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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Banner - Port Melbourne Citizens Action Group, Citizens Action Group
Made during the group's campaigns against the loss of railway, the SCDC Bayside development, Council amalgamations and building of road through Railway Reserve.Banner reading 'Port Melbourne Citizens Action Group Fighting for your Rights' '*Market redevelopment * Station Pier *Light rail *Freeway *Your Council' Hand painted onto flannel sheeting in back, purple, red, green and blue; edges hand-boundpublic action campaigns, societies clubs unions and other organisations, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, ian mckay, citizens action group -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Mixed media, Robert Frost, Toxic Flat - Port Melbourne, 1987
Produced by Robert Frost of Alfred Street for use in Bay Street informational stalls by Port Melbourne 'Residents' Picket Group' against the SCDC Bayside development, 1988Large black display board with captions of environmental information connected by string to points on an aerial photo of Port Melbourne/Fishermen's Bend; indicates sources of contamination in Port Melbourne and on the bend.public action campaigns, environmental issues, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, fishermans bend, industry - manufacturing, robert frost, residents picket group, british petroleum group, elders ixl, glazebrook paints, csiro, state electricity commission -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Township of Sandridge, 1855
COPYRIGHT PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE Plan of the Township of Sandrdge 1855 - copy from Public Record Office 1978local government - municipal district of sandridge, town planning, j jones -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Department of Lands and Survey grant for improving public parks in Sandridge, Department of Lands and Survey, 19 Oct 1863
Handwritten letter from Dept of Lands and Survey 19.10.1863, notifying grant of £90/0/0 for the improving of public parks in Sandridge for 1863local government - borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster - "Port Melbourne, Our City, Our Life, our Choice, No Amalgamation", 1984
The slogan 'Our city, Our Life, Our Choice' was the result of a competition run by the Council and won by Joan CURTIS of Heath Street. The poster was designed by the Council in protest against the amagamation threat of the early 1980sProtest poster 'Port Melbourne - Our City, Our Life, Our Choice - No Amalgamation' Port Melbourne City coat of arms in black, graphics red, white and bluepublic action campaigns, amalgamation, joan curtis -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge, Badge-a-minute, No Canals for Bayside, 1987
One of various protest badges produced by Port Melbourne residents to oppose the SCDC development - given or sold at a public meeting on the developmentLarge plastic badge c1987 'No canals for Bayside'. With drawing of beacon. White, with red and black.public action campaigns, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition, Housing Commission Flats in Princes Street, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Sylvia Gleeson, 17 Aug 1990
Part of a collection of 12 photographs showing the demolition and replacement of the Housing Commission Flats in Princes St, 17.08.1990. .01-.05 Princes Stbuilt environment - public housing, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, housing commission of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition, Housing Commission Flats in Princes Street, Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Sylvia Gleeson, 17 Aug 1990
Part of a collection of 17 photographs showing the demolition and replacement of the Housing Commission Flats in Princes St, 17.08.1990. .06- .07 Graham Stbuilt environment - public housing, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, housing commission of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition, Housing Commission Flats in Princes Street, Clifford and Princes Streets, Port Melbourne, Sylvia Gleeson, 17 Aug 1990
Part of a collection of 17 photographs showing the demolition and replacement of the Housing Commission Flats in Princes St, 17.08.1990. .08 -.09 Clifford and Princes Streetsbuilt environment - public housing, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, housing commission of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition (complete), Housing Commission Flats in Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Sylvia Gleeson, 17 Aug 1990
Part of a collection of 17 photographs showing the demolition and replacement of the Housing Commission Flats in Princes St, 17.08.1990. .10-.12 demolition completedbuilt environment - public housing, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, housing commission of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Townhouses replacing Housing Commission Flats, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Sylvia Gleeson, 17 Aug 1990
Part of a collection of 17 photographs showing the demolition and replacement of the Housing Commission Flats in Princes St, 17.08.1990. .13 - .17 Rebuilding and replacement by townhousesbuilt environment - public housing, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, housing commission of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne foreshore, Carolyn Goldberg, 1988
Ten coloured photographs taken in 1988 by Carolyn Goldberg (.01)&(.02) Photos of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club (pre fire). One is taken at distance. (.03)&(.04) Photos of Princes Pier locked up and abrred to public access (.05)&(.06) Photos of cranes on Station Pier. One taken at greater distance from Princes Pier (.07) The engine works building on future Beacon Cove site (.08)&(.09)Two views of the Centenary Bridge. One at greater distance. (.10)Photo of the area now known as Beacon Cove with City in distant backgroundpiers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - yachting, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, centenary bridge, carolyn goldberg, commonwealth engine works, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc, cranes (stodart?), liardet's beach, beacon cove -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - CD-ROM, Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), Port Melbourne, Nott Street State School No 1427, 1967 - 1974
COPYRIGHT PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE Port Melbourne - Nott Street State School No 1427 .01 - History file. DVD containing 19 pages of images of letters and documents concerning the history of Port Melbourne Nott Street State School No. 1427 from 1874 to 1974. Included are the names of the first teachers and all head teachers .02 - Centenary Souvenir. DVD containing 16 pages of images of the 1974 Centenary Souvenir booklet, including photographseducation - primary schools, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, built environment, nott street state school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Houses, Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), 1938
COPYRIGHT Public Records Office Victoria Black and white photos taken from DVD .02 - Single storey house .03 - two storey house (344 Howe Parade) .04 - houses with car in front (342 Howe Parade) .05 - series of housesfishermans bend, built environment - domestic, built environment - public housing, transport - motor vehicles, fisherman's bend housing estate -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Police residences, Graham Street, Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), 1920s - 1930s
COPYRIGHT Public records Office Victoria Black and white photos from DVD .02 Sergeant's residence (1 TIFF and 1 JPEG copy) .03 Front door of residence (1 TIFF and 1 JPEG copy) .04 Front of site at Graham St for proposed residence (1 TIFF and 1 JPEG copy) .05 Rear of site in laneway behind Graham St (1 TIFF and 1 JPEG copy)built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, police, law, port melbourne police station -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - State Savings bank building early 1900s, Public Records Office Victoria (PROV), 1886 - 1982
The State Savings Bank building was constructed c1891. In this image the lot to the left is vacantCOPYRIGHT Public records Office Victoria .02 - 1886 building marked, but actually a 20th century photo built environment - commercial, business and traders, state savings bank of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Port Melbourne Citizens Action Group 1980-87, 1980 - 1987
Various documents recording the activities of the Port Melbourne Citizens Action Group 1980-87. .01 -Light Rail ; .02 - Light Rail ; .03 - Light Rail ; .04 General membership details; .05 - Traffic management ; .06 - Amalgamation 1986 ; .07 - South bank Strategy 1986 ; .08- Market redevelopment (Coles Supermarket)local government - city of port melbourne, public action campaigns, ian mckay, port melbourne citizens action group (pmcag) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Annual Reports, Social Welfare Centre, Beris Campbell Collection, 1974 - 1993
Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsAnnual Reports 1974 - 81. Social Welfare Centrelocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - The Community of Interest Factor, Beris Campbell Collection, 1974 - 1993
Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPaper presented by Beris CAMPBELL "The Community of Interest Factor"local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell -
Cockatoo History & Heritage Group
Order of Ceremony, Official Opening of the Cockatoo Community Complex, Saturday 20th November, 1982
In 1976, the Shire of Pakenham recognising that Cockatoo was the second largest township within the shire, acknowledged requests for the provision of recreation facilities. Council purchased four hectares of land strategically located in the Town Centre and in conjunction with the local community, embarked upon a programme of staged development of the site. The first stage saw the construction of the kindergarten building which was opened in 1977, followed by the bowling green, tennis courts, netball courts and public toilets. The Community Complex Building was the final development of the site.The Cockatoo Community Complex building, was the final stage of the development and was opened on the 20th November 1982. It was a replacement for the old Cockatoo Hall, which had not been renovated since 1936. The old Cockatoo Hall was lost in the Ash Wednesday fires on the 16th February 1983. The community complex played an integral part in the recovery stages after Ash Wednesday.Four page document, including Acknowledgements, Order of Ceremony, Menu and Site Plan of the Cockatoo community ComplexTwo punctured holes for folder storagecockatoo community complex, cockatoo hall, hall opening, cockatoo -
Narre Warren and District Family History Group
Book, Pearcedale Public Hall Committee (Vic.), Pearcedale : moments in history, 2003
... Pearcedale Public Hall Committee (Vic.)... in history Book Pearcedale Public Hall Committee (Vic.) ...117 p. : ill., ports., maps ; 21 cm.non-fictionpearcedale (vic.), casey cardinia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Public transport: a Bendigo tram at the terminus in front of Eaglehawk Town Hall, circa 1910.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: SHOWCASING OUR PAST
Weekender article from the Bendigo Advertiser 20/2/1999 mentioning the push for a museum for Bendigo by John Gascoigne. People including Kathryn Mackenzie, , Heidi Teague, Joan Bolton, David Bolton, Joan O'Shea, Cliff Binks, Frank Cusack, Ted Barkmeyer, Andrew Paul and Peter Tangey were interviewed. There is a colour photo of Joan Bolton with an old printing machine and a black and white photo looking up Mitchell Street. On the back of this page there is another item relating to preserving Bendigo's Past, (from Weekender 17). A black and white photo at the top of the page shows Bendigo in the 1860s looking up Mitchell Street, (Photo courtesy of Frank Cusack).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - showcasing our past, bendigo advertiser 20/2/1999, john gascoigne, golden dragon museum, bendigo pottery, rsl memorial hall, central deborah gold mine, greater city's heritage and historical societies, kathryn mackenzie, bendigo tourism inc, heidi teague, german heritage society, eureka museum, joan bolton, david bolton, bolton bros, joan o'shea, lister house, northern district school of nursing graduates association, department of human services, public records office, bendigo hospital, cliff binks, school of mines, bendigo regional institute of tafe, frank cusack, bendigo junior technical school, national trust chambers, information centre, commonwealth bank, city of greater bendigo, museum victoria, andrew paul, sir john quick, jenny whitelaw, peter tangey, fortuna, george lansell, army's topographical mapping unit, a steele -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK & NOTED EVENTS
Notes on Eaglehawk compiled by H Biggs mentions early settlement, discovery of gold, separation of Eaglehawk from the Marong District Roads Board, Nominations for Council and Newspapers. Noted Events compiled by June Parry mention events from 1839 to 1876 and some in 1928. These included early settlement, gold discovery at The Rocks, Churches, hospital, Bendigo Advertiser, Theatre Royal, Police Office, Post Office, Census, First Council Works, Telegraph, Mining Company, Mining Board, Public Market, various buildings built, Rates, Schools, and very early trams.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - eaglehawk & noted events, h biggs, june parry, james mouat, joseph crook, marong district roads board, camp hotel, charles sherratt, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan (bendigo mac), bendigo hospital, bendigo advertiser, theatre royal, lieutenant governor sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, mr townsend, bendigo water works, cornish & co, post office, bendigo pottery, bendiog agricultural society, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, cattle yards, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, j mouat, sir henry barkly, sandhurst borough, eaglehawk borough, cr john mcintyre, duke of edinburgh, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, bendog rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, viscount canterbury (sir h manners sutton), beehive stores, mining exchanges, annual waverley prize, bendigo water works, city fire brigade, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, j h abbott, australian natives association, temperance hall, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, early trams, electricity commission -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY VOLUME THREE: 1920 - 1929
... Epsom Public Hall... Bendigo Advertiser St Paul's Bells Mr T Cambridge Epsom Public ...Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Three: 1920 - 1929. Front page has a photo of The Duke and Duchess of York visit to Bendigo, 1927. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1910 - 1919 titled The way we were. 1920 is titled Prince hailed. 1921 - City racks up a milestone. 1922 - Furore erupts. 1923 - Felons escape from city gaol. 1924 - Bid to finish RSL memorial. 1925 - Foul odour over sewerage plan. 1926 - Lest we forget Bendigo's fallen. 1927 - Royal Visit captures city. 1928 - Four shot in farm tragedy. 1929 - Billie's trip to remember.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume three: 1920 - 1929, bendigo advertiser, duke and duchess of york, cr e m vains, r putnam, a j taylor, j h jackson, w crowley, sandhurst football club, george lansell, st peter's church, bendigo junior technical school, prince of wales, unity mine, mr w wilson, badak tin mining syndicate, mr t w ortonmr h scarborough, mr raleigh, general sir w r birdwood, the soldiers' memorial committee, bendigo city council, rsl memorial hall, captain g c wilson, lietenant r j parer, lieutenant j c mcintosh, cr j p carolin, h k morris, e a morris, turf tavern hotel, rev donald baker, all saints' pro--cathedral, keck's nursery, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, rising sun hotel, leanne mcdonnell, most rev john mccarthy, sir john quick, prime minister billy hughes, state rivers and water supply commission, diptheria, edna stevens, bendigo railway workshops, watson sustenance fund, sir joseph cook, dr lanza, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo benevolent asylum, miner's phthisis, bendigo gas company, electric light company, bendigo sewerage authority, commonwealth bank, cr curnow, the earl of stradbroke, dame nellie melba, princess theatre, lt-col g hurry, h sw lawson, countess of stradbroke, clunes woollen mills, girton college, mrs polglaise, mrs kennedy, gold discovery memorial, cr m g giudice, victorian co-operative freezing company, bendigo brick and tile company, mr lawson, soldiers' memorial, windermere hotel, toni riley pharmacy, bendigo gaol, mr a a dunstan mla, new red white and blue mine, claude de vere, walter osborne, sir john and lady quick, jonathan smalley, bendigo advertiser, st paul's bells, mr t cambridge, epsom public hall, bendigo school of mines, major lansell, mr h s w lawson, cr david andrew, colonel hurry, mr s bruce, bendigo sewerage authority, eppalock weir scheme, bendigo football league, r s l memorial, major g v lansell, lempriere, mr s m bruce, sandhurst hotel, market square, big hill tunnel, bendigo football league, bendigo united cricket club, south bendigo rex, sacred heart cathedral, hercules mine, gillies, aids & appliance shop, anne caudle centre, fizelle & mulqueen, south new moon mine, bendigo sewerage authority, mr a a kelley, epsom sewerage works, white hills botanical gardens, mr j sternberg mlc, bendigo book of remembrance, bendigo football league, senator general drake-brockman, captain dyett, school of mines, handschin and romus, hanro (aust.) bendigo knitting mills, charles handschin, farmers' union, andrew sunstan mla, country progressive party, john allan, captain g j c dyett, eahlehawk ufs dispensary, data fundamentals, the duke and duchess of york, the hercules mine, cr j a michelsen, lansell family, bendigo agricultural society, huntly shire council, bendigo creek trust, south african war memorial, cr j h curnow, st paul's church of england diamond jubilee, bendigo chamber of commerce, bendigo freezing works, bendigo pottery, bendigo trotting club, new red white and blue mine, the conservatory, cr e g batchelder, hercules mine, billie rigby, bendigo railway station, travellers' aid society, eppalock weir, the state rivers and water supply commission, bendigo railway workshops, frank grove, cr curnow, electric supply company, state electricity commission, australian aero club, bendigo preserving company, jardine, busbridge, feeman, mr h pearce, bfl, fred wood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY VOLUME FIVE: 1940 - 1949
Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of a group of soldiers in uniform and with rifles. They were district servicemen on leave in 1944. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1940 - 1949 titled Bendigo as it was. It has two photos of women wading through the 1949 Pall Mall flood waters and one of Miners in the crib room of the Central Deborah Mine. They are Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson. 1940 - Army moves in to racecourse, 1941 - Devastating fire at pottery, 1942 - Forces expand, 1943 - Nation's eyes on Bendigo, 1944 - News dawns of D-day landing, 1945 - City cheers the end of the war, 1946 - Celebrations begin in city, 1947 - Gallery gets top paintings, 1948 - Water plan looks good and 1949 - Flood takes a toll on city.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume five: 1940 - 1949, bendigo advertiser, central deborah mine, jackie lewis, bob johnson, w landy, ryga yates, les johnson, central nell gwynne, department of defence, bendigo jockey club, 8th division, robert menzies, deborah mine, bendigo decentralisation vigilance committee, cr w h taylor, bendigo war funds organisation, the easter fair society, bendigo agricultural show committee, mr e g ham, mr j v fairbairn, cr a staples, the bendigo chamber of commerce, richard hartley smith abbott, captain harley abbott, bendigo art gallery, bill woodfull, bendigo high school, north deborah mine, boardwalk, toni riley pharmacy, windermere hotel, cr g a pethard, coliban system, north deborah mine, bendigo pottery, bendigo trades hall council, private lawrence burstall, major-general g j rankin mhr, andrew dunstan, ordnance factory, royal australian navy, hmas bendigo, sec offices, muioof, ymca, georger addlem, fred addlem, cr a j anderson, pauline buvhan thompson, leslie thompson, edward joseph leonski, bendigo football league, mr j dedman, william stephens, forest street methodist church, pte charles phillips, pte w e durward, pte t foley, william john stephens, central nell gwynne, air chief marshall sir arthur tedder, cr taylor, united nations, flying officer, r bruce tuff, flight lieutenant owens, royal air force, commonwealth war workers housing trust scheme, mr s mckinnon, bendigo decentralised vigilance committee, ravenswood estate, john lienhop mlc, margaret (peggy) brennan, strathfieldsaye shire council, school of mines, bendigo base hospital, william george ashman, ashman's tailors, bendigo jockey club, victorian football association, bendigo east swimming pool, deborah anticline, specimen hill methodist church, north deborah, adolf hitler, benito mussolini, australian 7th division, cr galvin, bendigo war funds organisation, hmas bendigo, lt-commander jackson, bendigo football league, central deborah mine, victoria day, cr truscott, bendigo gaol, lansellstowe, awas barracks, bendigo citizens committee, john cain snr, ordnance factory, bendigo agricultural society, the duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, bendigo tennis association, north deborah, gillies famous pies, aids & appliance shop, mrs georgina scott, dr j a neptune scott, alfred sisley, corot, daubigney, louis sonnenberg, gas employees' union, john lienhop, soldier settlement commission, burnewang estate, king george vi, princess elizabeth, lt philip mountbatten, mr e j w herbert, ansett airways, reg ansett, most rev, dr john mccarthy, dr bernard stewart, michael giudice, bendigo united breweries, bendigo lyric photo plays, bendigo sun newspaper, shamrock hotel, west bendigo progress association, alan mcdonald, south bendigo football club, albert collier, j t webbo, mervyn tresize, state rivers and water supply commission, eppalock reservoir, public works committee, bendigo rotary club, john edgar, bendigo base hospital, albert dunstan, benevolent home, magetti's wine hall, wallace reef wine hall, magetti family, albert magetti, lance galvin, bradford cotton spinnings (victoria) pty otd, arthur syer, stanley crossman, albert arthur dunstan, rev dr henry backhaus, city family hotel, lyric theatre, bank of australasia, city club hotelcolonial mutual building, r matchett & co, lansellstowe, leonard lansell, bendigo bas hospital, australian women's army service, mr hollway, kenworth (aust) ltd, foggitt jones's bacon factory, gordon sayers, sandhurst trustees, dr john drowley, alexander hislop, royal mint, north deborah mine, ironbark south mining company, central nell gwynne company, new chum syncline -
Melbourne Water
Photograph, Upper Yarra Dam Personnel, 1955
As the Yarra became unsuitable as a source of water, several attempts were made to find alternative sources for the growing population of Melbourne. It was not until 1891 that the efforts to sewer Melbourne came to fruition with the setting up of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), now known as Melbourne Water. From 1891 until 1992, it was the responsibility of the MMBW to safeguard public health by providing a sewerage system and a safe water supply system. In 1992, The MMBW merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water. In 1946, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) approved a site for a new dam for Melbourne's domestic water. This is now known as the Upper Yarra Dam. Due to the construction of the dam, the workforce had to be accommodated on site; domestic quarters were built for single men, families and staff. The township also had kitchens, laundry facilities, a canteen, a recreation hall, mess areas and a co-op store, with one of the first houses being seconded to accommodate for a school. This photograph shows personnel at a Kindergarten party at the Upper Yarra Dam, a time where workers were housed during its construction. The photograph is historically significant as it captures a purpose built community that supported the workers undertaking the construction of the dam. upper yarra dam, mmbw, melbourne metropolitan board of works, township, 1940s, community -
Melbourne Water
Photograph, North Cocoroc State Primary School, 1950s
As the Yarra became unsuitable as a source of water, several attempts were made to find alternative sources for the growing population of Melbourne. It was not until 1891 that the efforts to sewer Melbourne came to fruition with the setting up of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), now known as Melbourne Water. From 1891 until 1992, it was the responsibility of the MMBW to safeguard public health by providing a sewerage system and a safe water supply system. In 1992, The MMBW merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water. The township of Cocoroc was created in 1894 at the Metropolitan Sewage Farm (now the Western Treatment Plant) to house the workers it employed. The name 'Cocoroc' means 'frog' in the language of the Wathaurung people — the Traditional Owners of the land the treatment plant was built on. By the early 1950s there were nearly 100 houses, a town hall, football ground (and team), swimming pool, tennis courts, four schools and a post office, and by the 1970s some 500 people were living in Cocoroc. As it became too expensive for the MMBW to subsidise, Cocoroc was abandoned. By 1973 most of the houses and other buildings were demolished or moved to Werribee. All that is left now of Cocoroc are two small, empty, concrete swimming pools, a few weatherboard sheds and a big iron water tank. This photograph detailing an exterior view of the North Cocoroc State Primary School, is historically significant as it captures children at play within a purpose built community. The School that was one of four was built to educate the children of the MMBW workers. As the school no longer exists, this photograph is the only tangible evidence left of the building, also showcasing the style of buildings in this era. cocoroc, township, school, mmbw, melbourne metropolitan board of works, melbourne water -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTIO: EAGLEHAWK TOWN HALL
Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 3 black & white photos of Eaglehawk Town Hall. The ornate façade of the Town Hall is clearly visible with the clock above. Steps are leading up to the main entrance & a gun turret is at the side.place, building, public buildings, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk town hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK TOWN HALL, c1860's (late)
Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 2 photos of building the Eaglehawk Town Hall in the late 1860's early 1870's. In the foreground are horse & carts. This is an enlarged photo & a little indistinct with much light. Scaffolding can be seen on the façade. One photo darker & clearer than the other.place, building, public buildings, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk town hall