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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peter Pidgeon, Birch Cottage, Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Christmas Hills, 27 September 2018, 2018
Originally built by John Hill, a shoemaker at Kangaroo Ground around 1878. In the late 1970s when our Society was the Shire of Eltham Historical Society, an offer was made to the Society regarding use of an old cottage at Christmas Hills. The cottage sat beside Watsons Creek just outside the then Shire of Eltham but following municipal restructuring it now lies within the Shire of Nillumbik. For various reasons the offer ultimately lapsed. At that time some research on the cottage was carried out for the Society by Keith Chappel as part of a larger research project that he was doing. Keith’s notes were taken from Lands Department records and showed that the property was the subject of a permissive occupancy of Crown land comprising the creek reserve. In 1903 a Miner’s Right of one acre in area was granted to Edwin Samuel Birch. In 1907 Birch applied to purchase this land but was unable to because it was part of the creek reserve. The documents show that the cottage existed at that time. Upon Birch’s death in 1932, his daughter, Honor Mary Birch was granted a permit to occupy the residence. Honor Mary Birch, known as Nora, was born 1900, the daughter of Edwin Samuel Birch and Honor (nee Young). In 1939 she married George Henry Williams (aka Henry). Honor died 8 July 1976. Her siblings were Margaret Martin (dec), Bert Birch and Brigidene Brinkkotter. In her will she gave and bequeathed “all the improvements on the land held by me at Christmas Hills under Permissive Occupancy from the Department of Land and Survey consisting of the house property thereon and all the contents of the said house to my nephew Brian Joseph Martin of Christmas Hills aforesaid farmer”. The will described the property as a four room, five square house, about 100 years old with enclosed verandah, including kitchen, combined lounge dining room, bedroom and store room; built of ‘bush slabs’ with a corrugated iron roof. A dairy had been erected in 1935. After her death, the property was acquired by the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works in 1978. The property is listed on the Victorian Heritage Database HO200-Hill, later Birch farm complex, 945 Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Watsons Creek and described as: The house has a steep but simply gabled roof form clad with corrugated iron, vertical adzed hardwood slab front wall construction, split palings to the gable ends; rubble freestone chimney at one end (with added gsi flue), pole-framed Graeme Butler & Associates, 2006: 101 Shire of Nillurnbik Planning Scheme Amendment C13 Heritage Assessments verandah (rebuilt?); six-pane double-hung sash windows; T&G bead-edge boarded ledged & braced door; and paling clad rooms added at verandah ends. A slab-clad large fireplace is at the north corner of the house, with a gsi upper cladding added and an internal lining of rubble stone. The rear facade is different construction, being drop-slab, and sits beneath a rear skillion addition to the main gabled form: this may be more recent construction. The house appears to have been once set up for public display and may have been recreated in part for that purpose. Outbuildings are reached by a track along the east side of the house, including what may have been a creamery (typical standard inter-war design clad with corrugated iron and lined with 1938 Lysaght Queens Head Australia galvanised sheet iron) and a paling clad gabled out-house. Timber outbuildings of differing eras are to the north-west of the house, with pole framing and paling infill construction and Redcliffe brand corrugated iron. Post and rail (front) and split paling (rear) fence remnants line the front boundary. Pepper trees part of house yard landscape49 born digital images (includes one panoramic stitch and nine frames from drone video)birch cottage, christmas hills, early settlers, edwin samuel birch, honor mary birch, john hill, watsons creek -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Model Boat Pioneer
SS Pioneer was a steam dredging ship which was in service with the Department of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne, Australia, from 1905 to 1950. The Pioneer (aka SS Pioneer) was a steel steam driven pump driven sand dredge. She was built in Glasgow, Scotland for the Victorian Dept of Board of Works in 1905. The Pioneer was scuttled on 9 March 1950.Half model of suction dredge Pioneer in glass display casemodel, sand dredger, ss pioneer, port of melbourne -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Unidentified children, Sep. 1959
Believed to be four children all of the same family, most probably those of an Eltham Shire Council employee who worked for the Engineering department (see image 05584-8)Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.shire of eltham, 1959-09, children -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet - Commonwealth Government Engine Works, 1976
Booklet containing an outline of the work of the Commonwealth Government Engine Works established in 1943 and under control of the Commonwealth Department of Supply. Also contains photos and diagrams of production facilities.Department of Supply, Commonwealth Government Engine Worksindustry - manufacturing, transport - shipping, commonwealth government engine works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge, Public Works Committee May 1862 to March 1864, 1862 - 1864
Minutes of the Borough of Sandridge Public Works Committee 1862 - 64. Similar in appearance to other Sandridge committee minutes, but much larger.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering department - borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Beach Street, Sandridge, William S Paterson, 1920s
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View of Beach Street from gate at Port Melbourne railway station entrance (corner of Railway Place and Princes Street). Shows Urquhart London Hotel, shops later replaced by Swallow & Ariell, carriages, sugar works chimney, etc 1872"P Anderson" on back, ink. On face of photo someone has in the 1990s added a numeral in ink 9hile with the donor. This has been retouched out on our digital copies.hotels, transport - horse, transport - railways, london family hotel, beach street, sydney sims anderson, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street from the Sugar Works, Sandridge, c. 1872
One of a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View of Bay Street from Sugar Works c 1872 showing Seisman's Royal Mail, Lambs and Royal Hotels, earliest Swallow & Ariell building and Rouse Street and Bay Street shops including carpenter's."P Anderson" on back, ink. On face of photo someone has in the 1990s added a numeral in ink. This has been retouched out on our digital copies.hotels, business and traders, swallow & ariell ltd, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, rouse street, nott street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, Sandridge, 1870s
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View southeast in Bay Street from roof of building on north west corner of Bay and Liardet Streets c1871. Includes hotel identified in caption as "Foundry" on opposite corner (if captions were written in the 1920s the Port Theatre had already been constructed at this site, but there once was a 'Foundry' Hotel on that corner*); ginger beer/lemonade factory (Dawborns?) and pawnbroker; Graham Family Hotel can be seen in the distance at far left; also Holy Trinity (iron, with tower), Victorian Sugar Works, Post Office/Mail Exchange. Pre 1873 * '...try Hotel' visible?"P. Anderson" ink, on back:"11" in ballpoint on upper left face of photohotels, business and traders, industry - manufacturing, business and traders - pawnbrokers, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, liardet street, foundry hotel -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Drainage works, cnr Crockford and Raglan Streets, Sandridge, George Kelly, Borough Surveyor, 3 Jun 1864
Sectional plan for drainage work after flood 1864. Corner Crockford Street and Raglan Street.Borough of Sandridgeengineering department - borough of sandridge, engineering - canals and drainage, hotels, george kelly -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Drainage works, cnr Crockford and Raglan Streets, Sandridge, George Kelly, Borough Surveyor, 6 Jun 1864
Ground plan for drainage work after flood 1864. Corner Crockford Street and Raglan Street.Borough of Sandridgeengineering department - borough of sandridge, engineering - canals and drainage, hotels, george kelly -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Specification, Unnamed street, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, Mar 1893
Specification (single, blue-ruled foolscap sheet) for "unnamed street" (later Edwards, Morley) Loan Works 1893, plan no11engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, arthur victor heath, town clerks, james john bartlett, mayors -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Specification, Metalling and chanelling, Clark Street from Graham Street to Poolman Street, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Specification for metalling channelling Clark Street from Graham Street to Poolman Street Loan Works 1893; relates to plan 96.2Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor)engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, arthur victor heath, town clerks, james john bartlett, mayors -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Metalling and channelling Clark Street from Graham Street to Poolman Street, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Plan for metalling channelling Clark Street from Graham Street to Poolman Street Loan Works 1893; relates to specification 96.1Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor)engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, arthur victor heath, town clerks, james john bartlett, mayors -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Specification, Pool Street from Nott Street to Princes Street, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Plan for Pool Street from Nott Street to Princes Street Loan Works 1893 plan 18; relates to plan 97.2Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, town planning, town clerks, mayors, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Pool Street from Nott Street to Princes Street, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Plan for Pool Street from Nott Street to Princes Street Loan Works 1893 plan 18; relates to specification 97.1Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, town planning, town clerks, mayors, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Specification, Metalling and chanelling, Danks Street from Esplanade East to Boundary Street South, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Specification for metalling and channelling Danks Street from Esplanade East to Boundary Street South (Pickles Street) Loan Works 1893 plan 19; relates to plan 98.2Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, town planning, town clerks, mayors, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Metalling and channelling Danks Street from Esplanade East to Boundary Street South, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Plan for metalling and channelling Danks Street from Esplanade East to Boundary Street South (Pickles Street) Loan Works 1893 plan 19; relates to specification 98.1Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, town planning, town clerks, mayors, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Specification, Metalling and chanelling, Rouse Street between Esplanade East and Esplanade West, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, 14 Mar 1893
Specification for tram and road works in Rouse Street between Esplanades East and West and adjacent to Lagoon Loan Works 1893 plan 19; relates to plan 99.2.Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, sandridge lagoon, transport - tramways, arthur victor heath, town clerks, james john bartlett, mayors -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Tram and roadworks, Rouse Street between Esplanade East and Esplanade West, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, Mar 1893
Plan for tram and road works in Rouse Street between Esplanades East and West and adjacent to Lagoon Loan Works 1893 plan 19; relates to specification 99.1Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, sandridge lagoon, transport - tramways, arthur victor heath, town clerks, james john bartlett, mayors -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Specification, Metalling and chanelling, unnamed street from Esplanade East to Esplanade West, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, Mar 1893
Specification for metalling and channelling unnamed street from Esplanade West to Esplanade East Loan Works 1893 plan 19; relates to plan 100.2Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, town planning, town clerks, mayors, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Metalling and channelling Unnamed Street from Esplanade West to Esplanade East, Engineering Department, Town of Port Melbourne, Mar 1893
Plan for metalling and channelling unnamed street from Esplanade West to Esplanade East Loan Works 1893 plan 19; relates to specification 100.1Signed by JJ Bartlett (Mayor) 14.3.1893engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, town planning, town clerks, mayors, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Richard Reid, Gallipoli, 2010
A pictorial history of the Australian experience in the Gallipoli campaignIll, maps, p.168non-fictionA pictorial history of the Australian experience in the Gallipoli campaignworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Department of Veterans' Affair, North Africa and Syria : Australians in World War II, 2012
A pictorial account of the Australian army involvement in the North Africa and Syrian campaigns during World war twoIll, maps, p.167.non-fictionA pictorial account of the Australian army involvement in the North Africa and Syrian campaigns during World war twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa – syria, australian army - pictorial works - north africa - syria -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Department of Veterans' Affair, Stolen Years : Australian Prisoners of War, 2002
Created by the Australian War Memorial, this book is an online companion to a travelling exhibition that explores the lives of those who were held captive by the Japanese. It describes what happened during the time these individuals spend months and years behind barbed wire, hungry, bored, cold, and sick. The book tells the story of how many survived and why they deserve our respect and understanding.Ill, p.157.non-fictionCreated by the Australian War Memorial, this book is an online companion to a travelling exhibition that explores the lives of those who were held captive by the Japanese. It describes what happened during the time these individuals spend months and years behind barbed wire, hungry, bored, cold, and sick. The book tells the story of how many survived and why they deserve our respect and understanding. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, prisoners of war - australia - pictorial works -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Telegram, March 1862
Donald Clark Collection. A large lot of papers, including this and many other telegrams, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works.Telegram sent from Tarnagulla Telegraph Office from Chas Harding to Frederic Harding at the Department of Lands a& Survey, Melbourne. Text reads "Wait no selling. Gold struck in works'. -
Woodend RSL
Mess Tin, Corfield & Buckle, Limited - Trafalgar Works, 1939
Although manufactured in 1939 it may be possible that it was issued later during the Korean War (1950-1953) as the burn marks on the exterior sides may indicate the use of a hexamine stove which came into use by the Australian Army in the 1950's.Representative of an army issued accoutrement from the Mid 20th Century which may have been used during the Korean War.Well used military mess tin (aluminium), larger one of nest of two (smaller one missing) with flip over metal (carbon?) handle secured to short end by metal loop and rivets.Inscribed to metal loop fastening flip over handle to tin is the maker’s mark ‘C&B Ltd. 1939’ and arrow insignia for ‘Department of Defence’.cooking, hexamine stove, canteen, mess tin -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 6, Warren Doubleday, 21/11/1998 12:00:00 AM
Set of six colour photographs taken by Warren Doubleday on 21/11/1998 of Museum activities and works. On Kodak paper. .1 - Andrew Chlebica, Tricia Brett of Public Transport Safety Directorate, Department of Infrastructure and Greg Rodgers (BTM) in No. 1 end saloon of No. 13, following completion of Rail Safety Audit. See Audit Report BTM32T01A. .2 - Trams 13, 40 and 39 in front of depot .3 - Depot junction / Wendouree Parade looking south showing earthworks for roadworks and parking facility. .4 - Excavation by depot junction. .5 - Ditto showing broken phone cable .6 - ditto See W. Doubleday files for names of people from Dept of InfrastructureOn back of photos in ink "21/11/98"rail safety, wendouree parade, road works, btm, tram 13, tram 40, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Official Time Table January 1939", Dec. 1938
Yields information about tram services and how timetables were printed using a clock face for use in Ballarat. Demonstrates timetable making.Twenty Eight page, white paper, saddle stapled booklet, titled "Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Tramways - Official Time Table January 1939", numbered TYE 1-48-5918. Gives notes on the through routing of the tram service, how the clock style format works and that it operates from the Tramway Centre. Also details when extra services are run and times as specific points along the route. Pages 24 and 25 detail the fares and charges, page 26 - luggage, page 27 - section destinations for the various routes and page 28, notes recent reductions in electricity charges. Two copies held. In the worksheet file is the basis of an article that appeared in Feb. 2006 Fares Please! See Reg Item 5637 for the August 1937 version.In blue pencil, the deletion of the 8.47am extra tram from Haddon St in both copies.timetables, ballarat, fares -
Parks Victoria - Cape Nelson Lightstation
Furniture - Cabinet
... Works Department, has first level contributory significance ...The two‐door cabinet with a bench top is a simply made nineteenth century utilitarian cupboard. It is similar in style to cupboards that were built into spaces either side of fireplaces in keepers’ quarters. All have two doors simply framed around recessed central panels, which are sometimes bevelled. They are opened with a key, or by a basic knob made of metal or turned wood. Most also are made from a light‐coloured wood, which in this case is possibly Huon pine. Some are painted, others show evidence of paint which has since been removed in an effort to restore the surface, and a few retain their original wood finish. This cabinet, which has plain recessed unbevelled panels, has one internal shelf and stands on the floor without a plinth base. The bench top has basic squared edges, and a low backing with curved ends extends around one side. These features suggest the cabinet was fixed and originally built into a corner. The Cape Nelson CMP identified a similar but slightly different cabinet in one of the assistant keepers’ quarters which is shown with shelves added to the top. Other similar two‐door, benchtop cupboards that were probably built‐in include those at Cape Otway and Cape Schanck , which have since been moved out of the residences. Built‐in cabinets were standard fittings in lightkeeper quarters as illustrated by the Point Hicks Lightstation CMP, which shows a built cupboard beside a fireplace. The Cape Nelson cabinet, an original domestic furnishing provided by the Public Works Department, has first level contributory significance for its historic values and provenance to the lightstation.Two‐door cabinet with a bench top. The doors are simply framed around recessed central panels.Light coloured wood. -
Truganina Explosives Reserve Preservation Society Inc (TERPS)
Digitised Oral History – Truganina Explosives Reserve - Tape 5 Jim Melmoth, 2018
... Public Works Department... Street Altona water tower adze John Gates Public Works Department ...The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Edgar James (Jim) Melmoth began work at the Truganina Explosives Reserve at age 19 (1952) as part of the maintenance crew – painting, tram line maintenance, storm damage clearance. He helped build the pier extension and the water tower. In this interview he describes some incidents and some amusing stories of the clysdale horses. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018hobsons bay city council, explosives, air raid shelters, altona pier, brown coal, camouflaged fences, world war two, gelignite, horse drawn wagons, clysdale horses, lighters, williamstown, upton street altona, water tower, adze, john gates, public works department, explosives pier, cherry lake, altona, altona meadows, lennie finley