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Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne: an illustrated history, 1972
Melbourne : Lansdowne, 1972 128 p. : ill., col. plates ; 29 cm. melbourne 1802-1970 -- illustrations, melbourne (vic.) -- history -- 1802-1900 -- pictorial works -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Clothing - Royal Melbourne Regiment Jacket, Royal Melbourne Regiment Jacket CPL
6th Battalion, The Royal Melbourne Regiment Battle Dress Jacket C.1950, -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Minute Book - Digital Image, Melbourne & Brunswick Coburg Tramway Trust, 1914 to 1917
Minute book of the Trust, scanned in 10 parts - 187 pages along with many typed pages of accounts, The minutes detail the various events, contracts and construction of the various tram lines and issues encountered such as trackwork problems. Part 1 - 21/3/1914 to 21/8/1914 Part 2 - 16/9/1914 to 29/1/1915 Part 3 - 12/2/1915 to 4/6/1915 Part 4 - 18/6/1915 to 1/10/1915 Part 5 - 8/10/1915 to 11/2/1916 Part 6 - 15/2/1916 to 23/5/1916 Part 7 - Yields information about the activities of the MBCTTDigital image - scan of the Melbourne & Brunswick Coburg Tramway Trust Minute Book. tramways, trams, mbctt, minutes, tramcars -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Ringwood Hall fronting Melbourne Street, Ringwood - 1936
Taken 1936, advertising the Talkies, Melbourne St fronting, "look up and laugh"Written on backing sheet, "Ringwood Hall - later demolished and replaced by the Town Hall. Taken in 1936." Advertising board at front reads- Talkies, 1936. "Look Up and Laugh". -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Souvenir (Item) - RAAF No.21 Squadron City Of Melbourne 50th Anniversary Mug 1936-1986
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Train Tickets, Train tickets - Heathmont/Melbourne 2nd Class Weekly and a Workers Weekly Ringwood/Melbourne - circa 1950s, c. 1950
Train tickets:; 1. Train tickets Heathmont/Melbourne 2nd Class Weekly. Each stamped with a large two digit number which identifies the week of issue. Known as a Workers Weekly which cost 9/6 Ringwood/Melbourne. The date of issue is stamped across the end of each ticket. Qty 23 tickets.; 2. Train ticket with end torn off. Heathmont to Boronia. Particular of service: 2XR - Extension of service from Heathmont to Boronia. Issued at Canterbury. The date of issue 29JA is stamped across the end of the ticket. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Souvenir - Menu, Oxford Hotel, Melbourne Cup Eve 1949, 1949
Several items were given by a seafarer, Mr Nicholas Garlick (1926-2009) into the care of Father Brady who retired from St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne in 2018. Father Brady later donated the collection of; objects, documents and an extensive collection of cruise ship menus (1937-end of 20thC) to the Mission via the intermediary William Hastie, volunteer at the Mission for Seafarers.A5 single-fold, duck-egg blue card printed in red ink. Menu was produced for a Melbourne Cup Eve 1949 dinner at the Oxford Hotel. On right hand inner page is listed a seven-course meal printed in red ink.Eleven signatures in both ink and pencil are inscribed primarily on the inner left hand page. Some indecipherable.oxford hotel, melbourne, melbourne cup eve, 1940, george m johnson, r green, jim green, maurice johnson, g a hudson, hudson (initials indecipherable), nick garlick -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Annotated and handcoloured by Peter Libbis to indicate his research into Libbis family residences and hotels on copy of a section of an MMBW map, c. 1980s
Peter LIBBIS obtained these copies from the MMBW when he researched his family history in the 1980s. He has annotated them, colour in hotels etc. Donated to Society in 1997.One of a group of 19 photocopies of various 20th century MMBW plans, annotated/coloured in to indicate residences of Libbis family and local hotels, by Peter LIBBIS in family and hotel research - Cruikshank/Pickles area (South Melbourne mostly)business and traders - hotels, built environment - domestic, transport - railways, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, libbis family -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Annotated and handcoloured by Peter Libbis to indicate his research into Libbis family residences and hotels on copy of a section of an MMBW map, c. 1980s
Peter LIBBIS obtained these copies from the MMBW when he researched his family history in the 1980s. He has annotated them, colour in hotels etc. Donated to Society in 1997.One of a group of 19 photocopies of various 20th century MMBW plans, annotated/coloured in to indicate residences of Libbis family and local hotels, by Peter LIBBIS in family and hotel research - Boundary to Ingles Street (South Melbourne mostly)business and traders - hotels, built environment - domestic, transport - railways, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, libbis family -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Bumper Stickers, "I love Melbourne", c1990
Bumper or car sticker, advertising Melbourne radio station 3KZ, 1179 on the dial featuring Melbourne W2 No. 515. Has been produced in the shape of a heart. On the rear are the "Application Hints". See also Reg item 1489trams, tramways, radio stations, 3kz, advertisements, melbourne, tram 515 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, "Melbourne Tram Museum", Jul. 2016
Pamphlet titled "Melbourne Tram Museum", advertising the Hawthorn Tram depot, giving opening hours, location and contact details. Prepared by Adam Chandler July 2016 - first used at the Melbourne Open House Day 2016..trams, tramways, hawthorn, melbourne tramway museum, pamphlets, fohtd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, "Melbourne tram network", Jul. 2005
Digital Image of the July 2005 version of the tram and route map for Melbourne titled "Melbourne tram network". Published by Metlink. Shows each of the route, terminal points, with a legend. Has Yarra Trams, Metcard and Metlink logos.trams, tramways, maps, metlink, melbourne, routes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Bell cord - for a grip car bell, c1920?
A souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 7595 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into and a hook that went on the underside of the bell itself. On the wooden handle is a label - "Cable tram cord taken from the last tram to run in Port Melbourne"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen, bell, port melbourne, last tram, closure -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Book, "Rebel Down Under When the 'Shenandoah' shook Melbourne, 1863" by Cyril Pearl, 1970
This book published in 1970 details the events surrounding the visit of the American gunship, the Shenandoah, to Melbourne in 1863. There has long been a myth that the Churchill Island cannon originated from this ship, although this is not true. Regardless, the previous owner of Churchill Island, Samuel Amess, entertained the crew of the Shenandoah while it was docked.This book was collected in order to provide context for the story which - at the time of its acquisition - was believed to be true.Blue plastic covered dust jacket. 200pp. 8 black and white illustrations. Diane Tillen (?) 1973shenandoah, confederate, american civil war, melbourne, samuel amess -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, "Melbourne Art Trams", "Trams Moving Pictures", 2012 - 2014
Melbourne Art Trams On the rear is a photo of the SW5 731 Lindsay Dumbrell Transporting Art Tram. Brook Andrew Jon Campbell Bindi Cole Rose Nolan David Wadelton Joining forces Luke Cornish Frey Pitt.1 - pamphlet, folded sheet to give a DL size, blue background titled "Melbourne Art Trams" - Oct. 2013 to April 2014, vote for your favourite tram in the People's choice awards! - part of the Melbourne festival. Notes the Transporting Art trams. Inside the pamphlet are images of the artwork on 8 different trams including the artist names and title of the work if any. Has Yarra Trams, PTV, Arts Victoria and Victorian Govt. logos. .2 - pamphlet, DL size on white paper, featuring W2 602, advertising the Old Treasury Building exhibition titled "Trams Moving Pictures" - 17/12/2012 to mid August 2013. Details the exhibition, has contact details logos.trams, tramways, yarra trams, transporting art, decorated trams, exhibitions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 6 sheets of "Schoolboy Howler" tram tickets, 1930s
The MMTB printed advertising on the back of tram tickets or these "Schoolboy Howlers" along with promoting the advertising on the back of tickets using the phase "Melbourne trams and buses carry 1,000,000 passengers a day" Ticket values are 1d , 2d, 2d City Section, 3d, 4d and 6d. The collection comprises over 60 different howlers of the times. Produced during the late 1930s and early 1940s.Demonstrates the use of the rear of Melbourne tram tickets for advertising.Set of over 60 Schoolboy howler Melbourne tram tickets sorted primarily by value and type.tramways, mmtb, tickets, schoolboy howlers, advertising -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Documents, Agreement Between University of Melbourne at the Ballarat School of Mines, 1893-1894, 1893, 1885-1887, 1894
.1) Foolscap agreement between the Ballarat School of Mines and the University of Melbourne relating to the affiliation and notice of termination of the affiliation, which was signed by E. a'Beckett, Registrar of the University of Melbourne. A red wax seal is attached to the paper by blue ribbon. The seal is housed in a tin. The seal depicts a woman with wings and the words "VicL ACAD: MELB: SIG: 1853. .2) Document on Cuthbert, Wynne, Morrow nd Must letterhead relating to an affiliation between the Ballarat School of Mines and the University of Melbourne, 1894 .3) Typed notes respecting the proposed affiliation of the Ballaarat School of Mines and the University of Melbourne, 1885 .5) Handwritten notes from Cuthbert and Co regarding the termination of the affiliation between the Ballarat School of Mines and the University of Melbourne .6) Document relating to severing the affiliation between Ballarat School of Mines and the University of Melbourne, 1884e a'beckett, seal, university of melbourne, ballarat school of mines, affiliation, cuthberts, cuthbert, wynne, morrow and must, legal, andrew berry, university seal -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Annotated and handcoloured by Peter Libbis to indicate his research into Libbis family residences and hotels on copy of a section of an MMBW map, c. 1980s
Peter LIBBIS obtained these copies from the MMBW when he researched his family history in the 1980s. He has annotated them, colour in hotels etc. Donated to Society in 1997.One of a group of 19 photocopies of various 20th century MMBW plans, annotated/coloured in to indicate residences of Libbis family and local hotels, by Peter LIBBIS in family and hotel research - Railway, Montague to Ingles Street (South Melbourne mostly)business and traders - hotels, built environment - domestic, transport - railways, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, libbis family -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, The Port Melbourne Way, 1989
Written and published by a Borough fan who arrived as a boy migrant in the 1960s. Purchased by donor from author in 1991.'The Port Melbourne Way' by Tony CANNATELLI, 1989 - Pictorial history of the Port Melbourne Football Club with emphasis on 1967 to 1988. Blue paperback with red titling and yellow VFA logo. Many photos of team in action, biographies, statistics.sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, tony cannatelli, bill swan, fred cook, tommy lahiff, norm goss snr, jack marlane, greg dermott, bob bonnett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Calendar 2022, Historic Port Melbourne - Workers of Yesteryear, September 2019
Researched, written and designed by Pat Grainger and PMHPS members"Historic Port Melbourne - Workers of Yesteryear" Produced by PMHPS. Cover has black and white photo of milk horse "Jack" with milkman Claude BUTCHER walking down Butcher's Lane, Port Melbourne. PMHPS logo at bottom right."jack" the horse, "dolly" the horse, sandridge municipal brigade, port melbourne engineering works, floodgate hotel, barry's ideal dairy, claude butcher, patrick collins, ellen fitzgerald, tom fitzgerald, sandridge volunteer fire brigade, swallow street, transport - railways, joe cooper, terry willows, carole mcbride, jonas cone, william cone, alfred thomas harmon, r knight pty ltd, robert knight, robert walter carrick, mrs turner, john fawkner, arthur butcher, wally lockhart, percy allan may, william raeburn stuart, george beazley, tom broadhurst, william doughty, built environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, business and traders -
Brighton Historical Society
Dress, Evening dress, c.1955
This dress belonged to Louris White, nee Larsen-Disney, whose wedding dress from 1948 is also in the collection. Louris and her husband lived at 49 South Road, Brighton, just a few doors down from her family.Strapless pink organza cocktail-length dress. Finely pleated bodice and skirt laid on to a heavy vilene. Decorated around the waist with pink organza flowers and two bands of pink satin, one around the bodice and the other around the lower part of the skirt.Label: printed black on cream acetate side front bodice: "Original / Margeaux / REGD. / of Melbourne / IMPORTED FABRIC"evening dress, 1950s fashion, louris holly white, brighton, margeaux of melbourne, joseph haskin -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, "Map of Melbourne and Suburbs showing Tramways, Railways, Streets, postal districts, Quarter-Mile Radii etc", c1930
Produced by Sands and McDougall Pty Ltd of Collins St Melbourne. Map - folded sheet of paper 5 sections wide x 6 sections or folds deep contained within a dark grey paper cover titled "Map of Melbourne and Suburbs showing Tramways, Railways, Streets, postal districts, Quarter-Mile Radii etc", showing both cable and electric tramways. verted, but not Market St to Port Melbourne or South Melbourne. Shows the Collins St line being constructed. Collins St routes were opened late 1929, map produced during the early 1930's prior to the closure of Market St - Port Melbourne. Has a detailed list of the postal districts.trams, tramways, maps, melbourne, cable trams, tramways, railways -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Esplanade, St Kilda, Melbourne, 1891 - 1925
Early seabaths in backgoundblack and white photograph, unmounted copy poor conditionEsplanade St Kilda Melbourne -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Booklet, Walking the City of Literature / A Literary Map of Melbourne, 2017
Athenaeum library is listed Booklet / MapMarkings of Melbourne's Bookstores and Libraries. athenaeum library, melbourne -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Plaque commemorating birthplace of Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Plaque at Stradbroke, marking the birthplace of Stanley Melbourne Bruce in 1883colour photograph unmountedStanley Melbourne Bruce. 1883 - 1967. Was born in this house 15 April 1883. Plaque unveiled for City of St Kilda by the Hon. Barry O Jones MP, Minister for Science and Small Business, 14 February 1988. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Native plants of Melbourne and adjoining areas : a field guide, 1999
A simple guide to the Indigenous plants of the Melbourne region. The extent of the boundaries of this region is outlined in the introduction.Colour photographs, glossarynative plants, melbourne, identification -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Map of East and South eastern suburbs of Melbourne, 1930s
Map of suburbs of Melbourne from Kew to Ringwood and South Morang Station to East Oakleigh.Map of suburbs of Melbourne from Kew to Ringwood and South Morang Station to East Oakleigh.Map of suburbs of Melbourne from Kew to Ringwood and South Morang Station to East Oakleigh.blackburn, mitcham, hawthorn, box hill, doncaster, templestowe -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Former Melbourne Store, Sebastopol, 2012, 21/04/2012
Colour photograph of Melbourne House, a former general store run by C. Blyth and Son. sebastopol, melbourne house, c. blyth and son, ballarat furniture company, architecture -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, The First Ninety Years: the printing house of Massina Melbourne 1859-1949, 1949
Melbourne [Vic.] : A.H. Massina, 1949 165 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. non-fictionmassina, alfred henry, australian journal, newspaper publishing - australia -
The Dunmoochin Foundation
Oil Painting, Melbourne 1962, 1962
Thick impasto painting depicting a bird's eye view of the city of Melbourne and the Yarra river.Signed and dated 'Eric Stewart 1962'. eric stewart, painting, landscape, melbourne, yarra river