B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburn.railway road, shops, blackburn

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburn.blackburn, shops, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburn.blackburn, shops, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburn.blackburn, railway road, shops

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburn.blackburn, shops, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburnblackburn, shops, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburnblackburn, shops, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road Blackburn.blackburn, shops, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway and Blackburn Road.blackburn, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway and Blackburn Roads blackburn, railway road

B/W/ strip photo of Railway Road, Blackburn.railway road, blackburn

B/W strip photo of Railway Road, Blackburn.blackburn, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road, Blackburn.blackburn, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road, Blackburn.blackburn, railway road

B/W strip photo of Railway Road, Blackburn.blackburn, railway road

Railway Road, Blackburn. East end in August 1976.railway road blackburn, blackburn, east end shops

Colour photograph of a weatherboard railway signal box at Ballarat.ballarat railway station, signal box, railway signal box, railway signals

Colour photograph of a Ballarat sign at the Ballarat Railway Station.ballarat railway station, signal box

Peel Street Ballarat Railway Gates and signal box.railway gates, ballarat east, signal box, peel street

Peel Street Ballarat Railway Gates and signal box.railway gates, ballarat east, signal box, peel street

Black and white photograph of the Mitcham Railway Station in 1982mitcham railway station, railway stations

Colour photograph of a bluestone goodshed in the Ballarat Railway Precinct.ballarat railway station, bluestone, goods shed

The first Presbyterian Church service was conducted at the Orbost Station Homestead in 1885, during a visit by Sir William Clarke, who was accompanied by two ministers. The organist was resident Grace Jennings Carmichael. Services were later held in Mr J. W. Borland’s shop and the Mechanics Hall. In 1887 the land on which the church now stands was purchased from Mr James Hossack snr, for £50 ($100). The trustees were Mr John, Peter and Hugh Cameron, Mr John A Watt and Mr James Hossack Jnr. Timber from Richardson’s Tabbara Mill was used by builder Mr R. P Cameron and at a cost of £ 311.3.7 ($622) the church was opened January 9th 1898. This item is from the estate of Elsie Cooke. Elsie Cooke was a librarian in Orbost for many years. She was the daughter of John Cooke early Brodribb settler. Elsie Cooke lived all her life in Gippsland,. She was born at Brodribb in 1895 and died in 1970, Elsie Cooke lived at Bruthen for a short time and, in 1937, moved to live with her aunt, Miss Jean Munro. Miss Cooke was Librarian at the Mechanics Institute for many years. Kindness and consideration for other were Miss Cooke’s attributes and she endeared herself to all who knew her. She was a loyal member of the Presbyterian Church and a stalwart of the Ladies’ Guild, an energetic worker for the Municipal Auxiliary and a member of the Red Cross. (ref. Mary Gilbert This item is associated with the Presbyterian Church in Orbost. It is an example of early book-keeping and is also associated with Elsie Cooke.Two white paper accounts. They are typed in black and are statements of receipts and expenditure for the Presbyterian Church in Orbost. On one sheet is an alhabetical list of subscribers for the year ending June 30, 1891. On the other is a general account of receipts and expenditure.presbyterian-church-orbost account-book-keeping

CLUNES RAILWAY STATION OPENED 1877 .1 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT OF CLUNES RAILWAY STATION (POSTCARD SIZE) .2 MATTE FINISH ENLARGEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTO (8X10) MOUNTED ON MASONITE .3 PHOTO PRINT ENLARGEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTO (8X5) .4 PHOTO PRINT ENLARGEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTO (8X10) .5 ORIGINALSEPIA POSTCARD OF CLUNES RAILWAY STATION .6 COLOURED POSTCARD OF CLUNES RAILWAY STATION .7 PHOTO PRINT ENLARGEMENT OF ORIGINAL PHOTO (8X10)ON FRONT: "CLUNES RAILWAY STATION" IN WHITE HAND PRINTINGlocal history, photographs, railway station

The photograph of Sunbury Station was taken from the pedestrian bridge and is looking north to take in the Sunbury Square shopping centre buildings and the bus terminal which are on the Platform 1 or east side of the station.During the 1990s much development took place in Sunbury and the station precinct became a commercial hub.A coloured photograph of a railway station and a Coles Supermarket in the middle distance as well as a bus terminal.

Stawell Railway turntable and Staff. Taken at Stawell Locomotive Sheds and Coal Staging before the transfer of many railway men to Araratstawell transport

Photograph, B/W, A4. Railway bridge over the Gellibrand River with people standing at the right-hand end, a railway water tank nearby on the left, and a tent underneath on the left.gellibrand, gellibrand river;railways; bridge;

The men in this photograph are harvesting dry bean plants. They have been threshed with flails and raked. the dry straw is tossed off and the dry beans are collected to be hand sorted.This item is associated with the seed bean industry which was a major industry in the Orbost district for the first half of the 20th century.A black / white photograph / postcard of five men raking hay in a paddock with two horses and carts in the background.on back - "Orbost, M. Gilbert"agriculture-beans orbost-bean-seeds