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Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Booklet, Historic Homes: Researching Your Historic Home with Public Record Office Victoria and Other Sources
A useful guide to primary and secondary sources of information useful for researching the history of houses and properties in Victoria. Published by the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) n 2015? BMDHS Location: AR/SU5Stapled booklet. 145mm x 210mm. 29 pages.A useful guide to primary and secondary sources of information useful for researching the history of houses and properties in Victoria. Published by the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) n 2015? BMDHS Location: AR/SU5bmdhs general reference collection, historic buildings victoria research -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Flyer - Auction, Mont-Alto Estate, Heathmont, Victoria - circa 1960
Single page advertisement for auction of 13 home sites on Saturday 30th November (1957?) with map of subdivsion, terms of sale, and reference to brick covenant. Subdivision includes Yallamba Place, The Boulevard, and Anne Court, Heathmont. Agents - Heathmont Estate Agency, 103 Canterbury Road, Heathmont (Telephone) WU6808, and C.E. Carter & Son, 126 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood, WU6024. Auctioneer - Mr. A. Carter."This Estate is subject to a covenant that all homes to be erected must be a minimum of 12-1/2 squares and are to be of brick or brick veneer construction, thus ensuring owners of preserving their value for the future." -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Horticultural Society of Victoria Plan of Gardens, Richmond, 1865
Copy of B92.0543 framed in wooden frame with glass.gardens, richmond, hoticultural society of victoria -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Argus, Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1862
Photocopy of article in "the Argus" 17 July, 1862. Description of the Annual Meeting, mainly financial difficulties. Ornamental portion. Praise for Mr Phillips, the gardener. Fruit tree area cleared and planting commenced.the argus, mr phillips, gardener, curator, fruit trees, financial difficulties, annual meeting, ornamental garden -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Age, Opening of the New Gardens of the Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1863
Photocopy of article in "The Age" 2 January 1863 p. 6. Description of the entrance to the gardens and how visitors arrived on the day. Detailed description of the Ornamental part and how the Experimental part was to be set up.the age, gardens, ornamental garden, garden opening, visitors, experimental garden, fruit trees -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle, Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1863
Copy of article in "The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle" 1 August, 1863 p 12. Description of the annual general meeting of the society. Funds were so low that Mr Phillips, the garden manager, had been given a portion of land (for growing tobacco) as payment for looking after the remainder.the victorian farmers journal and gardeners chronicle, mr phillips, gardener, tobacco growing, financial difficulties, curator, burnley gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Weekly Times, Gardens of the Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1883
Copy of article in "The Weekly Times" 20 January, 1883 p3. Description of the entrance, ornamental garden and the Orchard. Another Orchard planted with peach trees. Mr. Neilson, curator, worked with one assistant.the weekly times, curator, mr neilson, orchard, ornamental garden, entrance, peach trees -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Leader, Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1890
Copy of article in "The Leader" 28 June, 1890 p15. Description of the Annual Meeting of the Society. Discussion regarding the proposed establishment of a horticultural college on the society's grounds. The Government to redeem their debts of £1000 and members to retain their privileges.the leader, rhsv, royal horticultural society of victoria, horticultural college, government funding, debts, meeting -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Booklet, BOOKLET: Honouring Aborigines from South-West Victoria who served Australia during war time
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Clunes Museum
Book, OWEN KING PRINTERS PTY.PTL, HISTORIC GOLD TOWNS OF VICTORIA, 1986
THE GOLD-RUSH DAYS OF THE 1850'S PERMANENTLY AFFECTED THE COURSE OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY...HARCOVER BOOK TAN COVER TITLE EMBOSSED IN GOLD ON THE SPINE, DUSTOVER COVER IN MAROON COLOUR BACKGROUND WITH COLOURED IMAGE OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS STREETSCAPE WITH HUMAN FIGURES ON THE SIDEWALK.non-fictionTHE GOLD-RUSH DAYS OF THE 1850'S PERMANENTLY AFFECTED THE COURSE OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY...book, historic gold towns of victoria -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal - Medal Swimming, Education Department of Victoria Swimming and Lifesaving, Circa 1922
Swimming medal. The Swinton family is one of the earliest families to settle in the area and one of the oldest remaining retailers existing to the present day. Along with this swimming medal is a certificate awarded to Alex Swinton from Department of Education Victoria. 30/04/1923.Circular metal disk. Dark grey in colour. Male nude with towel and holding palm frond leaning against banner floral decoration at the base all in base relief. Reverse has female figure with trident . Two children in the water.Circ. swinton, swimming medal, education department victoria, alexander swinton, warrnambool, warrnambool -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Postcard, Join us in a trip around Bacchus Marsh Victoria
This fold out series of black and white images shows scenes of Bacchus Marsh in the late 1930s or during the 1940s. The date of the set of images is not stated but it shows the Bacchus Marsh Swimming Pool constructed in 1938. The general purpose of the images to promote tourism suggests the collection may date from the post war period of the late 1940s or early 1950s when petrol rationing and other wartime restrictions were being discontinued. The eight scenes are: Railway Station Bacchus Marsh; Bacchus Marsh Post Office; Main Street Bacchus Marsh; The Avenue Bacchus Marsh; Maddingley Bridge; Swimming Pool Bacchus Marsh; Rustic Bridge Maddingley Park; View Across Maddingley Flats. The cover illustration of the fold out envelope shows a happy family in a new model car. The message of the image clearly being to encourage people to travel by motor car to places like Bacchus Marsh for recreation and to engage in the general pastime of tourism.One set of 8 fold out black and white photos showing various scenes of Bacchus, with a cover illustration of a family traveling in a motor car. Measurements: 112 x 90 mm folded; 112 x 750 mm unfoldedSouthern Series Registeredbacchus marsh history, bacchus marsh views, bacchus marsh postcards -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Tourist Map and Guide, Victorian Railway Commissioners, Warrnambool Victoria Australia, c. 1950
Warrnambool Tourist Map and Guide.1 This is a single sheet of paper folded twice to make a pamphlet. It has a multi-coloured map (predominantly yellow), an illustration, several black and white photographs, printed text and coloured headings. .2 This is a single sheet of paper inserted into item 1. It is folded twice and contains black and white photographs.non-fictionWarrnambool Tourist Map and Guidetourism in warrnambool, warrnambool rail, warrnambool tourist guides -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, St John's Anglican Church, Forrest, Victoria, 25/01/2020
Weatherboard church in Forrest.st john's anglican church, forrest, weatherboard -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Work on paper, View of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1887
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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Plan, Routes to the Victoria Diggings, 1852
Black and white line drawing of the route to the major Central Victorian Diggings, including Ballarat, Bendigo, Jim Crow (Daylesford), Kyneton, Carlshrue, Mount Macedon, Kilmore, Jackson's Creek, Keilor, Bacchus Marsh, Gregory, Black Forest, Geelong, Flemington, Melbourne, Mount Buninyong, Port Phillip. ballarat, bendigo, jim crow, daylesford, kyneton, carlshrue,, mount macedon, kilmore, jackson's creek, keilor, bacchus marsh, gregory, black forest, geelong, flemington, melbourne, mount buninyong, port phillip, diggings, thomas ham, goldfields -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Land sale brochure image of the State Savings Bank of Victoria branch and manager's residence, 1923
Black and white copy of photographTyped below photograph: "White Horse Road" and statement underneath reads, "Photo of the new Savings Bank recently erected at Ringwood. An evidence of the progress of the District. Buildings like this are more eloquent than pages of Newspaper Talk." -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria Annual Report - 1983/84", 1984
Annual Report - 44 pages, A4, gloss card cover, with fold out front cover, gloss printed pages, centre stapled. Features photos of passengers at a railway station, tram stop and a bus stop. Has forward by L.A. Strouse Chairman and Managing Director to the Minister of Transport Steve Crabb. Includes list and photographs of the Board Members, including F. D. Snell, N. Maddock, K. Dunstan, and J. Grigg. Includes a table of contents. Gives information on the Authority, its make up, work including new uniforms. Has a detailed financial statement and balance sheet, personnel statistics and performance indicators. Includes ticketing rearrangements.trams, tramways, annual reports, the met, uniforms, public transport, mta, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria Annual Report - 1984/85", 1985
Annual Report - 52 pages, A4, gloss card cover, with two sections - first section printed on gloss paper centre stapled and the second section printed on fawn paper. Has a table of contents. First sections details letter to Minister of Transport Tom Roper from Chairman L.A. Strouse, completion of Flagstaff station, control systems including the AVM for trams, opening of Box Hill station and the Transport Borrowing Agency. Second section provides detailed financial statement and balance sheet and other statutory information.trams, tramways, annual reports, the met, uniforms, public transport, mta, personnel, avm, funding -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria Annual Report - 1987/88", 1988
Annual Report - 68 pages + card covers, printed on slightly textured paper. with the MTA logo imprinted on the front cover. Has a table of contents. Dated 31/10/1988, with letter to the Minister Jim Kennan, from the Chairman John King. Managing director Kevin Shea, Board members - Norm Maddock (part year) and Greg Rodgers representing the Union. Includes a review of the organisation, fares, various strategies, opening of the Northcote bus workshops, the AVM system, subsidiary companies and detail of finances.trams, tramways, annual reports, the met, public transport, mta, personnel, avm, funding, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria Annual Report - 1988/89", 1989
Annual Report - 64 pages + card covers, printed on slightly textured paper. with the MTA logo imprinted on the front cover. Has a table of contents. Dated 31/10/1989, with letter to the Minister Jim Kennan, from the Chairman John King. Managing director Kevin Shea, Board members - include Greg Rodgers representing the Union. Includes a review of the organisation, Light rail vehicles and lines, Met Plan, new bus services and priority for trams at traffic lights.trams, tramways, annual reports, the met, public transport, mta, personnel, avm, funding, buses, light rail, metplan -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Coles Store and State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1986
Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Coles Store, previously Foy & Gibson. Closed 1986. Bought for 1 1/4 million by Royal Bank, 1986". -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document - Report, W. A. Scanlan, A census of thoroughbred and standard breeders in Victoria to determine the incidence of perinatal defects in foals born in 1975 and 1976 seasons, 1977
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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Traction Association et al, The Electric Railways of Victoria, 1979
A history of the electrification of the Victorian railway in Melbourne and Gippsland.index, ill, maps, p.104.non-fictionA history of the electrification of the Victorian railway in Melbourne and Gippsland.railway construction - victoria - history, electric trains - victoria - history -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Davidson, Rodney, National Trust Victoria Sketchbook, 1970
Brief description and drawing of buildings on the Victorian National Trust listing.architecture, archives -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book - Manuscript, Cunnnghame, Boyd Alexander, Mary, and Margaret, Commonwealth of Australia Electoral Roll, State of Victoria, Division of Gippsland. Roll of electors who vote at Cunninghame Polling Place, 1900c
Copies of typed transcripts of letters between Boyd and Mary Cunninghame, settlers in Gippsland, and members of the Cunninghame family in Scotland in the mid 19th. Centurysettlers -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Sea View Tea Rooms Lakes Entrance Victoria
Black and white photograph of Mrs Frances Allen proprietress of Sea View Tea Rooms with waitresses Winnie Finch and Shielagenealogy, businesses -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Detail Plan of Victoria Park, 1976
Swinburne College of Technology Ltd. Plan dated July 1976. Survey Plan, Sheet 1 of 2 by Alan Baker, Terry Martin, Richard Yeoman.swinburne college of technology, alan baker, terry martin, richard yeoman, kew -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Phillip Island Victoria, 1978
Tourist information on Phillip Island attractions from the 1970sHistoricalGlossy coloured booklet containing large coloured photos of buildings, animals and tourist attractions. phillip island, tourist brochure, hotels, cowes, aerial views, alice robinson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Real Estate Folder, Savernake Estate, Ringwood, Victoria - Stage two - circa 1967
Plan of Subdivision PS79692, Part of Crown Allotment 31A Parish of Warrandyte, and advertisement for sale of residential allotments with map showing layout of Stage 2 of subdivision. Typewritten details for first and second release of Lots 10 to 16 with Terms of sale, stapled to two advertising flyers featuring map of estate showing Lots 1 to 20 on Evelyn Road, Cameron Road, Klead Court, and San Remo Road. Green slip included dated 6 July 1979 showing description of property at Lot 14 (no.4) San Remo Road, vendor - Judith Margaret Love and Lindsale Stephen Love, Cherry Tree Downs, Tarwin Lower 3456. Phone 056635390 Bus 056787203.Agent - C.E. Carter & Son, R.E.S.I. 126 Whitehorse Road, Ringwood. Telephones: 8706024, 8706830, 8702519, A.H.: 7233298, 8782648. Subdivision Plan stamped Donald Cameron Consultants Pty. Ltd., Consulting Engineers, 472 Bourke Street Melbourne - 67-2602.