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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memoir, Port Melbourne Bus Depot, Life at the Port Melbourne Bus depot, 2005
Donated to the PMH&PS by Kevin Stanes, together with the Listing of Employees (Reg.No. 2103)(11) page story on the life of the Port Melbourne Bus Depot in Bay Street from 1937- 1966 written by the donor, Mr Kevin Stanes, who was the last Port Melbourne bus driver to retire from the Government Transport servicestransport - bus, melbourne & metropolitan tramways board, mmtb, kevin stanes -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, To-day's Map of Ivanhoe - Heidelberg; including Rosanna, McLeod, Watsonia, Greensborough to Eltham, 1937-1953
Map of the suburbs of Ivanhoe, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Macleod, Watsonia, Greensborough and Eltham. Dates to mid 1950s. An Advertiser on this map may be found in the Hurstbridge Advertiser Friday 17 December 1937, page 7: "Lyon Bros, of Eltham garage, suggest in their advertisement on the front page of this issue. that motorists should have their cars checked over by them before Christmas, so that any 5mall defects which might militate against the pleasure of the trip, might be remedied." As does "The Montsalvat Plant Farm" in The Age of Saturday 5 September 1953, page 48.Shows early streets and open space in these areas.Fold out map in pale blue cover. Cover dimensions: 21.5x15cm. Map is surrounded by advertising for local businesses.ivanhoe, maps, heidelberg, rosanna, macleod, watsonia, greensborough, eltham -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1938
Boat grounded 23 December 1937Black and white print S S Saros which grounded at Cape Everard, Point Hicks, Victoria, abandoned and wrecked. This image shows vessel close to rocky shore, facing generally east direction, funnel missing. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ocean, ships and shipping -
Orbost & District Historical Society
journals, Gippsland Heritage Journal, 2003
Gippsland Heritage Journal is a journal, produced about every nine - twelve months, for those interested in regional, local and family history in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It is compiled by Meredith Fletcher, Debbie Squires and Linda Barraclough and includes a diverse range of articles, both academic and non-academic. This issue has been edited by Meredith Fletcher.This item is a useful reference for the history of Gippsland.A 64 pp magazine, plastic covered, titled Gippsland Heritage Journal. The front cover is orange with a b/w photograph of Mr Stringy at Dead Horse Flat on the Omeo Road c 1937. The magazine contains photographs, articles on the history of Gippsland.On back - library barcode and price sticker - $13.20. On the front cover is a call no. 996.65 GIP journal-gippsland-heritage-journal history-gippsland mr-stringy-omeo -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Eight Gamins Branch plain clothes police in front of a police vehicle. Six are standing and two are sitting. Circa 1940. Vehicles are a 1937 Ford and a 1940 Chevrolet. Members include A Gutys, A Mason, F Henderson, T Meekle, H Dawson,police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PIEPER COLLECTION: RECEIPT CENTRAL NAPOLEON GOLD MINING COMPANY
Yellow document, receipt 683 issued by Central Napoleon Gold Mining Company, Comonwealth Bank Chambers, Charing Cross, Bendigo, 11 May 1937, to C.O. Pieper, for 100 shares in the mine. Receipt signed by J. J. Stanistreet, Manager.bendigo, mining, central napoleon gold mine -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - School photos, Alan Mathews
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Folder 6 has photographs. School photos for Alan. 1937 Albert St (probably Brunswick east) and later primary year at Graham Streetdomestic life, alan mathews -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Diary by B. Kirkwood 1946- 1947
This was a diary kept by B. Kirkwood, one of the men employed by Frank Lebbell Frost to assist him in his beekeeping.Daily diary kept by B. Kirkwood from 16 December 1945 to 24 August 1947. At back of diary are two pages of production notes for 1936 and 1937. Book with yellow pages and black cover. Pencil and pen were used for entries.diary, hand-written, beekeeping, kirkwood, 1945, 1946, 1947, beechworth honey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Five page copy of a broadcast titled 'Hydroculture' dated 10 September, 1937. Heading - Chemistry of Today. Mentioned is plant growth, farmers, chemicals for plant growth, and an experiment with a tomato plant grown in a bucket. Broadcast (2) written at the top of page.sciences, instruments - general, bill ashman collection - correspondence, chemistry of today, hydroculture, john seaverns -
Clunes Museum
Document (item) - EXERCISE BOOKS
1st clunes brownie pack, record books, log books -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - GAS MASK, Mask: 10.1937; Band: 3.11.1939
Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Small gas mask with black circular canister attached to rubber face covering. Single oval eye piece made from clear plastic like material. A rubber band secures the face covering to the canister.Printed on rubber face covering: L&B.R.Co (G) Oct 1937 Printed on band securing face covering to canister: POPPE LOT 3.11.39 7231gas, masks, military -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Medallion - Coronation
Circular medallion attached via a ring to a red, white and blue striped ribbon, open frayed edges at ends. Medallion bears text in a circular design with a motif of two figures either side of a coat of arm; the coat of arms carries a Southern Cross and a kangaroo figure sitting atop. On the reverse, an embossed image of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth is present.Around circle: "To commemorate their majesties coronation - May 12, 1937” Circle interior: “VICTORIA”/“PEACE AND PROSPERITY” On reverse: “KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH"collectables, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 11/10/1939 12:00:00 AM
Yields information the appearance of the SEC tram depot in July 1938 and in particular No. 29, the orphan of the fleet.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No. 29 at Rubicon St., 11-10-39. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North, has a number of billboards in the background, including one for Atlantic Petrol. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "Ballarat No. 29 ex MMTB 152 11-10-39 / (1937 - ? ) and in bottom right hand corner "W. Jack T34"trams, tramways, rubicon st, albert st, tram 29 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Framed Photographs, George Netherway, 1930's late
Framed set of 17 No. 60mm x 38mm black and white photographs (see 588 - 604) showing arrival of new trams ex Melbourne in 1930, construction of Lydiard St North track relaying in Ballarat during 1937, opening of Lydiard St. extension in 1937 and two Geelong trams in 1937. Mounted on a white cardboard based with captions written under photos in brown ink, red ink underline contained within a brown stained wooden frame with glass front and cardboard backing sheet, held with small nails. For photo of opening of Lydiard St. Nth extension, has a piece of tape over date, corrected from 28-9-37 to 30-8-37. Also in pencil on rear of frame. For details of individual photographs see prints of photos items 588 - 604. Photos taken with a Kodak Vest Pocket camera. See Kings, Ballarat TramwaysIn pencil on rear "Lydiard St. Nth from Aug. 30/37"trams, tramways, ballarat, geelong, lydiard st. north, new trams -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1937
This photograph is of Toby Nixon (Percival Charles Nixon) and Lexie Nixon, his sister. It was taken at the Roll Call for the "Back To Orbost" celebrations in 1937. Toby Nixon was born on 27.3.1902. He was the of George and Emily Nixon. Married to Grace Forbes, he farmed maize at Jarrahmond as well as wheat at Buchan. He was an active member of the Maize Growers Association, helping to create the Maize Board. He was also a director of the Seed Bean Board for many years. His sister, Lexie, married Edward Fortescue Abbott. (more information in "From White Knowle to Pumpkin Point" by Peter Nixon.) This photograph is associated with the Nixon family which contributed greatly to the history of the Orbost district. Toby Nixon was a well-respected Orbost identity.A black / white photograph of a man and a woman on a horse. Behind them is a foal. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Spirit Level, 1937-1955
Initially Elvicta was known as Elliot Lucas (hand tools)Ltd, and was established around 1937 based at 38 Summer Row, Birmingham. Around 1950 the firm relocated to Cannock, Staffordshire and by 1965 had moved again to their Church bridge Works also at Cannock. The Elliot Lucas Ltd Elvicta Cabinet and Tool factory as it was known employed over a hundred people and operated from the company's satellite works in Crickhowell southeastern Powys, Wales, near Abergavenny, in the county of Brecknockshire during the 1950s. The company manufactured a range of specialist pliers, nippers and pincers including the brands Elvicta, Electoy and Elect.A tool that is now regarded today as vintage, is collectable and highlights a time when tools were made by hand and how wood was predominately used to manufacture such items. It gives a snapshot of the time before the use of plastics and other synthetic materials which are now used to produce every day objects and tools such as this spirit level.Elvicta brand wooden spirit level made by Elliott-Lucas Ltd England. Level has two levels one vertical one horizontal . Has 2 brass corner protectors Has 530 marked on plate denotes model No and an original label 610 mm long x 60 mm x 30 mmflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Clifton Hill car shed", c1937
Set of six photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of Clifton Hill car shed - 3/1937 Some of the sheets overlap with each other. .1 - P? - Plan showing depot block, building plan and track plans .2 - P7689 - Plan of Land - dated 6-3-1937 .3 - P7690 - same as sheet one, but shows date and drawing number .4 - P? - part of shed with notes hand written on it - changes made to buildings - notes condensers and gas storage - possibly for the gas producer buses. .5 - part of plan with hand written notes .6 - dittotrams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, clifton hill cable tram depot, cable trams, world war 2, buses -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 22/03/1938
One of a collection of photographs in a scrapbook commenced in 1937.Photograph of Phillip Island Punt with animals on board.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, phillip island punt, animals, black & white photograph -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 22/03/1938
One of a collection of photographs in a scrapbook commenced in 1937.Photograph of Phillip Island Punt.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, phillip island punt, black & white photograph -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 22/03/1938
One of a collection of photographs in a scrapbook commenced in 1937.Photograph of animal in the seawater at Newhaven.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, animals, newhaven, black & white photograph, sea -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 22/03/1938
One of a collection of photographs in a scrapbook commenced in 1937.Photograph of animals on Punt at Newhaven.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, phillip island punt, animals, black & white photograph -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 22/03/1938
One of a collection of photographs in a scrapbook commenced in 1937.Photograph of animals on the Punt at Newhaven.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, phillip island punt, animals, black & white photograph -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1932c
Photo taken sometime between 1932 - 1937.Black and white photograph group of people at the Bunga Oil Bore, three men are standing, two women sitting. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses -
Kilmore Historical Society
A general Textbook of Nursing, Evelyn C. Pearce, 1938
First edition published in 1937. Second edition.Blue cloth-bound hard cover book with yellow dust jacket, tattered paper cover secured by cloth tape over top of dust jacket. Foxing to front & back pages. 898 pp. Good condition.Front flyleaf, 'Jessie Wortley', handwritten cursive/'Bendigo & Northern District Hospital' stamp.textbook, nursing. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Sun News - Pictorial, …New Traffic, 1936
Miss Agnes O. Armstrong graduated in 1937. The Sun News - Pictorial, November 21, 1936 with photograph with the caption: "Miss Agnes Armstrong driving a mower in harvest work at Burnley Horticultural Gardens, yesterday." She is holding a double thickness of cord in each hand (reins?). The mower may be pulled by a horse. agnes o. armstrong, female students, students working outside, mowing, horses -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, colour, 1988
A group of artists created an arts centre and save the Mission building but it was demolished in 1995.Colour photograph depicting the Mission to Seamen, Beach Street, Port Melbourne in 1988. In front of the building is a sign for an art exhibition: " Zeitgeist - Spirit of the Times - paintings by Phil Edwards, Robert Ewing and Anthony May, Sculptures by Andrea Griffin, August 18- September 8 1988."port melbourne, harry a. norris, brick, art deco, 1937, beach street, ww2 -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
Front view of 4.3 litre 6 cylinder Alvis, registration number 174-614, Wireless Patrol, including three sets of headlights and radiator grill, circa 1937. Also are electric horns below the registration plate. "Police" sign over windscreen.police vehicles; transport; motor police branch; alvis car; wireless patrol -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE BAY AND PADIE BOOK'' BY FURNLEY MAURICE
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 55 page hardcover book of Child Poems by Furnley Maurice. Published in 1937 by Melbourne University Press in association with the Oxford University Press. Printed by Galleon Press, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2110 MAU'' on spine.Furnley Mauricebooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, furnley maurice, poetry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: LETTER FOR COHN'S 50 BIRTHDAY
Typed document on Company letterhead dated 10th Dec 1937 stating that to celebrate 50 year birthday of Cohn's, an extra bonus of 3d per share would be paid as well as employees participating in a special gift. Signed Edward B Newell, Secretary.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Copy of a letter dated 25 January, 1937, from Frank A. Stevenson to R. H. S. Abbott. Letter details the changes in the colour of the water from the diesel engines on the 180 Gold Mining Coy., Bendigo, after the Scale Buoys were installed.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stevenson bros. motor service station, r h s abbott, crown hotel, 180 gold mining coy, frank a stevenson