Photographic copies from black and white aerial photograph of the building of the first State Savings Bank Houses in Garden City 1927, showing also Graham Street State School, Princes Pier, Graham Street and Williamstown Road, west wing of Station Pier ("Rotomahana" at pier)built environment - domestic, fishermans bend, garden city, education - primary schools, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, state savings bank of victoria, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school, bank houses

Volunteers, Janet BOLITHO and Lois DALY helping to plant some of the over 1000 small shrubs in Garden City.Colour photograph of two volunteers weeding.janet bolitho, lois daley, garde, garden city, built environment - recreational facilities

The Certificate of Title states that "Robert Fredrick WATTERS, Cartage Contractor and Ellen Mary WATTERS, Married Woman, both of 400 Williamstown Road, Garden City, Port Melbourne are now Joint Proprietors" of Garden City house & land on the corner of Williamstown and Beacon Roads. in 1963 Ellen became the Surviving Proprietor and 1966 the property passed to Ellen Patricia WATTERS and Norma Madeline WATTERS. Norma was registered as the Surviving Proprietor in 1984. built environment - domestic, garden city, robert fredrick watters, ellen mary watters, ellen patricia watters, norma madeline watters, williamstown road

Memoir by Rosie Bray (nee Thrupp) of life in Melbourne and Garden City (Port Melbourne) and friendship with Margaret Halfpenny (nee Jobson) in 1942/431 p. printed both sides. Printed text with photographsrosie bray, melbourne, port melbourne, garden city, thrupp family

Growing a Garden City was published by BHS Publishing and written by Michael Taffe. It tells the story of the Ballarat Horticultural Society from its beginnings in the 1850s.gardening, ballarat, michael taffe

"Within six years of its first land sales in 1852, founder members had challenged council over horticultural decisions and Ballarat's main thoroughfare contained fences squares, trees and flower beds. The major works that projected the Garden City image were the street plantings, parks and botanical gardens ..." Reference: Michael Taffe, Growing a garden City: Ballarat Horticultural Society 1859-2009, BHS Publishing, 2014, p. 10.This postcard shows how the botanical gardens in Ballarat, famous for being a Garden City.Coloured postcard Forest Scene, Botanical Gardens, Ballarat printed in red at bottom of card. Elaine 30-11-08 handwritten in black ink underneath.botanical gardens, ballarat, forest scene, gardens, botanical,

Report - 20 pages + 5 Maps stapled and then glued bound within a light green grey light card folder titled "Metropolitan Town Planning Commission - Special Report on the Development of the area serviced by the Darling to Glen Waverley Railway - 1927". Report looks the development that could be undertaken along the proposed Glen Waverley rail line, its town planning, Garden City type layouts, rail level crossings, new arterial roads, open spaces, financial arrangements, sewerage and water supply, zoning, legislation and conclusion. Dated 6/5/1927. Plans show possible garden city type layouts, arterial roads, possibilities within existing sub-divisions. Note that Mr. Strickland was a member of the Commission undertaking this work.Has in ink on the bottom edge "17th June 1919"trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, development, town planning, glen waverley, darling

This envelope and its unknown contents were sent in 1937 to Fred Miller of Boughton Farm at Cassady's Bridge. west of Warrnambool. The envelope advertises an Annual Gala Week in Warrnambool from December 26th 1937 to January 2nd 1938. This was an event organized by the Warrnambool Progress Association as a tourist promotion exercise. The Secretary of the Association at the time was Martin Carter, a well-known Warrnambool saddler and local band conductor. The envelope also advertised the forthcoming Warrnambool Centenary Celebrations in 1939-1940 but these were not held because of the outbreak of World War Two. The Centenary celebrations were eventually held in 1947, a more appropriate year as Warrnambool was founded in 1847. This envelope is of interest as a memento of the 1930s in WarrnamboolThis is a bone-coloured envelope with images on the front of three people on the left and in the centre, red printing, black typing and postal franking. The back has a postal stamp.Mr. F. Miller Cassidy's (sic) Warrnambool P.O. Warrnambool Centenary Celebrations 1939-40 For Your Next Holiday Warrnambool the Garden City by the Sea Annual Gala Week --Dec.26,1937 to Jan.2 Under auspices of Warrnambool Progress Association Particulars from M.L.Carter, Sec.gala week warrnambool 1937, m.l.carter warrnambool, warrnambool progress association, warrnambool centenary celebrations, fred miller boughton cassady's bridge

In the 1920's West Beach Swimming Club was located at the corner of Beacon Road & the Boulevard in Garden City. The main hall was a men only facility with the women using in the smaller building at the rear. Situated next to the hall is the Commonwealth Oil Refinery storage tank.B & W photograph of large wooden hall with a smaller hall to the rear. In the 1920's it was used by the West Beach Swimming Club.On reverse - Original Port Melbourne Swimming Club.sport - swimming, port melbourne swimming club, west beach swimming club

The State Savings Bank of Victoria transformed an area of Fisherman's Bend by creating Garden City. This 1927 pamphlet described the area and outlined the loan conditions. A small range of building designs had been developed based on designs used in England and Scotland for workmen's homes.1927 pamphlet issued by the State Savings Bank of Victoriabuilt environment - domestic, garden city, state savings bank of victoria

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Fifteen pages of typed notes headed Mayoral Report 18 July 1951. There is no page 11. In the format he used for his weekly talk on 3BO 'The Mayor speaks'. Topics include : garbage issues, traffic, Blanket Fund Appeal, Bendigo Centenary, Emergency Housekeeping Service, Parks and Garden, City Engineer, and social events.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. 3bo the mayor speaks. mayor of bendigo. bendigo centenary 1951.

Three Auction catalogues for a sale on 28th March, 1946 of Extensive Surplus Equipment including Perspex, Rubber and Amoric Hose, Paint, Micrometers, Vices, Mess Canteen Plant, Excellent Tools and Miscellaneous Equipment at Commonwealth Disposals Commission, No. 1 Auction Depot, Garden City, Port Melbourne. Columns for £, S and D on the right side of the page. Contains descriptions of some lots. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers. The Prahran Telegraph Printing Co. were the printers of the catalogue.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - commonwealth disposals commission, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, w g wedd, the prahran telegraph printing co, park orchards, dept. of navy

Depot table sheet - 5 pages printed on light weight card paper, foolscap size or block - roneo or spirit - spirit duplicated - giving the weekday bus timetable for Bulleen to Garden City in both directions. Gives run number, departure times and the return destination. Dated 24 May 1965. 1413.1 - Email from Kevin Staines to Warren Doubleday 6/5/2016 commenting on being a bus driver at Port Melbourne Depot. Added 19-11-2016trams, tramways, table cards, north fitzroy depot, drivers, bulleen, buses

Produced by the MMTB to provide timetable information on Melbourne bus routes to passengers. Shows the extension of the Clifton Hill to Elsternwick route to Point Ormond after the closure of tram service to Point Ormond and for services that replaced the Footscray tram lines.Shows the method of production of timetables in the early 1960s.Set of 7 bus timetables, duplicated sheets as noted below - printed on foolscap sheets. .1 - Sunshine Park - City - 15/3/1963 - single sheet .2 - Sunshine (via South and Dynon Roads) - City Bus - 20/7/1962 - single sheet .3 -Garden City - City - undated - single sheet .4 - Queens Bridge - Fisherman's Bend, - via various routes - June 1963, four sheets stapled in top left hand corner. .5 - Deer Park - City - 14/11/1962 .6 - Clifton Hill - Point Ormond - Esternwick - undated .7 - Ballarat Road - Footscray Station - Williamstown Rd - Russell St - 15/6/1962 - three sheets stapled in top left hand corner.timetables, buses, mmtb, footscray, sunshine, fisherman's bend, clifton hill, point ormond, garden city, bus replacement

Newspaper Clipping - from an unknown paper, titled "Bus conductors' jobs to go as 20-year dispute ends" - about the agreement with the ATMOEA about the removal of bus conductors on the Bulleen - Garden City bus route. Quotes Mr. Tom Roper ( Minister) and Jim Harper (union secretary). Also notes railway disputes. c1986 (Tom Roper Minister for Transport 1985 - 1987) - http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1408-thomas-william-roper (accessed 3-11-2016). Item written by Tony Harringtontrams, tramways, buses, garden city, buses, conductors, unions, disputes

Photograph of MMTB Bus 553 (an AEC Regal Mark 3) - see https://fleetlists.busaustralia.com/vicdisp.php?search=AEC3M accessed 24/4/2019 with a young boy standing in front of the bus. Another Mk 3 is behind. Photographed at North Fitzroy Depot showing Garden City via Port Melbourne Route 2.. Another bus has a Park Drive Cigarette advertisement. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses, slide mount dated Feb. Taken early 1977.In ink on slide "1977 Brendan with Melbourne Buses"trams, tramways, buses, north fitzroy, garden city, port melbourne, tram 553

.1 Red circular tin .2 Elastoplast bandage insideLid: "S&N" Side: Elastoplast trade mark/Elastic Adhesive/Bandage/B.P.C. with porous adhesive/British Patent No. 713 838/for the medical profession/Directions for use enclosed/width 3in (7,6cm) Length unstretched 3yd (2.70m)/Length stretched 5/6yd (450/550m) Order No. 1003 Made in England by T.W. Smith & Nephew ltd., Hall & Welwyn Garden City. Keep in a cool place bandage, medical item

Flower shows or Horticultural exhibitions were a popular form of entertainment and scientific pastime in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and were widely reported on and followed. Ballarat was a major centre for nurseries and prided itself as a garden city promoting many shows at all levels including grand national exhibitions. Exhibitors ranged from professional hybridists, nurserymen and florists to amateur growers. This award represents the cottage or amateur class in flower shows and was awarded circa 1909.. ballarat horticultural society, j taffe, roses, bentley, fraser print ballarat

All July 1969 - no route numbers shown. .1 - Box Hill - Heidelberg - Templestowe .2 - East Kew - Box Hill - Doncaster .3 - Deer Park - Sunshine Park - Sunshine - Footscray - City .4 - Fishermen's Bend - City .5 - Williamstown Rd - Footscray Railway Stn - Ballarat Rd .6 - Garden City - City .7 - La Trobe University - Northland - West Heidelberg - City .8 - Box Hill - North Blackburn .9 - Bulleen - North Kew - City .10 - Clifton Hill - Elsternwick .11 - Box Hill - East Doncaster - Mitcham - Ringwood .12 - Deer Park - Sunshine Park - Sunshine - Footscray - City - Saturdays and Sundays - printed on pink paper. 13 - Warrandyte - Donvale Post Office - City 14 - Warrandyte - Park Orchards, Ringwood.Yields information about MMTB Bus services July 1969Set of 14 MMTB Bus timetables, folded sheets, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, bus services, fares, mmtb