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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Sepia Photograph, 1920's
This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers & Returned Soldiers 16/2/1923. Photo of the rocks at Kitty Millers Bay, Phillip IslandPhotograph of the rocks on the shore at Kitty Millers Bay, Phillip Island, at low tide. Rose Series P 3429. Kitty Miller's Bay, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic.phillip island, kitty millers bay, earl of stradbroke -
Power House Rowing Club
Newspaper clipping, Corio Bay Bid for State Fours, 1959
Corio Bay Bid for State Fours After its good performance against Mercantile in the senior fours at Melbourne regatta recently, Corio Bay stands out as a threat to Mercantile, holder of the title, in the Victorian 2000 meters senior four-oar championship on the Barwon next Saturday. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Booklet of tickets, Concession ticket booklet, unknown
City of Nunawading concession ticket booklet(10 remaining pages - x 5 to page) originally green in colour, stapled.City of Nunawading concession ticket Admit one adultlocal history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Memorandum, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), re letter to City of Ballaarat, Feb. 1962
Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters to the Editor concerning the possible closure of the SEC Ballarat system., Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters to the Editor concerning the possible closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Memorandum to the Engineer & Manager from the Ballarat Manager, on green paper - all with rounded corners, dated 5/2/62, reporting on the Commission's letter to the City Council, that it will be discussed tonight. Editor of Courier holding its attitude until Council's known. Enclosing cuttings - see Reg Item . 7955.trams, tramways, closure, letter to the editor, editorial -
City of Greater Geelong
Functional object - Geelong West City Council Cleaning Cart, c.1960
This street-sweeping cart was used on Pakington Street before the amalgamation of six local councils to form the City of Greater Geelong. The cart is from around 1960 when the City of Geelong West had approximately 17,500 people within its borough. The cart was wheeled up and down the popular street; cleaning litter and providing a clean and pleasant street for locals and shop owners alikeThree wheeled metal cart with hinged lidGeelong West City Councilcity of geelong west, cleaning -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph, Mr. H. Pengilley, c. February 1911
This photograph would have been taken a while after the SPECULANT was wrecked at Cape Patton, Victoria, because she has broken up and the bow has been moved away from the ship. The barquentine SPECULANT was a steel, three-masted sailing ship built in 1895 in Inverkeithing, Scotland, registered in Warrnambool, Victoria and wrecked at Cape Paton, Victoria, 10th February 1911. The SPECULANT had been involved in the timber trade between the United Kingdom and Russia, until sold to its Warrnambool owners and timber merchants Messrs. P.J. McGennan & Co. (Peter John McGennan) in 1902 for 3000 pounds and had her sailed to Warrnambool as her new port. Peter John McGennan was born in 1844 and worked as a builder and cooper in Holyhead, Anglesea, Wales. He immigrated to Australia in 1869 as a free settler and arrived in Warrnambool in 1871 and undertook management of a property in Grassmere for Mr. Palmer. Peter met his wife Emily in South Melbourne and they married in 1873. They had ten children including Harry who lived to 1965, and Andrew who lived until 1958. (The other children were their four brothers - John who was killed in the Dardenalles aged 35, Frederick who died aged 8, Peter who died aged 28, Frank who died aged 5 weeks - and four sisters - Beatrice who died age 89, Edith who died aged 49, Blanche who died aged 89 and Eveline who died aged 48.) In 1874 Peter starting a boating establishment on the Hopkins River. In 1875 he opened up a Coopers business in Kepler Street next to what was Bateman, Smith and Co., moving to Liebig Street, next to the Victoria Hotel, in 1877. In 1882 he then moved to Lava Street (which in later years was the site of Chandlers Hardware Store). He was associated with the establishment of the Butter Factory at Allansford. He started making Butter Boxes to his own design and cheese batts for the Butter Factory. In 1896 established a Box Factory in Davis Street Merrivale, employing 24 people at its peak, (it was burnt down in 1923); and in Pertobe Road from 1912 (now the Army Barracks building). Peter was a Borough Councillor for Albert Ward from 1885 to 1891, he commenced the Foreshore Trust (including the camping grounds along Pertobe Road), and he was an inaugural Director of the Woollen Mill in Harris Street, buying an extensive share-holding in 1908 from the share trader Edward Vidler. They lobbied the Town Hall to have a formal ‘Cutting’ for the waters of the Merri River to be redirected from its natural opening south of Dennington, to its existing opening near Viaduct Road, in order to have the scourings from the wool at the Woollen Mill discharged into the sea. He sold Butter Boxes around the state, and had to ship them to Melbourne by rail. Peter’s purchase of the SPECULANT in 1902 enabled him to back-load white pine from Kaipara, New Zealand to Warrnambool to make his butter boxes then, to gain profitability, buy and ship potatoes and other primary produce bound to Melbourne. (McGennan & Co. had also owned the LA BELLA, which had traded in timber as well, until she was tragically wrecked with the loss of seven lives, after missing the entrance channel to Warrnambool harbour in 1905. It appears that the SPECULANT was bought to replace the LA BELLA.) In 1911 the SPECULANT had been attempting to depart Warrnambool for almost the entire month of January to undergo docking and overhaul in Melbourne. A month of east and south-easterly winds had forced her to remain sheltered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool apart from one morning of northerlies, when an attempt was made to round Cape Otway; she had to return to shelter in Portland after failing to make any headway. With only 140 tons of sand ballast aboard, the ship would not have been easy to handle. Captain Jacobsen and his crew of nine, mainly Swedes, decided to make for Melbourne, leaving Portland Harbour on 5th February 1911. By the 9th they had reached Cape Otway, where they encountered a moonless night, constant heavy rain, and a heavy sea with a south-easterly wind blowing. After safely rounding Cape Otway the course was changed to east, then north-east to take the vessel to a point six miles off Cape Patton, following the orders of Captain Jacobsen, who told the crew to be very careful with the steering, as the wind and sea was running to leeward. The patent log (used to measure speed) had been out of order for the last four months as no-one in Warrnambool was able to fix it: it was intended to have it repaired in Melbourne. In the meantime the crew measured the vessel's speed by looking over the side and estimating wind strength. This compounded the difficulties of imprecise positioning, as the strong cross wind and sea were acting on the lightly laden vessel to steadily drive it towards the shore. At 3.30am on Friday 10 February 1911 Captain Jacobsen and the first mate were looking over the side of the vessel when they heard the sound of breakers and suddenly struck the rocks. The crew immediately knew they had no chance of getting the SPECULANT off, and attempted to rescue themselves by launching the lifeboat, which was instantly smashed to pieces. One of the crew then volunteered to take a line ashore, and the rest of the crew were all able to drag themselves to shore, some suffering hand lacerations from the rocks. Once ashore they began to walk along the coast towards Lorne, believing it was the nearest settlement. Realising their mistake as dawn broke they returned westwards to Cape Patton, and found a farm belonging to Mr C. Ramsden, who took them in and gave them a change of clothes and food. After resting for a day and returning to the wreck to salvage some of their personal possessions, at 10am on Saturday they set out for Apollo Bay, a voyage that took six hours, sometimes wading through flooded creeks up to their necks. The Age described the wreck as "listed to starboard. All the cabin is gutted and the ballast gone. There is a big rock right through the bottom of her, and there is not the slightest hope of getting her off". A Board of Marine inquiry found that Captain Jacobson was guilty of careless navigation by not taking steps to accurately verify the position of the vessel with respect to Cape Otway when the light was visible and by not setting a safe and proper course with respect to the wind and sea. It suspended his certificate for 6 months and ordered him to pay costs. The location of the wreck site was marked for a long time by two anchors on the shoreline, until in 1970 the larger of the two anchors was recovered by the Underwater Explorers' Club and mounted on the foreshore at Apollo Bay. The bell from the wreck was also donated to the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club but is recorded to have been stolen. Rusting remains of the wreck can still be found on the shoreline on the southern side of, and directly below Cape Patton. Parts of the SPECULANT site have been buried by rubble from construction and maintenance works to the Great Ocean Road, as well as by naturally occurring landslides. Peter J McGennan passed away in 1920. The Gates in the western wall of the Anglican Church in Henna Street/Koroit St are dedicated to him for his time of community work, which is matched with other prominent Warrnambool citizens; Fletcher Jones, John Younger, J.D.E (Tag) Walter, and Edward Vidler. After Peter J McGennan's death Harry, Andrew and Edith continued to operate the family business until July 11th 1923 when the company was wound up. (Andrew lived in Ryot Street Warrnambool, near Lava Street.) Harry McGennan (Peter and Emily’s son) owned the Criterion Hotel in Kepler Street Warrnambool (now demolished). His son Sid and wife Dot lived in 28 Howard Street (corner of Nelson Street) and Sid managed the Criterion until it was decided by the family to sell, and for he remained Manager for the new owners until he retired. Harry commenced the Foreshore Trust in Warrnambool around 1950. The McGennan Carpark in Pertobe Road is named after Harry and there are Memorial-Stone Gates in his memory. (The Gates were once the original entrance to the carpark but are now the exit.). Peter’s great-grandson, also called Andrew, is a Security Officer in Warrnambool. The Patent Log (also called a Taffrail log) from the SPECULANT, mentioned above, and a number of photographs, are now part of the Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The SPECULANT is historically significant as the largest ship to have been registered in Warrnambool, and is believed to have been the largest barquentine to visit Melbourne. It is evidence of the final days of large commercial sailing vessels involved in the Victorian and New Zealand timber trade. The SPECULANT is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S626Black and White photograph of the Bow of the Speculant, on rocks at Cape Patton. On reverse side it states that the photograph was taken by Mr. H. Pengilley Apollo Bay Hotel, Apollo Bay "Taken by Mr. H. Pengilley Apollo Bay Hotel, Apollo Bay"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, la bella, speculant, cumming and ellis, international timber trade, p. j. mcgennan and co. warrnambool, peter mcgennan, capt. james jacobsen, warrnambool maritime history, h. pengilley apollo bay, cape patton victoria, warrnambool historical photograph -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Grandstand, Grandstand, City Oval, Ballarat
Originally known as Yuille's paddock, this oval is now called the City Oval. It is near Lake Wendouree previously known as Yuille's Swamp.Colour photograph of the City Oval grandstand, Ballaratcity oval grandstand, grandstand, ballarat -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, City of Whitehorse, 2013
A death notice for Walker Riddell, AM.A death notice for Walker Riddell, AM, a councillor and mayor of the City of Nunawading.A death notice for Walker Riddell, AM.riddell, walter rose, death records victoria, city of nunawading, mayors, councillors -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Booklet, Victorian Football League, Australian National Football Council. Laws of the Australian National Game of Football, 1956
The 1956 laws of the national game of Australian football are reasonably brief covering only 33 rules with a maximum of eight subdivisions of each. As well as the Australian National Football Council and its affiliated bodies, it spells out the rules of the game, definitions of the laws, and an outline of the positions and plan of the playing field.Laws of the Australian National Game of Football. Australian National Football Council. Victorian Football League; Melbourne (Vic); 1956. i, 40 p.; map. Soft cover.australian national football council; football; laws; playing field; definitions; affiliated bodies; -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Coat of Arms. City of Nunawading, n.d
Coloured copy of the Coat of Arms of the City of Nunawading with detailed description in legal terms.Coloured copy of the Coat of Arms of the City of Nunawading with detailed description in legal terms. The motto is included. List of Mayors of the City of Nunawading 1944-19995 on verso of one of the copiesColoured copy of the Coat of Arms of the City of Nunawading with detailed description in legal terms.city of nunawading, crests and emblems -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Council veteran pulls pin, 2008
Councillor Aubrey did not seek a further term on Whitehorse Council as he was tired of coping with party people at Council level.Councillor Aubrey did not seek a further term on Whitehorse Council as he was tired of coping with party people at Council level.Councillor Aubrey did not seek a further term on Whitehorse Council as he was tired of coping with party people at Council level.city of whitehorse, aubrey, chris -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, City of Nunawading land use statement, 1994
A draft statement from City of Nunawading on land use strategy to establish directions & priorities for land use change and development within the municipality for the remainder of this decade and into the next. Council seeking comments.land use, city of nunawading -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, e-book, How to keep bees: a handbook for the use of beginners (Comstock, A. B.), Garden City, 1911, 1911
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, City of Nunawading. Reference for Fred Cottle, 4/03/1975 12:00:00 AM
A letter of reference by T.J.Wightman,.A letter of reference by T.J.Wightman, Superintendent of Works, City of Nunawading, for Fred CottleA letter of reference by T.J.Wightman,.cottle, frederick alfred, wightman, trevor, city of nunawading -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map, City of Port Melbourne, 1963 - 1992
Used by Port Melbounre CouncilMap, City of Port Melbourne (.01) July 1992 (.02) June 1983 (.03) December 1963engineering department - city of port melbourne -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, City of Ringwood 1986 Information Guide, 1986
Community information booklet issued by City of Ringwood for 1986 - covering the facilities and activities of the Ringwood Council and other local organisations and associations. Cover photographs: Front - Wombalano Park; Back L-R - Barbecue at Ringwood Lake, Housing construction at Ringwood, Enclosing swimming centre, Water cascade at rear of Ringwood Lake, Croquet at Jubilee Park, Playground at Ringwood Lake.CONTENTS: (page no.) After School Care Programme 30 & 31 Amalgamations 16 Aquatic Centre 14 & 15 Building Information 22 By-Law and Traffic Regulations 23 Chief Executive Message I0 Churches 38 Civic Centre 4 Committees of Council 5 Community Plan 12 & 13 Construction Work 34 Council Meeting Dates 4 Council Representatives 8 Councillors 6 & 7 Disabled Persons Facilities 41 Eastern Corridor Road Action Plan 17 Emergency Telephone Nos. 63 European Wasps 27 Family Day Care 30 Finances 18 Golf Course 22 Health 20 Historical Research Group 44 Home Help 33 Hospitals 45 Immunisations 2 i Incinerators 34 Infant Welfare Centres 45 Knaith Road Child Care Centre 30&31 Library 24 Local Area Traffic Management 17 Management Executive 11 Mayoral Message – Cr. W.R. (Bill) Wilkins, J.P. 3 Meals on Wheels 32 Members of Parliament 9 North Ringwood Senior Citizens 29 Parks for People 28 Playgroups 49 Pre-Schools 50 Rates 19 Rubbish — See Waste Ringwood District Centre 16 Schools 52 Swimming Pool — See Aquatic Centre 14 & 15 Waste 26rinx -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Report - Alpine Study Area Volume 2 Maps, Land Conservation Council, 1970s
The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council and the former Environment Conservation Council (ECC) and Land Conservation Council (LCC) have completed 36 land use investigations over more than 35 years, including 27 regional reviews. They provide a framework for use of Public Land in Victoria. The Land Conservation Council was established by the Land Conservation Act 1970.These maps provide an assessment of the Alpine area at the time the maps were created. Some of the topics eg. Rainfall and water resources may change over the years thus providing a comparative analysis. Others may provide information for future development such as mineral exploration, building of a dam / tunnel etc.Blue box shaped folder containing 9 of 10 Maps of the Alpine Study Area produced by the Land Conservation Council. Maps include 1. Public land and descriptive blocks. 2. Physiography. 3. Topography. 4. Geology (missing). 5. Rainfall and water resources. 6. Vegetation 7. Land systems. 8. Recreation. 9. Primary production. 10. Minerals Ex library item. Stamped in red "Discarded From Stock / Swan Hill Regional Libraryalpine area, maps of alpine area, land conservation council -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: Borough Council Minutes 1924-1925
Borough Council Minutes 1924-1925. Typed Council Minutes of Mayor A.T. Miles +Additional Keywords: Miles, A.T. (Mayor) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, MP Reveals Council Plans for old School Site, 2014
A rift has developed between Whitehorse Council and a Mitcham MP after it was revealed the council is considering buying the former school site.A rift has developed between Whitehorse Council and a Mitcham MP after it was revealed the council is considering buying the former school site.A rift has developed between Whitehorse Council and a Mitcham MP after it was revealed the council is considering buying the former school site.city of whitehorse, nunawading primary school no.4190, springvale road, nunawading, ryall dee, ellis sharon, stennett ben, daw philip, challinger michael, nunawading primary school site preservation group -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Coburg Historical Society, Recognising House Styles 1880s-1990s - Laurie Burchell, 1991
Architectural references aimed at assisting researchers in describing, understanding, dting and comparing individual buildings in the Coburg area in Victoria.Foreword by Miles Lewis -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Documents, WCC Proposed turntable site railway station, 1968; 1989
These two plans are copies and show drawings for a proposed turntable at the Warrnambool Railway Station and railway crossings at Gilles Street in the Liebig Street precinct. The Warrnambool Railway was opened in 1890 and the Warrnambool Railway Station building was erected a few years later. These plans, being copies, are of minor interest as they show plans of some projects in the Warrnambool Railway Station precinct in the latter half of the 20th century.These are two sheets of cream-coloured paper with plans (copies of original) drawn up in black ink. The drawings are fading somewhat and are faint in places. One sheet (.2) has a piece missing from the top left hand corner. .1 ‘Locality Plan of Rail Crossings Liebig St. & Gillies (sic) St.’ .2 ‘Proposed Turntable Site Warrnambool Railway Station’ plans, warrnambool railway, warrnambool rail turntable -
Greensborough Historical Society
Flyer - Leaflet, Montmorency Train Station: Call to action [Oct. 2020], 2020_10
The Montmorency Train Station Group is a group of local people concerned about the relocation of Montmorency Station and the impact this will have on local residents, traffic, flora and fauna, as well as the impact on train services during upgrade works.2 page leaflet, colour images and text.hurstbridge rail line, montmorency station, montmorency train station group -
Greensborough Historical Society
Pamphlet, Banyule City Council, Banyule Heritage Strategy 2023 - 2033, 2023
An adverting leaflet for community information sessions for the Banyule Heritage Strategy 2023-2033. This follows on from the Banyule Heritage Study 2020.Leaflet, printed in colour both sides. 2 copies.banyule city council, heritage strategy -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet - Directory, Banyule City Council, Eating in Banyule 2011-2012, 2011
Colour directory listing places to eat in Banyule with colour photos. Includes restaurants, cafes and take away shops.Colour booklet of 39 pages with directory and colour photosbanyule city council, restaurants -
Greensborough Historical Society
Letter - Correspondence, Banyule City Council, Viewbank Homestead Guided Tour Opportunity, 1998, 15/12/1998
Invitation from Banyule Cultural Services Officer to Jan Macdonald to participate in a guided tour and archaeological dig at Viewbank Homestead January, February and April 1999Comprises letter, with unbound information pamphlet and mapviewbank homestead, archaeological digs -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Calendar, Banyule City Council, Viewbank Farm silos - Banyule Road, 1997
Colour photograph of Viewbank Farm Silos - Banyule Road. Silos were built in the 1930s by Harold Bartram. He used them to store fodder for his 200 milking cows. A brief history of the site is included. This is taken from the Heidelberg Conservation Study by Graeme Butler.Colour photograph printed in Banyule calendar and information from Heidelberg Conservation Studyviewbank homestead, viewbank silos, harold bartram, banyule road viewbank, viewbank -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Banyule City Council, Greensborough War Memorial Sculptures, Leigh Conkie, 2004_
These chainsaw sculptures were carved from the stumps of trees originally planted around the park. The carver was Leigh Conkie. The trees had become diseased and were in danger of falling.Memorial to local people who fought in the various wars of the 20th century. 21 pages, colour illustrationsgreensborough war memorial park, sculptures, ester street, leigh conkie, chainsaw sculptures -
Greensborough Historical Society
Postcard set, Banyule City Council, Greensborough War Memorial Park Sculptures, Leigh Conkie [postcards], 2004_
Sculptures created from stumps of trees planted around Greensborough War Memorial park.Memorial to past armed services people from Greensborough District.Set of 12 postcards of chainsaw sculptures in Greensborough War Memorial Park.greensborough war memorial park, sculptures, ester street, leigh conkie, chainsaw sculptures, war memorials -
Greensborough Historical Society
Letter, Restoring the natural beauty at Pioneer Reserve, 21/05/2019
Letter to residents, outlining plans to renovate Pioneer Reserve Greensborough by introducing native vegetation and returning it to a more natural state. This includes removing the toilets, picnic shelter and playground.2 p. letter, coloured aerial photograph on back pagepioneer reserve greensborough, banyule council -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, Banyule Volunteer Awards 2019, 2019_
Award ceremony held 18 May 2019 at Heidelberg Park, Beverley Road Heidelberg. The booklet outlines the Nominees for the 2019 Banyule Volunteer Awards.30 p colour illus.. With entry ticket for Rosie Bray.volunteers, banyule volunteer awards 2019