A history of the timber and tourism industry in Marysville, VictoriaPaperback. Front cover has a drawing of a large log lying on a railway cart; there is also a building in the background.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, timber, tourism, history

Front cover has a photograph taken on Black Saturday by Alex Coppel from the Sunday Herald Sun; smoke from Black Saturday fires turns day into night as CFA volunteers race towards a new firefront at Labertouche. There is also a banner across the top of the front cover that says 'All proceeds from this book go to the Salvation Army Victorian Bushfire Appeal. non-fictionStories of love, loss and courage from the Victorian bushfires on Black Saturdaybushfire, black saturday, victoria, kilmore east, wandong, strathewen, kinglake west, st andrews, steels creek, kinglake, flowerdale, marysville, gippsland, bendigo, beechworth, medgegonga

Black front cover. Photograph of flames on the lower right hand corner of the front cover. Back cover has the blurb about the book.non-fictionHow the media covered Australia's worst peace-time disaster and the survivors' storiesblack saturday, media coverage, survivors, bushfire

Front cover has a photograph of a statue of a girl holding a bird that is on the verge of flying.non-fictionA book of photographs taken to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most of Marysville.marysville, ten year anniversary, black saturday, bushfire, celebration

Front cover has a photograph of a statue of a girl holding a bird that is on the verge of flying.non-fictionA book of photographs taken to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday bush fire that destroyed most of Marysville.marysville, ten year anniversary, black saturday, bushfire, celebration

Paperback. Front cover has a short verse; Where there is hope, there is love, Where there is love, there is life. Where there is life, there is Marysville. There is also a small photograph of Steavenson Fallsnon-fictionA cookbook that was created after the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires to assist the survivors who had lost everything to at least have some recipes for meals.marysville, cookbook, recipes, victoria, 2009 black saturday bushfires

Front cover has two photographs. On of a treed valley leading up to snow covered mountains and on of a water reservoir surrounded by bushland.non-fictionA book that outlines the importance of irrigation and water usage used in various industries in the Goulburn Valley and North Eastern Victoria.water, industry, irrigation, australia

Front dust cover has a photograph of a group of Girl Guides sitting around a camp fire reading.non-fictionThe story of The Girl Guide movement in Australia.girl guides, australia, history

Dust cover is a painted illustration of the characters from the book.fictionAfter World War III, Australia is the only remaining haven for mankind. However, wind currents carrying lingering radiation all but condemn those on the continent to the same fate suffered by the rest of the world. When the survivors receive a strange signal from San Diego, Cmdr. Dwight Towers must undertake a mission with Lt. Peter Holmes to see if there is hope for humanity -- leaving behind Moira and Mary, the women they love.science fiction, end of the world, australia

Cover is olive green with the title and author's name in gold lettering on the front cover and spine.fictionA story of the hill country of Victoria set in colonial times.short stories, australian, victoria

A history of the Big Culvert in the Cumberland Reserve and its link to the Yarra TrackPaperback. Front cover has an old photograph of the big culvert.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779big culvert, cumberland reserve, yarra track, victoria, history

A history of the Big Culvert in the Cumberland Reserve and its link to the Yarra TrackPaperback. Front cover has an old photograph of the big culvert.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779big culvert, cumberland reserve, yarra track, victoria, history

A history of Melbourne's Ash forestsPaperback. Front cover has a painting on it. Painting is "Ferntree Gully in the Dandenong Ranges, 1857", painted by Eugene von Guerard.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779historic site, victoria, ash range, history, griffiths, tom

The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth

The story of the regrowth of the Marysville community after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has two colour photographs. One is a blurred photograph of a silhouette of a tree with fire behind it. The other is of a plant just starting to grow. Back cover has the symbol depicting Maryville's 150 anniversary in 2013. Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, black saturday, bushfire, community, triangle community, regrowth

A history of the timber and tourism industry in Marysville, VictoriaPaperback. Front cover has a drawing of a large log lying on a railway cart; there is also a building in the background.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, timber, tourism, history

Hardcover. Book has a green cover. The title is in gold lettering on the front cover and spine. The publisher is also on the front cover.non-fictionThe School paper, a monthly publication of the Victorian Education Department, was first introduced into Victorian schools in 1896 for Class III, in response to a perceived need for locally edited and published schoolbooks on Australian topics. The readers were core reading for schoolchildren and contained local content and material written by local authors.victorian education department, school papers, history

Hardcover. Book has a green cover. The title is in gold lettering on the front cover and spine. The publisher is also on the front cover.non-fictionThe School paper, a monthly publication of the Victorian Education Department, was first introduced into Victorian schools in 1896 for Class III, in response to a perceived need for locally edited and published schoolbooks on Australian topics. The readers were core reading for schoolchildren and contained local content and material written by local authors.victorian education department, school papers, history

William Ellis NEWTON VC enlisted in the RAAF no 250748 on 5.2.1940 age 20 years 8 months. Serving with No 22Sqd RAAF flying Boston Bombers he arrived in New Guinea in May 1942. Along the way he was promoted to Pilot Officer, Flying Officer and then Flight Lieutenant. On the 18.3 1943 during a low level attack on Japanese positions around Salamaua he hit his target but his plane was hit several times by flack and burst into flames but he landed it in the sea. Sgt B.G Eastwood No 13055 a crew member went down with the aircraft. Newton and Flt Sgt J Lyon No 401706 swam to shore but were captured by the Japanese. Newton was taken to Lae for interrogation and then returned to Salamaua and was executed by decapitation and his body thrown in bomb crater on 29.3.1943. His body was later recovered in late 1943 when Australian troops captured Salamaua. Lyons was executed at Lae by bayoneting in the back. The award to Newton of the Victoria Cross was for low level attacks in the Salamaua area which inflicted heavy losses on Japanese installations one of which his plane was hit by flak heavily and he successfully flew it back some 180 miles and landed. The award also included the attack for which he was executed. Newtons and war crimes records are some 800 plus pages with photos, statements etc. Refer also Cat No 3456.Black & white photo, head & shoulders portrait of F/LT W. E. NEWTON V.C. He is wearing a peaked cap, collar & tie with RAAF wings badge on L side of jacket. In a green / gold wooden frame with glass front. Fawn paper backing. Gold plaque in middle beneath photo.Engraved on plaque: “F/LT W. E. NEWTON V.C. 22 Squadron RAAF”photograph, raaf, vc, newton

Written on back of photograph, "Eastland and Adelaide Street. Extensions to Eastland - 22/11/72".

A history of Narbethong taken from recollections of local residentsPaperback. Front cover has a photograph of a painting of 'Lucknow', a farm which was owned by the Yeates Family. Back cover has a black and white photograph of a lady standing next to a wooden sign post showing the Acheron Way and the distances to Marysville, Warburton, Narbethong and Healesville.Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779narbethong, history, victoria, australia, local history

Hardcover. Cover is brown with the title in gold lettering. Underneath the title is a symbol of a solid wreath surrounding the head of a ram.non-fictionThe Picturesque Atlas of Australasia-Volume 1atlas, australasia, history

Hardcover. Cover is brown with the title in gold lettering. Underneath the title is a symbol of a solid wreath surrounding the head of a ram. Three fold-out maps are included; Railway Postal and Telegraph Map of South Australia, 1888; Railway Postal & Telegraph Map of Queensland, 1888; Railway, Postal, Telegraph and Rainfall Map of Tasmania 1889. non-fictionThe Picturesque Atlas of Australasia-Volume 2atlas, australasia, history

Hardcover. Cover is brown with the title in gold lettering. Underneath the title is a symbol of a solid wreath surrounding the head of a ram. A fold-out map is included; Railway Postal and Telegraph Map of the North Island of New Zealand, 1889. non-fictionThe Picturesque Atlas of Australasia-Volume 3atlas, australasia, history

Two page newspaper containing news from home.Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print.Australian Edition Guinea Gold Volume 3 No 215 Friday June 22 1945guinea gold, ww2

Two round communion tokens with text on both sides."PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF VICTORIA" "THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME LUKE 22.C.19.V"presbyterian church of victoria

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. The garden outside the pavilion featured a sculptural pool, a coral display, animal pool, a pit for kangaroos and Eucalypts and other native plants. The indoor exhibits covered aspects of Australian art and culture, architecture, industrial design and scientific innovation, such as the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, the Parkes radio telescope, the design of Canberra, and the Australian way of life.Colour slide in a mount. Montreal Expo '67, Canada - various pavilions, including Ethiopia (left), USSR (centre) and African Place (right)Made in Australia / 18 / MAY 67M6 / 8 (Handwritten with red pen) / 22 (Handwritten)expo 67, montreal, robin boyd, slide, russian pavilion, africa place

Lower Main Street. Showing 2 carts, 1 wagons and a cyclist at the intersection of Lower Main Barnes and Scallan Streets. Federation light in to the left of photo. c1905.Sepia post card of 3 horse drawn vehicles and a man on a bicycle at the intersection of lower Main - Barnes - Scallan and Main Street. On the left is a federation light structure behind the horse drawn wagon and adjacent to cyclist.Lower Main St Stawell No 22 on the front and The "Merle Studio" Main Street on the back.stawell transport streetscape

Black and white photograph of a horse drawn coach with four horses and 6 people on Bright to Mount Buffalo road. Early 1900's?On rear in red ink "Bright to Mt Buffalo and return, 22 miles each way"trams, tramways, horse drawn vehicle