Geelong, second city of the state of Victoria, lies some 72 km. south west of Melbourne on the curve of Port Phillip Bay. This short history covers from the aborigines through to the mid-1960. Geelong - Then and Now. C.P. Billot. 1st ed. Melbourne (Vic)203mm x ; Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.; 1969. iv, 44p.; illus., map. SBN 85091 109 5geelong; history; aborigines; corio shire;

15cm x 10cm coloured photograph of the cutting at 91 Sydney Street, Melbourne Street at the top of the cutting which exposed the volcanic rock. Now is the site of the car wash and KFC.written on the back of .1: cutting @ 91 Sydney St Kilmore Melbourne St 2 top of cutting late July 2016 Written on the back .2: Exposed volcanic rock look south west 91 Sydney St Kilmore late July 2016construction

This book was compiled to mark a three day journey along the Snowy River in 2002. It was part of the International Year of the Mountain. Graeme Enders is Manager South West regional operations at N.S.W. Office of Environment & Heritage.A spiral bound book with a plastic cover. It is titled Spirit of the Snowy and is a collection of short stories written to mark a Snowy River journey from 1st to 3rd November in 2002. The book was edited by Graeme Enders of the Snowy River Recovery Project and published by the New South Wales Premier's Dept. It contains poetry, stories and recollections.2002 International Year of Mountainssnowy-river

South-west corner of Grimshaw and Henry Streets, showing Safeway (Woolworths), traffic lights and BP service station. Greensborough first traffic lights were installed along Grimshaw Street circa 1976.Black and white photograph"Safeway opposite the Greensborough Primary School, traffic lights for school crossing"safeway, grimshaw street greensborough, henry street greensborough

This coin was found in the ground at Glenormiston, South West Victoria, in 1940. The medal was commissioned by Mayor W. J. Hickford and issued by the Town of Warrnambool in 1897 to commemorate the 60th jubilee of the reign of H.M. Queen Victoria. The medal is significant for recognising the 60th year of reign of Queen Victoria, after whom our State of Victoria was named. It also has significance in showing the early design of the City of Warrnambool's Coat of Arms, which includes the British Coat of Arms. Commemorative medal, HM Queen Victoria's Jubilee, issued by the Town of Warrnambool in 1897. A round, gilt metal disc with plain edges and a drilled hole in the top. The Obverse shows the Queen's profile, young and old, The Reverse has Warrnambool Town's coat of arms including a sailing ship, a sheave of wheat and a rising sun, with a motto below them. The medal has stamped inscriptions.Obverse "QUEEN VICTORIA'S 60TH YEAR OF REIGN" / 1837 TO 1897". Reverse " TOWN OF WARRNAMBOOL / W J HICKFORD MAYOR" and the motto "BY THESE WE FLOURISH"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, medal, medallion, numismatics, commemorative medal, jubilee medal, queen victoria, queen victoria’s 60th jubilee, 1837-1897, town of warrnambool, 60th jubilee, young queen victoria, older queen victoria, warrnambool coat of arms, warrnambool symbols, warrnambool mayor, mayor hickford, ad 1837-1897, 50 years reign, glenormiston, w j hickford, by these we flourish, city crest, city coat of arms

Located on the south west corner of Drummond Street North and Macarthur Street, the building is now Jens Veal Byrne Real Estate. Corner grocer with sculpted heads of Ann & William Shakespeare above the door.cowan's corner, grocer, drummond street north, macarthur street, building, commerical, public

Research. House in centre foreground is same house as centre left Ref. 512. Looking about south-south west, down Research Gully Road. Source: Mrs. E.R. Reynolds, Thompson Crescent, ResearchThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, research (vic.)

The story of Australian men and women, wireless interceptors, whose skill in intercepting coded Japanese transmissions in WWII provided MacArthur’s intelligence organisation with vital information about enemy operations in the South West Pacific Area.iSoft cover 261 pagesww2, signals, australian signals intelligence, special operations

Set of 6 digital images featured on the building on the south west corner of Barkly and Cobden Sts, the Mount Pleasant tram terminus. Taken 12/11/2020 .1 - general view .2 - view of the main panel with interpretative panels. .3 and .4 - view of the interpretative panels with credits - includes photo turned into a mural by Bob Wilson. .5 - map panel .6 - pamphlet box.trams, tramways, mount pleasant terminus, barkly st, history, heritage, interpretation

A group of farming families purchased the store of Mr Roy Bain on the south west corner of Chapel Street and Thompson Ave, Cowes for the Co-Op store. It began as stocking farming equipment but later had general grocery items.Pale blue exercise book containing hand written minutes of the Co-Operative Society, includes lists of shareholders.Annual and committee meetings held. Cover - Mathematics book, Nancy Jenner W.T.S.phillip island co-op store, roy bain, f. b. morgan-payler, farming

Digital image titled "The Corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets Ballarat Vic", photo looks south west from the Post Office steps towards the south west corner - has Craigs Hotel, National Mutual Life, town hall shops including Anderson Printer and the Town Hall in the picture along with Robbie Burns statue. The Rose Series Postcard No. P 1783. An ESCo tram is parked at the tram stop - No. 5? A number of horse drawn and motor vehicles are in the photograph. Wal has dated the photo about 1930 on the rear of the postcard and about 1929 in his album notes. See item 9193 for a copy print.Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with a number of vehicles in the view.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a postcard .trams, tramways, esco, lydiard st, sturt st, town hall, tram 5 ?

Produced as one of a series of 24 prints commissioned by Nunawading & District Historical Society -|Theme: Intersections of Mitcham and Nunawading 2000/2001.|See also Series by P. Simmenauer on the same theme.Black and white photograph - print and negative of Corner of Springfield Road, Nunawading and Springvale Road, Nunawading, looking West across intersection, on opposite corner (South West) Formosa House Yum Cha Restaurant (very popular eating place). On far left opposite corner (North West) the grounds of Nunawading Primary School; signs in foreground to Church of Christ & Mullauna Secondary College along Springfield Road.formosa house restaurant, nunawading primary school no 4190, mullauna secondary college, springfield road nunawading, springvale road nunawading

Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 40 turning from Drummond St. South into Sturt St, with the destination of Lydiard St. Tram has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" and Eureka Tiles roof advertisements. Photo taken at Hospital corner. Has the liquor store on the south west corner of the intersection in the background. Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 14 August 1971.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/01" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 14 August 1971" also in faded green ink.sturt st, drummond st sth, hospital corner, tram 40

Black and White postcard, c1906 view of Charing Cross, Bendigo looking towards the west - Mitchell St. Has three tram cars in the view, the fountain, centre poles and a tailors shop on the south west corner of the area. Reproduced by the Rose Stereograph Co of Glen Waverley. Photo courtesy of Rod Aikman. Has the Rose Co. symbol on the rear of the car, along with areas for the stamp and address block.Has "24" in a circle in the top left hand corner of the front of the card and on the rear, a "William F Scott" address label on the bottom left hand corner.trams, tramways, bendigo, mitchell st, charing cross

Warrnambool Legacy Club was founded in 1947; prior to that it was part of Geelong Legacy Club. It covers an area in South West Victoria bounded by Port Fairy in the west, Mortlake, Derrinallum and Lismore to the north, and Camperdown, Timboon and Port Campbell in the south and east. The Warrnambool Legacy Club has contributed to the welfare of widows and children of past soldiers. In turn it has relied upon the generosity of local organisations and people to maintain their work. The Shire of Warrnambool would have been one of many of these groups who contributed in a generous way.Cream card with gold border. Dark blue printing with Warrnambool Legacy club at the top. Legacy logo printed in gold underneath.Signed by W.G. Sinclair. warrnambool, shire of warrnambool, warrnambool legacy club, legacy club endowment plan, w g sinclair

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Happy Valley is a town located in Golden Plains Shire, south-west of Ballarat, Victoria. Wool bales marked HAPPY VALLEY would have been transported to or from Happy Valley.Wool bale stencil - HAPPY VALLEY HAPPY VALLEY wool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This tells the story of the dairy industry in south west Victoria through interviews with local farmers and workers at the Heywood cheese factory. Garry Kerr has produced a series of local history stories, initially for the Heywood [history group] and more recent items privatelyFull colour DVD cover with photographs of house cows with a rotary diary, Heywood cheese factory and cows walking along in a paddock.Dairy Farming A Hundred Years of Change/Produced by Garry Kerrallansford, kerr, garry, heywood cheese factory, cows, dairy industry, dairy processors

Related to the service of: VX 137442 Henry Maxwell Francis O'Halloran. Enlisted 28/8/1943. Discharged 12/12/1945. Aged 28.This is a single sheet of paper, folded once. Printing is in dark blue ink. There are 3 vertical red lines on the front cover. In the center are described 6 races, on the rear are the "Troppo" rules. Front page heading is Troppo Racing Club. 16 Aust A.O.D. AIF, Souvenir programme of race meeting held somewhere in the South West Pacific, Sat 30 Dec 1944 under patronage of Brig. E.L. Vowles M.C.It has a stamped number No.563 on it.ww2, aust ordnance corps, souvenir

Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of an electric tram towing an ex Ballarat double deck horse tram as a trailer with the Fountain at Charing Cross in the background. In the background are the buildings on the south west corner of Charing Cross, featuring an advertisement for The Age. Copied by Keith Kings from The Bendigonian 19/9/1905. On rear in ink " SA778 Bendigo electric tram towing an ex Ballarat d/d horse tram, Charing Cross. Note:- Compound Xover at front of tram." Copied ex "The Bendigonian 19/9/1905."trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, horse trams, trailer

Moisture-proof wax vestas issued to A.I.F. troops during south-west Pacific campaign. Cigarettes were a normal part of life during both World Wars and there was no attempt made to limit or stop soldiers from smoking. In many cases it was actually encouraged.In WW1 there were almost no cigarette lighters available. Even in WW2 they were unusual. Matches were the normal way of creating fire. The wooden "safety" match that we know today was not in common use. Matches were made from wax and came in tins such as this item.Small rectangular iron alloy container with hinged cover. Base has a slightly recessed central section which has been perforated to enable the striking of matches. The cover has been painted with 'Bells Waterproof Wax Vestas' on a green or black ground. tin bell's-vestas smoking matches

VX35204 NORMAN THOMAS CALLAHAN Enlisted 1940 - Returned to Australia 1945. 2/24 AIF 9th Div AIF. Served in Siege of Tobruk, Tel El Eisa, El Alamein, South West Pacific, Lae, Finchhafen, Wareo-Lakona, Borneo, Tarakan.Photograph - sepia portrait of a soldier with plastic cover.passchendaele barracks trust, ww2, norman thomas callahan, 2/24 aif

The town of Vire is on a rocky promontory above the Vire River, situated in the south-west of the Calvados department of Lower Normandy, about half way between Caen (north-east of Vire) and Mont-Saint-Michel (to the south-west). Since 2016 the town has been part of the commune called Vire-Normandie. The town suffered quite heavily during bombardments at the end of the Second World War, and much reconstruction and renovation took place in the decade that followed the end of the war. (https://www.francethisway.com/places/vire.php) Julien Hardy, a stonemason and first discoverer of gold at Happy Valley, near Ballarat, Victoria Australia, was born near Vire, France. This photograph was taken by a descendant of Julian Hardy.Two colour photographs of buildings in the town of Vire, Normandie, France.julien hardy, vire, normandy

Printed postcard of a view from the Bendigo Town Hall looking south-west with one ESCo tram in Pall Mall. Shows the mine works and poppet head. Looks over Charring Cross and the View Point area. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain.Demonstrates a Bendigo postcard featuring Charing Cross, Pall Mall and shows an active mining plant at View Point.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, esco, pall mall, mining

View is looking south west from inside the front gate. Main Road is running across the picture just past the trees and the open area is where the current day Fitzsimons Lane runs. Porter street is adjacent to the property on the right of image. Robert was a POW in ChangiShows the area of Fitzsimons Lane prior to developmentBlack and white photograph - digital fileeltham, main road, fitzsimons lane, porter street, castledine, beatrice arrowsmith (nee quigley), king (dog), robert arrowsmith, joan castledine collection

Hand made plaque commemorating 22 Repair and Servicing Unit RAAF 1943-45Rectangular timber top mounted on timber base which has inscription in gold coloured paint.This silver poplar is dedicated to 22 Repair and Servicing Unit, RAAF 1943-45 The unit serviced aircraft and transport in South West Pacific area, New Guinea, Cape Gloucester, Noemfoor, Morotaia, and Labuan LEST WE FORGET 22 R.S.U. Nazab, Cape Gloucester, Noemfoor, Morotai, Brunei Bay.22 repair and servicing unit raaf 1943-45, ww2

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of No. 42 showing "SPECIAL" in Drummond St. South "Longest individual route in Ballarat was to Sebastopol, south-west of the City. No.42 raises the dust as it heads down the centre road single track at the inner end of the line. Sept. '71 (Harry Jackson) See image btm2574p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11784" and written in ink on top edge "No. 42 Sebastopol line Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, sebastopol, drummond st sth, tram 42

2/8the Armoured Regiment, 2nd AIF, was raised in 1941; saw service in New Guinea in 1943-44; returned to Australia and disbanded to form Nos 41, 42, 43 Landing Craft Companies RAE which saw service in South West Pacific 1944-45.Honour Board 2nd/8th Armoured Regiment 'Died on Active Service.' Timber board finished with gloss varnish. Lettering is in gold paint with red paint lines. Names listed are: Arthur Sprunt, Bill Allen, Wally Rowe, Johnny Bourke, Bob Kennon, John Dalley, Peter Lawrence, Gordon Roy and Stan Johnson.military, honour board, 2/8 armourned regiment

Photograph. Black and white photo - Monument Hill Mine 655. Int stope below 640' level 150' south of shaft. Picture looking south at west side of Upper Roof.photograph, landscape, monument hill mine 655