This was possibly produced for an open day in the centenary year. The Shire of Orbost was a local government area about 380 kilometres east of Melbourne. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994. Originally, Orbost was part of the Bairnsdale Road District which was created on 30 April 1867. Splitting away as part of the Shire of Tambo in 1882, Orbost was first incorporated as a shire in its own right as the Shire of Croajingolong on 30 May 1892. It received its present name on 17 February 1893. On 3 January 1913 part of its western riding was annexed to Tambo as its Cunninghame Riding. On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City and Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Tambo, most of the Shire of Omeo and the Boole Boole Peninsula from Shire of Rosedale into the Shire of East Gippsland. This is a useful reference tool.Two stapled pages of printed information. On the front page is the logo of Orbost Shire Council. There is information on the role of the Shire Councillors for 1992/93. It has a map of the council building.orbost-shire-council

Mayor and councillors as at 1866-67Discoloured stiff card poster printed in black and red advising names of mayor and council of Borough of St Kilda and composition of various council committees. Printed with gold border.st kilda - history, borough of st kilda, 1866, mayor james patterson, 19th century

Mayor and councillors as at 1867-68Discoloured stiff card poster printed in black and red advising names of mayor and council of Borough of St Kilda and composition of various council committees. Printed with gold border.st kilda - history, borough of st kilda, mayor james patterson, 19th century

Mayor and councillors as at 1868-69Discoloured stiff card poster printed in black and red advising names of mayor and council of Borough of St Kilda and composition of various council committees. Printed with gold border.st kilda - history, borough of st kilda, mayor henry tullett, 19th century

July/August 1979 issue of 'Artforce' (News Digest of the Australia Council. Eight page digest with variety of arts information and a Special Feature supplement on the ''Arts Council of Australia''.

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.A 6 page handwritten lecture on lined foolscap paper pertaining to the history of band performances in the London County Council parks.All handwritten in blue and red pen with some pencil additions. frank wright, brass bands, greater london county council parks department, conductor

The FBBG History Group found in their research at the Public Records Office of Victoria that the Trustees of Thomson's Estate arranged for the City of Ballarat to undertake the care of Thomson's grave following the transfer of 10 pounds. However, the grave needs restoration and it was found that the Council still bears responsibility for its upkeep.James Russell Thomson had been a generous benefactor to the City but as a bachelor, he had no descendants to care for his grave, which had fallen into disrepair. It was found that the Ballarat City Council still had responsibility for the upkeep of this grave.A one page letter to the Mayor, Councillor Verlin, Ballarat City Council from FBBG and 2 pages of black and white photographs of Thomson's grave and headstone and a coloured photograph of the Thomson tablet at the Town Hall plus a quotation for work needed on the grave.3 corrections in biro to the letter, 2nd and 2nd last line.doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of the ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat city council, james russell thomson, noble wilson, public record office of victoria, benefactors of the gardens and their graves, old ballarat cemetery, john garner collection, gradens, ballarat, thomson

Details a Petition to the Parliament of Victoria, Legislative Council from the Melbourne Tramways Trust, the owners of the cable tram infrastructure. The Municipalities that formed the Trust were concerned that the construction of electric tramways within their Municipalities would be in contrary to the Act that set up the cable trams and reduced revenue received from the cable tram operator, the MTOCo. They sought that Parliament would not sanction such tramways without the consent of the Trust's municipalities or members. Yields information about the concerns of the MTT about new electric tramways in 1905.Folded double foolscap sheet and then folded into four for presentation to the Victorian Parliament by the Melbourne Tramways Trust dated 16-8-1905. Paper has a MCC (Melbourne City Council) watermark - see image 3.mtt, cable tramways, petitions, parliament, electric tramways, melbourne tramways trust

Council working tending garden at Ringwood Clocktower circa 2000

Pink covered book showing the Council Offices of the Shire of Ballaratballarat, shire of ballarat, ballarat shire council, brown, george powell, learmonth shire hall, cobb & co, learmonth, ballarat townscape, australian timken, wendouree west housing estate, wendouree west, ballarat airport, joe white maltings, alfredton, a.v. wehl industries, begonia house, walton, valenite-modco, sec substation, ballarat agricultural and pastoral society, gong gong, wendouree sewerage teatment works, alfredton recreation and sports centre, wendouree west library, wendouree recreation reserve, wendouree youth club, norton villiers, planning scheme, lucas textiles, immunizaton, kelaston, linda brown pre-school, wendouree pre-school, parklands clinic, alfredton infant welfare centre, darriwell park, vitclay pipes, t.m. burke estate, webbcona estate, franklin caravans, lake burrumbeet, forrest street primary school, ballarat high school, wendouree west state school, coronet industries, wendouree primary school, learmonth presbyterian church, st matthew's wendouree, st mary's redemptorist fathers monastery, robert ritchie, robert ritchie foodstores, stan farquhar, berklee products, ballarat golf course, s. j. weir, dowling forest racecourse, norm doodt, hines plaster, ballarat aerial view, victorian inland meat authority, s.k. mcivor, j. & g. dart, wendouree west aerial view, egg and egg pulp marketing board, councillors, kinnersly, giot, powell, sansom, cornell, edmonston, crick, ford, mitchell, cobb & co, j. g. dart, rex hollioake, mcdonald, baird, cobb & co, j. & g. dart

Ledger book with rough minutes of the Ballarat School of Mines Councilballarat school of mines, ballaray school of mines council, minutes, ballarat school of mines council minutes, lancelot austin, returned soldiers, repatriation, maurice copland, h.h, smith, h.v. duncan, plumbing, fredeick martell, wildflower exhibition, factory day, william baragwanath, r. maddern, f. barrow, d. maxwell, w.h. middleton, w.h. humphreys, j.n. dunn, l. lederman, f. saunders, c.e. ludbrook, serjeant scholarship, james barrett, university college in ballarat proposal, a.s.m. polson, d. mclachlan, g. clarkson, w. guy, j. kean, miss poole, e.v. butler, brother keniry, h.b. berry, w.k. bolton, t. hurley, d. ronaldson, t.j. riddle, frederick saunders, r. stephenson, a.o. stubbs, s. weir, w.a. spring, james tulloch, museum

University of Ballarat was a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Colour photograph University of Ballarat Council Member Bill McGregor.university of ballarat council, council, bill mcgregor

University of Ballarat was a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Colour photograph University of Ballarat Council Member Paul Hemming.university of ballarat council, council, paul hemming