The McLean sisters ran a general store in Bay St which was later sold to the Faram Bros in 1919Series of A4 copy photos given to the collection by Judy Faram, Illustrating the evolution of the 1856 building (see also #1516, 1522). The prints have been marked with dates. .02 - The misses McLean at the counter approx 1912In ink, various information dates etc on surface of prints.business and traders - hardware, built environment - commercial, judy faram, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, faram brothers hardware

George, Richard (Dick) and Tom established Faram Bros ironmomgery (hardware) store in Bay St Port Melbourn in 1919.From a group of four photos of the Faram family: George, Frank, Richard, Herbert, Tombuilt environment - commercial, george faram, frank faram, richard faram, herbert faram, tom faram, louisa faram, alice faram, arthur john faram, caroline grook faram, bay street

Arthur John Faram was a Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer in South Melbourne. He was married to Caroline Crook Faram and they had children Jack, Herbert, George, Louisa, Dick, Frank, Tom and Alice. Arthur died in 1914. Sons Tom, Dick and George established the Faram Bros ironmongery (hardware) store in Bay St which continued until 2007.From a group of four photos of the Faram family: A J Farambuilt environment - commercial, george faram, frank faram, richard faram, herbert faram, tom faram, louisa faram, alice faram, arthur john faram, caroline grook faram, bay street

Caroline Faram was married to Arthur Faram and they had 8 children. Three of the boys established the Faram Bros ironmongery (hardware) store in Bay St Port Melbourne which continued until 2007. Caroline died in 1918. From a group of four photos of the Faram family: C G Farambuilt environment - commercial, george faram, frank faram, richard faram, herbert faram, tom faram, louisa faram, alice faram, arthur john faram, caroline grook faram, bay street

1870 B&W photo of Murdoch's general store in Bay St. Later to become Faram Brothers. Image shows shopkeepers and horse-drawn wagon.built environment - commercial, business and traders - general store, murdoch, faram brothers hardware

Sepia photo approx 1880 of Murdoch's general store (later Faram brothers). Image shows shopkeepers, customers and penny farthing bicycle. Victorian Parcels Express sign is on extreme left.built environment - commercial, business and traders - general store, murdoch, faram brothers hardware, victorian parcels express

Sepia print approx 1880 of Murdoch's general store (later Faram brothers). Image shows four men plus three young ladies. The Victorian Parcels Express which was added in 1873 can be seen on extreme left.built environment - commercial, business and traders - general store, murdoch, faram brothers hardware, victorian parcels express

Sepia image approx 1910 of McLean's General Merchant Store in Bay St (later Faram Brothers). President Lincoln hotel is on right of picture. new shop front added by George Faram in 1907built environment - commercial, business and traders - general store, mclean, faram brothers hardware, president lincoln hotel

During demolition of the 1937 Missions to Seamen building in October 1995, this stone was removed intact by developers Mirvac Victoria, and placed in the care of the PMH&PS. It is now located as part of the seawall around the car park in Beach St opposite Nott St. There is a photo of the item on the database, taken in the 1990s while the stone was stored at St Joseph's school in Stokes St..01- Cornerstone 1888, originally laid at the Victorian Seamen's Institute corner Nott and Beach Street (Fox Hay building today). Was relocated to interior wall near the chapel doors when the new Mission building at corner of Beach Road and Swallow Street was built in 1937.Engraved in gold lettering on a black background: This memorial stone was laid by His Excellenvy Sir Henry B Loch GGMGKCB, Governor of Victoria on Wednesday the 5th day of September AD 1888missions to seamen, henry b loch

The Faram brothers purchased this building from Margaret McLean (who had run it as a general store) in August 1919. A verandah was added and this picture ws taken in 1920Colour laser print from B&W photograph of Faram Bros. in the 1920s after market stalls were added - main building (2 storey) to left. A model Ford 2 seater out front, Dion car far left, boy and several men standing around. Brown surround included in copy.business and traders - hardware, built environment - commercial, faram brothers hardware

Bunnings Warehouse, Port Melbourne, opened in 1994. It was the first large scale hardware store in the Port Phillip area.Business card in form of a fridge magnet with picture of Bunnings Port Melbourne as a background.business and traders - hardware

John TURNBULL was a prominent citizen of Sandridge/Port Melbourne. He started as a baker in Bay St then moved to the corner of Rouse and Nott Streets where he ran his baking business until leasing the premises to various licensees as The Auld Reekie Hotel. The Sands & McDougall Directory of 1880 shows Turnbull owned this store in Rouse Street, next door to the hotel. He served on Council for 15 years with one term as Mayor, 1877-78. John TURNBULL died on 13 March 1889. This item was passed on to Nancy U'REN with a small number of items relating to the Turnbull family with an early 1970s note from Suzanne GORDON, great-granddaughter of Barbara Annie TURNBULL nee GOULD, wishing Nancy good luck with her work on Sandridge.Sepia photograph showing two men standing outside a large single-story shop.rouse street, built environment - commercial, john turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris

The Schweizer SGS 2-12 or TG-3A as officially certificated is a glider that was designed in 1941-1942 and produced in United States of America from 1942 for training of military glider pilots. It is understood that over 100 TG-As were supplied to the USA military and at the end of the war many were sold off as surplus. Fred Hoinville imported the Museum’s TG-3A into Australia in August 1950. It is understood that it had been built in 1948 and given construction number G15. On arrival in Australia it was assembled at Bankstown aerodrome and delivered by aero-tow behind a DH Tiger Moth to Camden where Hoinville’s club, the Hinkler Soaring Club, was based. Hoinville’s TG-3A performed well at the Hinkler club in 1950-1951. Several altitude records (including a solo flight to 8000 feet by Grace Roberts – a national women’s record) were set and many soaring flight made over Camden. However, it was badly damaged in a crash landing on 15 April 1951. The glider was repaired after the crash at Camden. It is likely that modifications were made to the cockpit canopy at this time. There were three configuration tried at various times: the original dual cockpit canopy as was standard for TG3As; an unusual dual bubble canopy set up; and a single canopy over the forward seating position (in effect converting the glider to a single seater). When the glider was flown by Hoinville at the 1958 Australian Gliding Championships at Benalla, Victoria in January 1959 (refer The Age Newspaper, January 10, 1959 p.21) it had a single canopy. Records show that the glider was entered on the Australian register as VH-GDI on 6 May 1957. And the Logbook commencing in 1959 shows that ownership passed to the Port Augusta Gliding Club in South Australia on 16 August 1959. Inspections were carried out at that club and airworthiness certificates renewed in 1965. The logbook record indicates that VH-GDI had 1191 flights with an aggregate time in the air of 197 hours at the Wilmington Road Airstrip used by the Port Augusta Club. The glider was transferred to the Cooma Gliding Club, New South Wales. Flying at Cooma began in November 1966 and continued until August 1969: the glider was in the air a further 108 hours from 1067 flights. The last recorded technical inspection of the glider was conducted on 28 September 1968. The glider then passed on to Bill Riley on 20 March 1980 who stored the glider until March 2004 when it was collected by the Australian Gliding Museum. It is not clear whether the current poor state of the airframe is due to accident damage or the conditions under which it has been stored over many years or a combination of factors. Although in poor condition, this exhibit is the sole example of a TG3A ex-US military aircraft in Australia. Further the connection with the story of well-known power and glider pilot Fred Hoinville adds to its historical significance. Tubular metal framed fuselage (without covering and fittings), wooden rudder (no covering) and in damaged condition, wooden fuselage component (formers for fuselage top), Parts of control mechanism, Wooden stringers, Wooden wings without fabric covering and in damaged condition, Ailerons, Tailplane /Elevator without fabric covering, Perspex bubble canopies.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, schweizer, tg 3a, hoinville, roberts, hinkler soaring club, port augusta gliding club, cooma gliding club, riley

Receipts used by James Shackell & Co on receipt of goods for delivery to various customers.The receipts give an example of what goods were being brought into the port of Echuca in the 1860's.Rectangular book with blue marbled cover and black spine.Receipt book for Bonded Certificates for goods. Printed for James Shackell & Co. 1860'sreceipt, book, james shackell & co, bonded certificates, echuca, warehouse, bond store

This catalogue was produced by the South Australian wool auctioning company Elders, Smith & Co. Ltd. It accompanied their celebration of a century of wool sales in 1978. The first wool auction in South Australia took place at Elders a century earlier, on the 15th of October 1878. It was covered in detail by The South Australian Register. At the sale, 1976 bales of wool were offered in what was the beginning of the wool storage and brokerage system in South Australia. Elders, Smith & Co. was established in 1839 by Alexander Lang Elder. Born in 1815 in Scotland, he moved to Australia at age 24 and set up Elders in Port Adelaide. Interestingly, the company’s original site is now the South Australian Maritime Museum. Elders’ business partner was Robert Barr Smith. Also born in Scotland, he moved to Australia in 1854 at the age of 30. Smith was an important part of the Company’s first wool sale. Smith made statements at the auction for South Australia to have a proper wool industry; with a purpose-built wool store, auction house and for the state to be able to supply its own products. This was met with a “Hear, hear” from the crowd at the auction. This statement is reflected upon within the catalogue. The catalogue itself also contains images of the company’s first wool auction, an outside image of Elder’s Wool Warehouse in Port Adelaide as well as an image of the Show Floor inside of this Port Adelaide warehouse. The catalogue also contains a quote from Elders’ Wool Manager for Victoria and Riverina, Murray Jewster. He discusses how the company is proud of its history and looking forward to its future in assisting both wool buyers and sellers. The quote also highlights Elders shift from being an Adelaide focused business, growing to span the width of Australia. 4 page booklet. Yellow paper with black and red print.south australian wool auctioning, elders smith & co. ltd., south australian wool producing, alexander lang elder, robert barr smith

The Australian Historical Records Society existed in Ballarat between 1896 and 1906. They were one of Australia's first historical societies, and were in the position to still be able to talk to early pioneers. They invited such pioneers to either submit letters or memoirs, or to address the Society's meetings, where their reminiscences were taken down in shorthand and later typed up. The Society also attempted to preserve memorabilia from Ballarat's early days, but on the disbanding of the group in 1906, materials were stored at the Ballarat Town Hall and were later lost. It is not known how the papers made their way to the then Ballarat Municipal Library, but they have been part of the Library's collection for many years.Excerpt of George Russell's Manuscript Diary copied by William Lewis. George Russell, from Scotland joined his brother Philip in 1831 in Tasmania, and farmed there for five years under his supervision. He then followed John Batman's exploratory lead to Port Phillip in March 1836. George Russell later established Golf Hill Station at Shelford. These memoirs describe first visits by Europeans to Lal Lal falls (which weren't running) and Mt Buninyong. These records must have been sought out by the AHRS as Russell had died before the Society was established.

Negative No. N305 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of a Bourke St Bus loading passengers at the Exhibition St. stop in Bourke St. on the north side. Tyes home furnishers building in background, along with a many pedestrians. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 20/5/2020. Note the bus has a Port Melbourne depot run numbertrams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., buses, exhibition st., port melbourne