A wooden box containing index cards of ratepayers 1868 - 1870non-fictionCompiled from Rate Books 1868 - 1870 of the Nunawading District Road Boardbox hill historical society, nunawading district roads board, , morgan marjorie, johnson phyllis

Compilation of earliest Annual Reports and Honours Lists for Ballarat College 1865 - 1866; the College opened mid-year 1864.Unique copies - highly significant and valuablePaper documents bound together with cardboard covers and spine; hand-written page numbers and index; 1875 newspaper clipping re College matriculation results inside front cover. Inside front cover: Presented to Ballarat College / Council by Newton Wanliss Esq / August 1937

This geological map from the State Library of Victoria collection has been annotated by GHS member Ian Bryant to show some local landmarksDigital copy of colour map.Annotations on map show locations.greensborough - maps, 1860s melbourne, suburbs, geography, roads

This map is a comparison to the map at Item 2518, questioning the location of "Sugar Loaf". Annotation by GHS member Ian Bryant.Map copied from Google maps.Annotation on map.sugarloaf hill, bundoora, greensborough - maps

This book was discovered beneath the floor of a former Ballarat School of Mines office during renovations in 1970. It appears to have been placed there in safe storage, then forgotten for decades. Both State Library of Victoria and Monash University have a full run of all 10 volumes of Recueil de planches sur les sciences, les arts libereaux, et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication. This copy is the sixth volume, and contains 294 pages. School of Mines stamps are dated 1870. Etchings by Benard Fecit and Louis-Jacques Goussier (1722-99). Goussier was a French illustrator and encyclopedist.Large hard covered book of 294 beautifully printed plates on handmade paper. Each plate has descriptions written in French. Along with animals and natural history the images also include mining, metallurgy and mineralogy. Rebound in 1987 with green cloth and leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on the spine. Ballarat School of Mines stamp on the back of each image, dated 1870.printed plates, animals, natural history, metallurgy, mineralogy, mining, minerology, etching, 1768, french, science, briasson, david, le breton, sixth volume

75 p. : ill., facsims., port.non-fictionadam gordon lindsay, letters

In 1851 Moses Thomas purchased 400 acres, including a half mile frontage to the Plenty River, at Mernda (then known as Morang) where he operated a farm, inn and other business. In 1865 Moses Thomas was appointed Engineer, Clerk and Collector for the Morang District Road Board. In this role he would have been responsible for overseeing the collection of local property rates and the maintenance and construction of local roads and drains. Road District Boards were one of the earliest forms of local government in Victoria. The Morang or Upper Plenty Road District was established in 1862. It covered part of what is today Mernda, Doreen, South Morang, Mill Park and Bundoora. In 1875, the area merged with the Whittlesea Road District to form the Shire of Whittlesea. Moses Thomas briefly served as a Councillor with the Shire of Whittlesea until his death in 1878. Correspondence. Letter, paper, handwritten text with seal. Letter from James Ryan, Shire Secretary, Shire of Whittlesea to Mrs Moses Thomas on the death of Moses 18 May 1878.

This bluestone store replaced a small wooden store on the cross roads site in 1858. Store owned by William Veale and his brothers Arthur and George . Originally built by Cecil Louisson. Sold to William Veale Senior in 1874 who owned it until 1938 when it was sold to Mr Dixon. black and white photographbluestone store, lake bolac 1868, 1879, w.e. veale, veale brothers, chaff, butcher, baker, drapery, ironmongery, post office

Softcoverwalsh st library

AboriginalOlder Gentleman beside tree holing shield and boomerang

stawell gold mining

This could possibly be an architect's sketch. The building was located on Drummond Street North.ballarat district hospital, drummond street north, building, public

ballarat town hall, building, public

ballarat town hall, building, public

Design submitted by H.R. Caselli.ballarat town hall, building, public

This is the second town hall, the first having burnt down. This building was eventually incorporated into the current building (the Trench room is part).ballarat town hall, sturt street, will's saddler, stoney's new market hotel, hotchin booksellers, building, streetscape, commerical, manufacturing

Local historical and research significanceLocal historical and research significanceGrey colour covers, tan-coloured spine - ledger

As the White Ensign was reserved entirely for the use of the Royal Navy, the Admiral decided to approve of a new ensign for the Victorian Navy and this was flown for the first time from Nelson on 9th March 1870. The new ensign was very similar to the present day national flag and incorporated the Union flag with five white stars on a blue field.Following upon a series of ‘Russian scares’ in the 1870s, Nelson presumably by permission of the Admiralty, was converted into a fighting ship for the Victorian Navy; she was cut down to a single- decker, the fore and mizzen masts were removed, and the armament modified by the landing of several of the old muzzle-loaders and the addition of a number of new breech-loading guns. This conversion was carried out in the new drydock in 1881.A framed copy of an engraving entitled: 'Opening of the Graving Dock, Williamstown'.Opening of the Graving Dock, Williamstownhmvs nelson, alfred graving dock, williamstown

Annual reports were both a way of informing benefactors as well as generating new ones for charitable organisations. In 1867 an asylum and school for blind children began in Melbourne. Between that first intake and 1891, the asylum went through a great many changes, including the building of the St Kilda Road building, growing in size and developing a workshop for blind workers. 1 bound volume with illustrations.royal victorian institute for the blind, annual reports

Ill, p.487.non-fictionAn account of a royal visit to Australia in the steam ship HMS Galatearoyal visits - australia, visits of state - australia, hrh duke of edinburgh

Index, bib, plates, ill., p.398. non-fictionThis is the first narrative history that brings together the stories of the political prisoners sent as convicts to Australia from all parts of the British Empire. penal colonies - australia - history, australian history - 19th century