Horse & Cart was used by Council Workers up until the early 1970's to clean street gutters.B&W photo of Shire cleaners with horse & cart, early 1970's. On the back: names of the two council workerssee photohorse, cart, shire workers, street cleaners, 1970's, photo

The photograph shows a large group of about 80 cable tram workers or employees, officers, managers, inspectors, crew, and depot or car house workers on a cable tram. Note the destination on the trailer or cable car "via Smith St. Possibly taken prior to the closure of the cable tram system in October 1940 and could be at the Clifton Hill depot or car house. Photo used in a poster, Melbourne Tramways Past and Present - with the caption Depot Employees at Clifton Hill at Final Stage Oct. 1940 This photograph is Public Records Office photo H179 in the Victorian Railways collection.Yields information about the type of uniforms or office clothing worn by cable tram staff prior to the closure of the cable tram system, the type of and number of employee's at a depot. This is unlikely to include all the staff on the day.Photograph - Black and White of a large group of cable tram workers Clifton Hill Oct. 1940trams, tramways, cable trams, car houses, inspectors, grip men, conductors, workmen, group photo, mmtb, clifton hill depot

Steam Rail Engine & 9 workers standing on a Steam Engine. Martin Hayes (Snr.) driver leaning out of cabin. John McInerney left of M. Hayes and below Frank Dunn. The steam engine is under a rail bridge and in the background is a timber building. c1900.Old sepia photo on a damaged mount of 9 railway workers standing on a Steam engine c1900.Martin Hayes (Snr.)stawell railways transport

An early black and white photograph of a Victoria Roads worker's hut near Tommy's Bend near Marysville in Victoria. An early black and white photograph of a Victoria Roads worker's hut near Tommy's Bend near Marysville in Victoria. Tommy's Bend is a stretch of road 10 kilometres from Marysville on the Woods Point Road up to Lake Mountain.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMtommy's bend, marysville, victoria, marysville-wood's point road

An early black and white photograph of a Victoria Roads worker's hut near Tommy's Bend near Marysville in Victoria. An early black and white photograph of a Victoria Roads worker's hut near Tommy's Bend near Marysville in Victoria. Tommy's Bend is a stretch of road 10 kilometres from Marysville on the Woods Point Road up to Lake Mountain.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMtommy's bend, marysville, victoria, marysville-wood's point road

The Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild was formed in Victorian schools in 1916. Each child who raised one pound ‘by personal productive effort’ received a certificate. The money was used for the war effort. The Government Minister, Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson, and the Director of Schools, Frank Tate, signed each certificate. Lawson (later Sir Henry) was the Attorney General in the Government of Alexander Peacock between 1915-17. He was to become Premier of Victoria in 1918. This is one of three Young Workers Patriotic Guild certificates in the Kew Collection, two from the First World War and one from the Second World War. The framed certificate was donated to the Kew Historical Society by past member, Eva Grant. The certificate was awarded to her sister in 1917.Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild commemorative certificate. The certificate was awarded to Marjorie Grant, a pupil of the Brunswick School No.1213. Awarded to 'Marjorie Grant" a pupil of "Brunswick" school No. "1213"young workers patriotic guild, first world war, ww1, eva grant

Webb, Mc Donald and Co., Engineers, Brassfounders, Sheet Metal Workers, Plumbers appear to be the forerunners of the firm of Webb Brothers and Co. which was as important business in Lava Street, Warrnambool in the early 20th century. The Webb Brothers were especially noted for their windmill making, establishing a business in South Melbourne in 1921.This luggage label is of some significance as it is the only item we have of the firm of Webb, McDonald and Co.Buff coloured rectangular label with dark blue text . Two corners of the label are mitred. It has a punched hole with a reinforce sticker .There is a pink smear on the front . There are remnants of pink card on the reverseFROM WEBB, MCDONALD 7 CO., Engineers, Brassfounders, Sheet Metal Workers, Plumbers &c. LAVA STREET, WARRNAMBOOL.webb, mc donald, engineers, brassfounders, plumbers, wiindmills

This item is part of a collection of seven black and white glass lantern slides previously housed together in a glass plate box. The slides are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass lantern slide with paper edging showing rams in a paddock in the background, with a fence line under water in the foreground.[handwritten] BOONOKE, WORKER RAMSagriculture, new south wales graziers association, travel, sheep, breeding, photography, glass lantern slides, j w allen

Series title: Camberwell Council Leisure study: discussion papers on leisure; 10 126p.; maps; This discussion paper only present draft policies, and are published in this form to obtain the opinions of the community, councillors, field-workers and experts.126p.; maps; This discussion paper only present draft policies, and are published in this form to obtain the opinions of the community, councillors, field-workers and experts.open spaces, camberwell, victoria, recreational use

Roger de Stoop came to Australia during the Second World War when the de Stoop spinning & weaving factory in Belgium was closed during the German occupation. He had previously met Dick Best, an Australian who wanted to establish a textile factory in Australia and in 1950 they built a factory at Blackburn North importing the weaving looms and many of their skilled workers from Belgium. Housing for the workers was built near the factory.Black and white photograph of Belgian family groups in front of one of the houses erected for the de Stoop workers. Roger de Stoop is in the centre of the photograph in a dark suit and tie.de stoop, roger. de stoop aust pty ltd. de stoop and best textile factory. weaving mills. belgians in australia

Given to member Jan MacDONALD by Beryl nee BROWN , whose father is one of the workers in the photo. Appears to be an original photo but an enlargement reveals it's a half- tone , so could have been copied from a publication. 'Gus' BROWN appears in third row from front 1933 photograph of construction workers in the excavation for the main drain in Princes Street. Sepia, mounted on cardboard 'frame'. Appears to be an original but is actually a halftone.Top left on back, in ink 'Kelly'princes street, engineering - board of works, engineering - canals and drainage, business and traders - hotels, sydney 'gus' brown, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, swallow & ariell ltd

Photograph taken in 1972 showing an open fire place built of recycled brick in a worker's cottage. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.Open fire place in workers cottage built of bricks from house built for John William Richardson 1897. Chimney built for Rowses by J. Lundy-Clarke May 1938. Picture taken 18-11-72 Richardsons house was pulled down by Rowse Bros. 1937-8. fireplace, richardson, rowse, john lundy-clarke

Sawmill truck R C Ingleton Sawmiller Stawell carrying Logs at top End of Bellfield before it was filled circa 1963. Truck Super White driven by Ern WallerSignatures from Co Workers on Retirementlogging, sawmill, industry, transport

The City of Kew (1860-1994) was a municipality within the boundaries of suburban Melbourne, bordering on the inner suburbs. It was governed by a Council who employed council officers and workers. Services offered to ratepayers included garbage collection. Workers also carried our rubbish removal. From the evidence of photographs, garbage trucks has a semi-circular top with openings on the side of the top and at the rear. Rubbish carts were simple open top containers. Both garbage trucks and rubbish carts were drawn by horses and, in the interwar years and after, operated out of the Council Depot in High Street (formerly the 'horse tramway' sheds and later was to be replaced by the Kew Recreation Centre. The depot was on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets, kew. Small, original black and white positive photograph of a council worker, horse and rubbish cart. This rectangular cart has an open top. An unidentified house is in the background.Annotation in pencil by donor verso: "Kew Council Rubbish cart / Pre & during WWII / from Eliz Bentley"rubbish collection, garbage collection, rubbish carts, city of kew, council workers, horse-drawn vehicles, kew depot

Magdala cum Moonlight Mine. Group of mine workers c1890 against the background of the mine. The wooden ramp built on trestles was used by horse drawn drays to deliver the Quartz for treatment in the cyanide vats.Dark photo of mine workers lined up in front of ore ramp. Horses and drays would go up the ramp to dump the crushed sand into the cyanide vats. Building is on right."Elite" Studio Co. Melbournestawell gold mining

Sid Field's truck outside Halls Gap General Store on his trip to pick up stores for the road workers.The photo shows a small truck with a man standing beside it. In the background is the Halls Gap Store with a car parked in front of it."Sid Field's truck, which carried stores for the road workers, outside Halls Gap General store. Courtesy I. Field, Mirranatwa." Typed on a sheet of paper and attached so that it shows beneath the photo.buildings, shops, transport, trucks

One of a series of photographs donated by the City Engineer of the former City of Kew, relating to road works. The photos variably include council workers, signage and equipment.One of a series of photographs of core local government services as practised by the City of Kew. The photographs are an accurate record of street works of the period. This example is one of the few shot in colour in the 1960s. Original colour photographic positive of roadworks in Studley Park Road in the former City of Kew. A tip truck carrying bitumen unloads it contents on the road which is then levelled by a tray. Road workers supervise the road making. "STUDLEY PARK ROAD RECONSTRUCTION / 1 1/2" NOM [sic] SIZE BIT BINDER COURSE / JANUS CONSTRUCTIONS / 9TH OCT 1968"city of kew, local government -- city of kew, road works, street works, studley park road -- kew (vic.)

Black and white photograph: 23 workers at goldmine battery. Stampers in background, 10 workers on boxes amalgamation in foreground. Eleven workers on upper levels.mine, gold, miners underground., bendigo, mines and mining, miners, workers, goldmine, battery, persons, group, male, stampers, mining

Black and white photograph: 23 workers at goldmine battery. Stampers in background, 10 workers on boxes, amalgamation in foreground. Eleven workers on upper levels.mine, gold, miners underground., bendigo, mines and mining, miners, goldmine, battery, persons, group, male, workers, stampers, mining