An historical account of the development of Melbourne's Maroondah River water supply, including a description of works undertaken in the 1890s.3 p., photocopy of article, downloaded from Trove. Includes transcript in Word document.melbourne water, mmbw, maroondah aqueduct, yan yean reservoir, greensborough, plenty river

Account of Turner Brothers bakery, built in the 1880s on the Plenty Road at South Yan Yean (now Mernda)1 p. text and photographyan yean, mernda, turners bakery, turner family

Brief history of Methodist worship in the Greensborough area, with an account of the pageant held in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the church.2 p. black and white text and photograph, copied from Trovegreensborough methodist church

"Wrath of the Myndie" is a fictional account of the coming of white settlers to the Yarra Valley and their impact on the indigenous Wurundjeri people. 369p., illus. Paperback.Signed on title page by author "Mick Woiwod 2014"the last cry, mick woiwod, wurundjeri, yarra valley

A handwritten account of the Poulter family tree from 1656. Includes descendants of Samuel Poulter and Susan Haylock.A record of the Poulter family tree. The Poulter family were pioneers in the Greensborough district.Photocopy of 22 handwritten pages. Note attached: "Handwritten by Nellie Poulter. Don't know where she got info from. Someone has done a bit of research!"poulter, greensborough

The calendar has an account of the event of the wreck of the Loch Ard and the only survivors, tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael.The calendar records the wreck of the Loch Ard, showing that the event was significant locally and thought worthy of publishing on a local calendar. The calendar is significant for its connection to the wreck of the Loch Ard.Calendar, August 1923, with a coloured picture of Loch Ard Gorge and portraits of Tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael. It includes a brief history of the episode of the wreck of the ship Loch Ard. It was printed by Terang Express."With Compliments from The Terang Express Printing and Publishing Office" "August 1923" "Historical" "Tom Pearce" "Eva Carmichael"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, calendar, august 1923, loch ard gorge, eva carmichael, tom pearce, terang express

Purchased in Bendigo in 1973. Previous history unknown. Provided with laminated account of Sessions clock Co history. Mantle clock black wooden casing with embossed "flourishes" on front base and around the clock face. Fancy gold painted face featuring numbers. Black hands. Detachable back reveals the mechanism. Has key attached inside . In working orderMade in USA on face. Labelled on back, eight day, half hour, cathedral gong, turn back. The Sessions Clock Co successors to the E. N. Welch MFG Co, Forrestville, Conn, USA

Diary kept by Charles Honybun for 1917 with day to day account of his First World War experiences.Pocket Diary of 1917 of Charles Honybun with one day to a page and pages for notes in front. Memorandum pages in back. Most pages written on by Charles Honybun with his War experiences for January - December 1917. Some loose leaf pages inserted. Flyleaf = C. Honybun 37th Batt A.I.F. 2 M Gbooks, military

2 buff coloured post cards. A. addressed to Messrs Bennett & Co., Solicitors, Sandhurst. Buff coloured post card, one penny embossed stamp, dated 29/4/85, acknowledging receipt of letter from Shire Hall Kerang. B. Addressed to Messrs Bennett Attenborough Wilks & Connelly, Solicitors Sandhurst, dated 3 Feb 1887. re account for 4/4/- being passed and forwarded to Treasury for payment at Sandhurst. Inspector of Accounts.business, legal, connelly & tatchell collection:, connelly & tatchell

Photocopy of Report - 11 foolscap pages - titled "The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1910" Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, lines opened, Rollingstock, power supply problems, Finance, Operation and General matters, statistics, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports. Audited by Percy P Cook.Has the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, pmtt, reports, construction, finances, operations

Report - 16 pages - "Report from the Committee of Public Accounts of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", dated 6/11/1958, centre stapled. Gives an outline history of the Board, Commonwealth Grants, Northcote Tramway, earnings invested, the board's submissions, expenditure on cable trams prior to being vested in the Board, accounting practices and the Act, balance sheets, the 1928 Act and suggested changes, conclusions and recommendations. Note: This document is available as a pdf on the Parliament of Victoria website.trams, tramways, tramways, cable trams, finances, conversion, costs

Twenty-two young New Zealand soldiers were posted to a clandestine intelligence unit in Melbourne called the Allied Intelligence Bureau. Their task was to undertake espionage and sabotage lines of communication, train natives as soldiers for local resistance and set up a radio link back to Australia. This is the account of the experiences of one soldier’s operation in Borneo – and is an account of their divine protection. Soft cover 174 pageSigned by author.ww2, australian special operations, nz special forces in ww2

A newspaper article written by Stan Savige, a first hand account of the evacuation of Gallipoli. At that time Stan Savige was a second lieutenant and was one of the last three officers to leave the Lone Pine sector on the morning of the 20 December 1915. It was the second part of his account that was published. Both parts have been downloaded from Trove and added as Word document.A record that Legacy founder Stan Savige took part in the evacuation of Gallipoli.One page of a newspaper with an article by Legatee Stanley Savige published in the Australasian in 1932.gallipoli, stan savige

Legatee Stan Savige attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth on 2nd June 1953 as a representative of Legacy at the request of the Co-ordinating Council and the Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. This booklet is his account of the events as he wrote in a letter back the President of Legacy. In shows the interest in the Coronation, and L/- Savige's account was of interest to so many that it was published in a booklet for the Legatees.The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was an important event and Sir Stan Savige felt it worth sending a letter that was published for Legatees about it. Also that Legacy was deemed important enough to send a representative.A booklet recounting the Queen's Coronation as observed by Stan Savige.coronation, stan savige

William Haycox was a wholesale and retail butcher who was a cash buyer of hides, sheepskins and tallow. The Haycox Butcher shop was near the Club Hotel. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex. This item is an example of book keeping in the early 20th century. It is from a business in Orbost and is a useful research tool.A white paper account with black print, blue ;lines and an illustration of cattle in the top left hand corner. It has a yellow duty stamp and is from William Haycox, butche,r to R.P. Cameron.on back -"Penalty McColl..."

This ledger was used by the Shire of Orbost from 1927 -1940. The item was donated to Orbost & District Historical society from P.R.O.V. as a Place of Deposit (POD) item for safe keeping by a local history group or museum. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994 when it became part of the East Gippsland Shire Council. Orbost was at first included in the Bairnsdale Shire from 1882 and was later part of the Tambo Shire. Because of travelling distances the Croajingalong Shire was created in 1892 (name changed to Orbost Shire 17.2.1893 with James Cameron as the first Shire President. In 1994 it amalgamated to become part of East Gippsland Shire Council. This item is a handwritten record of the accounts of the Orbost Shire local government. It pre-dates computer records. The Orbost Shire Council no longer exists having been absorbed by the East Gippsland Shire Council.A ledger with a black cover and brown leather binding. It has marbled end pages. On the front cover in gold print is " LOAN LEDGER (underlined) NEWMERELLA DRAINAGE AREA ACCOUNT (underlined) SHIRE OF ORBOST.on spine - "Newmerella Drainage Area Loan Ledger"ledger orbost-shire newmerella-drainage-area accounts

These documents were written and prepared for Lindsay Thomson, Scott Street, Orbost. The correspondence is for costing of freight delivered for use by Lindsay as a builder.These documents are 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.Seven documents relating rail freight. Two are cash deposit accounts to Lindsay Thomson from Victorian Railways. There is correspondence and receipts referring to the rail freight. Both typed and hand-written information.2609.1 on back handwritten in pen "L D Thom(p)sonthomson-lindsay railway-freight accounts

Typed Chart of Accounts dated 13/10/89. Items have the name and number. Headings are: Revenue Expenditure, Transfers to Reserves, Capital Expenditure from Revenue and Capital Expenditure from Loans.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - chart of accounts, bendigo city council

Collection of Accounts, 1911-12, G J Sweeney, Railway Steam Saw and Mouliding Mills, Sash and Door Factory (Wood Turners, Timber, Lime, Iron and Cement Merchants), Garsed St.business, retail, general, h. j. sweeney & sons

Account addressed to Messrs. Connelly Crocker & Paling, Solicitors, Melbourne from Connelly Tatchell & Dunlop, dated 30 Sept. 1902, for legal work carried out on May 2 & 8 1902.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell collection - document, messrs connelly crocker & paling, connelly tatchell & dunlop