Colour photographindustries, brougham street, eltham motors, nillumbik collision centre

Colour photographindustries, brougham street, eltham motors

Colour photographindustries, brougham street, nixon commercial plastering, tj's hairdressing and beauty supplies

Colour photographindustries, brougham street, nixon commercial plastering, diamond valley event and party hire, george apted and associates, yk torkkola constructions

Enter - Energy and Water Saving, Studio Thirty8Colour photographindustries, bridge street, enter - energy and water saving, studio thirty8, susan street

Frogs - Furniture, Stuarts (No. 4/38), Note: Middy's relocated to Bolton StreetColour photographindustries, bridge street, susan street, bolton street, frogs, middy's, stuarts

Jojo's Cafe, NextStep Computers, Studio Thirty8Colour photographindustries, bridge street, susan street, jojo's cafe, nextstep computers, studio thirty8

Colour photographindustries, bridge street, cedar stationery, forty winks bedding, tyrepower, yeomans tiles

View of Briar Hill Timber Yard (owner Fred Squires) from back fence showing sawdust pile and tower in background. Duplicate of 00291Black and white print on photo paperbriar hill, timber yards, sherbourne road, industries, briar hill timber & trading

This book is a "snapshot" in time (1950s) detailing life in Australia covering a time when a "man's word and handshake" were his moral and quasi legal bond, and the now relative defunct saying "smoko" (having a "time out" from work for a cigarette and tea or coffee). The book spans an era where the male was still the "head" of the family even though for a majority of families the women took on the many "male only" roles during the World War II period. This shift in the leadership of the family hierarchy is mentioned, so ever slightly, (not to offend the still predominant macho male image) in both rural and city environments. The effects of the war, and later the push for women's emancipation and equality in both family, social, workplace and political areas of life, since this book was published, is now finally resolved. However there are still some sections of the recent migrate population where this male dominance is causing a few problems.The significance of this book is not only because it was donated by Mrs C. Roper ( from the Roper Family, a pioneer Kiewa Valley and surrounding Region family - originally beef cattle graziers) but also a Kiewa Valley resident and family, experiencing the shift in the social and economical life of post World War II rural Australia. The strong heritage link to this region of many families still residing within its boundaries, is a clear affirmation of the bond that the Kiewa Valley and its Regions have upon family unity. This unity within the rural environment is something that is attracting more and more families from sometimes alienating city life.This printed coloured sketched, or painted paper sleeve of the book is freely wrapped over a dark red hard cover. Into the front of the cover is pressed a standing pose of a farmer with long sleeves rolled up over his elbows. Behind him and to the right are what appears to be three sacks of wheat and next to him is a merino sheep. To the left and down are two dogs one with a fox in its jaws. The book contains 240 pages, 300 illustrations in gravure and 25 pictures in full colour. The inside fly leaf is a colour photograph of a rural scene with dirt road running in the centre and to the left a farm house and a five bay open storage barnOn the tittle page is a signature "C Roper"country life, australian "outback", rural industries, life on the land, swag-man of the bush

Three colour photographs of Briar Hill Timber Trading Co. premises (established by F. Squire in 1934), Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill prior to closure.briar hill, shops, industries, briar hill timber, sherbourne road

Three colour photographsbridge street, bunnings, construction, industries, susan street

An update of the earlier book 'Allan's Ford: Allansford' by original author Graeme McLeod. The original book was produced to mark the 125th Anniversary of Allansford and its school and the update for the 150th Anniversary of Allansford Primary School. The book records the history of Allansford from its settlement by the Allan brothers in 1839 with an overview of the development of the town, the school and the surrounding small schools which became a part of Allansford & District Primary School, businesses, sport and recreation, public buildings, some pioneer families and John Murray MP and Premier of Victoria.This is the only record of the town of Allansford and provides an overview of the history of Allansford and its development.Blue covered paperback book with blue text for title 'Allansford 1855-2006'. An image of the shop and houses is superimposed on a washout of the same image.allansford, mcleod, graeme, mcleod, barbara, pioneer families, commercial businesses, industries, education, public buildings, sport & recreation, allan family, tooram, allandale

Six colour photographsbolton street, brougham street, construction, industries, lyndsay's workshop, repco auto repair, the ridge

Colour photographbolton street, brougham street, industries, autobarn

Colour photographbrougham street, industries, autobarn, lyndsay's workshop, repco auto repair

Colour photographindustries, autobarn, bolton street

Colour photographindustries, bolton street, the ridge

Colour photographindustries, autobarn, bolton street, brougham street

Colour photographindustries, autobarn, bolton street, pedersen way

Colour photographindustries, peel street, john cochrane, john cochrane motors

Colour photographindustries, peel street, john cochrane motors, diamond valley leader, heidelberg and diamond valley weekly

WHC (Machinery Hire)Two colour photographsindustries, whc (machinery hire), research mowers, susan street

Research MowersColour photographindustries, susan street, bridge street, research mowers

Hitech GasketsColour photographindustries, susan street, bridge street, hitech gaskets

Eltham TaekwondoColour photographindustries, susan street, eltham taekwondo

Lyon's Body WorksColour photographindustries, susan street, lyon's body works

Valley Door and Kitchen CentreTwo colour photographsindustries, susan street, valley door and kitchen centre

WHC (Machinery Hire)Colour photographindustries, susan street, research mowers, whc (machinery hire)

Lyon's Body WorksColour photographindustries, susan street, lyon's body works