rear.melbourne, tramways, z1 class, tram 45, elizabeth st, bourke st, state savings bank, z3 class, trams