Graham Hudson (Righetti) and Clare Gervasoni at the launch of "Bullboar, Macaroni and Mineral Water: Spa Country's Swiss and Italian Story" at the Pantechnicon Art Gallery, Daylesford.swiss/italian, swiss and italian, clare gervasoni, graham hudson

Jon Stevens and Cr Heather Mutimer at the launch of "Bullboar, Macaroni and Mineral Water: Spa Country's Swiss and Italian Story" at the Pantechnicon Art Gallery, Daylesford.swiss/italian, swiss and italian, clare gervasoni, jon stevens, heather mutimer, bullboar

Author Clare Gervasoni and Cr Heather Mutimer at the launch of "Bullboar, Macaroni and Mineral Water: Spa Country's Swiss and Italian Story" at the Pantechnicon Art Gallery, Daylesford.swiss/italian, swiss and italian, clare gervasoni, heather mutimer, bullboar, macaroni and mineral water

Swiss and Italian descendants (Perini) check out the new book at the launch of "Bullboar, Macaroni and Mineral Water: Spa Country's Swiss and Italian Story" at the Pantechnicon Art Gallery, Daylesford.swiss/italian, swiss and italian, clare gervasoni

Swiss and Italian descendants (Perini) check out the new book at the launch of "Bullboar, Macaroni and Mineral Water: Spa Country's Swiss and Italian Story" at the Pantechnicon Art Gallery, Daylesford.swiss/italian, swiss and italian, clare gervasoni, marie butler

Colour photograph of the road near Omeo, Victoria.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, australian alps, high country

Colour photograph of the Victorian town of Omeo.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape

Colour photograph of a church in Omeo.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, bluestone, church

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Colour photograph of an hotel in Omeo, Victoria.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, hotel, pub

2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, townscape, cityscape

Colour photograph of Omeo, Victoria.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, post office

Colour photograph of Omeo, Victoria.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, post office, streetscape, heritage

2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, courthouse, court, night

2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, night, golden age, hotel

Coloor photograph of a night view in the main street of Omeo.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, night

Colour photograph of a building in Omeo at night. 2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, night

2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, night

Colour photograph of Omeo at night.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, night, post office

2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, night, foodworks, supermarkety

Colour photograph of the Golden Age Hotel in Omeo.2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, golden age hotel

2017, great alpine road, omeo high plains, omeo, high country, streetscape, heritage, shops

Colour certificate from the Borough of Daylesford recognising the World War Two Service of Gus Gervasoni. For Duty Nobly Done Borough of Daylesford Presented to G. Gervasoni by the Mayor, Councillors and Ratepayers of the Borough of Daylesford, in grateful recognition and high appreciation of the noble service rendered for King and Country in the World War, 1939-1945. Given under the seal of the Borough of Daylesford. This 4th day of February 1948. A.D. Anson A. Marchant world war two, gus gervasoni, borough of daylesford, a.d. anson, e. marchant, navy, army, airforce

Stone mileposts dating from the 1870s are found on the Glenelg Highway. Stone and iron mileposts are now a rarity, and have remanining markers have become a tourist attaction in many smaller towns with remnant markers. The stone mileposts on the Glenelg Highway are listed on the Victorian Heritage Reigister as being significant to the State of Victoria. Their primary purpose is to inform the travelling public of distances and directions to various destinations. The stone milepost in the current City of Ballarat are located on the Glenelg Highway (between Ballarat and Scarsdale), Smythes Creek and Delacombe, and have been registered by Heritage Victoria, (HO155) Other stone mileposts are located In Golden Plains Shire at Smythesdale (Victorian Heritage Register H1701) Metrication in Australia caused former mile markers to be gradually replaced with 10 km markers on highways and country roads, which are referred to as "kilometre plates".Colour photograph of a stone mile post on between Ballarat, Scarsdale and Lintonmilepost, mile post, scarsdale, linton, ballarat, mile marker, stone milepost, milestone

This photograph was taken around 1958.Scanned from a coloured slideView from this sidepapua new guinea, country women, cwa, port moresby

This photograph was taken around 1958.Scanned from a coloured slideView from this sidepapua new guinea, country women, cwa, port moresby

A competition was announced to design a suitable building for the proposed Melbourne International Exhibition in December 1877. Eighteen entries were received. The winner of 300 pounds was Joseph Reed of the architectual firm Reed and Barnes. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir George Bowen on 19 February 1879. Prominent Melbounre builder David Mitchell, father of Dame Nellie Melba, won the tender to construct the main building. Exhibitors were able to move in by May 1880. On 01 October 1880 the Melbourne International Exhibition opened, when over 6000 people entered the main hall to see the Governor, the Marquess of Normanby open the show. Thirty three nations participated and ofver 32,000 exhibits were displayed. At the close of the exhibition on 30 April 1881 over 1.3 million people had visited the exhibition. In 1881 Victoria's population was just over 250,000. The management of the Exhibition Building and eight hectares of the Carlton Gardens was handed to the Exhibition Trustees by the Melbourne International Exhibition Commissioners on 01 OCtober 1881. The Trustees maintained the building for 'future public exhibitions and ... general public instruction and recreation' until 1996 when management of the building was transferred to Museum Victoria. In 1901 when the Australian colonies federated there was no capital and no federal parliament building. The Federal Parliament moved into the Victorian State Parliament building, and the State Parliament moved into the Western Annexe of the Exhibition Building for 26 years. After World War One, on 04 February 1919, the exhibition Building was turned into a hospital to treat Melbournians struck down with the Spanis 'Flu'. Initially housing 500 beds, the hospital grew to accomodate 2000 patients. Femals were located between the concert platform in the western nave and the done; male patients occupied the spaces beyond. The basement was used a a morgue. With the departure of the State Parliament in 1927 the western annexe became home to the Country Roads Board. In 1932 it was joined by the MOtor Registration Branch, and the Transport Regulation Board in 1934. They co-existedin cramped offices until the 1960s. In 1949 the oval at the rear of the ExhibitionBuilding was leased to the Commonealth Government for the establishment of the Migrant Reception Centre. When it closed in 1961-62, the centre comrised 29 bungalows over 1.4 hectare. The centre provided temporary accomodation for thousands of new arrivals from Britain. On 01 July 2004 the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is the only 19th century Great Hall to survive largely intact, still in its original landscape setting, and still used as a palace of industry. The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a flower show held annually since 1995 in early April each year, in Melbourne, Australia. It is located in the World Heritage Site of Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It is the largest horticultural event in the southern hemisphere, attracting over 100,000 visitors. It is rated among the top five flower and garden shows in the world. (Wikipedia)Colour photograph of the interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings during the 2019 Melbourne Flower and Garden Show.melbourne international flower and garden show, carlton gardens, melbourne exhibition building, royal exhibition buildings

A competition was announced to design a suitable building for the proposed Melbourne International Exhibition in December 1877. Eighteen entries were received. The winner of 300 pounds was Joseph Reed of the architectual firm Reed and Barnes. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir George Bowen on 19 February 1879. Prominent Melbounre builder David Mitchell, father of Dame Nellie Melba, won the tender to construct the main building. Exhibitors were able to move in by May 1880. On 01 October 1880 the Melbourne International Exhibition opened, when over 6000 people entered the main hall to see the Governor, the Marquess of Normanby open the show. Thirty three nations participated and ofver 32,000 exhibits were displayed. At the close of the exhibition on 30 April 1881 over 1.3 million people had visited the exhibition. In 1881 Victoria's population was just over 250,000. The management of the Exhibition Building and eight hectares of the Carlton Gardens was handed to the Exhibition Trustees by the Melbourne International Exhibition Commissioners on 01 OCtober 1881. The Trustees maintained the building for 'future public exhibitions and ... general public instruction and recreation' until 1996 when management of the building was transferred to Museum Victoria. In 1901 when the Australian colonies federated there was no capital and no federal parliament building. The Federal Parliament moved into the Victorian State Parliament building, and the State Parliament moved into the Western Annexe of the Exhibition Building for 26 years. After World War One, on 04 February 1919, the exhibition Building was turned into a hospital to treat Melbournians struck down with the Spanis 'Flu'. Initially housing 500 beds, the hospital grew to accomodate 2000 patients. Femals were located between the concert platform in the western nave and the done; male patients occupied the spaces beyond. The basement was used a a morgue. With the departure of the State Parliament in 1927 the western annexe became home to the Country Roads Board. In 1932 it was joined by the MOtor Registration Branch, and the Transport Regulation Board in 1934. They co-existedin cramped offices until the 1960s. In 1949 the oval at the rear of the ExhibitionBuilding was leased to the Commonealth Government for the establishment of the Migrant Reception Centre. When it closed in 1961-62, the centre comrised 29 bungalows over 1.4 hectare. The centre provided temporary accomodation for thousands of new arrivals from Britain. On 01 July 2004 the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is the only 19th century Great Hall to survive largely intact, still in its original landscape setting, and still used as a palace of industry. The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a flower show held annually since 1995 in early April each year, in Melbourne, Australia. It is located in the World Heritage Site of Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It is the largest horticultural event in the southern hemisphere, attracting over 100,000 visitors. It is rated among the top five flower and garden shows in the world. (Wikipedia)Colour photograph of the interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings during the 2019 Melbourne Flower and Garden Show. Four mottoes are painted under teh windows of the dome: Dei Grecia (By the grace of God), Carpe diem (Make the most of the day), Aude sapere (Dare to be wise) and Benigno numine (With benighn power)melbourne international flower and garden show, carlton gardens, melbourne exhibition building, royal exhibition buildings