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Lara RSL Sub Branch
12 Postcards, 12 Postcards of Stirling book with cardboard tartan cover, circ. early 1900,s
Historic black and white post cards of Stirling, Scotland.Old historical photographs of Stirling, Scotland12 Postcards of Stirling, Scotland in a booklet format. Contained in a cardboard cover with tartan coloration.Title of the booklet - " 12 Post Cards of Stirling"stirling, scotland -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Pioneers’ Memorial on Big Hill -- Postcard
Valentine Postcard of Pioneers’ Memorial Valentine's Post Card of Pioneers' Memorial Stawell. Image of Pioneers Memorial with trees in the background. Also, a photo of the memorial. "Pioneers' Memorial Stawell - V2" on the front "Valentine's POST CARD a genuine photograph" on the back. stawell -
Orbost & District Historical Society
fence post, 1840's
This fence post is from the original Snowy River Station stock yards which were where "Merindah" stands today. It was probably owned by the Marshall family at the time of transfer to "Merindah" in 1985. It was lifted out by Geoff Stevenson with a bucket on a tractor in 1986. The post was originally twice the length. The Snowy River Station was established in 1842 by Peter Imlay. In 1845 the land was sold to Norman MCLeod who named the area Orbost. After financial difficulties in the 1870's the run was taken over by W.J.Clarke and known as Orbost Station.Peter Imlay established the first white settlement in 1842 settling on the eastern side of the Snowy River where the township of Orbost now stands. This settlement was the Snowy River Station. A corner post from a post and rail fence. It is possibly made of red box.. On one side are three rectangular sections cut out with a similar one on the other sides. The post is hollow and has metal staples in the sides for attaching wires.orbost-station mcleod fence-post -
Kinglake Historical Society
Pheasant Creek Post Office, Pheasant Creek General Store and Post Office, c.1935
Pheasant Creek General Store and Post OfficeEarly photograph showing store and post office with owner passing mail to man with horse, while a man on dray talks to man with a dog.Photograph of Pheasant Creek General Store and Post Office taken c.1935post office, store, pheasant creek -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - BENEVOLENT HOME, BENDIGO
black and white photo: Benevolent Home Bendigo,,, two storey building with columns supporting pediment. Fence across front, brick pillars on entrance, ornate iron fence infill. On bottom LH side of photo: Benevolent Home, Bendigo. On RH side, ' No. 20' On back of photo ' Valentine's Post Card, a genuine photograph'Valentine's Post Cardbuildings, hospital, benevolent home, benevolent home, hospital, aged care -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Slide - Architectural Drawing, Kew Public Offices, 1887
A civic campaign for new public offices developed in Kew in the 1880s. After much deliberation, the location chosen was the junction of Bulleen and Cotham Roads. The buildings were designed by George Watson and John Henry Harvey, architects within the Department of Public Works (Victoria). Building was commenced in 1887, and after one year, the buildings were opened. The Post Office was transferred to the new Commonwealth Government in 1901. The Police Station and Court House, sold by the Victorian Government to the City of Boroondara in 2007, are now a community cultural centre and performing arts venue.The buildings were listed on the Victorian Heritage Register Register (HO885) in 1991. They are historically and architecturally significant to the State Of Victoria because Watson and Harvey's designs exhibit diversity in integrating civil offices, they accommodate the apex of road junctions, and they demonstrate a departure from the contemporaneously favoured High Victorian Classical to the Queen Anne style in the design of civic buildings. 35mm colour transparency of an original plan by George Watson and John Henry Harvey, architects of the Department of Public Works (Victoria), in 1887 for New Public Offices at Kew. This plan was copied by the donor from an original held at the Commonwealth Archives in Brighton (Vic). The copy was made to illustrate a report that the donor made on ‘The functional planning design, building materials and construction methods of the Kew Post Office’ as part of course work at RMIT.IRON FENCING TO COURT AND POST OFFICE / PART ELEVATION OF FENCING IN FRONT OF COURT / SECTION ..kew court house, kew police station, kew post office, architectural drawings, khs - slides, new public offices -- kew (vic.), architecture — queen anne style -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Uniform - Telegram Satchel
Electrical telegraphs were point to point text messaging systems primarily used from the 1840's until the late 20th century. It was the first electrical telecommunications system and were sent by an operator or telegrapher using Morse code. Social telegrams were also encouraged and special pictorial forms and envelopes were designed such as the special purple form and envelope which was used when conveying condolence details during World War 2.(fn. Powerhouse https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/163103). There was a brief resurgence in telegraphy during World War I but the decline continued as the world entered the Great Depression years of the 1930s. Although telegraph lines continued to play an important part in distributing news feeds from news agencies post World War 2, the rise of the internet in the 1990s and the widespread installation of the telephones in homes saw the need for telegrams to greatly decline. When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and situated on Pall Mall was the central distribution centre for receiving and delivering telegrams and continued to deliver communication and postal services until 1997. Now a Visitor Centre, dedicated volunteers at the Post Office continued to demonstrate and educate the public about telegraphic services and the development of this unique form of communication up until 2019 when Covid 19 disrupted every day life, coupled with the death Ted Rankins (the last Post Master and a long term telegraph volunteer at the Post Office). This satchel was used by Junior Postal Workers in Bendigo to carry telegrams which were delivered by bicycle in the early years and is part of the postal collection donated by the Rankins family in memory of Ted. Small, dark coloured rectangle, leather satchel with attached belt and ornate buckle. Satchel is made of four pieces of leather: two side pieces, one piece which is folded to create the front, bottom, back and flap and one piece for the central strap. The central strap has a single hole through which a metal toggle is inserted to secure the flap closed. Stitching is evident around the side seams, around the metal toggle and inside flap where strap is attached and has been reinforced. Satchel has four metal tabs to secure the top front to the top sides and an internal pocket on inside. The leather belt is attached to the back outside of the satchel with four metal press studs. The left side buckle also has reinforced stitching. Both sides of the buckle have decorative elements with the words Post Office / Communications/ Australia on the left side around outer circular edge. Underside of right side of buckle end has the words AROS pressed into it. Inside flap of satchel; Australia / Post / Telegram / Boys written in marker. Buckle; Post Office / Communications / Australia. Underside of right side of buckle end; AROS Internal; Gold address sticker with Ted Rankins contact details.ted rankins collection, bendigo post office, bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo tourism, post office collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - BOOK OF POSTCARDS, PORT SAID WW1, 1914 - 1919
WW1 Souvenir Post Cards.Booklet - Grey cardboard covered, Gold print on front, 24 postcards, sepia photographs."PORT SAID" ' 24 Detachable Phototype Post Cards.'passchendaele barracks trust, post cards, ww1, port said -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Elwood Primary School 3942, Grade 1B, 1921, c. 1920s
Photograph shows: Elwood 3942 Grade 1B 1921(?) x (not now clear on the photograph: Vincent Fayle Collinssepia post card good condition unmountedElwood Primary School 3942, Grade 1B, 1921. Vincent Fayle Collins. Elwood Primary, c 1920. Post Card. Correspondence Address Only. Kodak Australia. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Central Park Oval with the grandstand. Murray Views No. 2
View of Central Park oval and grandstand before the roof was placed on No 2 grandstand in Lower Main Street Stawell. In December 1894 the area was re-gazetted as "Central Park" for recreation purposes. "Murray Views" was the photographic company that produced the postcard. c 1935Post card of Murray Views No 2 The Oval Central Park Stawell. Vic. Also 4 prints of the post card of the same image varying in size. Murray View No. 2, The Oval Central Park. Stawell. Vic is printed on the front of the post card. On the back "Real Photograph produced in Australia by Murray View, Gympie. Q.stawell sport -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Photographic Post Card Fred Anderson WW1 - letter to Bessie, Circa 1914-1918
Photographic Post Card of F Anderson who served in WW1, and letter to Bessie Photographic Post card of F Anderson in uniform. He is on the WW1 Chiltern Honor Roll On back of photo is a letter to Bessie Sepia coloured photgraphic post card of Fred Anderson & letter to Bessiechiltern, ww1, chiltern honor roll -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers - Mt Beauty Post Office Building
Mt Beauty was built by the SECV during the construction of the KHES. The Mt Beauty Post Office was opened on 4th July 1949The Mt Beauty Post Office is part of Mt Beauty's history. It is still located in the same place and now sells gifts for the tourists, stationary and clothing.Photocopy of letter re Post Office Building - Mt Beauty advising that the Post Office at My Beauty opened for business on Monday, 4th July, 1949. Also photocopies of 4 official SECV photos - 1. The Mt Beauty township Jan. 1948 2. Exterior of the New Post Office Mt Beauty dated July 1949 and 3. Interior of the New Post Office Mt Beauty dated July 1949mt beauty post office -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, 7/02/1990
POST OFFICE TO BE AUCTIONED MARCH 1990. POST OFFICE BUILT IN 1850'S CLASSIFIED BY NATIONAL TRUST AND REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE COMMISSION.PHOTOSTAT COPY OF NEWSPAPER REPORT CLUNES 110 YEAR OLD POST OFFICE TO BE AUCTIONED MARCH 1990local history, document, building, post office -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Postcard - Sepia, C 1918
Bellfield' was a guest house during the period 1910-191924 Cabins provided additional accommodation for guests. One undated post card had the following words hand written on the reverse side: "Dear Florrie and William I expect you have worried not getting a line lately, it's such a job getting letters posted. This is the back of the house where I go to work. they had 43 boarders last week. 3 pounds each We had to work like niggers Im writing a letter to tell you all about it. With fond love Mary xxx"View of side of building with a number of cabins in foreground surrounded by a picket fence. The southern end of the Wonderland Range is in the background with sundial Peak being the predominant featureThe rose series P 1667 2 post cards and 1 photo of post card 1 original post card has message writtenaccommodation, guesthouses, bellfield -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1920
"Waiting to meet the Boat". Cowes Post Office, corner Main Street and The Esplanade. A brick building with corrugated iron roof, two brick chimneys, a porch extending across front verandah, wooden posts, awning roof striped. Fencing across with free access above four steps. Ten figures on verandah and in front with hats, bags and jackets. Women with long skirts and dresses. In foreground a small fenced area.Post Office, crn Esplanade and Main Street, Coweslocal history, photographs, buildings - historic, post office, black & white photograph, mary robb -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, St Kilda Pier, c. 1900
people walking on St Kilda Pier, Esplanade Hotel in the background, on the post card the picture is framed by a horse shoe and rosescolour postcard good condition unmountedSr Kilda Pier. Post card. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Congregational Church in Scallan Street Stawell
Postcard original Congregational Church Scallan St. Stawell with picket fence and double gateway. Postcard No 21. The church in this photograph was built in 1874 and opened on Sunday September 13th. The Rev. S.C. Kent, of Melbourne was the Preacher. The building was intended to accommodate 250 people. The cost, exclusive of the land was 800 pounds. The building was designed and supervised by Rev J.G. Wilson. The Church was the first to be lit with gas in Stawell. Note gas light on the porch. This building is now used by the Lutheran Church.One post card of a church with 3 enlarged photos of the post card. The image is the Congregational Church in Stawell. The church is brick with a picket fence and double gateway with a black dog lying beside the gateway. Enlargements donated by Congregational Church.Congregational Church Stawell 21. (On the back) Empire post card real photograph by T. R. G. Williams Araratstawell -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Colour Photograph, Old Buninyong Post Office, taken 1982, 1982
Record of Post Office building, 1980's.Colour photo, old Buninyong Post Office, Learmonth St. West, taken 1982.buninyong, post office, building, learmonth st. -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, The Pavilion, St Kilda Beach
postcard of an old photograph (1920s-30s?) St Kilda Baths House Post card made 1980s-90s? 40 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda Photo: City of Port Phillip collectionblack and white post card good conditionThe Pavilion, St Kilda beach. 40 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda VIC 3182 Australia. Telephone 03 9534 8221, Faxsimile 03 9525 3595. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days. Photo City of Port Phillip Collection. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Ballarat Post Office, 1938, 1938
The first section of the Post Office was built in 1864. During 1865 the second section and tower were built. Building is of a Victorian Italianate design. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in to give additional space inside. The tower - a feature of the building. Top has a cast iron balustraded widow's walk. The Post Office building is now part of Federation University Ballarat Camp Street Campus - Arts Academy. The official opening of the Arts Academy, by Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria, was on 11 October 2002. Classes commenced at the Arts Academy in 2002.Black and white photograph showing the Ballarat Post Office on corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Banner across building "1838-1938 POST A SOUVENIR"sturt street, lydiard street, post office, anniverary, centenary, william parker, victorian italianate style -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL BENDIGO
Black and white photo: Sacred Heart Cathedral, photo taken from High Street looking towards Cathedral. Cathedral has two spires either side of entrance ( later additions to Cathedral not yet built ) On bottom of photo is written ' Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo' On back of photo is written ' Post Card, Valentine's, sending you greetings, for address only'Valentine's Post Cardchurch, sacred heart cathedral, bendigo, catholic church, stonemason -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph-B&W, Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989-The Barn, 6/07/1989
Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989-The Barn (exterior view). The roof support posts on the left are those in picture 7 (6502-005)The Barn / The roof support posts on the left are those in picture 7 (6502-005) -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church
St. Matthew’s Church showing footpath and fence. The church is located in Scallon Street Stawell. St. Matthew's church was erected in 1868. The Spire was completed in March 1869 and the Church was dedicated on 11th April 1869. Now the United Church. Large photo of St. Matthew's Church taken from a post card in Album 13. p.28. The photo similar to 121.4 but shows the road, footpath and gate way in the picket fence with trees in the landscape.POST CARD The "Merle Studio" Main Street Stawell. stawell religion -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard - Portland Post Office, Victoria, n.d
Coloured postcard from hand painted photograph. Post Office, Gawler St Portland, front view, several people standing on steps, horse and carriage on leftFront: 'Post Office Portland' - white print lower edge, left -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Judy Leonard, Postal Clerk, Ringwood Post Office, circa 1980
Black and white photograph - Judy Leonard, Postal Clerk, conducting school tour at Ringwood Post Office, circa 1980."Attached to photograph" Judy Leonard inside Ringwood Post Office, Ringwood Street. circa 1980 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Tatura Post Office, 1969
First Post Office opened in 1875. Telegraph facilities provided in 1880. An official building.Cream cover with black lettering. Photograph of new post office on front cover. post office tatura -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church
St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church Stawell. Now United Church. This landmark of Stawell was opened on 11th April 1869. The tower and spire, overall height of 148 feet, cost 1352 pounds and was paid for by an early mine owner. In March 1869, a month before the Church was opened, the local paper reported that a large red flag on the top of the Presbyterian Spire meant that the last brick had been laid and the massive gilt ball and cross had been placed in position. The Church has some fine stained-glass windows. Two identical side views of a church with a tall steeple. These photos were taken from the original Post Cards in Album 13, p.41. The photo shows a Tennis Courts in foreground with a picket fence around the church. Presbyterian Church, Stawell written on the front of the post card and June' 09 Stawell written in pencil on the back. Post cards printed in Germany.stawell religion -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, New Post Office, Ringwood St (undated)
Black and white photograph of brick post office building. Two Norfolk Island pines stand outside.Typed below photograph, "The new post office in Ringwood Street. Telephone exchange can be seen on its left." -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Surrey Hills Post Office
The post office opened at this location in 1912. It was demolished in 2000. Post office history in the area: Until 1883 when the railway came through to Surrey Hills, this was essentially a rural community of scattered farms. Land subdivisions soon occurred along the railway line and limited postal services followed soon after, although a ‘permanent’ home for the post office was two decades away. George Sim Junior is acknowledged as our first postmaster; he opened a post office on 1 October 1884 in his father’s general store at 619-621 Canterbury Road, a few doors down from the Surrey Hills Hotel on the corner of Union Road. Over the next 20 years, the Surrey Hills Post Office moved several times into temporary, shared accommodation – in 1889 into Woodhead’s Corner Store at 364 Canterbury Road; then in 1895 to No 376, Hansen’s Exchange Building, part of Hansen’s Terrace (demolished) and in 1901 to 109 Union Road, on the corner of Windsor Crescent. Following Federation in 1901, the new Commonwealth Government established the Postmaster-General's Department to provide postal services to the nation. Many of the post offices constructed in the following years reflected a growing sense of Australian pride and nationalism. It was 1914 when building commenced on the ‘purpose-built’ post office at 609 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills. Described as “a polychromatic Federation Freestyle building”, it served as the local post office for nearly 85 years until sold by the Commonwealth Government in c1999, after which the post office moved to the current, less prominent site at 100 Union Road. For nearly 10 years under private ownership, the building was successfully adapted for use as the base for two businesses, Gargoyles and Dragons and later the Surrey Sculpture Studio, and fortuitously the historic integrity of the building was maintained. However although renovated in the 1990's, structurally sound and of historic significance, it was not protected under local or commonwealth heritage legislation and was demolished soon after sale. This is an early image of a demolished building which should have been protected. In 1991, when the City of Camberwell conducted a heritage study, (which still informs the basis of the City of Boroondara’s heritage guidelines for this part of the municipality,) the post office was owned by the Commonwealth Government. As such, it could not be considered for heritage listing by the local authorities. Some years later, the Commonwealth and Australia Post rather belatedly recognized not only that post offices have heritage and social value, but also that the architecture of post offices as community buildings is important. A heritage management scheme was developed for the buildings they own or control under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999. Unfortunately, the Surrey Hills Post Office had been sold and demolished before this was finally enacted in 2004. Black and white image, perhaps from a post card, of Surrey Hills post office at 609 Canterbury Road. The building is flanked by a picket fence. There is a woman, a dog and a man in front of the entrance. The man is in uniform - possibly a postal employee.post offices, canterbury road, businesses, surrey hills post office, surrey sculture studio, gargoyles and dragons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: POSTCARD, M.PEGOUD IN BIPLANE
Postcard: man seated in cockpit of plane. Man is wearing jacket, goggles perched on head and ear muffs. Written on bottom RH of image: ' M. Pegoud, the aviator who has flown upside down & looped the loop' n On LH side ' Topical Post Card Co. Winton'Topical Post Card Co., Wintonaviation, civilian, m. pegoud, basil watson collection, m. pegoud, aviation, looped the loop.