Family tree of the Skals family of Greensborough, tracing their origins to Denmark. The handwritten note states that the family farm was on Flintoff Hill, north side of today's Civic Drive.1 page PaperPencil additionsflintoff hill, skals family

Photograph of Greensborough Cricket Club with names supplied by Betty McKenzie, Leigh Cameron and Gary Partington. Front row seated left: ? Kerison (with glasses), unknown, Maurie O'Connor; Middle row: L to R: Frank Smith, Lindsay Hall, Wally Butterworth, Alf Montford, Lyle Hall, Doug Hall; Back row: unknown (in suit), Arthur Franklin, Charlie Cook, unknown (in suit), Don Franklin, unknown, Mr Franklin (umpire).Original Photograph and copy of Photograph with namesgreensborough cricket club

Used for marking clothes before sending to laundry.Black Melanyl marking ink, in cardboard box with instructions. ink, marking ink, laundry equipment

Photograph of a group of Janefield students playing and observing others 1968Black and white photographStamped on back: "Mental Health Dept., Negative Ref: M16, Mont Park 1968"janefield, janefield special school

Photograph of a Janefield student making paper chains 1968Black and white photographStamped on back: "Mental Health Dept., Negative Ref: M25B, Mont Park 1968"janefield, janefield special school

Photograph of a group of Janefield students climbing on outdoor play equipment 1968Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

Photograph of a Janefield student, Deborah Parker in a craft class 1969Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

Photograph of Janefield Special School's display during Education Week 1969 at Northland Shopping CentreBlack and white photographjanefield, janefield special school, education week

Photograph of Janefield Special School's boys' woodwork class 1970Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

Photograph of Janefield Special School's display cupboard in art and craft room 1970Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

Photograph of three boys in the playground at Janefield Special School 1972Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

Photograph of the Janefield Chapel, built at the request of the students 1972Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school, janefield chapel

Photograph of Janefield students doing exercises on the floor 1972Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

Janefield: motor sensory learning in recreation hall 1972Black and white photographjanefield, janefield special school

A student's guide to the Parliament of Australia with clear explanation of how the House of Representatives and the Senate work.35 p., illus.Some highlighting of text. australia politics and government, parliament of australia

Membership Certificate for the Melbourne Hospital Birthday League. Certificate number 76809 awarded to Ernest Bishop 08/06/1936Certificate printed on light card.Typed on card "Date 8/6/36" and "Mr Ernest Bishop"royal melbourne hospital, bishop family

117 p., illus.non-fictionA mainly pictorial history of Chatham Primary School no 4314, located in Surrey Hills.chatham primary school, surrey hills

177 p., illus., maps.non-fictionA history of early development and more recent redevelopment in East Melbourne, from a town planning perspective.east melbourne, town planning, melbourne

96 p., illus., maps.non-fictionA pictorial history of Melbourne, illustrated with both old and new photographsmelbourne, yarra river

96 p., illus., maps.non-fictionThe history of Ballarat in its early goldmining days is entwined with the impact on the environment of the area.ballarat, gold rush, gold discoveries victoria

Made to protect clothing when doing domestic duties.Embroidered calico apron with scalloped edging across the bottom. Apron bound with red bias binding.Indigenous women (possibly Maori) in traditional dress amongst native flowersapron, women's clothing

George Lee Lawrence (1901–1976) established a firm in Chicago to make slide rules for photography. In 1935 he moved to Wabash, Ind., renamed the company Lawrence Engineering Service, and began to manufacture general purpose slide rules. In 1938 he relocated once more to Peru, Ind., and in 1947 it was changed to Engineering Instruments, Inc., and the company remained in business until its building burned down in 1967. The model 10-B sold for 25 cents during this period. There is no record that Lawrence ever received a patent for any aspect of his design or manufacturing process.Used up to the 1960s prior to the invention of the electronic calculator.10 inch one-sided wooden slide rule painted white on the front face, which consists of two divided scales, one fixed and on movable, and a sliding window called a cursor. A, D, and K scales are on the base, and B, CI, and C scales the inside of the slide. The underside of the rule is marked with: tables for equivalents and conversions. Housed in cardboard box with instruction booklet.The top of the base is marked: MADE IN U.S.A. It is also marked ENGINEERING INSTRUMENTS, INC., PERU, INDIANA and PAT. PEND. Underside: This Famous Slide Rule... at a popular price. Solves Problems in Multiplication, Division, Proportion, Squares Roots, Cubes and Cube Roots, Reciprocals, etc., Instantly. Accurately Calibrated White Face on Well Seasoned Hardwood. Both ends of box: MODEL 10B-BK Price of 15 shillings handwritten on box.slide rule, mathematics

228 p., illus., newspaper facsimilesnon-fictionA collection of newspaper headlines gathered to commemorate 50 years since the outbreak of World War II.world war ii, newspapers - melbourne, facsimiles

144 p., illus.non-fictionA collection of black and white press photographs first published in The Age, Brisbane Courier and Brisbane Sunday Mail.newspapers - melbourne, facsimiles, photography

61 p., illus. with 30 pen drawingsnon-fictionDrawings of old and new buildings around Australia.historic buildings, drawings, victoria history, new south wales history, australian capital territory

152 p., illus. (some col.).non-fictionPublished as publicity for visitors to Melbourne and wider Australia.victoria history, australia history, olympic games melbourne 1956

43 p., illus., map.non-fictionPhotos and text from a self-guided walk around Lilydale.historic buildings, pioneer walks, lilydale (vic.)

282 p., illus., maps.non-fictionA history of Ringwood (Vic.) revised for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.historic buildings, ringwood (vic.)

207 p., illus., colour map.non-fictionAn outline of the history of Wattle Park (Vic).urban parks - melbourne, wattle park (vic.), parks - melbourne - history

111 p., illus. (some col.), maps.non-fictionA glossy publicity publication for the state of Victoria.victoria - history, western district (vic.), melbourne - history