Photo by Wal Jack, of SW6 915, in Riversdale Road, Camberwell decorated for the 50th anniversary of Federal Government, 1951. Tram in bound to the City, Route 74 passing a stop 29 at Hasings Road. Note the shade in the overhead by the street light. Print dated 11-2-1951, though Wal Jack's album dates it as 9-2-1951. See also Reg Item 5179.Demonstrates a decorated tram.Black and white negative and copy print with photographers details on the rear."MMTB SW6 915 as Centenary Car from Burwood in Riversdale Road, Camberwell at Hastings Road stop no. 29, 11-Feb-1951 and Wal Jack Stamp with neg No. T693 written in,trams, tramways, sw6 class, riversdale road, tram stops, route 74, tram 915

Geelong No. 37 at Corner of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets 3/11/1953, showing 'East' on destination. Tram not well exposed. Stopped by a centre of the road pole marked as a tram stop, with 'Safety Zone' sign in foreground. Outside Mayfair School of Dancing building. Photo by Keith Kings.In Blue ink 'Geelong was closed early 1956' in top left hand corner. In base 'Geelong No. 37, on 'EAST' Cr Ryrie &b Moorabool Sts City, 3/11/53, Maximum traction 1/50 f11' Stamped on top edge, 'K.S.Kings No. K(a)(7)'tramways, trams, geelong, ryrie st, maximum traction, tram 37

A Legacy ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance on 11 April 1990, the guest speaker was Commodore Jim Dickson. One of the annual "Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for Students" events, usually held just prior to ANZAC Day. The ceremony provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain an appreciation of the Anzac spirit, the significance of the Shrine and the meaning of Anzac Day. As well as photos of the ceremony and a fly past of four aircraft there are photos of three widows attending. The elderly lady in white on the left is Mrs Winifred Fotheringham who is also in 00579. She helped launch the 1990 Legacy week as she had reached 101 years of age (see 01045). This was the 59th Annual Commemoration service for school students. Photos were taken by Susie Howard who was publicity officer for Legacy at the time. Was in a scrapbook of photos spanning 1987 to 1991.A record of a ceremony for school students at the Shrine also attended by widows.Colour photo x 11 of an Anzac Commemoration Ceremony for students at the Shrine.anzac commemoration for students, wreath laying ceremony, widows

Article from Whitehorse Gazette, 11 November 1998 on Burwood Cemetery by Faye Michelson.cemeteries, burwood general cemetery, hayhurst, jayne

This photograph was taken after the SPECULANT was wrecked at Cape Patton, Victoria. It is uncertain which ship is in the photograph insert to the the top right hand corner of this photograph. 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 barquentine Speculant, on rocks at Cape Patton, steep hills in the background. A second photo in top right hand corner of a different ship aground, with a crowd in the foreground, Hand written in white on front of photograph "SPECULANT ASHORE ON CAPE PATTEN 10/2/11" (incorrect spelling of Cape Patton).Hand written in white on front of photograph "SPECULANT ASHORE ON CAPE PATTEN 10/2/11" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, speculant, cape patton, cumming and ellis, international timber trade, f. j. mcgennan and co. warrnambool, capt. james jacobsen, warrnambool maritime historyla bella, p. j. mcgennan and co. warrnambool, peter mcgennan, warrnambool maritime history, h. pengilley apollo bay, cape patton victoria, warrnambool historical photograph

This flare pictured is one of three lighting or signal flares. These are pyrotechnic devices used at sea, mainly as a distress signal. However, they have other meanings when used for naval purposes, such as the executive order to start a particular manoeuvre. These are usually packaged as part of a distress pack containing all necessary rockets or flares for immediate use, in any emergency, by ships and off-shore yachts. The inscribed numbers could possibly be the date packaged or the date of useful life i.e. 27-11-1955.This set of three flares is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Flare (three), ; metal base, black cylinder, removeable wooden end cap that has a wooden key attached by string at centre. Inscribed "R↑L" on the cap and metal base. Inscribed: "R↑L", "27, 11, 55", "Long Lights"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, lady bay, warrnambool harbour, port of warrnambool, shipwreck, life-saving, lifesaving, rescue crew, rescue, rocket rescue, rocket crew, lifeboat men, beach rescue, line rescue, rescue equipment, rocket firing equipment, rocket rescue equipment, maritime accidents, shipwreck victim, rocket equipment, marine technology, rescue boat, lifeboat, life saving rescue crew, lifesaving rescue crew, rocket rescue method, rocket apparatus rescue, stranded vessel, mortar, life jacket, rocket machine, rocket line, rocket set, schermuly, harbour board, government of victoria, harbour master, armband, l.s.r.c., lsrc, flare, light, safety equipment, distress signal, safety at sea, emergency signal, broad arrow, communication signal, vingage, pyrotechnic flare

Set of 3 handwritten table cards for Sunday 11/11/34. - Armistice Days Carlisle St & Brighton Rd, Elsternwick up. Carlisle St & High St, Elsternwick up. Carlisle St & Brighton Rd, Elsternwick up.trams, tramways, table cards, timetables

Bridge Street Damaged 450 mm. - 24/11/1989Polaroidorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

Bridge Street Damaged 450 mm. - 24/11/1989Polaroidorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

EDHS Newsletter No. 272 October 2023 Our next meeting will be a special evening, if not a little unusual. On pages 3 and 4 in this newsletter edition there are articles about Eltham Films, with particular reference to the film ‘The Prize’, made by Tim Burstall in 1958/59. As Burstall had strong connections with Eltham it would have been an easy decision for him and his associates to use the local area as the setting for his first film. Following this film Burstall went on to make many more. He became a key figure in Australian postwar cinema and was instrumental in helping to rebuild the Australian film industry, at a time when it had been effectively dead for years. At this EDHS meeting we will view this film, or should we say review this film, stopping at times to attempt to identify the main actors and where certain scenes were filmed around Eltham. Some locations may be more obvious than others. The actors are mainly children playing the characters in the film. So this will be an exercise in identifying people and places, whilst enjoying the rare opportunity to view a valued example of early Eltham film history.1:12:11 duration Digital MP3 file; 24.7MBaudio recording, eltham district historical society, meeting, society meeting, eltham, eltham films, guest speaker, the prize (film), tim burstall

Newspaper cutting about Joyce Barry with a photo of Joyce in a tram cab. Written by Janet Blair, details Joyce's tramway career. driving trams and experiences.Yields information about Joyce Barry and her work with the Tramways.Newspaper cutting from The Melbourne Times - 6/11/1991tramways, joyce barry, tram drivers

Article written by Garry Jones and photo by Norman Brown, titled "Guess how they spent last night", "They road a tram for 84 Miles" describes a TMSV arranged, all-night tram tour. Has a photo of some of the participants standing alongside Y class tram No. 469. Describes the tour group, where they stopped for food and their trip. The page includes notes on counterfeit $10 dollar notes, armored cars after a TAB robbery, and bush fire relief funds for Tasmania.Yields information about an all-night tour by the TMSV in 1967.Page 5 and 6 from The Herald, 11/2/1967.tramways, timetable, tours, tmsv, y class, tram 469

Black and white photo of Bendigo 21 at SEC depot Bendigo. Tram has been fitted with dash canopy lights, but not the enlarged white strip. Taken 11/64. Tram has destination of "Rly Station", roof ads for SEC and Mamouney's Furniture and Carpets and a small ad on the drivers cab panel for "Dancing" on Saturday night. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "11/64 Bendigo Dept No. 21 ex 188 MMTB"trams, tramways, bendigo, depot , tram 21

Black and white photograph of MMTB B class No. 23 taken from a front verandah on its first trip at the corner of High St and Woodlands Ave 11-1-25 on the return trip from Burke Road to Kew Depot. A young lady is standing by the front fence. The tram is well loaded with passengers and possibly the conductor standing in the rear section of the tram, revelling at speed.On rear in ink "MMTB No. 23 taken from a front verandah on its first trip at the corner of High St and Woodlands Ave 11-1-25 on the return trip from Burke Road to Kew Depot."trams, tramways, high st kew, b class, opening, tram 23, mmtb

A colour photograph of the Big Tree in Cambarville in Victoria.A colour photograph of the Big Tree in Cambarville in Victoria. It was, at one stage, known to be the tallest hardwood tree in the world standing at 92 meters (301ft, 6 inches). However, it was reduced to 84 meters by a wind storm in 1959. It is a mountain ash. There is a walking track through the forest to the Big Tree.Catherine at Marysville 15-11-03big tree, mountain ash, cambarville, victoria, photograph

Photograph taken at reopening of Common School Museum, after repairs to floor.Colour photograph of the interior of the Common School Museum, Home Economics Room, showing a display of photographs on a table, a free-standing board, and on the old school-room chalk board.On back of photo: "12/11/03"reopening, common school, museum

Photograph taken at reopening of Common School Museum, after repairs to floor.Colour photograph of the interior of the Common School Museum, Home Economics Room, showing several displays.On back of photo: "12/11/03"reopening, common school, museum

Photograph of Ken Jasper MP, speaking at the reopening of the Common School Museum, after building repairs.Colour photograph of Ken Jasper standing in front of a fireplace in the Home Economics Room of the Common School Museum.On back of photo: "12/11/03"reopening, common school, museum, ken jasper

Shows how the trams crossed Sturt St from Lydiard St Nth.Kodak slides, white cardboard Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. A bogie tram in Lydiard St Nth crosses Sturt St, with three trams standing at the City Terminus. Not well focused poor depth of field. Has Town Hall in background. ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, sturt st

Shows trams in Bridge St at the junction.Kodak slides, white cardboard Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. No. 27 in Bridge St, approaches the junction. No. 27 has a Twin Lakes sign. Not well focused poor depth of field. Has signs for Mario's and H. Whitefield Hairdressers signs in photo. ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, bridge st, tram 27

Shows trams in Drummond St Nth, a well known street with quality housing.Kodak slides, white cardboard Taken 3.11.1970. No. 28 in Drummond St Nth with another single trucker behind it. Slide not well focused, poor depth of field. ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, drummond st nth, tram 28

Shows a special tram operating on the View Point line, which was not regularly used and difficult to get a tram along the line at the time. Almost not used at all prior to closure.Set of three Kodak slides, white cardboard of No. 21 operating a special on the View Point Ballarat line. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. .1 - "19" - at the junction of Wendouree Parade and Macarthur St, View Point .2 - "22" - along the View Point line with the lake in the background. .3 - "24" - at the end of Ripon St Nth, just before Sturt St. ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, view point, tram 21

Shows a special tram operating on the View Point line, which was not regularly used and difficult to get a tram along the line at the time. Almost not used at all prior to closure. Shows junction arrangements at Sturt St.Kodak slide, white cardboard of No. 21 operating a special on the View Point Ballarat line. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. Tram at the end of Ripon St Nth, with the Ampol Service station and tram stop signs in the background. Tram has the destination of View Point . ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, view point, ripon st, tram 21

Shows a special tram operating on the View Point line, which was not regularly used and difficult to get a tram along the line at the time. Almost not used at all prior to closure. Shows crossing on a curve of Mair St and the way the road level was built up - dates from horse tram days.Kodak slide, white cardboard of No. 21 operating a special on the View Point Ballarat line. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. Tram about to cross Mair St. Shows how this section of tram line was higher than the general road level of Mair St. at this point. Tram has the destination of View Point . ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, view point, ripon st, mair st, tram 21

Shows tram operations at Depot Junction by the SEC, with a bogie tram running out for the evening peak.Kodak slide, white cardboard of No. 18 and 39 at SEC Depot Junction. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. 18 has the destination of Mt Pleasant. No. 39 has the "Trotting Bray Raceway Friday Night" auxiliary board. . ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, wendouree parade, bray raceway, depot junction, tram 18, tram 39

Shows a tram in Wendouree Parade across a section of Lake Wendouree, unusual photo.Kodak slide, white cardboard of a single truck tram, eastbound in Wendouree Parade nearing St Aidans Drive, taken from the footpath that looks across a section of Lake Wendouree - a view of the Lillys. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. . ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, wendouree parade, lake wendouree

Shows tram operations in Sturt St, from the central median gardens, with well known buildings in background. Note people using the seats.Kodak slide, white cardboard of trams in Sturt St, looking across the Gardens at the Town Hall. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. .1 - single truck tram 33?, with destination of City Oval, westbound in Sturt St, looking across the central plantation to the Town Hall and Myers. .2 - No. 39, with "Trotting Bray Raceway Friday Night" auxiliary board, Sturt St. Has destination of Gardens via Drummond St Nth."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, sturt st, town hall, myers, bray raceway, tram 33?, tram 39

Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat News?? of 13/10/1971 about the Annual General Meeting of the Daylesford Historical Society and the work it has done over the last 12 months, its collection, with a photo of SEC Ballarat tram being unloaded in Daylesford with former mining school smelting chimney in the background. Mentions Mr. Stan Hoath as President and Mr Tom Evans MLA who chaired the meeting during the election. Item on the top of the cutting has "Published every Wednesday Ballarat, Wednesday, October 13, 1971". See Reg. Item 2914 for the same photo, different caption.trams, tramways, daylesford, 11, stan hoath