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Greensborough Historical SocietyDocument, Petition from 'Ladies resident on Plenty River', 05/05/1842
Copy of text of the Petition to the Governor of Victoria, C. J. La Trobe, from 'Ladies resident on Plenty River' requesting protection from bushrangers, 5 May 1842, with list of petitioners.Indicates dangers of living in the remote location of Plenty River in 1842 and lists women living in the area.2p. col. printed 2 sidesplenty river, bushrangers, petitions -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, John Gibson, Plenty Gorge Park dig May 2015, 23/05/2015
Account of a dig carried out by Heritage Victoria at the site of the Thomas flour mill, a three-story building with a small cottage built in 1855, which ceased operation in 1863. Article written by GHS member John Gibson.5 p., black text and photographsmoses thomas, flour mill, plenty river -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, History of Batman's Apple Tree, 1835o
This is a timeline of the Apple Tree's history from c1835 to 1966. Information is taken from various printed sources.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.2 typed pages, 2 copies.apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, batman apple tree -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, The Batman Tree: a brief history, 1835o
A compilation of information on the Batman Apple Tree collected and written by Noel Withers.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.5 pages of text and illustrations.batmans apple tree, noel withers, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, A notable apple tree, 09/04/1910
This article, first published in 1910, reports on the 'old' tree planted near Greensborough.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.3 pages of text and illustration. First published in "Leader' newspaper Melbourne 1910.batmans apple tree, apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, The Batman Tree 1841, 15/03/1841c
Brief history of the early life of the Batman Apple Tree in Greensborough. Compiled in 2011.This is possibly the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It was planted on the banks of the Plenty River in 1841.One page of text and illustration.batmans apple tree, apples, john batman, robert whatmough, frederick nevin flintoff, plenty river, 1841 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyArticle, The Willis Diary by Anne Paul. Based on A Pioneer Squatter's Life, 09/04/1837o
... in the young colony of Victoria. willis family plenty river lower ...The Willis Diary by GHS member Anne Paul is based on A Pioneer Squatter's Life (Item158). The Willis family were early settlers at Lower Plenty, just near where the hotel and old bridge are today. Anne has reviewed and analysed this chapter from Historical Records of Victoria, Vol. 6. The Crown, the land, and the squatter, 1835-1840. She includes further information on the Willis family and photographs of the archaeological dig at the Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda in 2017.Diary of James L Willis from 1837, portraying hardships suffered in the young colony of Victoria.15 page, text and colour illustrations. Digital copy.willis family, plenty river, lower plenty, james willis, bridge inn hotel mernda -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPhotograph - Digital Image, Happy Hollow plaque, 24/10/2006
Photograph of details on the Happy Hollow plaque and descendants of past owners of Happy Hollow unveiling the commemorative plaque. This plaque was laid by Plenty Historical Society. Digital copies of 3 colour photographs.happy hollow, plenty river, john mclaughlin, charles partington, robert emmett whatmough, parks victoria -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Ian D. Clark et al, A Bend in the Yarra: a history of the Merri Creek protectorate Station and Merri Creek Aboriginal School 1841-1851, by Ian D. Clark and Toby Heydon, 2004_
... institutions in colonial Victoria, in this book the interaction between ...A history of Aboriginal cultural institutions in colonial Victoria, in this book the interaction between Wurundjeri people and government officials and settlers at the confluence of the Merri Creek and Yarra River.Paperback book, 90 p. black & white illusmerri creek, aborigines victoria -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, A Squatter's life on the Plenty River at 'Wanstead' by Anne Paul, 09/04/1837o
... in the young colony of Victoria. willis family plenty river lower ...The Willis Diary by GHS member Anne Paul is based on A Pioneer Squatter's Life (Item158). The Willis family were early settlers at Lower Plenty, just near where the hotel and old bridge are today. Anne has reviewed and analysed this chapter from Historical Records of Victoria, Vol. 6. The Crown, the land, and the squatter, 1835-1840. She includes further information on the Willis family and photographs of the archaeological dig at the Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda in 2017.Diary of James L Willis from 1837, portraying hardships suffered in the young colony of Victoria.10 pages, text and colour illustrations. Abridged hard copy of item 4491.willis family, plenty river, lower plenty, james willis, bridge inn hotel mernda -
Greensborough Historical SocietyCertificate of Title, Supreme Court of Victoria (Probate Division) et al, Certificate of Title Vol. 2567 Fol. 294, Vol. 3134 Fol. 605, 22/05/1895
Title Vol. 2567 Fol. 294 in the name of The Greensborough Estate Company Limited, 164 acres four and a half perches, being part of Crown Portion 17 Parish of Keelbundora, County of Bourke. Dated 22nd May 1895. Northern boundary Greensborough Road (now Grimshaw Street), Southern boundary Nell Street, Eastern boundary Plenty River, Western boundary road (now named McDowell Street); Title Vol. 3134 Fol. 605 in the name of Adolphe Frederic Seelenmeyer, land as described above, LP 4759 and transfers and other instruments to 9 March 1948Folder containing two Certificates of Title (3p. + 9 p.) and twenty pages of miscellaneous documents, including historical summary, brief biography of A. F. Seelenmeyer, two Death Certificates and photocopied extracts from probate documents, as listed in table of contents, ed. by Peter Simmenauergreensborough, greensborough estate company limited, grimshaw street greensborough, plenty river, nell street greensborough, mcdowell street greensborough, adolphe frederic seeley, formerly seelenmeyer, adolfe frederic seelenmeyer -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal, Centenary of Melbourne 1835 Commemorative Medallion, 1834
White metal medal issued to commemorate Melbourne's centenary 1934-35. This medal was given out to Victorian school children; 325,600 white metal medals were struck. There were also a few VIP pieces in other metals, including two in gold. The medal references Portland, the location of Victoria's first settlement. The Henty brothers, entrepreneur farmers and whalers, established the state's first permanent European settlement in Portland in 1834. Melbourne was established the following year by a party of settlers led by John Batman.White metal medal. Medal, silver. with hole and ring at the top. Obverse: Sailing Ship, Coast, Boat on shore, 3 men. Reverse Colonial man on grass, river, city buildings on other river bank Medal commemorates the centenary of Victoria and Portland 1834 and Melbourne 1835. Obverse:Scene of landing at Portland Bay; in ground below, PORTLAND / 1834; above, centenary of victoria / 1934 Reverse: Pioneer on south bank of Yarra looking across to Melbourne, below 1835 above, CENTENARY / OF / MELBOURNE / 1935Front: Inverse: Centenary of Melbourne 1835 (Top) 1835 (Bottom) Back: Obverse: Centenary of Victoria 1934 (Round Top) Portland 1834 (Bottom)medal, numismatics, celebration, 1834, 1934, 1935, melbourne, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Glass slide, n.d
Isle of Bags is an island in Victoria. Isle of Bags is situated nearby to the villages Nelson and Donovans.Glass slide showing the Isle of Bagsslide, glass slide, isle of bags, glenelg river -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard - Nelson, Victoria, n.d
Coloured photo postcard, aerial view of Nelson, Victoria, showing the bridge, township and river mouth. Rose Series De Luxe colorview NO 1213Back: Maker details. 'Aerial view of Nelson Victoria'postcard, nelson -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph reprint of a scan of a photograph - Casterton, Victoria 1874, n.d
Vern McCallum CollectionReprint of a scan of a black and white photograph. A view of Casterton in 1874, taken from an elevated position. Glenelg River visible running left to right acros print, 2 bridges over river. Print is mounted on archival, white, mountboard frame. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Nelson and Glenelg River, Victoria, Compiled by N.F. Learmonth, Three Ways to Cross a River, Mar-63
... Booklet - Nelson and Glenelg River, Victoria... to Cross a River', a short history of Nelson, focussing ...Booklet - 'Three Ways to Cross a River', a short history of Nelson, focussing on the crossings of the Glenelg River - ford, punt and bridge. Blue card, cover, black print. Complied to mark the occasion of the opening of the new Glenelg River bridge at Nelson, 14 Mar 1963 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Glenelg River Nelson Bridge, Victoria, n.d
... Negative - Glenelg River Nelson Bridge, Victoria.... Negative Negative - Glenelg River Nelson Bridge, Victoria MISS ...Transparency for black and white photo - Glenelg River with Nelson Bridge in the distance. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - The Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, 20/10/2000
... Photograph - The Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria...: the Glenelg River at Nelson, includes boatsheds and several small ...Coloured photograph: the Glenelg River at Nelson, includes boatsheds and several small boats on the river. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
... Negative - Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria... Negative - Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria Miss Zillah Maschmedt ...Transparency for a black and white photo. View of the Glenelg River near Nelson, Vic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Sapling Creek, Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
... Negative - Sapling Creek, Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria..., Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria Miss Zillah Maschmedt ...Transparency for black and white photo. 'Sapling Creek' 26 miles upstream from mouth of Glenelg River at Nelson, Vic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
Transparency for black and white photo. Nelson Vic. View across the river looking towards mouth of the Glenelg. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Nelson, Victoria, 1934
... Transparency for black and white photo. Nelson, Victoria..., Victoria, Glenelg River in foreground, bridge on left. Negative ...Part of a collection of photographs taken by Zillah Maschmedt in 1934. Zillah was a teacher from South Australia.Transparency for black and white photo. Nelson, Victoria, Glenelg River in foreground, bridge on left.zillah maschmedt, photography, nelson, glenelg river -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - view of Glenelg River, Victoria, 1934
... Negative - view of Glenelg River, Victoria...Negative for black and white photo. Nelson Victoria. View... River Nelson Negative for black and white photo. Nelson Victoria ...Part of a collection of photographs taken by Zillah Maschmedt in 1934. Zillah was a teacher from South Australia.Negative for black and white photo. Nelson Victoria. View across river looking towards mouth of the Glenelg River.zillah maschmedt, photography, glenelg river, nelson -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Glenelg River Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
... Negative - Glenelg River Nelson, Victoria... River and ocean in background Negative Negative - Glenelg River ...Transparency for black and white photo. Nelson, Vic, from the back of the town. Glenelg River and ocean in background -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Simpson's Landing Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
Transparency for black and white photo. Simpson's Landing Nelson Vic. view over river, from top of river bank, shack in foreground -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - panorama of Nelson, Victoria, 1934
Part of a collection of photographs taken by Zillah Maschmedt in 1934. Zillah was a teacher from South Australia.Transparency for black and white photo. Panoramic view of Nelson Viczillah maschmedt, photography, panorama, glenelg river, nelson -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Casterton, Victoria, c. 1963
SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo of Glenelg River Bridge at Casterton.tourism, casterton -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
... Negative - Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria... Negative Negative - Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria Miss Zillah ...Transparency for black and white photo. Glenelg river at Nelson, Vic, looking upstream -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Donovan's Landing, Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
... Negative - Donovan's Landing, Glenelg River, Nelson..., Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria Miss Zillah Maschmedt ...Transparency for black and white photo. Wooden dinghy tied up to jetty at Donovan's Landing, Glenelg River, Nelson, Vic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Mouth of Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1936
... Negative - Mouth of Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria... Negative - Mouth of Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria Miss Zillah ...Transparency for black and white photo. Mouth of Glenelg River at Nelson Vic
