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Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Report, "The Survival of Melbourne's Trams", c1990
... autonomy and capital management. Looks at the history of Melbourne... Trams tramways History Significance MMTB Melbourne Tramways ...Digital image of a report - 12 pages - titled "The Survival of Melbourne's Trams". Article looks at the factors behind the survival - modal decision, the motor lobby, cable operation, buses and trams (compares extensively to that of Sydney), departmental autonomy and capital management. Looks at the history of Melbourne trams up the retirement of Robert Risson. Has a list of notes and sources. Author not given.trams, tramways, history, significance, mmtb, melbourne, tramways, transport, buses, sydney, closure -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, James Bonwick, Discovery and settlement of Port Phillip : being a history of the country now called Victoria, up to the arrival of Mr. Superintendent Latrobe, in October, 1839, 1999
... Melbourne history... Gellibrand John Pascoe Fawkner Victorian history Melbourne history ...Contains a general history of the early Port Phillip district, including many references to Aboriginal peoples. Edited version of original 19th century notes by James Bonwick.Maps, b&w illustrationswilliam buckley, john batman, joseph gellibrand, john pascoe fawkner, victorian history, melbourne history, port phillip, religion, merri creek, james bonwick -
Kew Historical Society IncBook, RMIT Graduate Nurses Associaton, Being There: Nursing at the Melbourne - Victoria's first hospital, 2005
... royal melbourne hospital -- history.... hospital -- history. nursing -- victoria -- melbourne -- history ...[Parkville, Vic.] : Royal Melbourne Hospital Graduate Nurses Association, 2005 xii, 572 p. : ill., facsims., plan, ports. ; 25 cm. non-fictionroyal melbourne hospital -- history., nursing -- victoria -- melbourne -- history., hospitals -- victoria -- melbourne -- history. -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionBook, Remembering Melbourne 1850-1960, 2016
... buildings - victoria - melbourne - history... barnett buildings - victoria - melbourne - history historic ...This book includes more than 700 photos tracing the development and changes over more than a century. More than 30 historians wrote chapters for the book including Sue Barnett, on Surrey Hills.This book includes more than 700 photos tracing the development and changes over more than a century. More than 30 historians wrote chapters for the book including Sue Barnett, on Surrey Hills.surrey hills, (ms) sue barnett, buildings - victoria - melbourne - history, historic buildings - victoria - melbourne, melbourne history, melbourne (vic) - buildings, structures, etc -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, A Century of Witness and Worship, 1990
... Includes a history of the Melbourne Singers from... 1990. Includes a history of the Melbourne Singers from... Mitcham melbourne Includes a history of the Melbourne Singers from ...Program for the Celebration Concert, Saturday 20 October 1990.Program for the Celebration Concert, Saturday 20 October 1990. Includes a history of the Melbourne Singers from their formation as the Mitcham Choral Society in 1932Program for the Celebration Concert, Saturday 20 October 1990.ivanhoe uniting church, melbourne singers, mitcham choral and orchestral society -
Orbost & District Historical Societymagazine, Table Talk, August 1 1934
... tourism recreation history Melbourne magazine Table-Talk... recreation history Melbourne magazine Table-Talk A 104 page soft ...This magazine was published as a souvenir to commemorate the centenary of European settlement in Victoria, 1934A 104 page soft covered magazine relating to Melbourne's first 100 years. It contains stories about the settlement of early Melbourne, businesses, land purchases and advertisements. The front cover has a brown background and a colour reproduction of a painting titled Pioneers by W. B. McInnes.tourism recreation history melbourne magazine table-talk -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Patsy Adam-Smith, Victorian and Edwardian Melbourne from old photographs, 1979
... melbourne history.... melbourne history melbourne photographs A pictorial record ...A pictorial record of Melbourne's past from the 1850s to World War I.211 p., illus.non-fictionA pictorial record of Melbourne's past from the 1850s to World War I.melbourne history, melbourne photographs -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBooklet - Digital Image, Album of Melbourne Views, 1890_
... melbourne history... history melbourne architecture Digital copy of 10 page booklet ...Photographs of Melbourne's grand architecture, mainly built following the gold rush boom.Digital copy of 10 page booklet of black and white photographs of Melbournemelbourne history, melbourne architecture -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Richard Broome, The Colonial experience: the Port Phillip District 1834-1850 2nd ed, 1999_
... Phillip District victoria history melbourne 128 p., black ...Contains documents relating to patterns of migration, impact of European colonisation, social and political institutions and historical interpretation of the Port Phillip District128 p., black and white print and illustrationsvictoria history, melbourne -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, John Holroyd, George Robertson of Melbourne, 1968
... melbourne Victorian history Australian history Melbourne Victoria ...Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketvictorian history, australian history, melbourne, victoria, australian biography, booksellers and bookselling, publishers and publishing, walsh st library -
Robin Boyd FoundationBook, David M Dow, Melbourne Savages: A History of the First Fifty Years of the Melbourne Savage Club, 1947
... Melbourne Savages: A History of the First Fifty Years of... melbourne Australian history Victorian history Melbourne Savage Club ...Hardcover w/ Dust JacketStamped: Library of John Dowell Daviesaustralian history, victorian history, melbourne savage club, clubs, melbourne, victoria, walsh st library -
Unions Ballarat
Melbourne's missing chronicle: Being the journal of preparations for departure to and proceedings at Port Philip by John Pascoe Fawkner (Don Woodward Collection), Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1982
... History - Melbourne... and (disputably) identified himself as having founded Melbourne. A journal ...John Pascoe Fawkner was an early settler in Port Philip Bay and (disputably) identified himself as having founded Melbourne. A journal that includes observation of the social life and customs of the period. Autobiographical and historical (Melbourne).Book; 108 pages. Dust jacket (with plastic covering): black and red background; reproduction of a page from Fawkner's journals; black and white lettering; editor's and authors' names and title. Cover:Remainder sale mark.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fawkner, john pascoe, history - melbourne, social customs, autobiography -
![Book, A Journey Through Melbourne's East / [by] Fletchers Pty Ltd, 2008](/media/collectors/550653872162f11fb04854aa/items/5d03458521ea7b0950500c7e/item-media/5ebbc47c21ea670348e8dbc7/item-fit-380x285.jpg)
Kew Historical Society IncBook, A Journey Through Melbourne's East / [by] Fletchers Pty Ltd, 2008
... melbourne (vic.) - history - pictorial works... - balwyn north - history melbourne (vic.) - history - pictorial ...127 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 x 26 cm. fletcher & parker (firm) - history., real estate agents - victoria - balwyn north - history, melbourne (vic.) - history - pictorial works -
![Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891-1991 / [by] A.E. Dingle](/media/collectors/550653872162f11fb04854aa/items/5ece65f9f36c2704c4f2b67b/item-media/5ece66eef36c2704c4f2b783/item-fit-380x285.jpg)
Kew Historical Society IncBook, A.E. Dingle, Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891-1991, 1991
... melbourne (vic.) -- public works -- history.... -- history. melbourne (vic.) -- public works -- history. cartography ...Ringwood, Vic. : McPhee Gribble, 1991 432 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cm. non-fictionmelbourne and metropolitan board of works -- history., melbourne (vic.) -- public works -- history., cartography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Dorothy Rogers, A History of Kew, 1973
... .) -- history. melbourne -- kew 1840-1972 xvi,256p. : maps on lining ...xvi,256p. : maps on lining papers, plates, tables ; 24cm. non-fictionkew (vic.) -- history., melbourne -- kew 1840-1972 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Dorothy Rogers, A History of Kew, 1973
... .) -- history. melbourne -- kew 1840-1972 xvi ,256p. : maps on lining ...xvi ,256p. : maps on lining papers, plates, tables ; 24cm. non-fictionkew (vic.) -- history., melbourne -- kew 1840-1972 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Joseph Johnson, Birdies and Billabongs: a history of the Kew Golf Club, 1894-1994, 1994
... Golf courses - Victoria - Melbourne - History... - History Golf courses - Victoria - Melbourne - History Golf ...x, 206 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 22 x 28 cm. non-fictionkew golf club - history, golf courses - victoria - melbourne - history, golf - victoria - melbourne - history -
Mont De LanceyBooklet, Lake and Sons Pty. Ltd, Melbourne from 1855 to Date - Souvenir of Melbourne Old and New, Unknown
... history - melbourne...-and-dandenong-ranges history - melbourne melbourne - 1800's A souvenir ...A souvenir booklet of Melbourne Old and New, depicting in black and white photographs and illustrations the life and images of life in the 1800's in this city.Beige small rectangular paperback souvenir book, Melbourne from 1855 to Date. The cover has the title in red lettering with a symbol of a woman's face in the middle. The back has Lake and Sons Pty. Ltd., Printers. 310 King Street, Melbourne. The Introduction gives an overview of what Melbourne looked like in the 1800's. The pictures of early Melbourne reproduced in this Souvenir are from the original collection of J.Feldheim, Esq. It includes black and white photographs and illustrations. 63p.non-fictionA souvenir booklet of Melbourne Old and New, depicting in black and white photographs and illustrations the life and images of life in the 1800's in this city.history - melbourne, melbourne - 1800's -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Article, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "How our Tramways Developed", 1962
... Provides a brief history of public transport services in Melbourne ...Provides a brief history of public transport services in Melbourne - omnibus, cable, horse and electric tramways. Includes the Tramway Trusts, the formation of the MMTB, Preston Workshops, the W class tramcar. Gives figures for 30-6-1962. Yields a brief history of public transport in Melbourne, prepared by the MMTB 1962Three A4 photocopied pages with an article prepared by the MMTB titled - "How our Tramways Developed"tramcars, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, planning, history, melbourne -
![Archive - USB Flash Drive, Archive Digital Books Australasia, Victoria Miscellaneous Publications collection [AU7-VO5], 2014](/media/collectors/4f729f5697f83e03086015b8/items/65a9cc683455ccb68a514b22/item-media/65a9ccc53455ccb68a5153a4/item-fit-380x285.jpg)
Greensborough Historical SocietyArchive - USB Flash Drive, Archive Digital Books Australasia, Victoria Miscellaneous Publications collection [AU7-VO5], 2014
... melbourne - history... Victorian publications including Chronicles of early Melbourne... of early Melbourne, histories of Bendigo and Ballarat, Victorian ...USB flash drive containing miscellaneous digitised Victorian publications including Chronicles of early Melbourne, histories of Bendigo and Ballarat, Victorian Yearbooks 1873-1878, and 4 volumes of Victoria and its metropolis.USB Flash Drive containing miscellaneous [Victorian] publications archives in plastic storage boxvictoria police, melbourne - history, victoria - history -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper - Newspaper supplement, Herald Sun, Marvellous letters of Melbourne 1992, 10/08/1992
... melbourne - history... to Melbourne's history. ... to Melbourne's history. melbourne - history letters correspondence ...Marvellous Letters of Melbourne is a supplement to the Herald-Sun sponsored by Australia Post to celebrate Melbourne's 150th anniversary of incorporation. It includes letters submitted by readers and from archives, each with relevance to Melbourne's history. Newspaper supplement, 4 pages, illus.melbourne - history, letters, correspondence, victoria 150th anniversary -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Transit Press, Melbourne Tramways, 1985
... Tramways - Melbourne - History... Prahran Tramways - Melbourne - History Tramways - Melbourne ...The vehicles, routes and workshops of the Melbourne tramway systemIll, maps, p.84.non-fictionThe vehicles, routes and workshops of the Melbourne tramway systemtramways - melbourne - history, tramways - melbourne -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, University of New South Wales Press et al, Melbourne's marvellous trams, 1998
... Tramways - Melbourne - History... Prahran Tramways - Melbourne - History Tramways - Melbourne ...History of Melbourne trams from cable trams to the present with details of routes and vehicles.Ill, map, p.96.non-fictionHistory of Melbourne trams from cable trams to the present with details of routes and vehicles.tramways - melbourne - history, tramways - melbourne -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Emile D Badawy, Trams and streetscapes: Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s-1960s, 2000
... Tramways - Melbourne - History... Prahran Tramways - Melbourne - History Tramways - Melbourne ...Pictorial History of Melbourne trams in the 1950s and 1960sIll, p.49.non-fictionPictorial History of Melbourne trams in the 1950s and 1960stramways - melbourne - history, tramways - melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Timeline - date history of Melbourne's tramways and public transport, 1983
... Gives a timeline history of Melbourne's government... Gives a timeline history of Melbourne's government (with some ...Gives a timeline history of Melbourne's government (with some private, VR) tramway and bus transport from 1868 to 6 June 1983. Gives opening and closing dates for each electric and cable line. Provides information on events on specific and approx dates. Very similar in style to that of Barrry George et al and Don Storey work, with more details in some years. Not known who authored it, See item 840 for Don Storey version and 715 for Barry George et al version,Yields information about Melbourne's transport history.Document - 97 pages or 194 sheets photocopied and scanned,tramcars, tramways, melbourne, history, mmtb, cable trams -
Camberwell Historical SocietyBook, Marc Fiddian, Commuters, Shoppers and Scholars, 1988
... A History of the Melbourne Lilydale railway, published 1988.... melbourne Melbourne railway Lilydale A History of the Melbourne ...A History of the Melbourne Lilydale railway, published 1988.melbourne, railway, lilydale -
St Kilda Historical SocietyDocument, Plan of Town of Melbourne 1837 AD, 1837 (original)
... Melbourne - history... - history Town of Melbourne- 1837 19th century All lots printed ...Shows the outcome of the first land sales held in Melbourne, on 1 June and 1 November 1837. All the names and prices for each lot are displayed.Photocopy of "Plan of Town of Melbourne 1837 A.D." showing first land sales.All lots printed with name of buyer and price paid.melbourne - history, town of melbourne- 1837, 19th century -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bell, Agnes Paton, Melbourne : John Batman's village, 1965
... Bay Region. 3. Melbourne (Vic.) -- History. 4. Aborigines.... Melbourne (Vic.) -- History. 4. Aborigines-Melbourne-History .....emphasis has been laid on the earlier history. It is predominantly the incident-packed years of the last century, whilst Melbourne was undergoing so many rapid changes, that has preoccupied her and which she recounts here with such warmth and perception.xiv, 178 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 25 cm...emphasis has been laid on the earlier history. It is predominantly the incident-packed years of the last century, whilst Melbourne was undergoing so many rapid changes, that has preoccupied her and which she recounts here with such warmth and perception.1. batman, john, 1801-1839. 2. land settlement -- victoria -- port phillip bay region. 3. melbourne (vic.) -- history. 4. aborigines-melbourne-history. -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bonwick, James, Discovery and Settlement of Port Phillip; being a history of the country now called Victoria, up to the arrival of Mr. Superintendent Latrobe, in October, 1839 by James Bonwick; revised, at request, by W. Westgarth, 1856
... -- 1834-1851. | Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- To 1834... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Victoria -- History -- To 1834 ...Contents: Discovery of Port Phillip; First Settlement of Port Phillip; Abandonment of the Colony of Port Phillip; Further discoveries in the Country; Hume and Hovell's Overland Trip; Settlement of Western Port; Captain Sturt on the Murray; Major Mitchell's Australia Felix; The Successful Settlement of Port Phillip; Batman and Gellibrand's Application; Settlement of Portland Bay; Life of Batman; Batman's visit to Port Phillip; Fawkner's Yarra Settlement; Mr. Wedge's Narrative; William Buckley; The Association and Government; Progress of the Settlement; Flocks and Flock-masters; Government; Stewart, Simpson, Lonsdale, Latrobe; The Land and Land Sales; Law, Police and Port; Commerce, Trade and Shipping; Melbourne and Geelong; Hotels and Licences; Amusements; Rise and Progress of the Port Phillip Press; Religion in Port Phillip.142 p. : 1 fold-out map. ; 21 cm.Contents: Discovery of Port Phillip; First Settlement of Port Phillip; Abandonment of the Colony of Port Phillip; Further discoveries in the Country; Hume and Hovell's Overland Trip; Settlement of Western Port; Captain Sturt on the Murray; Major Mitchell's Australia Felix; The Successful Settlement of Port Phillip; Batman and Gellibrand's Application; Settlement of Portland Bay; Life of Batman; Batman's visit to Port Phillip; Fawkner's Yarra Settlement; Mr. Wedge's Narrative; William Buckley; The Association and Government; Progress of the Settlement; Flocks and Flock-masters; Government; Stewart, Simpson, Lonsdale, Latrobe; The Land and Land Sales; Law, Police and Port; Commerce, Trade and Shipping; Melbourne and Geelong; Hotels and Licences; Amusements; Rise and Progress of the Port Phillip Press; Religion in Port Phillip.victoria -- history -- to 1834. | victoria -- history -- 1834-1851. | melbourne (vic.) -- history -- to 1834. | melbourne (vic.) -- history -- 1834-1851. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Colin Jones, Ferries on the Yarra, 1981
... ferries -- victoria -- melbourne -- history.... river -- history ferries -- victoria -- melbourne -- history ...Collingwood, Vic. : Greenhouse, 1981 108 pages : ill., map ; 26 cm. non-fictionferry services -- ferries -- melbourne -- yarra river, ferries -- victoria =- yarra river -- history, ferries -- victoria -- melbourne -- history.
