A record of the early history of surveying for land settlement. Includes appendices on the border surveys between Victoria and South Australia and between Victoria and New South Wales.maps, b&w photographs, illustrationssurveying, land settlement

A copy of both the ‘Dennys Lascelles Limited 1857-1957: Annual Wool Report & Centenary Review’ & ‘Staff Reunion Souvenir Programme, 1988’ was donated to the museum in 2021. These were duplicate items so only their story was retained in addition to the image of Rita located in Multimedia. “Enclose two items which may be of interest to add to your collection. They belonged to my mother, Rita Sedgwick (nee Glenn), who died earlier this year in April. She worked for Dennys Lascelles in two separate periods. First as a young girl, who had finished her schooling, at Morongo Presbyterian ladies College, having been sent as boarder there by her parents from their farm at Mathoura (just north of Echuca). This period was from 1942 — 1947. It was her second job out of school having worked first at the then Geelong Telephone Exchange. She would commute daily to work on a bicycle from where she was then living in Drumcondra. She had the front office role of receptionist and telephonist driving an old manual switchboard. The old front desk was her domain. She departed in 1947, shortly after she was married in late 1946. She spoke fondly of her times at the company as a young girl in her late teens and early twenties. Her second stint was much later, but again as the front-desk telephonist and receptionist commencing in 1972, ending 11 years later in 1983. This was a period when Sir Henry Bolte was on the Board, Don Urqhuart was MD, Ray Hobson was General Manger, Cliff Bone the company Secretary, Peter Keys the CFO and Jim Hay was also on the Executive team. While there were some 25 years between her periods of service, she welcomed the chance to re-join the company. Again, it was a time of hard work, and good friends. The busy times were the wool auctions, when the Firm would be visited by representatives of the big Japanese trading houses such as Mitsui, and Kanematsu. The Chief Auctioneer, Mr. Reeves (I can't recall his first name), would hold court at the now demolished Geelong Wool Exchange — I saw him in action once — what a sight. The huge show floors in the Denny's building would be full of open bales and samples for the buyers to inspect, and for mum days would start at 0800, and finish at 1800 or later. In quieter times over summer, it was reported that the empty show floor would provide an excellent arena for the more enthusiastic cricketers to get in a bit of practise with a tennis ball at lunch and after closing time! Dennys was a full-service firm for wool growers, with branches all over the Western Districts as far afield as Mt Gambier, but through Timboon, Warrnambool, and the like, as I am sure you are aware. She also saw the merger of Dennys and Strachan to create DSM, and later the amalgamation with AML&F to create Dennys AML (I think). She saw the change from the old manual switch board to the then latest of PABX technologies and was part of the team the relocated from the original offices to the new address on the south side of Brougham Street. Along with the shift from the large show floor-based sales of the past. She retired from fulltime work in mid-1983, again with fond memories and friendships that lasted a lifetime. I found these two items among her things recently, and felt that given her connection to the industry, and the place in which the Museum now resides you may like to add them to the collection. I hope you can find a home for them, and that they might add a little to the story that the wool museum now houses and curates.” Program 12pp: soft pale grey cover, contians brief history of the company , the buildings and at the last page is a list of acceptances for the reunion, 2nd October, 1988Judith Lagingdennys, lascelles limited

Short history of Turner (Aust) in 'The Tool Chest' newsletter November 1996. (3 photocopied pages' Emphasis is on trademarks with illustrations given on marks found on tools.Short history of Turner (Aust)turner industries, stanley works pty ltd, moderne handle co, b.h.p. ltd., titan manufacturing co, australian industrial property organisation, tools

Dr. Drake had TB, but cured himself. He then established an open Air Hospital in what is now the grounds of the Whitefriars Seminary in Park Road Donvale.Black and white photograph of dining room of Dr. Francis Drake's Open Air TB Hospital in Donvale where Whitefriars Seminary is now. see Historydrake, francis john dr, tb hospital, donvale, whitefriars seminary, nethercote, john

Wandinong Sanctuary: history and development of Wandinong. [ Extracts from 'Wandinong Sanctuary - its origins, objectives and development' includes bird and plant list.] October 1986.wandinong sanctuary, parks and reserves, hooke, albert arthur, janet emily

The photo is part of a set provided by Robin Harris of his early life (1953-1962) in 'The Shack' at Antonio Park. See ND5241 for his story 'When Antonio Park was home'.)Black & white photograph of the Shack in Antonio Park (1953-1962) showing the eastern side which faced Deep Creek Road. See ND5241 for history.antonio park mitcham, the shack, whitehorse road, mitcham, no.627, harris. robin, bushfire - 1962

Eight grey folders, each containing newspaper cuttings and photographic memorabilia from a decade of WHS history, spanning 80 years, from 1920 to 1999.

Instruction sheet on 'Constructing a History'. The author is Peter Harrick Author and Historian, Ph. 54484652. At the bottom of the page is the name Gary Rogan and a phone number 54612993.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s.

Leaflet containing the Calendar of Club Dances for 1995. Also a brief history of the Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo Inc. and the Emu Creek Bush Band.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance and music club of bendigo inc, sandhurst dance club (colonial and olde tyme), emu creek bush band, spring gully hall, ywca building, mary smith

Documents. The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band. History of the band and contact information for members. Harry McQueen, Bill McGlashan, Peter Ellis, Shirley Andrews.

Bendigo Historical Society moved into 11 Mackenzie Street, Bendigo in 2022. The BHS Collection has been installed in the building.Six-page history of the ownership of the property at 11 MacKenzie Street, Parish of Sandhurst, Bendigo from subdivision in 1894 to sale in 2021. through five owners. mackenzie street, historical society

Book: 'TENNIS: A CULTURAL HISTORY'. Softcover. 1998 edition. [First published (in German) 1990. First published in English 1997.] Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboardtennis

The East Kew Women’s Club was formed on 20 July 1945 as an experiment amongst local women, who felt that there was a need for some organised group to give full scope to their various interests and hobbies. In the beginning, they met at the house of their founder, Mrs Eric Thake, 48 Harp Road, East Kew, but the growth and interest was so rapid that it was soon necessary to find a larger meeting place, so the group moved to the Harrier’s Pavilion in Victoria Park, Kew. At the fifth meeting of the group, a committee was formed, and a constitution adopted on 4 December 1945.The Club was aimed to be non-political, non-sectarian and open to women from any locality. The Club’s motto was “To Help others, Improve Ourselves, and Foster the Community Spirit”. The first twenty years of the Club was recorded in a small, nine-page publication “East Kew Women’s Club : Twenty Years 20-7-1945 - 30-7-1965”.Following the closure of the Club in 1973, after twenty-eight years, its records were deposited with the Kew Historical Society and are thus available for research into the history of women’s groups in the post war period in Australia. The Society holds the Club’s Minute Books of Meetings (1953-73), Attendance Registers (1959-73), Visitors Book, and sundry items of print ephemera published by the Club.Stapled self-published history of the East Kew Women’s Club, entitled - "Twenty Years 20/7/1945 - 30/7/1965". 9pp & covers.east kew women's club, community clubs -- kew (vic.) -- histories