32 invoices from Jan to Dec 1918, from a range of businesses; addressed to J.H. Abbott & Co. Abbott Collection: 32 invoices from Jan to Dec 1918, from a range of businesses; addressed to J.H. Abbott & Co. J.H. Abbott & Co. Bendigo invoice The State Assurance Co Ltd (of Liverpool) - 2 renewal receipts The British imperial Oil Co. Ltd. - 2 invoices & receipts The Lion Rolling Mills - 4 invoices & receipts McPhersons Pty. Ltd. - 2 invoices & receipts Miller & Co. Pty. Ltd. - 2 invoices & receipts George Russell, 454-460 Flinders Str Melbourne. - 3 invoices & receipts Ullathorne Hartridge Co. Ltd. invoice The Dunlop Rubber Co. of AUS. Ltd. - 3 invoices & receipts The Dalgety Company Limited - 2 receipted invoices Guthridge & Co. invoice The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria correspondence Eliza Tinsley, steel merchants Melbourne - invoice The Australian Explosives and Chemical Company Limited invoice & receipt The Gair Manufacturing Co. - 2 invoices & receipt C. S. Green & Son, 368-370 Post Office Place, Melbourne, hardware merchants' invoice Barnet Glass Rubber Co. Ltd. - receipted invoice C. Harper, saddle & harness Manufacturer & Importer, Bath Corner, Charing Cross, Bendigo - invoicecompany invoices and business correspondence

Quinn CollectionTwo-page letter written on two sheets of buff-coloured paper (0815.a1-2). Letter is headed Liddesdale Avenue, Frankston and dated 9/07/49. The pale brown envelope (0815.b), addressed to Mr Allan Quinn at the shipping office in Stockholm, has been re-addressed several times. It bears three Australian stamps. The four post-marks are indistinct. Letter commences 'My dear Allen......'and concludes '...Trusting to see you later on in the year. From your loving Dad.'letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949

Allan writes of Christmas in London. He spent twelve days prior to Christmas day working in the Post Office delivering parcels in a hired truck with three others. They worked from six in the morning until seven at night every day of the week. From going to the Newsreels he has learnt of bush-fires raging in New South Wales and that Australia has retained the Davis Cup.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0892.a1) headed 37 Elsham Road, London W 14 and dated 2/01/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia and postmarked London W1. The return address is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsham Road, London W14.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london-uk, bush fires in new south wales, davis cup 1952

Allan writes of the sinking of the SS Flying Enterprise. Having been damaged in a storm it was towed about 300 miles with only the captain Kurt Carlsen and the Mate from the salvage tug on board. The ship sank when hit by a second storm 40 miles off Falmouth.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0893.a1) headed 37 Elsham Road, London W 14 and dated 25/01/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia and postmarked London W1. The return address is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsham Road, London W14. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london-uk, ss flying enterprise, captain (henrik) kurt carlsen

Letter contains news of family members in London Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0898.a1) headed 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8 and dated 3/05/52. Letter is written in green ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked Kensington and is barely legible. The return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Gloucester Walk, London W8.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952, vera south, hampton court, pat hannon

Allan has finished his photography course and passed the exams.. Eleven of his photos were exhibited in the end of year exhibition and one of them, a portrait of an Indian girl, received a gold star award. Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0901.a1) headed 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8 and dated 16/07/52. Letter is written in green ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked Paddington W 2. Return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952, vera south, musical 'south pacific', mary martin, pat and barry hannon, covent garden, margot fonteyn, frank sedgman

Allan is working with a photography firm.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0902.a1) headed 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8 and dated 12/08/52. Letter is written in blue ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It is postmarked Paddington W 2. Return address is Allan Quinn, 8 Gloucester Walk, London W 8.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london 1952, vera south

Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0904.a1) headed 37 Elsham Road, London W 14 and dated 9/10/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The postmark is not legible. Return address is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsham Road, London W 14. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, london, pat hannon

Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0907.a1) headed 37 Elsham Road, London W 14 and dated 12/12/52. Letter is typed using a very small font. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. There is no visible postmark. Return address is Allan Quinn, 37 Elsham Road, London W 14.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, alette andersen, pat and barry hannon, london

Allan writes of London being decorated "...like a fairyland..." for a coronation. He plans to photograph it from a stand in the East Carriage Drive of Hyde Park. He will be in the stand from 6 am until 5.30 pm.Quinn CollectionA pale blue self-folding letter (0915.a1) headed London and dated 24/06/53 [sic]. Letter is written in blue ink. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia and postmarked Kensington W.8. The date on the postmark is 26/05/53. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- Australia House, Strand, London.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, london 1953, hyde park, coronation of queen elizabeth

The writer thanks Allan for his letter and adds "...I'm glad you have been at home in Sidney.....and wasn't it wonderful to see your folks and friends again?". He mentions that it is five years ago that Allan left home. Peer refers to Allan's next trip and advises Allan where to go and what to see when he is in Copenhagen and how sorry he, Peer, is that he will not to be there to show Allan around. Quinn CollectionThree page letter written on three pages of unlined cream paper (0837.a1-3). Letter is written in black ink, is headed Salinas,California and dated 11.04.1950. Below the address and date has been added, in pencil and in a different hand, 325 California Street, Salinas, California. Matching envelope (0837.b) has a large piece torn from the upper edge, centre, and has been re-addressed several times. The original address to Mr Allan Quinn M.S. Mongabarra, William Street, C/- Birt Elder, Melbourne, Austra. has been partly obscured by a cream coloured piece of paper stuck onto the envelope which appears to contain an address in South Africa. This in turn is obscured by a brown sticker stamped with purple ink 'Messrs. Nederiaktiebolaget Transatlantio, Gothenburg, Sweden. Below the green United States fifteen-cent air-mail postage stamp, is stamped in purple ink, Elder Smith & Co. Limited, Box 387 G.P.O. Adelaide, S.A. In the left upper corner the hand-written return address is P. Rasmussen, 325 California Street, Salinas, California. U.S.A. There are two Californian post-marks both partially torn off and one Capetown post-mark. On the back of the envelope are two overlapping South Australia GPO post marks, one Adelaide and one Melbourne postmark and a 'check address' post mark.The letter commences "Dear Friend!" and finishes "Many regards - your friend Peer". letters-from-abroad, quinn, peer rasmussen, copenhagen, california

Address and Petty Cash Book. Shows receipts from members of the Ringwood Tennis Club in the 1920s. Cardboard covers, black cloth spine. Some blank pages.Illegible on front

Alex Bryans worked as a night cartman for Mr Smith in Preston. Then A. Bryans worked as a business partner for Mr Smith in Werribee, as a night cartman. A Bryans married Mr Smiths daughter. He is the uncle of Brian Mayne, donor.Local historyBlue cover, blue printing, hard cover. Owners name and address inside front and back cover. Figures (numbers and sums) inside front and back cover.A.Bryans, eager Street, Werribee. Back cover, Alexander Bryans. stamp-"Victoria Stamp Duty 2d."book, reckoner

One of three photos of the July 1997 PMH&PS meeting with Port Phillip Mayor Christine HAAG addressing members: President Glen COSHAM and Mayor HAAGsocieties clubs unions and other organisations, christine haag, glen cosham, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps

Voters' roll for the Town of Port Melbourne, year ending August 1904 - alphabetical listing of eligible voters giving occupation and address (52 pages, 2297 voters)local government - town of port melbourne, politics