Glass photographic plates discovered by Mr. Jack Smith in the ceiling of the weatherboard cottage attached to Williams Bros. Store, cnr. Hogan & Thomson Streets, in 1973. Mr Smith had purchased the Cleckheaton Woolen Mills factory which had been built around the original Williams Store, c. 1960. Gifted to Tatura Museum in 1992 by Jack Smith, 55 Service Street Tatura, 3616. Frank Williams family & house, Tatura.|Baptist hymns.|Goulburn River.|Victorian coastal scenery. Glass photographic plates and prints consisting of:|Members of Francis Williams family.|Williams home, Hogan Street, Tatura.|Hymns from Glass photographic plates. (28 plates and 5 prints) - Photographic prints (3) Possibly members of Francis Williams family,| c. 1900 . Two of the same two men standing in the base of an aged, giant gum tree; one of gig and tied up horse.|PLATES :|Small girl in best frock on cane stool.|* Parents and small girl standing.|* Mr and Mrs Williams sen. standing in front of their home in Hogan Street near Presbyterian Church. Note: the picket fence.|* Wiiliams' daughters on picnic at Goulburn River. c. "Picnic at Hanging Rock" film era.|* Young lady seated on cane chair (High pleated collar and bib on frock)|* Two small sisters - one with elaborate black lace collar on her frock, the other seated on a cane chair, holding her doll. c.1900|* Gaunt aged gum tree with two men standing in V-shaped hole in base, Goulburn River.|* Horse tied to tree beside Goulburn River.|Note: All above items in box marked "Austral Dry Plates".|* 18 glass plates of hymns from Baptist hymn book.|Note: The Williams family were devout Baptists.|* Plate of rugged coastline ? Great Ocean Way Victoria?|* Plate of rock stacks - ? " London bridge and smaller bridge.|* (3) Prints of the two rock bridges in the ocean off shore.photography, photograph, slides, film

Old NewspapersNewspapers and photocopies - Various articles from Tatura and about Tatura from 1897 to 2002.|The Southern Cross 19th Feb 1897|The Age 17th October 1854|Tatura Free Press & Rodney & Deakin Shire Advocate August 4th 1905|Tatura Guardian, Tatura Herald & Kyabram Union February 1st 1901|The Goulburn Valley Yeoman 27th April 1911|The Goulburn Valley Stock & Property Journal 22nd September 1920|The Leader Pictorial Section -Tatura Show- 28th Oct 1939|Weekly Times - Tatura Pictures- 12th December 1931|The Australasian-Tatura Coursing Club Waterloo Cup-25th July 1936|The Leader -Tatura Pictures & Australian Sheep Show with Starritt's- 8th August 1936|Weekly Times - Old Time Ball- 26th August 1959|Shepparton News - Dhurringile Boys Pipe Band- 25th April 1955|Tatura Guardian Press - Floods- 3rd March 1955|Tatura Guardian Press 2nd April 1959|Tatura Guardian Press - photocopy front page-5th July 1951|Tatura Guardian Press 13th Sept 1951|Tatura Guardian Press 13th July 1950|Tatura Guardian Press 10th November 1955|Sun Herald - photocopy extracts re Mrs J LeRoy & Whroo - 1967|Tatura Guardian Press - photocopy 2 pages- 8th September 1960|Tatura Guardian Press - Front page- 4th December 1969|Tatura Guardian Press 21st April 1966|Tatura Guardian Press 10th November 1966|Weekly Times - photocopy Lockwood Family Reunion|Shepparton News - Flood News & Pictures - 17th May 1974|Shepparton News - Flood News & Pictures - 20th May 1974|Shepparton News - Flood News & Pictures - 24th May 1974|Rodney Guardian 24th July 1974|Rodney Guardian 10th April 1974|Rodney Guardian 17th April 1974|Rodney Guardian 19th June 1974|Tatura Free Press Guardian - pages 5 - 16 - 11th October 1977|Tatura Guardian - Front Page , opening of Tatura Primary School - 1st April 1971|The Herald Sun - Woodlands Centenary and Crawford Family photos - 11th June 1971|Tatura Guardian - 2 copies- Rodney Shire Centenary - 17th June 1986|Shepparton News - Rodney Shire Centenary - 17th June 1986|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 7th January 1985|Tatura Guardian - 14th January 1986, 18th February 1986, 24th October 1986, 13th January 1987, 23rd June 1987, 23rd December 1986, 16th September 1986, 17th June 1986, 23rd January 2001, 30th January 2001, 19th February 2002|Shepparton News - 1 page about John Purdey Rodney Shire Secretary - 24th October 1986|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 10th March 1987|Tatura Guardian - pages 3 - 18 - 17th March 1987|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 2nd September 1986|Tatura Guardian - 4 pages - 19th August 1986|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 14th April 1987|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 31st August 1984|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 7th August 1984|Tatura Guardian - Front & Back Page - 14th February 1984|Tatura Guardian - Pages 3 & 4, 13& 14 - 17th May 1983|Tatura Guardian - 2 pages - 2nd July 1985|Shepparton News - Farewell to Rodney Shire Councillor John Gray as mayor - 7th November 1986|Weekly Times - 1 page of Tatura Show pictures - 26th March 1986|Tatura Guardian - Front Page 2nd October 2001|Various photocopies of Tatura papers with obituaries for Mr Peter Mactier, Miss Anne Bridget Hanlon, Mrs Catherine Kennedy, Mrs J.W. Wilson and death of Mrs Doris Simson (nee Vibert)|Rodney Shiretatura, shire of rodney, tatura agricultural show, starritt, crawford, woodlands, tatura coursing club, waterloo cup, mactier, hanlon, simson, vibert, kennedy, wilson, tatura old time ball, floods, leroy, whroo, lockwood, tatura primary school, documents, newspapers

The author grew up on the banks of the Goulburn river, where families lived in tents and shanties. His words and memories of growingt up as a Riverbanker in the 1940'sPart of the history of SheppartonSoft cover book, 52 pages, written by Alan H. Scott. White card cover front and back, Black pencil drawing on front of a tent with patches, a person in doorway, a dog . rear vover has a pencil drawing of a person leaning over a light. printing says Shepparton's Shanties, the Argus, Melbourne ,Vic 1848 -1954. Slum Boards Visit. 'Grievous Wrong being Done" plus other comments. The author has autographed page 1.Autographed by authorgoulburn river, shepparton

Grandstand was built in 1903, demolished 1984. A new one replacing it. Goulburn Valley Racing Club conduct their meetings at Tatura.Black and white photograph of Tatura Racecourse grandstandTatura Racecourse Grandstand demolished 1984. Photo 1984tatura racecourse grandstand 1984, gouburn valley racing club

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Reservoir on the Goulburn River / Overall picture of dam (Right of wall) filled with water and some leisure craft moored near shore and huts / Dam wall and spillway / tree covered hills beyond"Eildon Reservoir - Goulburn River / Capacity - 306,000 acre feet / Rock filled dam with mass concrete spillway / Total length of dam - 3000 feet / Maximum depth of water - 123 feet - etc"victorian state rivers and supply commission, eildon dam

Labels cut out and pasted into drawing book by Rudolf Hoefer during his period of internment.Grey covered drawing book with fruit labels cut and pasted there inAJC with map of Australia on outside coverrudolf hoefer, fruit labels goulburn valley

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene with excavator, bucket upraised, in right foreground. Two men looking at something, left foreground. Two small figures mid distance.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator bucket in operation, right foreground. Two men, one arm raised, pointing, in left foregroundBelow photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator bucket in operation / Man operation machine right foreground / Several small indistinct figures mid distance working in channel bed.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator operating right mid distance, scoop bucket operating top of earth wall left mid distance, supervised by figure on top of earth wall.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background."goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator operating in mid distance, tractor with rooter in foreground.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Channel excavation in progress / 200 W. Bucyrus Dragline, D.8 Caterpillar Tractor with rooter with "Gradall"goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Reservoir spillway / Concrete structure centre / rock and earth fill dam wall top half / round concrete tower left midway along wall bank.goulburn, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, eildon, eildon weir

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Weir spillway / Concrete structure of terraced steps and pylons supporting floodgates / rectangular tower on right / Dam water beyond at top of picture.goulburn, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, eildon, eildon weir

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Reservoir dam wall / rock and earth fill wall from above / round concrete tower lower left / water above right / tree covered hill topgoulburn, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, eildon, eildon weir

Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Reservoir overall picture - Original reservoir and dam / rock and earth fill dam wall and construction huts left of centre / trees foreground / tree covered hills top left and across top / dam water / with leisure craft near wall.goulburn, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, eildon, eildon weir

Very modern vet clinic with a number of vets in partnership. Leading clinic in Goulburn Valley for treatment of horses.Black and white photograph of exterior of Tatura Vet Clinic, car on left.on back: Tatura Veterinary Clinic 1986tatura vet clinic

Set in spacious and well developed grounds and gardens, the upstairs gallery is for artists from the Goulburn Valley region. Many exhibitions are held each year.Black and white photograph of The Barn Art Gallery, Pyke Street Tatura. Ian Lynch, proprietor, is pictured at entrance. Also statueon back: Tatura Galleries, proprietor Ian Lynch 1987

Film of the Goulburn Valley around 1958-1961, shot by Hermann William Schrudt. Includes the opening of the German War Graves Cemetery at Tatura.Green can of 8mm filmNo 4 Views of the Goulburn Valley. Time 700 + 300goulburn valley, german war cemetery, schrudt, hermann william scrudt

Detailed history of 1974 floods in Shepparton and Mooroopna.Tatura Guardian 22 May 1974. Shepparton News 17th & 18th May 1974. Relating to record floods in the Goulburn River affecting Shepparton, Mooroopna, and Undera and to a lesser degree Tatura and Merrigum.record floods mooroopna & shepparton

Includes many historical photographs and history of Nagambie and importance of Goulburn Weir.Cover photograph of boating scene. "Merriwee" owned by W. L. Forbese 1920. White back cover.goulburn weir

Invitation to Hon. J. H. Lienhop MLC to open the Industry of Haworth, Thomas and James Woollen textile Centre in Tatura Manufacturing Co. 18 November 1944. Included list of names and photo copies of all.Cream card title on front, map of Victoria. Tatura shown on back and hand written signatures surrounding it. j. h. lienhop, haworth, thomas and james woollen textile centre

Written by an academic to publicise the part West played in agriculture, especially the fruit growing industry of the region.Black spine. Clear plastic front. Black plastic back. Front page is white with black printing.fruit, irrigation

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large sepia photograph. Earthmoving equipment in right foreground and middle distance, men scattered around site working, side of hill being excavated, rounded hills beyond forming horizon.Below photo: "BIG EILDON PROJECT / Construction of Embankment across Goulburn River Bed / Work commenced November 1953." victoria state rivers and water supply commission, eildon, goulburn river

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large black and white photograph dry mounted on to cream board. Landscape scene depicting newly excavated ground with solitary man within scene.Below photograph: "GOULBURN WARANGA MAIN CHANNEL CONSTRUCTION / CHANNEL EXCAVATION AND BEACHING / LOOKING DOWNSTREAM" victoria state rivers and water supply commission, goulburn waranga main channel, goulburn, waranga

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Red gum and man on river bank in foreground - fast flowing river - opposite bank shown upper corner.victoria state rivers and water supply commission, goulburn river

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Earthworks foreground, horse and dray lower right, men working on concrete weir structures, middle distance, - river with tree'd banks beyond, workmen's huts and house left of middle distancevictoria state rivers and water supply commission, goulburn weir