Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Sister Margaret Campbell - Ted Jenkins' carer and eventual owner of Churchill Island.Sepia photograph with white border showing a squatting woman petting a multicoloured terrier. The pair stand beside a pile of vegetables, and Rogers Cottage is visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, margaret campbell

Photograph of ex Geelong No. 6 with destination of Eastern Park turning from Aphrasia St into Pakington St Geelong. Shows the condition of the trackwork and the road surface. Tram ex Newtown. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, newtown, aphrasia st, pakington st, tram 6

Photocopy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Limited, issued on the 4th October 1973 by the Assistant Registrar of Companies under the Victorian Companies Act. 1961. Has the seals of the BTPS and the Victorian Registrar of Companies stamped on it. In poor condition.tramways, trams, btps, companies act, incorporation

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Late Victorian black silk taffeta cape featuring extensive use of high quality guipure lace on the front and at the back. While the lace is in excellent condition, there is extensive splitting of the silk fabric. The cape was owned by one of the donor's maternal ancestors.capes, women's clothing, australian fashion, victorian fashion, costumes, micky ashton

Novels by eminent hands. Jeam's Diary. Adventures of Major Gahagan. A Legend of the Rhine. Rebecca and Rowena. The History of the next French Revolution. Cox's Diary. Short stories by W.M. Thackaray.Green cloth-covered hardcover book with gold decoration to front, spine and rear. Faded and marked spine, wear to cover edges and top & bottom of spine. Moderate foxing to pages. Rear cover detaching. 448 pp. Fair condition.P.1 '341', crossed out. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Title page '29'.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Red-brown cloth-bound hardcover book. Worn at corners and top and bottom of spine, faded. Cover detaching from body, loose binding. Some evidence of insect damage to corners of front pages. 1266 pp. Fair condition.Nil.holy bible

Published under the direction of the Tract Committee.Green clothbound hardcover book with images of foliage with yellow flowers. Cover faded, extremities moderately worn. Previous hinge repairs. Title page loose, hinges & binding loose. Foxing throughout. Undated. 240 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover a stick on label, 'from/Mrs. Berry'. Front flyleaf handwritten cursive, 'Christ Church/Sunday School Library/Kilmore'. At bottom of page, 'No ID: -'.religious fiction, christ church sunday school library, whitburgh cottage collection

Cole's Humerous Books.Paper-covered book with sewn binding behind. Cover yellowed, foxed and torn. Evidence of previous insect infestation. Pages discoloured around edges, generally yellowed, foxing throughout. Black & white illustrations. 309 pp. Fair condition.Nil.comic fiction, whitburgh cottage collection

A survey and classification of the Statute Law, case law, procedure and practice applicable to Police Magistrates, Coroners, Justices of the Peace and special magistrates, and to Courts of Petty Sessions, Courts of general sessions, Coroner's Courts and Children's Courts.Grey-green cloth-bound hardcover book, faded spine and front cover, wear at corners. Minor insect damage inside front & back cover & flyleaves. Foxing back & front flyleaves. Structurally sound condition. 723 pp.Pencil inscription inside front cover, 'Received 16/10/24'.victorian, magistrate, kilmore court house library

Indenture document, hand written in ink and ruled in red ink, between James Northcott, farmer and William Anderson ' of the same place' for 380 acres at Bullock Creek. Document is in poor condition and folded in four sections. Document dated 1870.rural industry, farm property, indenture northcott and anderson

Book: Residence Areas Register: Volume 16. Volume has no cover, spine is in poor condition, bound by white tape to contain pages. Blue lined pages, appears to be complete. October 5, 1894, to January 4,1899. 804 pagesplace, sandhurst, residence areas register, land sales

Hand written reports on condition of roads and bridges, cost and materials used for repairs, successful contractors named and also reports on tree planting all within the Shire of Bulla. The reports have been written by the Shire Engineer.Green and red covered hard cover book. Spine and corners red with small embossed design. Brown and blue mottled pattern inside front and back covers. Hand written using ink."Shire Hall/Bulla 14th March 1883..."1880s, 1900s, shire of bulla, road construction and maintenance, bridges, bulla, sunbury, george evans collection

Document provided to people with impaired vision to enable free travel on MMTB vehicles. Gives condition of travel, was to expire on 1/12/1981 with space for date of issue and the bearer's name. Signed by Mr Aird, MMTB Secretary,Demonstrates a free pass issued to people with impaired vision and entitled to free tram and bus travel.Yellow cloth (rexine) covered document on one side, paper on the other titled "Blind Person's Tramways Pass", No. 2002, stamped "Sample Issue Only". The yellow cloth has been given a sealed finish with the paper insert glued to the inside. stamped "Sample Issue Only" on the inside.tramways, tickets, mmtb, blind persons, passes

This uniform was provided to an Irishman who had been sponsered by the M&MTB for travel from Britain to Australia for work as a tram driver, he kept this uniform in mint condition through the years and has never been worn in service.This uniform is significant due to its excellent condition, a rarity for an uniform of it's age.Blue M&MTB uniform. Blue trousers with a red strip up the outside of the leg. Blue jacket with with three pockets, two at waist height, one on left chest, red M&MTB emblems sewn onto the lapels and and three silver buttons with M&MTB logo. Blue overcoat with three pockets, two at waist height, one on left chest, three plain plastic buttons.uniform, mmtb, hawthorn depot, tram, tram uniform, tram driver, melbourne trams

Constance Ross was an early pupil at the school attending classes during the Kennedy era (1876 - 1902), teacher until retiring in 1935, but returning 1940 - 1943 during the war years. Constance served on the Clarendon Council 1925 - 1949. In 1954 the school named a visual education centre at the Mair Street campus the IC Ross classroom. The room was furnished and equipped by the Old Collegians Association to honour the long school service of Constance Ross. Large, thick cloth-bound book with embossed design; ornate gold lettering on front cover; very poor condition - lettering missing from spine; the book is accompanied with a hand-written note from Constance Ross dated Nov 1929. Hand-written inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies College / Ballarat / part of Dux Prize / Awarded to / Constance Ross / R, Kennedy Principal / 19th December 1883. Hand-written on reverse of note: (from Mrs Dorhauer)i-constance-ross, clarendon-ladies-college, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college-council, dux

Twenty one medals commemorating the centenary of the City of Bendigo. On one side the dates 1851-1951 and the words City of Bendigo Centenary. On the other the shield and the word Progress. All medals have a red,white and blue ribbon and all in excellent conditionbendigo, history, centenary

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940 and shows the son of the owner of Churchill Island, Ted Jenkins.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of a group of four women wearing white dresses standing in a pasture with a horse, a man in a wheelchair in front of a group of trees. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in January 1940.Sepia photograph white narrow white border of a landscape photograph taken on Churchill Island and showing a paddock, some trees, and part of a building to the right side of the frame. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. Black and white photograph with white border of two small ponies grazing on hay in front of some machinery and trees. A man in shorts rides the pony on the right side. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, hay, tractor

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Ken Stott standing in the cart, talking to Sister Margaret Campbell, with Ginger hitched to the cart.Sepia photograph with white border showing a man standing in a cart, talking to a woman over a fence. A pile of large branches are in the foreground, and Amess Barn is visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, margaret campbell, ken stott

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.black and white photograph with white border showing a woman standing in front of the verandah on the North side of Amess House. At the bottom of the frame, a spray of flowers dominate the foreground. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans

This Unit was donated to us by the Falla Family of Donald, and picked up from the farm on 22 February 2007.The unit being in reasonable condition would almost lend itself to reconditioning for use.This Gas Producer Unit is in reasonable condition, with apparently all doors and fittings intact. The central oval shaped hopper is flanged by round and regular containers, interconnected with a series of pipes. Obviously a professionally made item, with signs of the original paintwork still visible. A brass nameplate states the make as Electrolux

Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of: .1 - Dredging the eastern end of the Lake Wendouree Rowing course - 1956? or at a later date. .2 - Tennis tournament at the City Oval - 1950's? See condition detailstrams, tramways, city oval, sports, rowing, lake wendouree

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Full-length bridal gown, circa 1947, covered entirely with cream coloured lace. The gown has a cream silk lining. The dress is in poor condition due to the lace which is extensively torn/rotted on the bodice. There are a few tears in the lace of the skirt.costumes, wedding dresses, lace, fashion -- 1940s, fashion design

Adapted, Produced and acted by members of the HTCY group, Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth, The group was formed under the umbrella of the Heidelberg Theatre Company, their first production was in 2001. Members are 16 - 24years.All items in good condition 2 photos 4 Newsletter advertising the production. 5 poster 6 article and photo from Stage Whispers website, newspaper article and photo from The Melbourne Observer and newspaper article and photo from The Heidelberger. heidelberg theatre company inc., htcy, treasure island, 2015, 410, youth production

An Australian tale written by Maud Jeanne Franc, author of "Marian" and "Vermont Vale, etc. New Edition.Brown/green marbelled board cover with black leather spine and corners. Spine torn and worn. "Mechanics Institute Kilmore' printed on spine in gilt. Corners of cover very worn, loss of marbelling. Binding loose. 358 pp. Fair condition.Flyleaf, '434' crossed out in red ink. '256' hand written in red ink/Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of Victoria. From the Library of the former Kilmore Court House.Black water-marked patterned cloth cover leather spine and corners, worn at extremities. Spine shows a black band with gilt writing and a red band with gilt writing. Discolouration to edges of inside cover and flyleaves back & front. Good condition.Handwritten on list of Judges page, 'Clerk of Courts/Kilmore'. P. V, stamp - The Court of General Sessions - Northern Districtkilmore court house library

Black and white photograph, mounted on a sheet of brown cardboard showing a double deck horse tram in Black Rock. This tramway was operated by the Beaumaris Tramway Company operating from 1887 to 1914. Shows the condition of the roadway and location of the Black Rock corner.On base of sheet "Black Rock corner", also shown in the bottom left hand corner of the photograph and on rear in ink "J.L Cantrill 1 Bayview Cres Black Rock"trams, tramways, horse trams, black rock, beaumaris horse tram, beaumaris