This is the before image used in the 150 year Lakes Entrance 1858 - 2008 display held in 2008.Black and white photograph of Lakes Entrance Cenotaph War Memorial on Esplanade with WW1 names engraved, surrounded by fence of stone corner posts with iron guard rail. Cafe on opposite side of Esplanade. Lakes Entrance Victoriaworld war 1914-1918, memorials

Also 2x identical 6cm x 8.5 cmBlack and white small format postcard, showing the North Arm bridge; town; post and rail fence beside highway; Cunninghame Arm and sand hummocks; fishing boat on sand below hill. Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, fences, boats and boating

Originally known as Smith's Siding, in November 1914 the siding was renamed "Pettits" following the sale of a nearby mill to the north. The sawn timber was initially carted out by bullock wagon but the mud and slush caused such difficulties that Pettits caused a thirty chain incline to be built from the mill to a tramway. The tramway connected the mill to the railway until 1924. An annual average of 2,450 tonnes of timber was despatched from the siding. No provision was made for passenger traffic. After ten years Pettit Brothers had cut out the area and moved on, abandoning the siding which was put out of commission on 23 September 1924. However, local residents, not wishing to suffer the loss of railway facilities, managed to have the siding reopened in February 1925 for goods and passengers. It was lightly patronised until all traffic ceased in 1936. B/W. Sam Knox, timber loader and tallyman, and George Pritchard, a teamster, resting at Pettit's Siding after delivering a six-horse-drawn load of timber to the Siding. Stacks of wood awaiting transport by rail are in the background.pettits siding; wyelangta; railways; smith's siding; sam knox; george pritchard;

This yearly train ticket was issued to Frederick Noble to travel from the Kew Railway Station to Melbourne. The Kew Branch Line ceased operations as a passenger service in 1952, the year after the ticket was issued. The Kew Railway Station was demolished in 1957. The ticket was donated to the Society by the City of Kew in 1989.Brass VR First Class Rail ticket issued to Frederick Noble. The token is dated 1.1.51. It names the owner as Mr F.H. Noble. Frederick Noble lived in Molesworth Street at this time and worked as a sports journalist on The Age.1-1-51 / Kew / Mr F.H. Noble / Melbourne 1-1-51 / Kew / First Class / Melbournekew railway station, frederick noble --molesworth street -- kew (vic.)

This is a view of one of the settled parts of Sunbury when it was a small country service town and before its rapid suburban expansion.A black and white photo with a cream border of a landscape in a country town. A driveway is in the foreground wi A small settlement on a distant rise is visible. a post and rail fence in the middle distance and two tries growing beyond the fence line.

Black and white small format postcard of the Princes Highway at Kalimna Hill The road winds between the steep road cutting and a post & rail guard fence. In the distance is the artificial entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe entrance from Princes Highway, Lakes Entranceroads and streets, fences

Black and white postcard showing a photograph of the Rutherglen Railway Station.Message on back: "Dear Mother. Am sending parcel by rail to Windsor Railway Stn by this mail. Love from Eve. Hope you get it safely." "Just going down to Auntie Mats. Writing in shop. Love Eve"railway stations, railway yards, trains

A black and white photograph of Grimshaw Street rail crossing, Greensborough mid 1950s; and the removed crossing lights from the 1960s. The train line was lowered in the 1970s to remove the level crossing.Digital copy of one black and white photograph, and one colour photographgrimshaw street greensborough, watsonia station, rail crossing greensborough

Contents: • Next meeting, Slide Presentation: To Eltham by Road and Rail • November Meeting • Special General Meeting • Christmas Function • President’s Notes • Other News • Pat Baddeley’s Story The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society

Date is approximate. Electric trains replaced steam locomotives in 1922. Mr William Holmes of 'Lugano', Mont Albert Road was in charge of the design and introduction of the electrification of the Melbourne rail system.Black and white photo of an early electric train approaching the platform at Mont Albert station. A couple of spindly eucalyptus trees can be seen beyond the picket fence marking the boundary of the platform.Black and white photo mounted on card; measures 16.3 cm x 23.4 cm.mont albert station, railways, trains, norman carter

The Bairnsdale-Orbost railway was opened in 1916 to serve the agricultural and timber industry. Because of the decline in traffic and heavy operating costs, the line was finally closed in August, 1987. A rail motor which was used from 1924 – 1935, had the appearance of a motor bus on wheels. In October 1926 the rail motor service introduced from Bairnsdale to Orbost in May 1924 was in danger of being abandoned. The Victorian Railways Commissioners stated that patronage had not been satisfactory despite a one and a half hours reduction in the travel time.This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.A small cardboard first class train ticket - buff coloured with black print. It is from Bairnsdale to Orbost.orbost-bairnsdale-railway transport railway

Portrait of George Iredale and Anna Marie Iredale [nee Gilding]. The Gilding family lived in Greensborough and operated a Bootmaker’s shop located on the west side of Main Street, north of the rail line.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.gilding, gilding family

This photograph was taken during the upgrade of the Bendigo Railway line at Sunbury Station. The upgrade of the rail track took over twelve months to complete and during that time buses replaced the train services.A coloured photograph of construction on the site of the Sunbury Railway Station. The photograph has been taken from the end of the Melbourne platform and shows the various pieces of machinery, which included an excavator, a fork lift and trucks, that were used in the work on the line.railways, bendigo line, railway stations, bridges, sunbury railway station, george evans collection

The Grinton Collection. Jack Grinton on HMAT Kamala coming home. Refer Cat No. 1280 for his service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a soldier, wearing a ship's life ring, standing against a ship's rail. Background - water. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home". "E. Jack Grinton - life ring 2".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, hmat karmala

One of the last houses to face demolition.Single fronted weatherboard with striped veranda blind, brick chimney over front rooms with TV aerial. Green painted walls. Red painted iron roof over veranda and under veranda rail. Adjacent to Target entrance.The 'Miss Stayput' house in the car park out the front of Target in Camberwell. You can even see the Target logo on the building. The house was owned by Mary Campigli, who defied the council order to move, and won her case in court. She stayed in the house, surrounded by a car park until she died in 1983 at the age of 94. The house was finally demolished soon after.

Alex Wright travelled to England in 1930 and was known as the Prince of Mimic although his stage name was Navarre. He died in an air raid in the Hippodrome Birmingham in 1940. Alex was the brother of Frank Wright who was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a standing man, leaning his elbow onto his leg which is resting on a fence rail. He is dressed in shirt, trousers and braces. In the background is a grassy paddock. He is most probably Alex Wright.Printed on back - Printed at Scott's, Veloxalex wright. frank wright, navarre, smeaton, ballarat

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat and a dark suit with white piping around the edges of the jacket. He is leaning against the post and rail fence of a pier. The man is Frank Wright and the place is Cleveland on the bay near Brisbane.Written in pen on the back - Frank Wright (21) on Cleveland pier near Brisbane, Q, Easter 1923, Taken by H Perkinsfrank wright, cleveland pier, h perkins

Black & white photograph of a group of men outside a brick building. Some of the men are wearing caps with V. R. on the front. They are wearing suits or uniforms. Some at the front are sitting on a low trolley. There are rail lines at the left edge of the photo.F. Harrison. 161 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigophotograph, portrait, group, foster & wilson collection, photograph

Two facsimile rail tickets Melbourne to Sandridge. From "125 anniversary of the railway and of 'The Age' newspaper" .01 - 0484 - pink and yellow with red stripe .02 - 0592 - pink and yellow with red stripe Facsimiles of turn of the century tickets."special" Available day of issue only, not transferable. Melbourne to Sandridge first class.transport - railways, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, victorian railways, heather wale, wallace collin (col) wale

Photograph of a large stone church, There is a paling fence visible each side at the rear of the church and a post and rail fence in front of the building. This was the first St. Kilian's church to be built (note that on the rear of the photo it says ' All Saints Church ' )buildings, church, st. killians, st. kilian's church

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM BRICK HILL, FACING SOUTH, HORSE DRAWN HAY WAGON AT SIDE OF ROAD. GAS LAMP, POST AND RAIL FENCE. POST OFFICE, TOWN HALL, ES&A BANK,STATE BANKANGUS STREET LOOKING INTO TOWN, ABOUT 1900 TO 1905 CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, clunes township

Yields information about the BTPS constructing No. 1 road at the depot.Digital images scanned from 35mm slides of the construction of 1 road points, first half of 1973. Points and crossings installed and poles installed. Little segments of rail have been laid out to indicate the position of the track.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, depot, overhead

Single horse drawn dray (non-tipping) made of timber with metal fittings and wheel rims. Open all round with uprights spaced along the tray. Rail at the top of the uprights. Painted dark brown with unpainted tray boards.No inscriptions or markings.transport - goods; horse - drawn

The administrative building along with four other buildings were part of the former Sunbury Asylum complex that operated in Sunbury on Jacksons Hill from 1876 to 1992. The white fence in the front of the photo was the boundary for The Pines golf club where patients, staff and Sunbury residents played before the Goonawarra Golf Club was established.The Sunbury Asylum was an important institution in the town and many of the townspeople worked there over the 120 years of its operation.A non-digital sepia photograph in post card format with a white border across the bottom, of the administrative building and other brick Victorian style buildings that were part of the Sunbury Asylum complex. A white post and rail fence is in the foreground. sunbury asylum, caloola, the pines golf club

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, ?/4/1973 of five members of the BTPS lifting a rail onto sleepers along the position of the access track. Features from Left (W. A. Doubleday, ? (behind a person), ?, L. Bounds and J. Bounds)date in pencil of "12?/4/73" in top right hand corner of cutting.trams, tramways, btps, track laying, museum establishment

Black and white small format postcard showing town, North Arm bridge, post and rail fence beside the road, bridge to Bullock Island, Cunninghame Arm and sand hummocks, motor boat on the lake. Lakes Entrance VictoriaView of Township Lakes Entrancebridges, township

Black and white postcard of a bend in the Princes Highway as it winds around Jemmys Point, car parked beside highway, two people leaning on post and rail fence, Bullock Island and Lakes Entrance in the distance. Lakes Entrance VictoriaPrinces Highway Lakes Entrancefences, transport, roads and streets