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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old railway overpass, Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill, c.1971, 1971
Shortly before demolition Cross Reference: 01696-2 print; 01918-3 negativeNegative black and white film 120 6x9 format 3 stripsAgfa APX 100briar hill, bridge, para road, railway bridge, sherbourne road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old railway overpass, Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill, c.1971, 1971
Shortly before demolition Cross Reference: 01696-3 print; 01918-4 negativeNegative black and white film 120 6x9 format 3 stripsAgfa APX 100briar hill, bridge, para road, railway bridge, sherbourne road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old railway overpass, Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill, c.1971, 1971
Shortly before demolition Cross Reference: 01696-4 print; 01918-7 negativeNegative black and white film 120 6x9 format 3 stripsAgfa APX 100briar hill, bridge, para road, railway bridge, sherbourne road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old railway overpass, Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill, c.1971, 1971
Shortly before demolition Cross Reference: 01696-5 print; 01918-8 negativeNegative black and white film 120 6x9 format 3 stripsAgfa APX 100briar hill, bridge, para road, railway bridge, sherbourne road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old railway overpass, Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill, c.1971, 1971
Shortly before demolition Cross Reference: 01696-6 print; 01918-9 negativeNegative black and white film 120 6x9 format 3 stripsAgfa APX 100briar hill, bridge, para road, railway bridge, sherbourne road -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Tom Prior, A Bush Home - Research, Vic, c.1895
A slab hut situated in Research, Victoria. An elderly man and woman stand in front of their small bark slab home with bark chimney. It has a tin roof and tin water tank to the side. A small garden is situated at the front. Reproduced on pp 38-39 of 'Pioneers & Painters: One Hundred years of Eltham and it's Shire" (1971) Article in "Australian Family Tree Connections" February 2000 by B. J. Parkinson claims that the people in this photo are "Jonas and Christina Jane (Gregg) PRIOR in front of their home at Ferny Hill, near Eltham, Victoria, 1877". Photocopy of photo also attached to 14 online family trees for the Prior family on Ancestry.com without the words "A Bush Home". References found to Prior in historical newspapers and the property "Ferny Hill". Jonas was a convict from Kent, England. He arrived in Hobart in 1821 aged 19 years. He married Christina Gregg in Hobart about 1834 and had 11 children. They came to Victoria about 1846. He died at Ferny Hill, near Research, Eltham in 1878 aged 74 years and was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery. His occupation was gardener.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 20 x 25 cmshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, research (vic.), ferny hill, jonas prior, christina prior, hut, prior, convict, pioneers and painters -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Photo, F.Foxcroft, Buffalo River South State school, 1913
1913 School photo of Buffalo River South State School. The school was 21 Km south of Myrtleford. 1913 Five members of the Fletcher family attended the school : Middle Row: Agnes (far left),Elizabeth(3rd from left ) Bruce (2nd from Right)Jeanette (far right), Front Row: Jean (2nd from left) Head Master: Mr Septimus Elmore Reference from 'Recollections IV ' (The Myrtleford & district Historical Society Inc February 2011) School photo of a remote school which was greatly impacted by fluctuating enrollments ,threatening its ongoing existence. the importance of numbers from single Family. clothes worn at this time Rectangular beige stained cardboard with an inserted emboss border surrounding a Sepia color photo. Buffalo River S.S. School. F.Foxcroft photo Brightmyrtleford,victoria,buffalo river, school, fletcher 1913 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Manual, Collins Street Directory 1961, 1961
This compact Collins Street Directory has 178 detailed maps and shows postal district numbers used at that time.Small directory of Melbourne streets in 1961 including a separate map of all areas covered by the directory & their map reference numbers.built environment - civic, collins book depot {ty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Gary Presland, Records of the Victorian Archeological Survey, 1977 - 1983
Purchased from Information Victoria, circa 2000Victorian Archeological Survey books by Gary Presland (editor or author). .01 - No5, 1977. Journals of George Augustus Robinson Jan -March 1840 (light orange cover 96 pages plus fold out route map) .02 - No 6 1977. Journals of George Augustus Robinson March - May 1841 (orange cover 102 pages plus fold out route map and illustrations) .03 - An archeological survey of the Melbourne Metropolitan area 1983 (yellow cover 136 pages)australian aborigines, natural environment, gary presland, george augustus robinson, archeology -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Jenny Lee, Making Modern Melbourne, 2008
"Making Modern Melbourne" by Jenny Lee. Small paperback 160 pages, ilustrated. Sources detailed, no indexPMH stamp fly leafmelbourne, australian aborigines, transport - railways, natural environment, jenny lee, john pascoe faulkner, john batman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Mind the Curve! - A History of the Cable Trams, 1970
"Mind the Curve! A History of the cable trams" by John D Keating. Paperback 156 pages indexed, illustrated. Orange cover with photo of trams in Collins St. 1970/72/96 (3rd edition)PMH stamp on fly leaftransport - tramways, john d keating, cable trams -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Ross Hutchinson & Associates, Getting Around - Travel in Old Australia, 2000
"Getting Around - Travel in Old Australia" Book of A6 captioned historic transport images. Hardback 94 pages "The Centenary Collection"PMH stamp on flyleaftransport, five mile press -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Ship to Shore - A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and its Union Struggles, 1990
Significant waterfront history out of print, purchased on eBay"Ship to Shore - A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and it's Union Struggles" By Rupert Lockwood 1990. Hale & Ironmonger 398 pp paperback, illustrated and indexed, introduction by Author, "Afterword" by Tasnor I Bull of the VOWF. Bibliography, abbreviations, etc, cover orange type on tinted historical photo of Yarra ships.In pencil on flyleaf "sale $17"piers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, rupert lockwood -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Helen Trinca et al, Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia, 2000
Was purchased on eBay as a pair with "Ship to Shore""Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia" by journalists Helen TRINCA and Anne DAVIES - 317 pp paperback on the 1998 Patrick conspiracy. Doubleday 2000 illustrated, end notes, indexed, with chronologyPencil, end paper "sale $8"societies clubs unions and other organisations, transport - shipping, piers and wharves - waterside workers, piers and wharves - webb dock, maritime union of australia, mua, anne davies, helen trinca -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Wendy Lowenstein, Weevils at Work - what's happening to work in Australia - an oral record, 1997
Meant to be a sequel to "Weevils in the Flour" titled "Weevils in the Workplace" but designer Rolf Heimann wanted a shorter title."Weevils at Work - what's happening to work in Australia - an oral record" by Wendy Lowenstein - 240 pages paperback book, turquoise with yellow type and colourful illustration on coverPMH&PS stamp, flyleafindustry, business and traders, societies clubs unions and other organisations, wendy lowenstein, john ellis -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Victorian Government, Victoria Felix, 1985
"Victoria Felix - A celebration of the 50th Parliament of Victoria 1856 -1985" Author Elizabeth Wood Ellem. 28 page booklet, illustratedstate government victoria, celebrations fetes and exhibitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Dating Family Photos 1850-1920, 1992
"Dating Family Photos 1850-1920" A paperback book of 127 pages. Author and publisher Lenore Frost.The book explains how to learn from photos and gives techniques to age photos, particularly using costumes.costume, domestic life, social activities, lenore frost -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Expertise. Service. Security. Associated Marine and the Role of Marine Insurance in Australia, 2007
"Expertise. Service. Security. Associated Marine and the Role of Marine Insurance in Australia". A history of Australia's marine insurance industry from 1982 to 2007. In particular Associated Marine Insurerstransport - shipping -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Brian Fitzpatrick et al, The Seamen's Union of Australia 1872 - 1972, 1981
"The Seamen's Union of Australia 1872 - 1972" A history of the Seamen's Union for 100 years. Red hardback book with dust cover.societies clubs unions and other organisations -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Sid Gladman, Thru the Eyes of a Boy, 2008
"Thru the Eyes of a Boy" The history of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club 1889 to 2008. Author - Sid Gladman 694 pp soft cover book, 2008Signed to the PMH&PS by the author, with birth datesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - yachting, sid gladman, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Sam Everingham, Wildride - The Rise and Fall of Cobb & Co, 2007
Signed by the author after his presentation to the PMHPS 26 April 2010"Wildride - The Rise and Fall of Cobb and Co" The history of Cobb and Co from the arrival of the original founder, Freeman Cobb, at Port Phillip Bay in April 1853transport - horse, cobb and co, freeman cobb -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Wayne Ward, 28 Men, 2010
"28 Men" An account of a period of industrial disputation, circa 1917, in New South Wales. Associated events - disposal of Commonwealth Shipping Line, the near general strike in NSW in 1917.Signed by the authortransport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, piers and wharves - waterside workers, commonwealth shipping line -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Peter Plowman, Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977, 2006
"Australian Migrant Ships 1946 -1977" An account of the ships bringing migrants to Australia after World War 2 until 1977; in particular from Britain, Greece and Italytransport - shipping, migrants, migrant ships -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, International Committee on Seafarer's Welfare (ICSF), Seafarer's Centres Directory, 2010
.01 - "Seafarer's Centres Directory". Worldwide directory by the International Committee on Seafarer's Welfare 2010 (ICSF)transport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, seafarer's welfare -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, 02: International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF), A Seafarer's Bill of Rights, 2006
.02 - A Seafarer's Bill of rights". Guide produced by the International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF), 2006transport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, seafarer's welfare -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Grids and Greenery. The Character of Inner Melbourne, 1987
"Grids and Greenery. The Character of Inner Melbourne" A largely pictorial account of how inner Melbourne's public spaces have developed from early settlement to the 1980s. 71 pages, white cover with grey grid and bright colours on the frontbuilt environment - civic, natural environment, parks and gardens -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Joanne Holliman, Century of Australian Prime Ministers, 1999
"Century of Australian Prime Ministers" A series of essays on each of the Prime Ministers from Edmund Barton to John Howard. 66 pages, pink and purple front cover with 10 photoscommonwealth government -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Reprint, The Herald, WWII Victory edition, 15 Aug 1995
The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Folder 5 has wartime and other general interest papers. Reprint of The Herald Victory Edition Souvenir 15/8/1949 (reference to the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation)war - world war ii, alan mathews, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Delva Crawford, 2 May 1991
Interviewed by Pat Grainger. Interview used in contributions to the book "They Can Carry Me Out" .Delva Crawford discussing her life in Port Melbourne with particular reference to the HCV (Housing Commission Victoria) flats in Graham/Danks Streets and the tenantsDuration 01:02:08families, domestic life, delva crawford, housing commission of victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Pat Grainger, Amelia Finch, 21 May 1991
Interview used in contribution to the book "They Can Carry me Out"Pat Grainger discussing her life both before and since moving to Port Melbourne, with particular reference to the campaign to stop the conversion of the Port Melbourne rail line to light railDuration side 01:55:43domestic life, transport - railways, public action campaigns, pat grainger