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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ron Joosten and his sisters, Vera and Yvonne, Anzac crosses, Sinclair Parade, Port Melbourne, 1956
Photos taken by their father, George Joosten, soon after their arrival in Australia in September 1956. Information as related to Glen Cosham on 31.01.2014Photograph of Ron Joosten and his two sisters, Vera and Yvonne, observing the crosses laid on the grassed area of Sinclair Parade, Port Melbourne, for Anzac Dayfamilies, memorials, war, george joosten, vera joosten, ron joosten, yvonne joosten -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1956
Second black and white photograph showing Leonie Sparks in white dress, long white gloves as Miss Gippsland 1956 04860.1Black and white photograph of Miss Leonie Sparks 18 years of Lakes Entrance taken by Bairnsdale Advertiser announcing her entry into the Miss Gippsland lead up to the Miss Australia Quest, Bairnsdale Victoriagenealogy, transport -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, c. 1956
Black and white photograph depicting Centre Road Bentleigh, looking west. On the right hand side of the road there are two Coles stores. The one in the background is the newly opened store while the one in the foreground has been repurposed and is now a delicatessen. There are numerous cars parked on both sides of the road, including one that appears to be "double parked" on the right hand side of the road.Black and white photograph depicting Centre Road Bentleigh, looking west. On the right hand side of the road there are two Coles stores. The one in the background is the newly opened store while the one in the foreground has been repurposed and is now a delicatessen. There are numerous cars parked on both sides of the road, including one that appears to be "double parked" on the right hand side of the road.Handwritten in blue ink on a white sticker adhered to the reverse of the photograph: COLES BENTLEIGH c. 1956 / Centre Road looking west / The Old Coles store is in the foreground / and the new Coles is in the background.bentleigh, suburbs, shopping strip, cars -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Society's WWI website, David Thompson, John Kirby et al, 23 Mar 2015
David Thompson's presentation regarding the Society's World War I Website and utilisation thereof. Duration 01:27:31 (includes meeting preliminaries)war - world war i, communication - electronic, david thompson, world war i -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Grade 2 students, Port Melbourne Primary School inviting PMHPS members to speak to them, Nov 2009
.01 - Fourteen hand-written letters from Grade 2 students at Port Melbourne Primary School inviting members of the PMHPS to speak to them. education - primary schools, port melbourne primary school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Janne Ray on Norma Barnett, Glen Stuart, 13 Feb 2002
Oral History of Janne RAY, recorded by Pat GRAINGER on 13.02.2013. Discussing her friend Norma BARNETT. Recording duration 01:33:07domestic life, janne ray, sister norma jean barnett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Government Aircraft Factory, Rob Nash, 26 Mar 2007
Recording of the PMHPS meeting on 26.03.2007 at the Liardet Community centre. Speaker was Rob Nash on the Government Aircraft Factory. Recording duration 01:18:27industry, transport - aviation and aerodrome, rob nash -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, Robin Grow, Port Melbourne Walk, 2008
With assistance from PMH&PS, Robin Grow constructed an art deco walk and booklet, one of a series produced by the Art Deco Society..01- "Port Melbourne Walk", a booklet produced by the Art Deco Society, on inter-war building in Port Melbourne. A self-guiding reference, 2008 architecture, built environment, robin grow, art deco society, walk guide -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Small rear room, Excelsior Hall, Port Melbourne, Paul Shire, Jun 2003
City of Port Phillip was involved with the reconstruction of heritage buildings to create low cost housing such as this project completed in April 2004Colour photos taken by Paul Shire. Excelsior Hall interior images prior to its adaptation as housing 01 - Small rear room westbuilt environment - civic, town planning, heritage, excelsior hall, rsl, returned services league -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bridge United Cricket Club, 1939 and South Melbourne CYMS Football Team, 1939 - 1946
Donated to PMH&PS by Pat HARPERTwo black and white photographs .01 - Bridge United Cricket Club team 1939 .02 - South Melbourne CYMS football team 1946sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, gerry harper -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Town Hall, Sandridge, 1860s
Photos of Longitudinal, traverse, side and back elevation drawings for original Town Hall, Sandridge (No. 2); a record of appearance of .01 before treatment by conservators William Ireland:Witness Henry Bates:Reverse side: Plans of Town Hall, old and new. June 19th (pencil drawing)port melbourne town hall, built environment - civic -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PTS 90
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Colour photograph of 50 nurses in uniform. Eight male and 42 female nurses. Photograph taken in front of Lister House. 01/08/1977. NDSN school 90 Frederick Houghton 1977 ndsn, pts 90 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, Douglas Smallpage?, Ross St Baptist Sunday School, 1930s - 1940s
Digital image of Ross St Baptist Sunday School picnic in early 1930s. Hard copies of photos of similar period at 1876 .01-.24education - primary schools, religion - baptist church, doug smallpage, keith jenkins, roland harris, valerie young, ethel croxon, joy duncan, iris caton, myrna jackson, william lowson, ross street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Demolition of Bendigo Regional Library Building
Colour photograph of demolition underway of the Bendigo Regional Library Building, Thurs.20/01/1983. Contains two photos and envelope description of perspective.bendigo regional library, demolition, 1983 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Glass, Austin Hospital, Austin Hospital commemorative glass, 1995
The Austin Hospital founded in 1882, merged with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital on 01/01/1995. This glass was issued to commemorate the event.Clear glass drinking glass, gilt rim and inscriptionAustin Hospital 1882-1995, with Coat of Armscommemorative glass, austin hospital, glasses -
Greensborough Historical Society
Documents, A Celebration of the life of Beryl Kathleen Vickers; with tributes from Bryan Henderson and Rosie Bray, 10/01/2018
Beryl Vickers (21/03/1920 - 10/01/2018) was a long-term resident of Greensborough and member of the Greensborough Methodist, now Living Faith Church. Tributes written by Rosalie Bray and Bryan Henderson, accompanied by a copy of the Funeral order of service.3 p. documents, colour photograph, with 4 p. order of service with colour photographsberyl vickers -
Vision Australia
Text, RVIB Loch Auxiliary, 1956 - 1988
The Loch RVIB Auxiliary was formed in 1956. This small collection contains correspondence to and from RVIB head office ranging between 1980 - 1988. Letters -- and various loose papers royal victorian institute for the blind -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, 19 Oct. 1956
Dixons Creek Road 19th October, 1956 Scour developing back onto road from Smedley’s property near Blease RoadRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, road construction, shire of eltham, bridge construction, eltham-yarra glen road, 1956-10-19, dixons creek bridge, dixon's creek road, floods -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Program, Broadway Theatre Elwood, 1956
Program of films shown at the Broadway Theatre, Elwood, over the period 29 March - 24 April 1956. Includes advertising by local businesses.Card with four sections on each side coloured alternately on one side cream and orange, and the other side cream and green, and printed in black. Designed to be folded into four but has been flattened and laminated.elwood cinemas, broadway theatre - elwood -
St Kilda Historical Society
Ephemera - Program, Broadway Theatre Elwood, 1956
Program of films shown at the Broadway Theatre, Elwood, over the period 11 May - 6 June 1956. Includes advertising by local businesses.Booklet of eight pages of various colours printed on both sides and stapled. elwood cinemas, broadway theatre - elwood -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 15/02/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about how bogie trams were transported to Ballarat from Geelong.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of Geelong No. 39 being delivered to Ballarat, later became Ballarat 41 - see Reg Item 5343 also. Photographed by Wal Jack 15-2-1956. Has destination of Newtown. See also Reg Item 5341 for another photograph of the event. trams, tramways, delivery of tramcars, bogie trams, depot, tram 39 tram 41 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Tram 40 - Mercer St, city end, early 1956
Photo shows Geelong tram 40 Mercer St, city end. The tram has the destination of North. In the background is a typewriter shop, R J Reynolds? Shell service station and S G Winkler Service station with a Neptune sign. The driver has his hand on the air brake and the controller with the front driver's window open. One of a set of photos was taken between 15/2/1956 and 3/3/1956 when services operated only between Belmont and North before the final closure of the Belmont route on 25/31956 and that bogie tram 31 is not shown on the board, having gone to Ballarat on 15/2/1956 - see item 5554. See item 8213 for an article on the Geelong system by Keith Kings. Yields information about the Geelong operations toward the closure of the tram system.Black and white Negative - 120 sizetramways, geelong, tram 40, north, mercer st -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Schools 21 and 22
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Black and white photograph of seven third year nurses. Photo taken in a garden.Names written on back. "Schools 21 and 22. ?1956 or 57". (1956 or 1957 correct as both schools commenced 1954 and nurses' caps have a frill and stripe, therefore they are third year nurses)three tutor nurses., at lister house. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, The British and Foreign Bible Society, The Bible, 1955
HardcoverS.Boyd III (?) S, Luv (/) Yabrith Andrews, back page of autographs 1956religion, walsh st library -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph
John David Roberts, LTh (MCD) was born in Brisbane, QLD in 1918. He was ordained in the Congregational ministry in Windsor, QLD in 1946. Black and white, head and shoulders studio portrait on card of Rev. John David Roberts looking to his left and wearing clerical robes. The photographed is tipped on to textured buff card which has an uneven cut down the right side. There is undecipherable pencil writing on the bottom right of the photograph.On the back: "Rev J D Roberts 1956-1961 Augustine Hawthorn (C)"congregational minister, augustine congregational church hawthorn, john david roberts -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - CAC Collection - RAAF Avon Mk109 General and Technical Information
Australian Air Publication 711:47/109 Volume 1 September 1956 -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, 1950's
Items donated by Mr A Murdoch relating to Phillip Island Auto Racing Club.Five items relating to the Phillip island Auto Racing Club. 336-01 - Subscription Receipt for A Murdoch Esq. Church Street, Cowes. Dated 18/11/53 £10.0.0 Signed by R Morgan. 336-02 - Foundation Member Pass - "This pass admits member and one lady, not transferable. All passes are renewed annually. Valid until June 30th, 1956. 336-03 - Foundation Member Pass valid to June 30, 1957. 336-04 & 05 - Two Admission Tickets for the PIARC. One is stamped "lady" piarc admission ticket, piarc membership pass, a murdoch -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 29/03/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about how bogie trams were transported to Ballarat from Geelong and then received into the depot and offloading the bogies.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of possibly Geelong No. 40 bogies being off loaded by Yellow Express Crane from the delivery truck in the depot yard, If Geelong 40 bogies, then Wal Jack photo 29-3-1956. Became Ballarat No. 43 - see Reg Item 5345 and 5346 also. . trams, tramways, delivery of tramcars, bogie trams, depot, tram 43 tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, Wal Jack, "Geelong Tramways State Electricity Commission - April 1939", 1939-1956
Yields information about the history of electric tramcars in Geelong and their backgrounds.Eight pages of notes, listings of Electric tram stock in Geelong - dated 1939, detailing builders, providing details, scrapping dates, updated to 1956 in relation to bogie trams. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". trams, tramways, geelong, sec, tramcars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, Wal Jack, "Bendigo Tramways State Electricity Commission - April 1939", 1939-1956
Yields information about the history of electric tramcars in Bendigo and their backgrounds.Eight pages of notes, listings of Electric tram stock in Bendigo - dated 1939, detailing builders, providing details, scrapping dates, updated to 1956 in relation to bogie trams. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, tramcars