Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 83 page soft cover booklet by E. W. (Ned) Harvey and Noel F. Learmonth. A year by year summary of Portland's history taken from the files of the Portland 'Guardian' Newspaper. Published in 1966 by the Portland Town Council. Printed by E. Davis and Sons, Portland, Victoria. Catalogue sticker ''2222 HAR'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''Noel Learmonth, Alec Chisholm with best wishes from one author 26/9/67''E. W. Harvey & Noel F. Learmonthbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, portland, e.w.harvey, noel f. learmonth

Record of the Victoria versus England Cricket match played at the Queen Elizabeth Oval (QEO) in January 1995. The booklet includes profiles of the English and Victorian players, a summary of the history of English cricket in Bendigo, a picture of the QEO grandstand in 1901-1902, results of England teams who had previously played in Bendigo, local cricketers, scorecards and a map of the QEO. The autograph page has two autographs added. The booklet has 25 pages. There is also a yellow advertising feature page intact, in the middle of the booklet.Two autographs have been added on the autograph page in thick black marker.cricket, 1990s, queen elizabeth oval, england, bendigo district cricket association, cricket team, victorian cricket association, bendigo cricket, international cricket

A pair of United States Army drab canvas gaiters, worn with shoes or boots by US servicemen. The gaiters are laced with nine hooks and ten eyelets on the outer side of each, and fastened to the shoe by a webbing strap and metal buckle. History / Summary US Army drab gaiters of type M-1938, Dismounted, Protective, Stock No. 72-L-62027 – 72-L-62048, were issued in four sizes from R1 –R4, and worn extensively during the Second World War. Also identified as leggings.

Folded buff-coloured land sale advertisement for Kardinia Park Estate in Warranwood area of North Ringwood, including terms of sale, area map, layout plan of the estate, and summary of local facilities and services. Front page features photograph of a man and dog in front of a house captioned as Lot 1 on four acres shown on the estate layout as cnr of Brysons Road and Range View Parade (later Omeo Parade). Second page includes bushland swimming pool photograph and promotional information for prospective buyers.Subdivision includes Kardinia Crescent, Wonga Road, Brysons Road, Range View Parade (later Omeo Parade), Motor Coach Road (later Wonga Park Road, then Warranwood Road). (Agent/s) T.A.W. Burkitt, Main Street, Ringwood, Phone (9 to 6) Ringwood 242, Evenings, Ringwood 157, and J. McEwan & Co, 317 Collins Street, Melbourne, Phone 6750 Central.

Printed report - four pages - typeset on foolscap paper, dated 16/9/1884 from George Duncan, Engineer Melbourne Tramways Trust, to the Public Works Committee of Parliament and the Melbourne Tramways Trust", "Report to Public Works Committee, Melbourne Tramways Trust" advising on the construction methodology and financial arrangements along with estimates, mode of construction whether by day labour or by contractors, gives a summary of mileage (was some 33miles of cable and 15 miles of horse), estimates and proposed lines showing whether horse or cable.9/1884trams, tramways, mtt, cable trams, melbourne tramways trust, construction, finances, mto co, parliament

Depot List - 10 A4 sheets, were stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 20.8.1982". Sheets 1 to 4 - Allocation of Tramcars in Numerical Order including listing of tramcars for storage and disposal and storage and retention in operating condition to Z3 201 Sheets 5 to 9 - allocation by depot including trams in storage at Hawthorn, Approved disposal, future disposal, training tram, tourist trams and special purpose. Sheet 10 - Summary of Fleet in Servicetrams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Twelve pages inside a hard cover, titled "Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) Operating and Instruction Manual". Has details of the system, its operations, preparing the system, use, summary of messages, contact telephone numbers and an index. Prepared by MTA Engineering Maintenance. Includes diagrams. See also other associated instruction documents. See Reg Item 309 for a photograph of a signpost. 2nd copy added 24/12/2014. 3rd copy added 24-8-2015. pdf scan added 9/10/2019.trams, tramways, mta, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, instructions

Spiral bound booklet, plastic cover, blue binding (copy of original)blue back page cover. Thirty four page report 'assesses ground conditions, mining advance rates and support requirements in the weathered zone of the proposed Bendigo decline'. Summary of contents: Bendigo rock mass; boxcut; portal development; decline development (weathered zone); structural domains; rock property data; rock mass classification; portal excavation and support requirements; decline in the weathered zone; shotcreting and boxcut design. western mining corporation, bendigo, goldmining, williams united, northern boxcut, decline, bendigo mining nl, geotechnical, rock mass, rock classifications, bendigo rock mass, shotcreting, rockbolts

Double-sided advertisement for Banool Gardens subdivision with site plan, location plan, terms of sale, and summary of homesite features and local services & facilities. Subdivision includes Wonga Road, Hamilton Drive, Tinworth Place, Andrea Parade and Benjamin Court, Ringwood North. Managing agent - Ollson Real Estate Pty. Ltd., North Croydon Shopping Plaza, Maroondah Highway. Croydon, Vic. 3136. Telephone 726 9988 After Hours 876 4190. Project by Darnley Developments (Vic.) Pty. Ltd. Accompanying handwritten notation by Richard Carter R.E.S.I. - "Part of original Banool property (Mahon, sold to Stallman, sold to McMahon, sold to Len Macley etc etc). Hamilton Drive named after Lynn Hamilton McMahon, Tinworth Place after his son-in-law, David Tinworth".

This ledger contains material from the legal firm of Mackay and Taylor for the period 1931 to 1946. The material includes receipts, letters and typed summaries concerning the wills and property of Warrnambool and district residents at that time. Scottish-born George Mackay established a legal practice in Kepler Street, Warrnambool in 1891 and in 1893 he bought the next-door practice of the late James Fletcher, with the business then known as Fletcher and Mackay. In the 1920s John Taylor became a partner with Mackay under the name of Mackay and Taylor (later Mackay Taylor). In 1999 Taits Solicitors of Warrnambool merged with Mackay Taylor to form Tait Taylor. Today this business is known as Taits Legal. This ledger is of some importance as it contains much historical information (wills, deeds, property ownership etc) on Warrnambool and district residents in the 1930s and 40s. It will be very useful to researchers.This is a ledger with a black cardboard cover and red binding on the spine. The binding has broken and the covers and sections of the pages are detached. The cover is much stained and rubbed. The pages have been printed with red and blue lines but these have not been used. Instead a variety of letters, receipts and typed material have been pasted onto the pages. Some of the letters and receipts have been handwritten and some have been typed.Receipt Bookwarrnambool, warrnambool history, mackay taylor, ledger warrnambool, fletcher and mackay

Issued to Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers, this cap badge would have been worn by Francis Browne during World War I. Francis James Browne died in Sydney 1963. He had a long career in obstetrics and gynaecology. Summary of appointments include: General Practice in Wales, Maternity Department of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, 1st director of obstetric unit, University College Hospital London. Retired and continued postgraduate teaching in London and NSW. Married to Grace Cuthbert, who was director of Maternal and Baby Welfare in NSW. Collection of objects transferred from the Archives to the Museum collection found amongst Professor FJ Browne's papers.Dark brown metal cap badge. Design features a crown sitting atop a laurel wreath, which surrounds a representation of the Rod of Asclepius (serpent wrapped around a rod). A scroll is affixed below the wreath which is inscribed 'ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS'.world war i, numismatics, browne fj

Summary sheet, photocopied onto heat sensitive paper, odd size, of the various runs start or On times, where started, meal relief times, hours, rates of pay whether one man, two man or assisting rates for Sundays, Saturdays and Weekdays. Not dated. Broken down into AM, PM and assists. Stored with these sheets are a photocopies of each sheet are full size copies made on A3 paper. Spread over two A3 sheets. Photocopies enable better reading than that of the original in many places. Other places already faded out. trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews, rosters

Nine A4 sheets, were stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 1.7.1984". Sheets 1 to 3 - Allocation of Tramcars in Numerical Order including listing of tramcars for storage and disposal and storage and retention in operating condition. Sheets 4 to 8 - allocation by depot showing some crossed out in red including trams in storage, Preston Workshops, Training Trams, Tourist Trams, Miscellaneous and a summary of the Fleet. Sheet 9 - distribution list. Copy 2 - has not been marked up.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Set of personal papers - placed in a file marked "Tramway Development M&MTB" Hand written calculations and sheets, mostly pencil only compiling the mileage of the MMTB from 1/2/1920. Includes one sheet in ink (imaged) showing details of electric railways taken over, constructed or removed since the inception of the board on 1/2/1920 to 30/6/1928. Separate compilations for the cable tram sheet. First sheet includes a summary of the cable, horse, trust, NMETL and VR tramways as at 30/11/1922.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, cable trams, htt, pmtt, horse trams, pmtt, ftt, nmetl, fnptt, mbctt

Report - 149 A4 pages, brown comb bound, orange card covers with two pasted on labels on the front cover. Titled "Chopper Control for Trams". Funded by the Australian Government Transport (Planning and Research) Act 1974, prepared by the MMTB Engineering Department Technical Services Department. Gives an introduction to chopper control technology, summary of the findings of the study, 25% saving in energy. Has a table of contents on page 8, many graphs, including impact of regeneration on W class tram, electromagnetic impact and many photographs of the test equipment. Includes the test program.Front and back covers stamped "Tramway Workshop Library Preston", and in top right hand corner in ink "(Z Tram #5) (1977) " and in pencil "Spare Copy"trams, tramways, mmtb, reports, testing, preston workshops, chopper control, controllers, z class, tram 5