Worn by Vera Gardiner, mother-in-law of donorCream Thai silk coat with self fabric belt from the 1960'sThai Silk - hand woven in Siamcostume, female

Propery valuation for R C S Sharp,Deceased. Purches Street Mitchampurches street mitcham, land values

Parish of Bulleen with North East portion of the Parish of Nunawading [n.d. 1890's?]A map on the parish of Bulleen.shire of bulleen, shire of nunawading, land settlement

During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.During the boom years of the 1880's, the new township of Blackburn was designed and built.blackburn, gardiner's creek, blackburn lake, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd, goodwin, george augustus

Two photos of the one building in Whitehorse Road Blackburn about 10 years apart. Blackburn Garage.Blackburn Auto Garage. (a) circa 1948. (b) circa late 1950'sblackburn, auto garage

HMNZS was a Castle Class Anti - Submarine Minesweeper. Launched in October 1943 the ship was built from kauri timber on a steel frame. It was decommissioned in 1946 and later sold to the fishing industry.Ward room plaque to His Majesty"s New Zealand Ship Waikato.

No. 7 of Set 1 series of historic post cards printed in 1920s of Red Store, Mitcham on Whitehorse Road showing a double fronted shop with two salesmen in front and goods for sale.Photo taken from a 1920's post card of Red Store, Mitchamred store, mitcham, nunawading library information service

Coloured photograph of the shops in the east end of South Parade taken in the 1990'sblackburn shopping centre, south parade, blackburn

Edwin Wood Peacock S/No. #11103 - Photos, service details and other papers.documents, ww1, ran

150 year anniversary of Victorian settelementVictorian historyCopied pages from T. S. Stevens' history of Victorian settlement booklet.Reverse " NIL "historical references

Two uncaptioned class photos with teacher. Estimated age period 1920's.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school

Documents, Correspondence of the Gravel Hill Primary School, Bendigo, in the mid 1970's.bendigo, education, gravel hill primary school

Bronze medallion depicting a woman playing the violin. Corresponds to Mould S.112.Sticker on reverse containing "Matcham Skipper/Australia/A18/A12" written in black pen. matcham skipper, bronze, medallion, woman, violin

Used in State Coal Mine by Bill Tyrell'S' shaped hook with a sharp point on one end and two claws on the other.

Australia 1913 - 1986Linocut s.62 reduced screenprint reproduction of the black block of 3 colour

historic, social, familyB/W portrait of George King of Durham Lead, photographed 1890'sdurham lead, king family

Barry Heard tells of life in Swifts Creek area in mid 1900'ssettlement

Photograph, from a publication, of Bourke St looking east from the south side between Queen and Elizabeth Streets. The cable tram tracks can be seen in the street pavement. Has many double deck and some single deck buses. Very busy and congested traffic scene between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. In the view are the General Post Office, the Myer Store, Foys, Parliament House and London Stores.Yields information about Bourke Street prior to conversion to electric trams.Black and white photograph of Bourke St looking east early 1950'stramways, mmtb, buses, double deck buses, bourke street, cable trams, traffic

Horses played a vital role in the agricultural history of Orbost. This item is connected to that role.A brown leather working horse saddle, a dray saddle. Probably used from 1890's -1950's. It has 4 silver metal studs. The pads underneath have been re-covered with blanket material.saddle leather equestrian rural

Copy of an article from the Bendigo Advertiser 1/9/1990 mentioning the Cornish influence on Victorian gold mining during the 1880's and 1890's. Also mentioned is population growth, rock drills and miner's phthisis.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornishmen brought their mining skills to bendigo, bendigo advertiser 1/9/1990, dr charles fahey, cornish association of bendigo and district, bendigo college of advanced education, george lansell, the mining exchange, beehive building, eaglehawk fire station, george ellis

Second copy enlarged, black and white 16 x 25 cmBlack and white postcard showing S S Gippsland leaving Kalimna Jetty, Jemmys point in background, hummocks in distance, several people on jetty, small boat in distance, man on rocks fishing. Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Cove and Jettyships and shipping, waterways

Black and white photograph of Bendigo No. 27 at the North Bendigo terminus, Thunder St. level crossing in the background. Good photo of the overhead arrangements at this location, late 1950's or early 1960's. Taken by John Alfred.On rear stamp "Photo by John Alfred / No." in purple ink.tramways, trams, north bendigo, thunder st, tram 27

Yields information about Ballarat No. 18 which was decorated to celebrate the centenary of Sebastopol in 1964 and of the person shown polishing it.Black and white photograph of Ballarat 28 at the Gardens Loop, late 1930's or early 1940's. Note the location of the bumper bar, the folded steps and the provision of the locations for the pay as you enter signs. Photographer not known. trams, tramways, ballarat, gardens loop, secv, tram 28