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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Electric Light Committee, Town of Port Melbourne, 1912 - 1916
W H Ashman - Electrical EngineerMinutes of Electric Lighting Committee from 05 Mar 1912 - 08 Feb 1916, following Port Melbourne Council's decision of 23 Jan 1912 to consider an electric light and power scheme for the town.local government - town of port melbourne, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, joseph hayes morris, james peter crichton, w h ashman, owen sinclair, george samuel walter, william howe, arthur leaverack page, richard henry gill, thomas smith, robert harper & co ltd, albert tucker -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Faram Bros, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 1969
Series 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. .08 - Faram Bros in 1969In ink, various information dates etc on surface of prints.business and traders - hardware, built environment - commercial, faram brothers hardware -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - J Kitchen & Sons technical conference, Mt Eliza, Gordon Lindsay, 1957
14 black and white photos taken in 1957 at a technical conference held at Hotel Manyung, Mt Eliza. Delegtes are named. Photos .01 to .08 have name of delegate and paper presented. Kitchen & SonsGordon Lindsay photographer 138 Young St Frankston FKN 450industry - manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, c e critchfield, r g taylor, k s brown, j a dick, j feiglin, w c lancashire, d chandler, g c heyde, f e knofel, george varney, dick carey, mr berry, mr hawley, mr brown, mr bretnall, mr sheppherd, r e webb, mr bray, mr agnew, mr carless, mr burn, mr tanner, mr thompson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Brian Hegarty, Growing up in Middle Park and Port Melbourne, Garry Smart, 25 Mar 2019
Brian Hegarty talks about growing up in the 1950s, 60s and 70s from Middle Park to Port Melbourne. PMHPS monthly meeting 25.03.2019 Duration including meeting preliminaries 1:08:56social activities, families, brian hegarty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, David Sornig, Dudley Flats, Garry Smart, 29 Apr 2019
David Sornig talks about his book"Blue Lake: Finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp" Duration1:15:08 (including meeting preliminaries) PMHPS Meeting 29/4/2019natural environment, dudley flat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - EDITH LUNN COLLECTION: ASCOT PARK, EPSOM
Three photographs of exterior of Ascot Park, Epsom, taken 5/08/1995. House is two storey, brick with metal roofing. 4A rear of House 4 B & C front approach to houseEdith Lunn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Sands & McDougall Directory of Victoria, 1942 - 1974
Hardback books entitled "Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria". Cover years : (.01) 1942, (.02) 1955, (.03) 1964, (.04) 1965, (.05) 1970, (.06) 1971, (.07) 1973, (.08) 1974.built environment, business and traders, local government, families, advertising, sands & mcdougall -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, PM John Gorton
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Townsville, QLD 18/08/1968. The Prime Minister of Australia, The Right Honourable John Gorton fixes the "Long Tan Streamer" to the colours of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.photograph, townsville, john gorton, long tan, 6 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, prime minister of australia j g gorton mp, 6th battalion, the royal australian regiment, denis gibbons -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Booklet, C.H. Fitts, The Stawell Oration: Serendipity, 1958
This is a copy of the Stawell oration - Serendipity - given by the Victorian physician Clive Hamilton Fitts (1900-1984). It was read to the Victorian Branch of the British medical Association, 1 Oct 1958 at the Royal Australian College of Surgeons Melbourne.Written on front page: "With good wishes" and signature (indecipherable).medicine, science, walsh st library -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 43 and others - Mt Pleasant, 5-4-1958
Photograph shows SECV Ballarat tram 43, another bogie and a single trucker at the Mt Pleasant terminus. The tram has an auxiliary board, but unreadable. Received in an envelope dated 5-4-1958, photographer not known.Yields information about tram 43 and the Mt Pleasant terminus.Colour print on Agfa paper.tramcars, trams, tram 43, mt pleasant -
Orbost & District Historical Society
bottle, C 1958
Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’.A tall clear glass 30oz bottle with a blue and white painted label on the front. It has a screw thead top.Base - AGM logo M Front label - Registered trademark AYGEE In circle rosette - First Prize Back - AYGEE is best. M21 Royal Show This bottle always remains the property 1958 of AYGEE Products Traralgon preservative addedbottle aygee container soft-drink -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Framed letter, Princess Anne, Buckingham Palace, Letter from HRH Anne, the Princess Royal, 2007 - 2008
The author of the letter the Princess Royal is patron of the Mission to Seafarers in Australia. The letter marks the centenary in 2007 of the establishment of the Seafarers Service in Australia. Letter, signed, on Buckingham Palace letterhead mounted and housed in gilt painted frame, glazed . Fitted with single twist hanging wire, and 4 felt stoppers; Core flute backing with Brown paper tape to seal. Signature bottom right in Black ink "Anne" / Conservation Framer's label initials in black ink : "E LH 22/2/08"mission to seafarers, commemorations, princess anne, princess royal, letter, 2007, centenary, seafarers service -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Postcard, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, c1908
"Within six years of its first land sales in 1852, founder members had challenged council over horticultural decisions and Ballarat's main thoroughfare contained fences squares, trees and flower beds. The major works that projected the Garden City image were the street plantings, parks and botanical gardens ..." Reference: Michael Taffe, Growing a garden City: Ballarat Horticultural Society 1859-2009, BHS Publishing, 2014, p. 10.This postcard shows how the botanical gardens in Ballarat, famous for being a Garden City.Coloured postcard Forest Scene, Botanical Gardens, Ballarat printed in red at bottom of card. Elaine 30-11-08 handwritten in black ink underneath.botanical gardens, ballarat, forest scene, gardens, botanical, -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Framed letter, Art Conservation Framers, Buckingham Palace, Letter from HRH Anne, the Princess Royal, 2007 - 2008
The author of the letter the Princess Royal is patron of the Mission to Seafarers in Australia. The letter marks the 150th anniversary in 2007 of the establishment of the Mission to Seafarers in Australia. It acknowledges the work of the Mission and the men and women in Melbourne and the Victorian Ports offering the "hand of friendship to seafarers from all over the world".It also acknowledges the significant role of volunteers in supporting the work of the Missions. This letter is one of 3 letters held in the collection and received from Royal patrons. Letter, signed, on Buckingham Palace letterhead mounted and housed in gilt painted frame, glazed . Fitted with single twist hanging wire, and 4 felt stoppers; Core flute backing with Brown paper tape to seal. Signature bottom right in Black ink "Anne" / Conservation Framer's label initials in black ink : "E LH 22/2/08"mission to seafarers, sesquicentenary, commemorations, princess anne, princess royal, letter, 2007 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Queen Mother's visit - Tramway Arrangements", March 1958
Set of documents regarding the visit of the Queen Mother to Ballarat for the Begonia Festival on 2 March 1958. Comprises: 1 - SEC tramway arrangements - giving tramcar termination and restarting while the visit occurred 2 - Multiple copies of the Begonia Festival programme and the Music for the People event 3 - Letter from D I Graham thanking all those involved on Begonia Festival letterhead dated 7/4/1958 4 - Greater Ballarat map - with tram notes along the top edge. 5 - three page handwritten notes regarding tram arrangements, inspectors, and other notes.Yields information about the 1958 visit by the Queen Mother.Administrative record or documents - 8 sheets, and one folded map.tramways, queen mother, begonia festival, royal visit, map -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, David Blyth packing cans, 1958
David Blyth, worker at the RVIB Factory, stacking cans The picture dates to about 1958 when we were packing emergency supplies for the Army. The pack were rations which were dropped by aircraft to troops in the field. 1 B/W image of man removing cans from rows and placing into cartonroyal victorian institute for the blind, david blyth -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 5/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "17" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat No. 14, passing through the King St. Loop, Victoria St., inbound to the City. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St. West. "Victoria St line" "5-4-58"tramways, trams, victoria st, king st, tram 14 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: ST PAUL'S CIRCLE RED CROSS SOCIETY MINUTES, June 1958
Exercise book with a black shiny, patterned cover and red edges to the pages. The back of the book contains the Annual Meeting Minutes of Australian Red Cross Society, Victorian Division, St. Paul's Circle Minutes from 3/6/1958 to 7/7/1969. The front of the book contains the names of ladies who were making shirts, pyjamas, underpants, refugee skirts, dressing gowns, face washers and net covers.E. Malloyessential services, red cross, minute book, john jones collection - st paul's circle red cross minutes, mrs sansom, secombe, smith, chalk, mansell, wallace, o'neill, a e brown, lansell, hocking, murphy, tootell, nankervis, pearce, friswell, clapp, fulton, thomlinson, wright, dunstane, trembath, draper, jones, t cambridge, mueller, palmer, wooltorton, hill, pascoe, green, bush, beischer, rumbold -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Railway construction camp Eltham, 8 Jun 1912
Showing general view of railway construction camp Eltham 08/06/1912Photocopy/inkject print on A4 paperrailways, camps, eltham -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Book - Document, Our Cookery Book, c 1890
Do not consider of any historical value. C.A. Terrill 85-08-20Front cover and first three pages of Flora Pell Cookery Book, in torn and fragile condition. cooking, cookery, recipes -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Helenslea, Shelford CEGGS
Two photocopied articles concerning preliminary approval granted by Caulfield Council to Shelford Grammar School for a child minding centre in Hood Crescent and objections to this proposal. One article comes from the Southern Cross of 19/08/1992 and the other comes from the MCP of 24/08/1992.shelford grammar school, caulfield council, hood crescent, chessell pam, lyall peter, friedmann helen, anderson sandy, shelford anglican girls school, caulfield north, chessell pamela, helenslea road, schools, building permits, child care, protest groups, child minding centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH UNITED GOLD MINING CO. NL - CORRESP. RE SHARES, 1957 - 1967
document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet: Deborah United Gold Mining Co. NL. Green folder containing correspondence. On front of folder ' New Moon 6 August Full Moon 21. 'Deb. United Records' Contains dissolution of company 14.4.1959, letter re voluntary liquidation 27 Nov. 1958, Directors report 31 August 1958 and 18th. October 1957. List of shareholders 31st August 1957 Shares.organization, business, deborah united gold mine nl, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet: deborah united gold mining co. nl, gold mining, shares, shareholders -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, SEC Ballarat trams 21 and 41
Yields information about the use of trams in Ballarat by the AETA and the City Loop precinct.Colour photograph, printed on a postcard back format of SEC Ballarat trams 21 and 41 at the City Loop. Tram 21 has an AETA tour board on the front of the tram and it is showing Special. Most likely the AETA Easter 1958 tour - see Reg. Item No. 122 for a set of tour notes and the data base for other images of the trams on this tour. Reg Item 2843 gives the date as 5/4/1958.On the rear in ink or pencil Ball21, with MMTB 188 crossed out and ADEL A10.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, aeta, tram 37 -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Document, minutes, Biography of Sir Stanley Savige, 1958
Minutes of the fifth meeting of the Committee held at Legacy House on 8 August 1958, which note that 3/4 of the manuscript had been completed. Negotiations with publishers are recorded. At this stage they were still hoping to publish before Christmas.Further insight into the publication of the book.1 typewritten quarto sheetsavige book, biography -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Black and White Print, Weapons Research Establishment (WRE), Black Knight Rocket on launch pad at Woomera, South Australia, 23 September, 1958
On reverse: Black Knight Also stamped in blue ink: Phone: Ex. 253 STILL PHOTO SECTION W.R.E. SALISBURY, S.A. Neg. No. E1224 (in pencil) Date: 23 Sep 1958 (over stamped) Subject: Classification: UNCLASSIFIED (over stamped)1958-09-23, alan gardiner collection, black knight rocket, launch pad, salisbury, south australia, space industry, woomera, rocket -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs/Slides, Laurie Dixon, 1961
Five of a collection of slides donated by Laurie Dixon. Water was pumped from Candowie Reservoir to nearby Almurta Basin and gravity fed to Wimbledon Heights Storage Basin. These open water basins were two main components of the water distribution of the day and supplied the area from 1964 to 1989. The Almurta and Wimbledon Heights Storage Basins were decommissioned in 1999 when the San Remo Basin was improved an now is the vital link in the transfer of water from Candowie via the Purification Plant.Five of a collection of slides taken by Laurie Dixon. (Photographs scanned by E Alexander). The photographs are of the machinery used to clear the land for the reservoir constructed at Wimbledon Heights in September 1961 273-08 Robert Cleeland on TractorInscriptions of slides 273-09. Tourerpull & crawler at reservoir Sep. 61 273-10. Reservoir Sep 61 273-11. Reservoir Sep 61 273-12. Building reservoir Sep 61wimbledon heights reservoir, laurie dixon -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 1948
Quinn CollectionThree-page letter written on two sheets of unlined cream-coloured paper (0387.a1-a2), dated 8/08/48 and written at sea on board S.S.Lali. with cream airmail envelope (0387.b)Envelope bears two Brazil stamps and is postmarked Chileletters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, s.s.lali -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspapers, The Courier, 05/01/1987 - 12/01/1987
Desmond TutuThere are five couriers 05/01/1987 07/01/1987 08/01/1987 09/01/1987 10/01/1987 12/01/1987 One copy of the Age 12/01/1987Articles on the visit of Desmond Tutu -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Eastern kiosk, Development of TT Lines truck parking area, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1992
Thirteen (13) colour photographs taken by Lyn Allison as part of Bayside Development Action Group. Photos show the development of TT Line's truck parking area at Station Pier in 1992. .08 - Eastern Kioskpiers and wharves - station pier, tt-line co pty ltd, abel tasman, beacon, station pier gatehouse, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VIC TOUR BROCHURE - THIS WEEK IN BENDIGO 25/08/1969
VIC TOUR brochure THIS WEEK IN BENDIGO Guide to entertainment and Scenic Attractions Two sheet, eight page paper brochure Lists entertainment, visitor attractions/sites and events for the week commencing 25/08/69Government Printer, Melbourne