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Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Brooklyn Estate, Unknown
... areas of land. Local Identities Pioneer Families Barrie ...Brooklyn Park homestead built 1875 by Stephen George Staughton, son of Simon Staughton. In 1907 the residence was refurbished for Cr Stephen John Staughton who was returning from England with his bride. The building contained over 25 rooms some 25x20 feet. There were elaborately decorated rooms with friezes, embossed wall papers, massive curtains, marble and carved mantle pieces. A Ryder Erickson Hot air engine pumped water from underground tanks up to elevated tanks to circulate water through the house. Acetylene gas generator for 100 light and chandeliers. Prominent family with civic connection in Melton holding very large areas of land. 'Brooklyn' mansion built by Stephen Staughton, local identities, pioneer families -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Exford, Unknown
... Shearers quarters Local Identities Pioneer Families Barrie ...1867 President (Road Board), Shire President. 1856 coach house – skillion dairy. First two storey house in rural Victoria 1842. Rammed earth Shearers quarters Exford Homestead on Werribee River (formerly Exe River) Home of Simon Staughton, arrived 1841 local identities, pioneer families -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, "Green Hills" Borbidge, 1978
... settlement, established in the Shire of Melton. Local Architecture ...Built by Water Browne c.1903 Greenhills was one of the first pastoral runs, and centres of European settlement, established in the Shire of Melton. Estate in Diggers Rest Coimadai Road, Toolern Valelocal architecture, pioneer families -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Cr Jack Woodruff, Rt Hon Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne, 1980
... Mayor Cr. John Woodruff' families local government john william ...From the Woodruff family archives, calling card 1980 embossed with seal of Melbourne in greeny gold with name 'The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor Cr. John Woodruff'families, local government, john william (jack) woodruff -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1983
... amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987.. Local ...Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987..Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: A History of Port Melbourne by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Two collection copies signed by authors, and one reference copy (167.03).Signed by the authors on collection copieslocal government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1983
... amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987.. Local ...Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987..Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: A History of Port Melbourne by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Two collection copies signed by authors, and one reference copy (167.03).Signed by the authors on collection copieslocal government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1987
... amalgamation battle; first published 1983. Local Government Industry ...Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983.Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Reference copy.local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1987
... JACKSON Perce WHITE Local Government Industry Families Sandridge ...Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983. Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Signed copy.Signed "With best wishes Nancy U'ren, Noel Turnbull, Fred Jackson, Perce White Mayor 19/10/1983"perce mcguire white, fred jackson, perce white, local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Personalities/ Family Reunions M-Q
... A folder containing newspaper cuttings referring to local... referring to local personalities and family reunions A - L ...A folder containing newspaper cuttings referring to local personalities and family reunions A - Lgenealogy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Personalities/Family Reunions R-Z
... A folder containing newspaper cuttings referring to local... referring to local personalities and family reunions A-L ...A folder containing newspaper cuttings referring to local personalities and family reunions A-L.genealogy -
Ukrainian Historical Society Sunshine
Photo, Ukrainian children preparing to go carolling at Christmas time
... time, They would visit the homes of all local Ukrainian... carolling at Christmas time, They would visit the homes of all local ...Ukrainian children in traditional costume at the old hall in Langley Street, Ardeer, preparing to go carolling at Christmas time, They would visit the homes of all local Ukrainian families. -
Peterborough History Group
Document - District families and organisations
... Local families' history, school, post office... Local families' history, school, post office Peterborough ...Local families' history, school, post officephotocopies, mapspeterborough history, croft family, thomas croft, peterborough post office, wallaby hill school, peterborough school -
Peterborough History Group
Booklet, Family History of Records of Thomas Croft and his descendants 1803-1974; their life and records in Australia 1849-1974, Circa 1973
... History of a local family and the beach named for them.... England to Peterborough. History of a local family and the beach ...History of a local family and the beach named for them.History of early settlers in Peterborough area.Photocopied booklet about the Croft family and their journey from England to Peterborough.croft family, thomas croft, peterborough 3270, croft's bay -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Family and Local History Sources in Victoria, 1985
... Family and Local History Sources in Victoria...Booklet listing available sources for family and local... Road Ringwood North melbourne Book Family and Local History ...Booklet listing available sources for family and local history research -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
... Charles Edward Tilley, 1918 Tilley's were a local family.... Tilley, 1918 Tilley's were a local family. defence tilley world ...Charles Edward Tilley, 1918 Tilley's were a local family.Black and white Photograph of Group of soldiers posed in front of weatherboard buildingAustralian War Memorial logodefence, tilley, world war 1, soldiers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Floods Motor Service Bus at Bendigo Railway Station, 1970s - 1980s
... Local Family owned School bus company established in 1946... Local Family owned School bus company established in 1946 ...Local Family owned School bus company established in 1946Floods Motor Service Bus at Bendigo Railway Station; one photo of the coach side and another of the rear.history, bendigo, bus, john theodore collection, floods motor services bendigo -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Picnic By the River, c 1890
... Local families from Byrneside (Baldwinsville). note... in sepia of picnic group c.1890 Local families from Byrneside ...Local families from Byrneside (Baldwinsville). note fashions and presence of bicycles.Original record in sepia of picnic group c.1890fenaughty, mcnamara "clans", photography, photograph, slides, film -
Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room
Cash Book, North Eastern District Fruit Growers Association
... Local families, orchards, expenditure includes rent paid.../42. Final entry 8/12/76. Local families, orchards ...Local families, orchards, expenditure includes rent paid by Stanley Athenaeum CommitteeCardboard ledger covered in a black moire pattern with red leather spine. Type written red label attached to front cover stating purpose of information therein - titled 'North Eastern District Fruit Growers Association, Cash book. Inside title page handwritten description of contents including start date - from 17/9/42. Final entry 8/12/76.north eastern district fruit growers association, stanley, myrtleford -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
... were a local family.... 1918 - Tilley family were a local family. defence tilley ...Charles Edward Tilley in Calais France 1918 - Tilley family were a local family.Black and white Photograph of Horse drawn horse float with two soldiersAustralian War Memorial logodefence, tilley, soldier, war, france, horse, cart, float, veterinary, charles tilley -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Calendar, 1950, 1950 year calendar
... Guyett & Sons Pty Ltd are a local family and business... are a local family and business, in 2013 still operating as funeral ...Guyett & Sons Pty Ltd are a local family and business, in 2013 still operating as funeral directorsGuyett & Sons Pty Ltd complete Home Furnishers in Warrnambool Phone 438 and Port Fairy Phone 9Guyett & Sons Pty Ltd. Rectangular, mid brown card. Black printing of calendar and text with coloured scene. Two storey thatched cottage, cottage garden and distant village. 3 months 1949 and 3 months 1951calendar. token of appreciation for your patronage. furnishers, warrnambool. koroit. port fairy., guyett & sons -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Tennis Trophy, Presbyterian Tennis Club Trophy, 1940
... Presbyterian Tennis Club to prominent local families.... local families. The trophy acknowledges the dedication and skill ...This trophy links ten years of domination by the Myrtleford Presbyterian Tennis Club to prominent local families.The trophy acknowledges the dedication and skill of early 20th century sporting clubs, in this case members from the Dalgleish, Robertson, Macaulay, McGeehan and Moore families in the fourth decade of tennis in the district. These families became driving forces in the creation of the public tennis courts in Myrtleford. . Silver-plated metal trophy cup with two handlesPresbyterian T.C., Premiers, 1940tennis myrtleford -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of the Valley, Toolamba 1840 - 1983, 1983
... Toolamba district history, including local families, school...Toolamba district history, including local families, school ...Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket included copy of bush scene woodcarving by late Nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold letteringheart of the valley, toolamba, morvell, s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of the Valley - Toolamba 1840 -1983, 1983
... Toolamba district history, including local families, school...Toolamba district history, including local families, school ...Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket, cream, included copy of bush scene, wood carving by the late nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold lettering.toolamba, heart of the valley, morvell s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of the Valley, Toolamba 1840 - 1983, 1983
... Toolamba district history, including local families, school...Toolamba district history, including local families, school ...Toolamba district history, including local families, school rolls, churchs' history 1840-1983Dust jacket included copy of bush scene woodcarving by late Nicholas Bartels. Brown card cover, gold lettering. 2 copies (L0849).heart of the valley, toolamba, morvell, s, crawford a, tatura, agriculture, goulburn river, books, history, local -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Rhyll Cricket Club 1956, 1956
... Runners up in 1956 premiership Team included many local... cleeland family mcfee family local identities ...Runners up in 1956 premiership Team included many local families eg Cleelands, McFees, OsterlundBlack and white photo of the Rhyll Cricket Club.1956 RCC Runners Up and names of players on the back and a separate typed listsport, cricket, rhyll, cleeland family, mcfee family, local identities -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hibbins, Fahen and Askew, 2012 Victorian Indigenous Honour Roll, 1985
... and buildings in Victoria, written for the amateur local history... local history and family history researcher. Indexed 2012 ...A guide to sources with information on people, land and buildings in Victoria, written for the amateur local history and family history researcher. Indexedhistory -
Greensborough Historical Society
CD-ROM + list, The Partington Family, by Faye Fort, 1840o
... and other local families, places and events in the Greensborough... and other local families, places and events in the Greensborough ...Faye Fort has written 52 stories about the Partingtons and other local families, places and events in the Greensborough area. One CD-ROM plus printed list of contents of the disk, in envelope."Disk contains transcribed document of originals [handwritten], PDFs and scanned images of pages"greensborough, partington family -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RESEARCH PAPERS: FAMILY HISTORY WARREN FAMILY, 2000
... A 44 page document detailing the history of the local.... A 44 page document detailing the history of the local Warren ...Edward Thomas Warren arrived in Victoria in 1852 and joined the police force in 1856. He served in Geelong 1856-1864 before coming to Bendigo, where he remained until his death in 1892. He had retired from the police force in 1886. He had been a member of the Ancient Order of Foresters for 25 years. This fraternity aimed to provide social and financial support to members during sickness, death, old age, unemployment and disability.A 44 page document detailing the history of the local Warren family. Most notably the Senior Constable Edward Thomas Warren whom worked at the Sandhurst Police Barracks where it is currently leased by Bendigo Senior Secondary college. -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Case with Books x9 - 1930s to 1950s, 1. The Lawsons by Gwen Meredith 2. A Many Splendoured (sic) Thing by Han Suyin 3. Reach for the Sky by Paul Brickhill 4. My Fair Lady 5. Brownies at St. Bride's by Ethel Talbot 6. The Children's Treasure House 7. Complete Household Guide 8. The Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand in Pictures 9. Under Southern Skies Victoria ..Australia
... These books are all old and belonged to local families... and belonged to local families in the Kiewa Valley. Reading was a major ...These books are all old and belonged to local families in the Kiewa Valley. Reading was a major form of entertainment from the 1930s before TV was available.These books give an insight into the interests of families in the Kiewa Valley prior to the invention of TV.Case - Stiff cardboard, yellow & green with two yellow strips on outside. Inside blue squares. Metal handle attached. Fastened by two sliding locks one at each end and each with a key hole. There is a clip/clasp in the front centre. Books: Nos. 1-4 A collection of x4 medium size novels belonging to Vera Hore; No. 5 x1 belonging to Jessie Hollonds, Tawonga and is a small book with coloured cover. No. 6. large red book No. 7. a large yellow/brown book No 8. a large hard covered red book with x2 gold lions on front No 9. colored cardboard cover with spiral spineCase - Label on the lid inside and centre top: 'Made by/ Permacase/Melbourne, Victoria/Aero Tweed Books: 1-4 Mrs Vera Hore / Bogong Hotel / Tawonga inscribed on front page 5. Lois Jessie Hollonds, Tawonga "To dear Lois / With best wishes / from Nancy / Xmas 1934 inscribed on front page 6. Dorothy Maureen Ryder / Tawonga / 1-10-35 inscribed on front page 7- - 9. nilhore family tawonga hotel, hollonds family, old books, royal tour 1950s -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Greensborough Primary School Gr2062 1950 Grade 5, 1950_
... at Greensborough State School. It has children from many local families... at Greensborough State School. It has children from many local families ...The photograph was taken in 1950 and is of Grade 5 at Greensborough State School. It has children from many local families in it, including Shirley Black.The photograph records the children attending the Greensborough Primary school in 1950.A black and white photograph of school children taken in 1950.A list of names in biro on the back of the photograph.greensborough primary school, primary school students, school photographs