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Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, View at Sassafras, Vic, c1930
View down the Main Street of Sassafras looking south with the Mechanics Institute in the centre of the picture. The raspberry patch in the foreground belonged to Woniger Hansen who built Mountain Rest (Rostrevor). The land was subdivided after his death in 1923. The raspberry patch is in the area of the current Mason Grove.Black and white Rose Series postcard P. 4765 looking south down the Main Street of Sassafras with buildings either side and berry patches in the foreground.On reverse POST CARD. THE "ROSE' SERIES DELUXE. A REAL PHOTOGRAPH PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA. PUBLISHED BY 'THE ROSE STENOGRAPHS" Armadale. Victoria sassafras, rose series, rostrevor, woniger hansen, hansen, mechanics' institute, raspberry, raspberry crop, mountain rest, mason grove -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
Iconic photograph taken by Edgar Dower on Ridge Road in 1913 from an area known as Point Clear that shows the buildings of early Mt Dandenong before the CRB road went through in the 1920s.Black and white photograph with tall, dead trees in foreground and a view of hills in the distance. Buildings can be seen across the centre of the photograph. There are handwritten annotations around the border with arrows referring to areas in the photograph. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.Front from top left: Namoora (Lumeah), Dower's Shop, First school, Talent's, Langford's house, School. Reverse: 1913 view from O'Halloran's LOT 4, Section 3 on Ridge Road. Showing Lumeah (Namoora) Farndons Road (fence) School, Lowes House?, Falls Road Shop (Dowers) Langford's Falls Road (LOT 9, Section 1) Shed on Colomb's LOT 19, Sect 2 Colomb's House (Fergusons) First school Campbell's Blythes Road Lil Badenhop's P.O. In middle distance - Talent's homestead and sheds.point clear, namoora, lumeah, langford, dower, talent, colomb, ferguson, campbell, farndons road, mt dandenong school -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Telephone Handset Field, early 1900s
This field telephone was developed primary for military purposes (World War I) and other wars/military interventions there after. It was the first "mobile" telephone which had a prime objective of providing isolated or "hard" to connect with locations instant communication links. Like a lot of "new" technologies it evolved from a war environment. This handset was used to connect offices and workshops, which due to their functions could not be co-located with their prime office(external workshops).The evolution from the early 1900s to the mid 1980s when mobile communication technology progressed in leaps and bounds from hard wire telephone communication to mobile digital receivers. This handset was manufactured by a subcontracted Australian company under the Australian Post Office mandate.This handset is significant in that it was donated by the Mount Beauty Timber yards and formed an integrated part of its communication system with its out lying work yards and buildings, before the mobile handset evolution. This handset was located in an environment which required a rugged and reliable day to day communications linkage as a vital part of its logistical (business) survival. As progress demands it, the faster that customers are satisfied with the service they obtain from suppliers the longer those services will be asked for and the longer and more profitable the supplier will be. This edict is as true for rural companies as it is for small or large city businesses. The customer is "always" right.This sturdy field telephone has a shell housing made in black bakelite material with a "U" form housing the major components (wiring, magneto and batteries). The main housing has two metal bells, with a central ringer between both, on the top part (to notify incoming calls). In front of the main structure is a box with the telephone hand piece (ear and mouth receptacles) nestled on two cradles. An on/off switch is activated when handset is removed from its cradle. On the front of the control box is a winder handle(to ring off) and in a field situation to activate/deactivate the magneto. To the left of the winder but on the the main body are two wind up connection buttons for the connection of operational wires (power)On the main right hand front body and next to two chrome switches is a plate with "L (next to the top switch) and below this "L2" and underneath this are "or" "EARTH". There is a plate fastened to the front of the handset and behind the winder with "REPLACE HANDSET WHEN FINISHED" and below the winder 'SERIAL NUMBER 5116"field telephone, world war ii field telephone f mk i -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Map - Cantala
Six pages of handwritten notes, undated and unattributed, detailing the history of the subdivision and demolition of Cantala, Dandenong Road, 40, Caulfield. The notes, which include a list of references, detail the main auction on 21/05/1938 and prices paid for the allotments. Also included in the file are photocopies of three auction posters for the 21/05/1938 auction in 32 allotments. Two of the posters are small and one of these includes a map (107mm x 110mm) of the Cantala Estate. The other poster is spread across three A4 pages and includes a map and plan (204mm x 110mm) of the allotments. There is an extra copy of the final page of this larger poster.miller septimus, miller helen m, mcintyre angus, miller n a, crouch h c, cantala, dandenong road, wiora, alma road, waiora road, findon avenue, cantala avenue, caulfield, caulfield north, st kilda east, yeo grosthwaite and co, abercromby and beatty pty ltd, mansions, land subdivision, house auctions, auctioneers, land sales, land values, architectural features, gardens, advertisements, racehorses, road construction and maintenance, surveyors, lawyers, minute books, trams -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Linford, 11/04/1994
'Enjoy mood of the early 60s', by Anna Rogan. Article from Nunawading Gazette, 11 April 1994 on Linford, 97 Boronia Road, Vermont.linford, boronia road, vermont, no. 97, auctions -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Richard and Chris Hudson, 1959
Black and white photo of Richard and Chris Hudson as boys taken on steps outside hut at Nunawading Migrant Hostel in Rooks Road Nunawading in 1959.hudson, richard, chris, eastbridge migrant hostel -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Eriksson Family, C.1903
Black and white photo of Eriksson Children outside Family Home - 17 Junction Road, Nunawading C.1903. Girls are probably Olga and Mary.eriksson, olga, mary, junction road, blackburn north, no. 17. -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R. Preston, Tulloh: Last NBH excursion carriage train on the line from Beech Forest, 1962, 31 March 1962
B/W. Led by locomotive G42, the last NBH excursion carriage passenger train near Friend's Road, Tulloh, on 31 March 1962.tulloh; railways; loco g42; -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, Rose Stereograph Co. et al, Early Cowes, Phillip Island, 20th Centure
A collection of three photographs donated by Thelma Fithall.Three Black & White photograph/postcards of Cowes, Phillip Island. 282-01. The Main Street, Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Phillip Island. 282-02. Looking down to the Cowes Pier with a large crowd of people and several old vehicles. 282-03. The Esplanade, Cowes showing the Isle of Wight Hotel, several vehicles and people.282-01. Main Street, Cowes. 282-02. Valentine Series No. 2262. The Pier, Cowes. 282-03. Valentine Series No. 3396. The Esplanade, Cowes.cowes foreshore - cowes pier - phillip island, the esplanade cowes, isle of wight hotel - cowes phillip island, main street cowes, phillip island -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1933
Thought to be MMBW works on the main Princes Street pipeline. The 'original', which appears to be a framed, sepia original, is actually screened, so has appeared in a publication at some point. It belonged to Beryl nee BROWN, whose father 'Gus' BROWN is one of the workers. Lasercopy from photo loaned for copying and later donated (item 799.01), then digitally restored (item 799.02), of workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, 1933.sydney "gus" brown, mmbw, engineering - canals and drainage, princes street, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Leaflet, Motorists and Tourists
This leaflet published by The Great Ocean Road Trust in 1918 gives information about the proposed building of the Great Ocean Road from Barwon Heads to Warrnambool as a memorial to Victorian soldiers in World War One. The President of the Trust, which was a private company seeking donations from the public, was Howard Hitchcock, the Mayor of Geelong. The Memorial Great Ocean Road commenced in 1919 with 3000 ex-servicemen employed to build the road. In 1932 the road was completed to Apollo Bay and in 1936 the road was officially handed into the care of the State Government. This leaflet is of some significance as it shows the initial efforts by Howard Hitchcock of Geelong and a private trust to build the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. This road is today of international significance This is an unbound leaflet of 8 pages (almost A4 size) folded into two insert pages. It has 10 photographs of views along the Great Ocean Road and typed information on the Great Ocean Road Trust and its Building Appeal. It was produced in 1918.great ocean road, great ocean road trust 1918, warrnambool history, memorial great ocean road -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white
A truck, fully loaded with cauliflower travelling along McKinnon Road towards Tucker Road. The road is unsealed and recent rains have left large puddles along the sides. Open paddocks appear on either side of the road.Black and white image of a truck fully loaded with cauliflowers travelling along an unsealed boggy road, to market.Black ink printed on a white circular sticker: 32 Handwritten in red ink: 70%vegetables, cauliflower, market, truck, transport -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mitcham War Memorial
The Mitcham War Memorial is now located in Halliday Park.in Mitcham Road.Black & white photo of the Mitcham War Memorial in the centre plantation west of Mitcham Road & Whitehorse road intersection. Allan's Butcher shop is on the left and the Post Office on the right.war memorial mitcham, war memorials -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Met, 1980's?
Black and White photograph of a butchers truck (K. Potts?) truck having collided with the rail over road bridge, Merri Parade Northcote, possibly c1980. MMTB Photograph - same handwriting as Reg item 288. Has a policeman walking alongside, the damaged truck, other vehicles including a Clifton Bricks truck. The bridge has the low clearance sign in metres, but with a newer imperial sign alongside.In ink on rear "Merri Road Northcote"trams, tramways, northcote, bridges, collision -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Thompson Ave, Cowes Phillip Island, 1920
View looking up Thompson Avenue from The Esplanade. The Chicory Kiln built in 1870, a two storey brick building is adjoined by West's General Store, built in 1869 to cater for the needs of the Settlers. A large Gum Tree and finally houses follow on from these two buildings. In the foreground and to the left, is a small three sided fence and a gracious Gas Lamp on long pole.Cowes looking up Thompson Ave to Chapel Street. 1905Main Street Coweslocal history, photographs, streetscape, cowes, black & white photograph, mary robb -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, St Kilda Cemetery, c. 1898
Entrance gates and Chapel, 1898black and white photograph, unmounted (two identical photographs)main gates and chapel -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Administration Building, 1949
Note by T.H. Kneen 20 February 1991, "Probably 1949 not long after occupation. Note frame housing bell from old Pavilion. It was later placed on building next to flag "tower." Until occupation of the building in 1949 the bell was used to signal lecture & work periods (on the hour.)" NB bell stolen in 2014.Black and white photograph. Newly constructed Administration Building. No planting around it.Main Building Burnleypavilion, bell, administration building, main building -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Donor purchased this photograph from an op. shop. It depicts workman surfacing a road in the Geelong area. The steam engine present is driving a belt to operate a crusher which is crushing rock to surface the road. The drays are used to carry the crushed rock.Photograph, road surfacing in the Geelong area, c.1900-20.road surfacing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR SERVICE, 16/03/1960
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Application for service from main to position of meter. Application for installation of gas cooker at 19 Holmes Road, Owner M.J. Midgley dated 16/03/1960business, retail, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PADDOCK, 20/07/1999
Photo of a paddock, sign ''Caution gas main'' at the centre, on the right hand side a road and on the left a fence and a power pole. Date stamp at bottom left 20/07/1999. location unknown.Kodakplace, land, paddock -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, M.M.B.W - Schwerkolt Cottage, 30/04/1968
Extract from M.M.B.W. map No 79 showing proposed main road, open space, residential zones C & D and location of Schwerkolt Cottage. Approved 40/04/1968. 2 copiesschwerkolt cottage, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, eastern freeway -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Fish Marie, 1994
Shire of Tambo became part of East Gippsland Shire on amalgamation of all shires of East Gippsland.|Also one other colour photograph similar view.Colour photograph taken during the ceremony to mark the closure of the Shire of Tambo, taken at the offices on Palmer's Road, shows crowd at main entrance during speeches and socialising afterwards. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, fences, roads and streets -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Street View, Olinda, late 1930s
Number 1 in commercial series.Small photograph, number 1 in Olinda series, showing a view of the Main Street of Olinda late 1930s. V.J. Boulter's Olinda General Store with butcher and bakery in foreground. Road not yet made.boulter, v.j. boulter, general store, butcher, bakery, olinda -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Flyer, Land Sale Advertisement, Glencairn Estate, Ringwood - circa 1960
Single sided land sale advertisement for residential allotments.Subdivision includes Mullum Mullum Road and Glen Cairn Avenue. Agent - A.T. Miles & Son, 175 Main Street, Ringwood, Phone WU 6215. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Electric tram line construction in Cotham Road, Kew, E.J. Dower, 1913
One of a series of photographs, taken by Edgar James Dower in the second decade of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Olinda, his family later moved to Surrey Hills. He worked as an adult as a clerk in the city office of the Metropolitan Gas Company, and in his role as a 'collector', he was able to photograph scenes including the construction of tramlines and associated buildings in Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Surrey Hills. Later he established a real estate agency with his brother - the E.J. Dower Real Estate Agency, Dandenong Office.The image is an historically significant record of the development of transport infrastructure which was used to connect Victorians in the first two decades of the twentieth century. This development resulted from increases in population and the consequent extension of Melbourne's suburbs. The photographs, both individually and collectively, richly detail the labour of workers and the tools and machinery used to create and extend Melbourne's tram network in the years preceding and during World War 1.Digital copy of an original mounted photograph depicting construction of a new electric tramline in Cotham Road, Kew. The photo shows workers with an early steamroller.Annotated verso: "Preparing for electric trams / Cotham Road Kew / Taken near Barrington Avenue / 1913"theme --- travelling by tram, theme -- connecting victorians by transport and communications, cotham road -- kew (vic.), trams -- kew (vic.) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Map, Proposed Improvements to Ringwood Park (Ringwood Lake) dated 14 January 1927
Proposed Improvements to Ringwood Park (Ringwood Lake) dated 14 January 1927, signed Cr McCaskill. Main Road is Whitehorse Road (Maroondah Highway), and Mt Dandenong Road is incorrectly labelled Whitehorse Road. The map shows Rosedale Crescent and Railway Parade, both of which exist in 2024. On the bottom of the map, south of the railway line, showing proposed streets - Graham Road, Anderson Street and Adams Street - in preparation for the sale of the Theo Anderson property. That area is now Bedford Park. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Receipt, Bill Cecil, Purchase of General Store and Post Office, 1944, 07/06/1944
Receipt for purchase of General Store and Post Office in Main Street Greensborough 1944. Purchaser: R.V. Cecil; Vendor E.M. Bulluss.The Cecil family were well known in Greensborough as operators of the General Store and Post Office at the time when Greensborough was a small country town.Original and copy of receipt. Printed on pale pink paper with Victoria Stamp Duty.Written on copy, next to receipt: "Full settlement for purchase of P.O. & store Main St Greensborough. E.M.Bulluss to R.V.Cecil. Supplied by Bill Cecil Jan 2013"e m bulluss, r v cecil, bill cecil, greensborough post office -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Seaside tracks are "roads"", 1955
The article and photo report on the poor condition of roads in particular Hayden's Road and the former, short lived Victorian Railways Beaumaris - Black Rock tram line. Has two photos showing the road condition. The second photo shows sleepers from the former tram line and a badly worn road surface that had been placed on top. The item by a staff reporter likens the road to wartime battle fields. The tram line rails were lifted or removed during 1939 - see page 35 of The Brighton Electric Line.Yields information about the road condition in the Beaumaris area in 1955.Newspaper clipping titled - "Seaside tracks are "roads"" - Melbourne Herald 12/11/1955"Melb "Herald" Sat 12 Nov 1955"trams, tramways, vr trams, track maintenance, tram tracks, beaumaris -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Advertising, Tourist Map of Warrnambool (framed x 2), 1950s
These framed tourist maps came from the Lane Foundation so it is presumed that they were from the office of Lane’s Travel Service which operated from 205 Raglan Parade Warrnambool with the known dates, the 1950s and 1960s. The proprietor, Alan Lane, was a successful Warrnambool businessman who operated a Warrnambool and district bus service as well as his travel business. He was heavily involved in local community affairs being a Warrnambool Councillor for 18 years from 1952 to 1970 and President of the Warrnambool Chamber of Commerce for six years. He was a major donor to the Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre, the Warrnambool Art Gallery and the St. John of God Hospital and left the bulk of his estate to the Alan Lane Foundation which has contributed millions of dollars to local organizations and programs. Alan Lane died in 1995. These framed maps are of some interest as examples of the tourism maps used to promote the city and district in the 1950s and 60s. This is a tourist map of the Warrnambool C.B.D. and adjoining streets produced as an advertisement for Olympic Tyres. It is multi-coloured and has cartoon sketches of the main tourist attractions and pointers to attractions outside of the main city area. It includes an inset black and white photograph of the Warrnambool Botanic Gardens and an advertisement for Olympic Tyres. It is printed on a white background and is enclosed behind glass in a wooden frame of a light brown colour. It has a wire at the back for attachment to a wall. ‘Warrnambool – 163 miles from Melbourne – a popular tourist resort offering many holiday attractions – an ideal surfing beach with all modern facilities is avalable’ ‘Fit Olympic Tyres, Champions of the Road’ alan lane foundation, warrnambool tourism -
City of Kingston
Pamphlet - Colour, Roy Dunn Pty. Ltd, Central Corner Estate Moorabbin and Highett, c. 1923
Sales plan for land in the suburbs of Highett and Moorabbin, bordered by Point Nepean Road and Wickham Road East incorporating William StreetThe developing urban area of Highett and Moorabbin within the City of Kingston. This land sale pamphlet illustrates the subdivision of land within the municipality and the changing demographic of the district as new houses are constructed close to infrastructure.Colour pamphlet advertising for private sale land in the Central Corner Estate in Moorabbin and Highett. Incorporates a map of the estate bordered by Point Nepean Road and Wickham Road East, with subdivisions also available on both sides of William Street. Handwritten in blue pencil on subdivision plan: a tick is drawn on subdivisions 2-18 Handwritten in blue pencil on subdivision 6: a box with an x inside Handwritten in blue pencil on subdivisions 10 and 12: S Handwritten in black ink on front page: [indecipherable] / McKittricks Handwritten in grey pencil on rear page: McKilhick / Nepean Rd Handwritten in grey pencil on rear page upside down: 160000 / 15 8300 [crossed out] land sales, estate, highett, moorabbin