The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria)This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). Development in the 20th century has irreparably altered that part of Kew represented in this plan. In the block bounded by Cotham Road, Charles Street, Wellington Street and Gellibrand; just one house standing in 1903 remains. This block included two of the most historic houses in Kew: ‘Ordsall’ (later ‘Southesk’) and ‘Madford’ (previously ‘Elm Lodge’). Ordsall was the home of the second chairman of Kew, John Halfey. It contained some of the most significant interior murals in Kew, created for Halfey by artists working for Cullen & Co. It was demolished in 1960 to make way for the Kew Civic Centre. Elm Lodge had been built for William Siddeley in ca. 1864. Arthur Septimus King purchased it in 1874. The lower paddocks of Madford were sold in 1905 by his wife to the Borough of Kew and, after landscaping by George and Thomas Pockett, opened as the Alexandra Gardens in 1908. Elm Lodge/Madford was in 1922 to become St. Anthony’s Home for Little Children before its subsequent demolition in the 1980s.melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, maps - borough of kew, mmbw 1576, cartography

This miner’s pick was of the type used to extract limestone at the Warrnambool limestone quarries, mainly for buildings and walls. This pick cut the sides and across the top of the block and then the block was levered off the strata using a crowbar at an angle of 30° or 40°. These blocks were then reduced to the required size using cross-cut saws. There were about 12 limestone quarries operating in Warrnambool in the 19th century and limestone was extensively quarried for about 85 years to the 1930s when the quarrying ceased. Today there has been a small revival in the use of limestone blocks for building. Warrnambool also once had several bluestone quarries on the outskirts of the town. This miner’s pick is of considerable interest as an example of the type used in quarrying limestone in Warrnambool . Quarrying was once an important industry in Warrnambool. This miner’s pick has a short wooden handle with a metal stud inserted at the bottom end. The handle is rounded on the sides and tapers slightly from the top to the bottom. The metal pick has a curved shape with one blunt end and one sharp end. It has a cavity in the end nearest the blunt end and the wooden handle slots into this. The pick is painted black, green and orange, perhaps for display purposes. A handwritten information tag is attached to the handle. quarrying in warrnambool, limestone quarries in warrnambool

Reference for original bluestone cell block at Eltham Courthousecells, lockup, pleasant creek, stawell historical society

Modern building now on vacant block of land in frontDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencybalwyn road, houses, melbourne, mont albert road

Tobacco Growing - Pomonal 1930’s Murphys Blockstawell

Block used for cutting out square samples of cloth.textile dressings, collins bros mill pty ltd

Property adjoins Mitcham Private Hospital and is on a large block.Coloured photo of no. 19 Doncaster Road, Mitcham, the residence of Nellie Williams, long time resident of Mitcham. House obscured by tree, vehicle to left of photo.doncaster east road, mitcham, no 19, williams nellie

All mapping produced at this time were produced using Aerial Photography. These booklets contain the adjusted mathematical solution to joining this group of photographs together..1 Blue covered booklet with green tape binding. Block adjusted values for Gordon Downs SE 52-10 1:250 000 map Adjustment number 309 Sep 1991 .2 Blue covered booklet with green tape binding. Block adjusted values for Delamere SD 52-16 1:250 000 map Adjustment number 272 Jan 1988royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Black and white block mounted photograph of a Bendigo ESCo two window saloon tram soon after the opening the system in 1903. Shows the driver and conductor and another person on the front saloon portion of the tram. No number can been seen. Block mounting, off white cardboard, has thick outer border of stippled cardboard with rounded corners and a white paper mounting for the photograph. trams, tramways, esco, tram crews, bendigo

Showing how tramway electrical current was returned to the electrical sub-station via the rails.Demonstrates an earth return bonding piece.Traction Return Current Rail Bond, consists of a multi strand copper cable abt 19mm dia. and 530mm long, with block of steel (25x25x43mm) brazed onto each end. The block of steel gets welded to the outside of the rail head at or near a joint in the rails. The bond is to ensure a reliable return current as the fishplates and bolts are subject to dirt and rust which can inhibit the current.tramways, electrical engineering, earth return, bonds, trackworks

The cadastral map of the Parish of Moorabbin in Victoria (L.6104) shows parish boundaries and land ownership c. 1918 when Sandringham was a Borough.moorabbin, county of bourke, map, plan, land subdivision, land titles, foreshores, sndringham, hampton, beaumaris, highett, cheltenham, department of lands and survey, land owners, cartographic material, borough of sandringham, brighton

Carronbank (demolished) in Marshall Avenue, Kew was once the home of the Rev Graham Henty Balfour. It had extensive grounds, including a tennis court at the rear of the property. It remained a private residence until c.1960. The Department of Education purchased Carronbank as a school for partially sighted children, opening in February 1961 as State School No 4483. During the period 1961 to c.1980, the building housed a number of services. From 1969 to 1974, it was the site of Carronbank State School, later renamed Carronbank School for Deaf-Blind Children. In 1973, the Department established the Visiting Teacher Service for the Visually Impaired at the site. Its aim was to support teachers working in Victorian Government, Catholic and Independent Schools. From 1983 the school operated as Statewide Resource Centre for Visiting Teachers of the Vision Impaired. In 1988, the amalgamation of Princess Elizabeth Junior School for Deaf Children, the Monnington Centre and Carronbank School for Deaf Blind Students allowed the Victorian Government to sell each of the sites. Monnington [Adeney Avenue, Kew] reverted to private ownership, while Glendonald and Carronbank in Marshall Avenue were demolished and subdivided.The donor, Mr Murray Osler, was Principal of the Monnington Special Education Centre in Adeney Avenue (Kew) from 1976. This photo, and an accompanying drawing of 'Monnington' are important primary resources for the delivery of education to and for deaf-blind children in Victoria.The photograph, framed under perspex, shows the tennis court of Carronbank which had been converted into a play area for the students of the school. The flat roofed building may have been a toilet block, added for the school. The garage brick wall belongs to No 11. Grass is growing on the original asphalt court and there is equipment and tunnels for play. When sold the property was divided into three separate building blocks.carronbank -- marshall avenue -- kew (vic.), schools -- kew (vic.), carronbank

Set of 12 "Police Department Special Concession Ticket", stapled in sheets of 3, on 4 separate sheets, printed on pink card to off white cardboard. Tickets have availability for any one through journey on any one route. Not numbered. Has on the rear of the ticket blocks, the conditions of use - does not have the required cover with the Member's name. Has the remnants of the cover on the top of the block.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, city section, melbourne, police

Murray Comrie Collection. The town block where this stable was located was the base for policing in Tarnagulla from 1878 until the 1990s. The block was bounded by Stanley, Victoria, Wood and Gladstone Streets. The stable was built in 1886. An image of the stable in 1924 is THA-2019.0031. Monochrome photograph of a stable which once housed police horses in Tarnagulla. Dark red or brown weatherboard with white doors. tarnagulla, police, policing, horses, buildings

Students attended Sunday School classes at the Kergunyah Presbyterian Church. Sunday school was held in a little 16 foot square wooden building which came from Rocky Valley after it was no longer needed there. Ewen Wallace's father initiated and organised the move. C2011 the building was knocked down because of white ants. The Presbyterian Church will be 125 years old in 2015.Historical: Religious Education: This book was used by students who attended the Sunday School classes at Kergunyah Presbyterian Church. Religion: Presbyterian Church at Kergunyah, in the Kiewa Valley, celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2015 after being handed over to the Uniting Church in the 1970s.White light cardboard cover with pink abstract picture and pink block print 'title'. Student book. Intermediate, Year 2, Part 1. 28 pagesreligion, christian, religious education, presbyterian, methodist, churches of christ, congregational church, anglican, kergunyah, ewen wallace, sunday school

Used with the Plane Table - Item 4130, in surveying classes at Ballarat School of Mines. Item 4127, Tripod Location Chains, may also have been used.A large tripod of timber construction. Concave top mount flange to receive matching spherical spigot. Spacer block halfway up each twin-strut leg.In white paint on the top "PTI" Manufacturer's stamp on each leg - circular. "W.& L.E. GURLEYtripod, surveying, scientific instrument, ballarat school of mines, plane table, location chains, w & l e gurley

Toys and games collection. Wooden box containing children's picture blocks. Box is covered in paper with depictions of stamps of the world. The broken lid is tied with a fabric tie.toys, general, blocks

Documents: bundle of documents - Power of attorney 1939, handwritten notes re: farming, insurance Policy for Quartz Block Mine, Gold Mining Lease No, 8365 Castlemaine.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, quartz block mine.

Unframed photo of soldiers from 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery block their ears as their 105mm howitzer fires at enemy positions during Operation CoburgAWM/THU/68/0111/VN161st battery, royal new zealand artillery, 105mm howitzer, operation coburg

Wood block with photographic plate. Image of eight young men in suits sitting around a low table. There is a blackboard behind the group with "THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN BOY" written on it.On back "13"glen iris presbyterian church