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Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Brucker, Gellibrand station, 1922, 1922
Gellibrand station became the railhead for traffic to the Carlisle River and Lardners, as well as the centre of timber and fruit trade. Outward loading was substantial at the time the photograph was taken. Sawn and split timber, firewood, sleepers and piles were loaded in large quantities. The general expansion in traffic led in October 1923 to the laying of an additional loop siding and provision for a goods shed., B/W. In 1922, Gellibrand station with passengers and workmen on the station concourse, and NQR wagons aligned ready to move. Note the water tank on the left and the start of the Refreshment Room on the right.gellibrand; railways; -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Vision Australia 2010-2011 annual report, 2011
Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: the opening of 'Living in a Sensory World' as a touring exhibition, closure of Louis Braille Audio, Professor Ron McCallum was named Senior Australian of the Year, expansion of audio library through a contract with Ulverscroft, refitting of Lorna Lodge at Barwon Heads, and the first Vision Australia Dragonboat Racing team was established.1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementscorporation records, vision australia, gerard menses, kevin murfitt, owen van der wall, keith barton, paul gleeson, ross mccoll, theresa smith-ruig, jan lovie-kitchin, nick carter, ron mccallum, david speyer, donald fraser, lyn allison, michael hansen, glenda alexander, maryanne diamond, leigh garwood, robert middendorp, jenny abela, campbell ball, courtney harbeck, elin mcpadden, kylie morris, brett o'neil, ellie sponza, maggie beer, robert klauke, stephanie bradbury, matthew zhou, annabella zhou, libby dickeson, will davison, lisa wilkinson, natalija lambert, karl stefanovic, heather gleeson, nick gleeson, dorothy riddel, hazel mckenzie-kay, chelsea nagel, jack nagel, cheryl kortlang -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, F. H. Prager & Co, Personal recollections, June 1988
It tells of the 3 brothers Prager, the expansion of their business and internment. 3 pages. the next 3 pages are in German. The following page Nicola & Giovanni Cua camp 2. Nicolas revisits camp 2 1991. Next page a Japanese internee told by his daughter Fujiko Kawaguchi and the remainder excerpts from archives. Also a couple of pages in German, hand written and typed.a grey plastic folder, black spine and on white paper is the inscription as indicated below.Personal Recollections - internees and prisoners of war - World War 2 campsprager brothers, fujiko kawaguchi, nicola cua -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Microtome/W... (H.A. Waters)
Microtome for cutting resin embedded tissues for electron microscopy. In 1957 a modified hodge microtome redesigned and built by H.A. Waters of the Melbourne University Department of Physics was acquired. The Waters microtome is of thermal expansion type - the rod “A” is heated and by expansion pushes the resin block forward by a fraction. It is mounted on a long cast iron base. The movement of the block is eccentric drawing the specimen away from the knife after cutting, The glass knife ‘B’ is adjustable by means of a modified microscope column screws ‘C’. The microtrome is driven by a continuous action electric motor mounted on the common base. Hand cutting can also be done. The cutting was controlled by viewing through a Leitz Binocular microscope mounted on the same base. The original microscope was subjected to nine modifications by Dr S Weiner from whose PhD Thesis (1962) ‘Electron Microscopical Studies of the Liver’ this information was obtained. (text provided by Professor H Attwood) Microtome made of metal and enamelled in light blue. Components are identified by the use of stick on labels. The microtome is mounted on a long cast iron rectangular base and has an electrical cord for connection to a power point.Plaque on back: “Pathology Department, University of Melbourne Serial No. 0091. Date: 7/7/1968” -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 746 Main Road, Eltham
Photocopy The Argus 6 August 1885, 24 November 1885, 27 May 1856: description of Eltham and Eltham Hotel, owner Richard Warren. Photocopy newspaper advertisement no date but pre decimal currency: Eltham Hotel offers accommodation. Newspaper advertisement: Eltham Hotel; Leader Associated Newspapers, Eltham Centenary Supplement, Martch 30, 1971, p2 Photocopy newspaper item 1973: Eltham Hotel, photograph of building, owners J S Blow, Mervyn Blow, G Ackland. Newspaper article: Residents see red over hotel expansion plans, Diamond Valley News, 3 April 1996. Newspaper article: Hotel gets nod for expansion, Diamond Valley News, 12 June 1996. Business card 2019, Eltham Hotel. Business card no date, Eltham Hotel. Newspaper article: Elham Hotel gets new owner, Heidelberg& Diamond Valley Weekly, March 2, 2010eltham, property, businesses, eltham hotel, j s blow, mervyn blow, g ackland, richard warren, main road eltham -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c 1974
The mounted photograph is one of a series used for display purposes. The water tower at Sunbury Station was built in 1861 by J. Bett. it is of state significance and is an indicator of the importance of the railway to Sunbury's expansion in the Nineteenth Century. Steam trains needed sufficient steam power to climb the steep gradients over the Great Dividing Range and the water tower at Sunbury was used to replenish the trains' water supply for the remainder of the journey.A black and white photograph of the water tower at Sunbury Railway Station. The base of the tower is a brick construction with an arched doorway and two bricked in arched windows at either side of the doorway and a further two bricked in arched windows on the side. Above the base is a large square iron water storage tank with two downpipes at the side. There is a picket fence either side of the building. Mounted on board.sunbury railway station, water towers, victorian railways, bett, j., george evans collection -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Framed photograph, Circa early 1900s
AYESHIRE was part of the second Convoy of Australian and New Zealand Troops December 1914. 7,763 gross tons. 140.2 x 17.9 metres. Cargo steamship (refrigerated) built by Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn for Elderslie SS Company Ltd, Glasgow 1902. Twin screw, triple expansion engine making 13 knots, 1910 owned by the Scottish Shire Line Ltd, London and registered at Glasgow.Wooden framed sepia photograph of Servicemen aboard ship being farewelled by family and friends.The vessel pictured is the HMAT Ayrshire. She saw service during WW1 between1914 and 1918. Inscribed "Ayrshire" 3-7-16. -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, "Seeing Eye" 1988 Lady Nell "Seeing Eye" Dog School & Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind, 1988
President's overview of how the school started and it's relationship with Guide Dogs over the years, with references to AFB and Malvern residents, resulting in the publication of untruths about the school and how this has negatively impacted upon it's primary objective of training and supporting Seeing Eye dogs. The proposed freeway through the five acre property purchased for expansion and other challenges faced throughout the year are also mentioned.1 volume with text and illustrationsannual reports, lady nell seeing eye dog school, phyllis gration -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Vision Australia 2022-2023 Annual Report, 2023
Annual report providing overview of activities and achievements including: launch of the Life Ready program and Big Visions book series, departure of Andrew Moffat as director and Chair, acknowledgement of Dorothy Hamilton's 40 year involvement with AFB/VAF/VA, partnership with ACMI to conduct audio-described tours, expansion of Seeing Eye Dogs in NSW, and held 100K Your Way and Bay of Fires trek fundraising campaigns.1 volume with illustrations providing overview of organisational achievementsvision australia, corporation records, alessandra dimarco, andrew moffat, ron hooton, bill jolley, graeme craig, natalie kaine, sekinda senan, dorothy hamilton, ellie hudson, craig shanahan, matt formston, sam rai, alex lonsdale, jacqui birchall, bill shorten, chris edwards, john barlow, nicola cotton, rolf geerlings, kylie gersch, abi howes, jess mckenzie, ashleigh reeves, koa reeves, jake reeves -
Vision Australia
Certificate - Text, Royal Blind Society of New South Wales: Braille Writers Certificate, various
To recognise the achievements of those who undertook and completed a transcription course, this certificate was awarded to "a duly qualified Braille writer", by the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales, incorporating the Braille Writers Association of NSW. These volunteers were involved in the expansion of the library as they created Braille from the print version of texts. 27/5/1954 - Iris E. Brangwin, President: A. Maxwell, Hon. Secretary: Paul A Cullen.White page with black writing and profile of Louis Brailleroyal blind society of nsw, iris brangwin -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Mixed media - Travellers Aid Bag, Travellers Aid bag & Contents, C 1980
These items were given to clients of the Mid City Motel (probably the one in Ballarat ). The Mid City Motel company was formed in 1963 by a syndicate with the motel in Raglan Parade, Warrnambool. It was later sold with the company liquidated in 1982. The expansion from Warrnambool to Ballarat occurred in 1970 with a building in Doveton Street North, Ballarat. Items such as the sewing kit and shower cap are still given out as promotional material in many motels today. These items are of little importance but are examples of the promotional activities of the motel/tourism scene 30 or so years ago. They may be useful for display.This is a small plastic bag containing a paper sewing kit and a paper folder containing two Alka-Seltser tablets. The sewing kit is red and white and the Alka Seltzer packet is mostly blue. The three items come from the Mid-City Motel and are intended to be kept in a car. Plastic Bag: Mid City Motels, Princes Highway, Warrnambool, 055 62 8026, Doveton Street, Ballarat, 053 31 1222, Travellers Aid Bag for your car with Sewing Kit, Alka Seltzer, Shoe Shine, Shower Cap, Have a Nice Day, Ballarat City Map.warrnambool, mid city motel, tourism -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Work on paper - Newspaper article, More flats for aged at Judge Book Village, 11 August 1961
Article published in The Age, Friday, August 11, 1961, p12 as part of the "In the Churches" column by Beatrice Neilson describing the plans for expansion by Melbourne City Mission for the Judge Book Memorial Village at Eltham. Includes image of the architect's sketch. Article also refers to plans or new sites by the Mission at Kilsyth, Hawthorn, Sandringham and East Brunswick. In 2021 Judge Book is now known as St Vincent's Care Services, Eltham.judge book memorial village, aged care, melbourne city mission, beatrice neilson, the age, sister mildred greenwood, rev r h barnes, seniors, nursing home, aged care facility, judgebook -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Sample, Wardle Wood Collection, 1890-1930
1161 specimens of wood collected from the late 1800s to the 1920s by HT and HV Wardle, Ballarat sawmillers. Various sizes. ANDS: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/h-t-wardle-wood-specimen-collection/186462. Dadswell, G, Dargavel, J & Evans, PD 2015, 'Wood collections in Australia: a history of expansion and retraction', Australian Forestry, vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 18-28. http://dx.doi.org.ezp.lib.unimelb.edu.au/10.1080/00049158.2015.1011798Wood specimens -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Australian Railways Union, Victorian Branch, Past Officers Certificate, Wodonga Sub-Branch, 1926
The Wodonga line and train station opened in November 1873 when the section of the line from Wangaratta was completed. The expansion of the railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way. The north- east train line to Wodonga remained a significant factor in the development of Wodonga as a rural city in the 20th century. The Past Officers Certificate has local significance as it was presented to Wodonga resident, Lachlan McEachern, who was President of the Wodonga Sub-Branch of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Railways Union, and there are other items that belonged to Mr Eachern in the collection of the Wodonga Historical Society. It also has wider significance as an example of a Past Officers certificate dated to the 1920s, as other examples in the collection of Museums Victoria are later and are dated to the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Dark brown wooden frame with a lighter brown wood and gold inner border on a Past Officers Certificate from the Victorian Branch of the Australian Railways Union, presented to L. McEachern in 1926, in recognition of services rendered as President of the Wodonga Sub-Branch. The certificate is a colour lithograph with black and white photolithograph images and a red embossed seal. The inscription on the certificate is surrounded by two Corinthian columns and a background illustration of a signal gantry at Flinders St Station. The signatures of the State President and State Secretary are faded. At the bottom of the certificate, there are black and white images of a suburban electric passenger train, "Unity Hall" which is the building where the Australian Railway Union offices were located and a steam train."AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS UNION" "A.R.U" "AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS / UNION / VICTORIAN BRANCH" "Presented to / L.McEachern / In Recognition / of Services Rendered / As President / of the Wodonga Sub-Branch /Year 1926" "State President / State Secretary"australian railways union, a.r.u., a.r. u. victorian branch, wodonga sub-branch, victorian railways, v.r., past officers certificate, flinders st station, railway unions, trade unions -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Pilgrimage to the Shrine 2002, 2002
Wreath laying ceremony for Legacy widows at the Cenotaph at the Shrine of Remembrance in 2002. This is an annual event for Legacy widows at the start of Legacy Week, which is the first week in September. The photos show the crowd at the Cenotaph, President A. W. Parkes laying a wreath followed by the president of the widows club on behalf of the Widows' Clubs (name unknown). More photos at 00733. From the building work in the background it is when the Shrine was undergoing redevelopment and expansion.A record of a ceremony at the Shrine in 2002.Colour photo x 4 of wreath laying at the Cenotaph.Printed on back widows, widows' sunday, pilgrimage, wreath laying ceremony -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Barbara Hughes, Nurses on Wheels: A Journey of 100 Years, 2011
In 2011 the Ballarat District Nursing Society celebrated 100 years of service. They provided home, district nursing and podiatry services across Ballarat and northern Golden Plains ShireBlack hardcovered book wiht blak and red dust jacket. Contents include: Begginings (1911-1921), Matron Annie Florence Roberts, First Car, Elsie Isobel Walsh, World War Two, Committee, Lena Tevenen, Sr Phyllis Dean, New Headquarters, Sister Joan Aked, Stomal Therepy, Staff Freeze, Hospice, Expansion, No Lift Policy, Frances Zala, UNITI, Dereel, Centenary, Excerpts from Annual Reports, 2006 staff, 2008 staff, Ballarat District Nursing Society Life Members, Ballarat District Nursing Society Presidents and Chairpersonsmatron annie florence roberts, elsie isobel walsh, world war two, lena tevenen, sr phyllis dean, new headquarters, sister joan aked, stomal therepy, frances zala, uniti, dereel, centenary, annual reports, ballarat district nursing society, district nursing, nursing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1964
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Five typed pages, undated, but in sequence labelled 1964. Topics include: visit of Mr Douglas Anderson, director of the Victorian Promotional Committee, visit of Mr Duncan of Swifts meat works at Newport, CEBS (Church of England Boys Society) sports day, Ladies Carpet Bowls concert, the Combined High Schools sports day, problems with Oak St railway crossing, and an invitation to citizens to attend the annual meeting of the Industrial Expansion Committee on October 30th.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. victorian promotional committee. swifts meat works (newport). church of england boys society (c.e.b.s.). industrial expansion committee. bendigo ladies carpet bowls. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, The Electric Railway Improvement Co. (ERICO), "Notes on Bonding and Return Circuits", c1916
Book, titled, "Notes on Bonding and Return Circuits" consisting of 20 pages, printed in black ink. Prepared by The Electric Railway Improvement Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Gives costs of welding, bonding, rail resistance, voltage drops, testing methods, electrolysis, rail expansion, rail section, sleeper track, treatment of ties (sleepers), and the monthly average price of copper from period 1885 to Dec. 1915, the power required for electric traction and a list of clients. Date of printing not given in document, estimated to be c1916. See also item Reg. No. 1638 for a book on equipment for welding and bonding.trams, tramways, trackwork, rail bonding, erico, welding -
Vision Australia
Plan - Image, RAAF HQ Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, 14/3/1942
In 1942, the expansion of the war into the Pacific expanded wartime operations in Australia and some of the RVIB buildings were comandeered for house military staff. This plan, drawn up in March 1942 by J.G. and authorised by the Superintending Architect and (W. Dale)Works Director Air Services show the layout of the main building at 557 St Kilda Road as well as that of the babies nursery. Doorways, cupboards and stairwells are annotated in this carbon copy, as well as the layout of Ormond Hall.1 architectural plan of St Kilda Road layoutmyer house, royal victorian institute for the blind, plans, raaf -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Balinese Woodcut
Balinese art is art of Hindu-Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with their expansion to Bali in the late 14th century. From the sixteenth until the twentieth centuries, the village of Kamasan, Klungkung (East Bali), was the centre of classical Balinese art. During the first part of the twentieth century, new varieties of Balinese art developed. Since the late twentieth century, Ubud and its neighboring villages established a reputation as the center of Balinese art.This is likely a memento of the Dutch/Indonesia era.Carved and lacquered wooden image of male and female heads. Each is wearing a highly decorative headdress giving the impression of a special ceremony such as a wedding. The necks of the figures merge into further carving, this time of an abstract theme. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Victorian Railways Scales for Weighing up to 25 kg
The Victorian Railways scales were donated by a resident of Wodonga, Victoria, and may have been used in the Wodonga train station. The Wodonga train line and train station opened in November 1873 when the section of the line from Wangaratta to Wodonga was completed. The expansion of Victorian Railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way.The Victorian Railways weighing scales has local significance as it was donated by a resident of Wodonga, as well as state significance as an example of the equipment used by the Victorian Railways. Green painted cast iron Victorian Railways scales for weighing up to 25 kg. Rectangular weighing plate above a circular aluminium dial with the weights and 'V.R.' is engraved in black on the front of the scales."V.R." in black on the front of the scales "TO WEIGH / 25 kg. X 250 g." in black on the front of the scales "1714" engraved on a small iron plate screwed onto the front of the base of the scales.victorian railways weighing scales, v.r. weighing scales, railways scales, weighing scales, victorian railways, v.r., vr -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Two Clear Glass Water Containers used in Railway Passenger Trains c. 1900s
The two glass water containers/bottles are thought to have been used in railway passenger trains in the c. 1900s. The Wodonga train line and train station opened in November 1873 when the section of the line from Wangaratta to Wodonga was completed. The expansion of Victorian Railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way.The two glass water containers/bottles have historic significance as examples of the equipment used in passenger trains in Australia in the c. 1900s.Two clear glass water containers/bottles with a narrow neck and flaring body, which were used in railway passenger trains c. 1900s. The slightly taller water container/bottle has a metal chain around the neck." c / NSW / TD" on the base of the taller water container.railways water containers, passenger train water containers, passenger trains water bottles, glass water bottles, railway equipment -
Vision Australia
Certificate - Text, Sydney Industrial Blind Institution competency in Braille certificate, various
To recognise the achievements of those who undertook and completed a transcription course, this certificate was awarded to "a duly qualified Braille writer and competent to transcribe Books for the Blind", by the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution. These volunteers were involved in the expansion of the library as they created Braille from the print version of texts. 20/10/1917 - Elizabeth Harris. Signed by the President Thomas Anderson Stuart illegible date (1921-1932) - Mollie Turner. Signed by the President Sir Alfred Meeks.Cream page attached to cardboard with col. illustrationsFrame with garden decorations around writing, and a white flower/waratah/blue bird/Braille board sits amongst wattle in various corners. A B/W image of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institute building in William Street sits above the main text, whilst two women reading or using Braille and a building labelled 'Library for the Blind' sit to the left and right of the frame.sydney industrial blind institution, mollie turner, elizabeth harris -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Bottle, The Perfect Agee Feeding Bottle, Mid 20th century
This baby’s feeding bottle was made by Agee (Australian Glass Manufacturers) and marketed by the Crown Crystal Glass Company. It is made of pyrex which is a brand of glass first produced by Corning Inc. of America in 1908. Pyrex is a clear low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. The use of pyrex bottles became more prevalent in Australia in the second half of the 20th century and baby’s bottles made of pyrex were popular as they were easily sterilised in the home environment. This baby’s bottle has no known local provenance but it is retained because it is a good example of the advancement in infant health and welfare over the past 80 years. This is a baby’s feeding bottle made of glass (pyrex). The body of the bottle is hexagonal-shaped (circular with rounded edges). It has a circular-shaped neck and an open top with a moulded glass around it. The bottle has no feeding nipple or stopper. There are measurement marks on the side of the bottle up to 8 ounces. ‘The Ideal Agee Pyrex Feeder’ ‘AGM 1S 1561 6’ infant welfare, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Bottle, Feeder Bottle Pyrex, Mid 20th century
This baby’s feeding bottle was made by Agee (Australian Glass Manufacturers) and marketed by the Crown Crystal Glass Company. It is made of pyrex which is a brand of glass first produced by Corning Inc. of America in 1908. Pyrex is a clear low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. The use of pyrex bottles became more prevalent in Australia in the second half of the 20th century and baby’s bottles made of pyrex were popular as they were easily sterilised in the home environment. This baby’s bottle has no known local provenance but it is retained because it is a good example of the advancement in infant health and welfare over the past 80 years. This is a baby’s feeding bottle made of glass (pyrex). The body of the bottle is hexagonal-shaped (circular with rounded edges). It has a circular-shaped neck and an open top with a moulded glass around it. The bottle has no feeding nipple or stopper. There are measurement marks on the side of the bottle up to 8 ounces.‘The Ideal Agee Pyrex Feeder’ ‘AGM 1S 1561 6’ infant welfare, history of warrnambool -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Map - Land Sales Plan, Grantbank Estate Bacchus Marsh, 1924
The Grantbank Estate was a parcel of land close to the centre of the shopping area of Bacchus Marsh which was sub-divided and offered for sale in 58 lots on the 13th September, 1924. It comprised an area of 15 acres, being a portion of the Millbank Estate which had been in the hands of the Grant family for 75 years. The lots had frontages to Gisborne Road, Patterson, William and Sutherland Streets. This was a significant sub-division of land and represented a major expansion of residential housing in Bacchus Marsh in the early 20th century.This land sale map is a typical example of housing estate land sales advertising maps produced by real estate agents in this era. The map is significant for the detailed information it provides about when and where land was sold for new housing estates in Bacchus Marsh in the early twentieth century.Printed paper mapland sales bacchus marsh, land subdivsion bacchus marsh, housing estates land sales bacchus marsh, grant family bacchus marsh -
Vision Australia
Administrative record - Text, Our 85th year in Braille and Talking Books: eighty-five annual report and statements of account for 1978-79, 1979
Annual report of the Braille & Talking Book Library including Minutes of the AGM, Board of Director's Report, President's report and financial statements. Items also included are: the expansion of the library to new readers gained from Hear A Book and the range of books available on commercially produced cassettes, the decreased loans for Large print as other public libraries offer these for loan, the continued support for selecting the Braille Book of the Year by the committee of Barrett Reid, Dr Stephen Murray Smith and Joyce Nicholson, appointment of Maxene Hewitt, Ray Hannah and Jan Smark, and retirement of Joan Simmonds.1 volume of print and illustrationsbraille and talking book library, annual reports -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Wodonga Station Platform Brick
The Wodonga rail line and railway station opened in November 1873 when the section of the line from Wangaratta was completed. The expansion of the railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way. The original Wodonga Station, located in the middle of the city, was closed on 9 November 2008 as part of the Wodonga rail bypass project. The station platform was largely removed and the area has been redeveloped as part of the Junction precinct.This brick has local and state historical significance as the railways played a critical part in opening up the interior of Australia for commerce, transportation and settlement. It enabled Wodonga to develop as an important centre for social and commercial purposes.An old traditional brick with some joining mortar / concrete still attached. The brick formed part of the platform at the original Wodonga Railway Station prior to its demolition as part of the Wodonga bypass development.wodonga, railways, railway bypass, northeast victoria, vline -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Sign - Wodonga Railway Station Sign
The Wodonga rail line and railway station opened in November 1873 when the section of the line from Wangaratta was completed. The expansion of the railways to the northeast of Victoria occurred after the Victorian Government took over the railways in 1867 and the trains serviced large towns such as Seymour, Wangaratta and Wodonga, as well as smaller towns along the way. The original Wodonga Station, located in the middle of the city, was closed on 9 November 2008 as part of the Wodonga rail bypass project. The station platform was largely removed and the area has been redeveloped as part of the Junction precinct.This sign has local and state historical significance as the railways played a critical part in opening up the interior of Australia for commerce, transportation and settlement. It enabled Wodonga to develop as an important centre for social and commercial purposes.A metal railway station platform sign, Wodonga is painted in black in the centre circle against an oblong cross piece"WODONGA"railways, wodonga railway station, victoria railways, wodonga -
Vision Australia
Audio - Sound recording, No vision, no vote, no way: 139 years of fighting for equality by Anna Fairclough, 2005
In 2005, archivist Anna Fairclough gave a historical presentation about the subsidiaries of the newly formed Vision Australia. She covers from the beginnings of the RVIB, RBS, AAFB and Victorian Braille Writers Association, the establishment of schooling, residential homes, employment skills and the changing ways of fundraising. Other milestones such as the lack of voting rights, payment of travel bonds for those who wished to cross state borders, the establishment of blind cricket, expansion of services outside capital cities as well as the impact of Tilly Aston and Helen Keller are mentioned in this brief talk on past 140 years.1 x MP3 file of a historical presentation by archivist Anna Faircloughassociation for the advancement of the blind, association for the blind, royal blind society of nsw, royal victorian institute for the blind, tilly aston, helen keller, anna fairclough