Centre section of building was built by the original owner, who was of Scottish decent. The two side sections were added by the Burgoynes (later owners), who were French. The different styles of architecture showing the influences of the owners origins.Photograph of Mt Ophir Cellars. The red brick building is in three sections. Five arched double doors. Arched windows. Ventilator on Roof. Pine tree in background. Car in front. mt ophir cellars, mt ophir winery, burgoynes winery

Simple wooden sign indicating the site of the Kyeema aircraft crash on the western slope of Mt Dandenong. The accident occurred on October 25th, 1938. All 18 onboard were killed.air crash, kyeema, mt dandenong

Yields information about Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade. Black and White photograph of tram of No. 13 at the Gardens Loop stop with the destination of Mt Pleasant. Shows the tram stop signage and the parklands in general. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 13

Yields information about tram 11 and Wendouree Parade at Gardens LoopAgfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 11 arriving in Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade, with the destination of Mt Pleasant.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". tramways, trams, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 11

Yields information about tram 35 and Gardens Loop area.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 35 parked at Gardens Loop. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". tramways, trams, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, tram 35

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1968 and Wendouree Parade.Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of No. 30 south bound near the old loop in Wendouree Parade. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Taken on a foggy morning. fog"5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens, tram 30

MEYER COLLECTION - FALLS CREEK PHOTOS In 1947 a determined group of like-minded State Electricity Commission (SEC) staff including Ray Meyer, the chief surveyor of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, had a common interest that revolved around the skiing potential of the snow-covered high plains which included what is now the resort of Falls Creek. The six SEC employees, Toni St Elmo, Ray Meyer, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson (together with their families) banded together to secretly build a 'hut' that was the first ski lodge at Falls Creek. Using a road built in 1930s to gain access to Falls Creek, their hut project was carried out in secret as efforts by other skiers were blocked by H.H.C. Williams – the engineer in charge of the Hydro Scheme. In 1946 Ray Meyer made a trip to the Lands Office in Melbourne. He came away with a 99-year lease on three acres that was ideally suited for a hut designed by Lloyd Dunn. Adrian Ruffenacht (Design Engineer for the KHS) had suggested where the group should build because of easy access to a spring for water. Much of the building material required was scavenged from derelict huts on the high plains. Due to the need for secrecy, the determined group worked on the hut in the evenings and weekends to avoid detection. During the building period the group had met at Echidna Rock (now known as Eagle Rock) where Skippy St Elmo announced, "This is my favourite ‘Skyline’.” And so the first lodge in the area at Falls Creek Ski Resort came into existence. With the development of the International Poma in the 1970s, the Skyline Lodge, which was sited between the ski-lift’s pole one and pole two, was demolished. However, the legacy of Ray Meyer, Toni St Elmo, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson and Skyline lives on in the vibrant atmosphere of Falls Creek Resort. The MEYER COLLECTION documents developments on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme and their life at Falls Creek from the mid 1930s to 1960s.These images are significant because they depict aspects of the life of a pioneering family of Falls Creek and the founders of "Skyline", the first lodge at Falls Creek.Images of some of the founders of Skyline Lodge. 1. Jack Minogue, Ray Meyer, Skippy St. Elmo and Tony Beveridge 2. Ray Meyer at Quartz Ridge Mt Bogongfalls creek, victorian snowfields, ray meyer, jack minogue, skippy st elmo, tony beveridge

Publication for the centenary of the Mt Lyell Company.White newspaper with blue, gold and black printing.mt lyell, centenary, mining, copper, mt lyell company, queenstown, tasmania

Near Mt Schanck 1822-1861Hand coloured Lithograph

Third year of Mt Beauty High School. Previously Mt Beauty Higher Elementary School. Headmaster's message 'more students staying at school' , new subjects added to curriculum to include higher levels and remedial.An insight into education and community values and expectations.Aqua coloured cardboard cover with title 'Yurnga 1965' printed in green on the bottom right. School badge logo in green. 28 pages printed on both sides. Includes black and white photos.On front cover - 6 names with phone numbersmt beauty high school, education, curriculum

The structure shown is the Mt Dandenong Observatory, also the Trig Point at the top of Mt Dandenong. It was a popular viewpoint and walking destination. The SkyHigh Restaurant now stands on this location. The photograph was taken by Ivy Child in the late 1920s.Sepia coloured photograph showing two people standing on top of a stone work structure below a wooden pyramid structure.Written below photograph in album - OBSERVITORY 2700FT.observatory, mt dandenong, trig point, ivy child

Although the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme was first proposed in 1911, construction did not commence until 1938. As part of the push to cut electricity costs and diversify supply, the Victorian Government (circa 1930) initiated the conversion from primarily brown coal supply to hydro – electricity. Field investigations during the 1940’s resulted in a new proposal for a scheme that had more than double the capacity of the 1938 scheme. The Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme became the largest scheme of its kind in the State Of Victoria and the second largest scheme in Australia. The number of personnel involved in the planning and construction of the scheme increased dramatically. During the late 1940’s, most activity centred around the construction of the West Kiewa Power Station, Rocky Valley Reservoir, McKay Creek Power Station and the Bogong Creek Aqueduct.A common thread across all the larger hydro scheme constructions was the need for workers, both qualified and unqualified who came from around the world seeking a new life for themselves and their families. New accommodation and facilities were required for the army of workers engaged in construction in often remote and wild areas. The SEC had a high demand for timber, and set up the first of a number of sawmills at Bogong Creek in 1939 and set up the first hardwood logging in the headwaters of the Kiewa River. These new ‘towns’ such as Mt Beauty and Bogong, survived, serving the needs of operational personnel and their families, and expanding with growth of new industries. Mount Beauty, and to a lesser extent Bogong, are among these places. Large A3 size spiral bound display folder containing 21 pages of photocopied black and white photographs of various aspects of the early days of the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric scheme including equipment, various work sites and photographs of workers and their families. 1-Allis Chalmers Tractor School 2- Gardens outside Administrative Office – Mt Beauty 3- Mt Beauty house – 1950 4-Bridge over Pretty Valley River, Bogong 5-Rocky Valley Spillway Tunnel break through 6-Ni 1 Headrace Tunnel drilling face 7-No 4 Power Station Drilling 8-Clover Dam Flood Waters 9-No1 Head Race Tunnel Portal Building 10-Clover Dam 1-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 5.9.49 Time: 10amm No K5174 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works Allis Chalmers Tractor School Page number 19 2-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 22.2.50 Time: 3.30pm No K5601 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works Gardens outside Administrative Office – Mt Beauty Page number 20 3-Mt Beauty house – 1950 Page number 21 4-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 23.10.50 Time: 11.15am No K6331 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works Bogong-Bridge over Pretty Valley River Page number 22 5-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 23.6.50 Time: 2.30pm No K5844 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works ROCKY VALLEY SPILLWAY TUNNEL BREAK THROUGH Page number 23 6-20/3/52 – No. 1 Headrace Tunnel Drilling face (E.E.E. contract) Page number 24 7-6/6/52 – No 4 Power Station – Drilling Page number 25 8-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 6/6/52 Time: No K7113 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works Clover Dam Flood Waters Page number 26 9-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: Oct 1952 Time: No K7239 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works No. 1 HEAD RACE TUNNEL PORTAL BUILDING. Handwritten underneath – This information from Ron White-the later Principal Hydro Engineer of the SEC. Oct 1952 Location incorrect? All work on No 1 had ceased after financial crash of 1951. This photo would refer to No 4 Headrace Tunnel? Page number 27 10-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: Jan 1953 Time: No K7307 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works CLOVER DAM Page number 28 secv; kiewa hydro electric scheme; bogong; mt beauty; construction area

The State Electricity Commission produced a Telephone directory for each of its construction sites during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme during the 1950s to early 1960s. The telephones were linked via the Switchboard. The booklet includes instructions for operating.The SECV constructed the KHES during the 1950s. It included construction sites on the Bogong High Plains and the townships of Bogong and Mt Beauty. It also connected the Scheme with the outside world and was operated through the switchboard which was located in Mt Beauty. This booklet also gives names of staff and some workmen - their occupation and their whereabouts of work at the time. Cardboard cover with pages inside bound by metal clasp. Pages divided with tabbed headings:- Bogong, Mt Beauty, West Kiewa, McKay Creek Howmans, Rocky Valley Langford's Gaptelephone directory kiewa hydro electric scheme, kiewa hydro electric scheme telephones

Education in Mount Beauty began in the 1940s when the SECV constructed the town of Mount Beauty for their workers and staff. The educational facilities included a kindergarten, a primary / consolidated school and a secondary college. Mount Beauty education was highly valued by the residents of Mt Beauty and families in the Kiewa Valley. In the 1940s and 1950s it was very modern with new buildings and included the latest in teaching aids and technology. A Collection of Mount Beauty Primary School, Secondary College, Mt Beauty Kindergarten Newsletters Dates 1992 - 1997. Note: Photo includes hand made booklet with photos of children at schooleducation in mount beauty, mt beauty school newsletters

Ford Customline vehicle at the Croydon rail bridge on Mt Dandenong Rd in front of sign for Tate's Motors Croydon. Uniformed police is standing on the passenger side with the door open. Circa 1957police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; ford customline car

Black and white photograph of 'Mushroom Rock' at Mt. Buffalo National park. Inscriptions on reverse: Postcard, correspondence, address only, single vertical line, square formed using the name 'Kodak'.person, individual, basil miller

Two plans of Gifford's Mt Gambier Hotel (one has typed capacities, the other hand written) and one page of typed Particulars of Mr. Gifford's Hotel Boiler for Hot Water.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, gifford's mt gambier hotel

Slovenian Association Melbourne 35th Anniversary keyring in Slovenian flag colours, Southern Cross, Mt Triglav and Slovenian national flower, the red carnation. The keyring was available to all members of the SAM.Slovenian Association Melbourne S:D:M: 35th EST. 1954slovenian association melbourne, keyring, 35th anniversary

Black & white photograph, unframed but pasted to cardboard album page. A greetings postcard showing small scenes of the township, Mt Ophir vineyards, Garabaldi Mine, Swans and Great Southern Mine"The Season's Greetings From Rutherglen"mt ophir, garibaldi mine, great southern, winemaking, mining, gold mining, mount ophir

Black and white small format postcard showing the town, North Arm bridge, Cunninghame Arm, sand hummocks, taken from Mt Barkly / Jemmys Point. Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, township, coast, waterways

Photograph showing twisted metal and broken trees at the site of the Kyeema DC-2 aircraft crash into the western slope of Mt Dandenong on 25th October 1938. All 18 on board perished.kyeema, crash

Yields information about the use of the appearance of Gardens loop and tram 21 during the 1950's.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram 21 at Gardens Loop with the terminus signage in the background. The tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Photo by Charles Craig possibly late 1950's. trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 21

Yields information about the condition of Wendouree Parade in the Gardens during the last 12 months of operations.Colour slide - 35mm - of Ballarat No. 13 south bound to Mt Pleasant in Wendouree Parade, just past the old Gardens crossing loop. Photo by Chas Bevan 19-12-1970"Ballarat trams (bogies) at depot 19-12-70" in ink.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 13

Yields information about the appearance of the Gardens Loop area in the early 1960's.Black and white photograph of the Ballarat No. 37 about to enter the Gardens Loop. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Printed on Agfa Gevaert paper in a postcard format. Photo by Lloyd Rogers.In pencil "ex HTT car Ballarat (Gardens) June 1961" and in ink "12/4/61"trams, tramways, gardens loop, tram 37