Weir Pumps - these types of vertical pumps were used extensively with both land and marine steam pumps. The pumps were also used for various duties from pumping oil fuel and feed water for boilers, to draining bilges on steam ship[s They are a single cylinder, double acting vertical pumps used by G. & J. Weir Ltd. , of Cathcart, Glasgow The large pump serial number 231703 was built in 1948 and worked at the old Victoria Brewery in East Melbourne before coming to the Museum in 1985. Historic - Weir Vertical Pump used at the old Victoria Brewery in East Melbourne The large pump serial number 231703 was built in 1948 and worked at the old Victoria Brewery in East Melbourne before coming to the Museum in 1985.Weir Vertical Pump - Large Steel PumpWeir puffing billy, weir vertical pump, victoria brewery

Metal Horse drawn scoop from Hermon’s nursery at Menzies Creek. The Land on which the Menzies Creek railway station and Museum are built on was once apart of James Hermon's & his son William Hermon's property on which Horse drawn scoops of this type would have been used. Historic - industrial Farm equipment used on the farm of James Hermon & his son William Hermon on which the museum is built Horse drawn scoop from Hermon’s nursery made of Metal West Footscray Engineering Works Pty Ltdpuffing billy, menzies creek, scoop, hermon

Mid sized book with soft cover, brown spine with off white cover. Black writing on back and front. Contains maps. Tech Bulletin No 14.non-fictiongoulburn valley, soil studies victoria, victorian maps

Mediun size, Yellow and Orange Front Cover. Brown fabric Spine. White back. Heavy white envelope inside back cover that contains mapsnon-fictionReport on public land use in the Murray Valley area in 1983soils and land use

Otira was designed and built in 1887 by architect Mr Crouch, first Secretary of the Institute of Architects for Mr Henry Berry, founder of a successful wholesale grocery business. The house was acquired by the Methodist Church in 1923 for use as a home missionary training college. The house is of faced stone on a bluestone foundation. The large front door is surrounded by lead light windows surmounted by a fan light. The land on which the house stands has now been subdivided.B & W gloss photograph mounted on card of the rear of Otira, the Home Missionary Training College located at 73 Walpole Street Kew. Otira 73 Walpole Street Kew. Home MIssionaries Training College. otira, methodist home missionary training school walpole street kew, henry berr crouch

Otira was designed and built in 1887 by architect Mr Crouch, first Secretary of the Institute of Architects for Mr Henry Berry, founder of a successful wholesale grocery business. The house was acquired by the Methodist Church in 1923 for use as a home missionary training college. The house is of faced stone on a bluestone foundation. The large front door is surrounded by lead light windows surmounted by a fan light. The land on which the house stands has now been subdivided.B & W gloss photograph mounted on card of Otira, the Home Missionary Training College located at 73 Walpole Street Kew. The photograph was taken from the street.Otira 73 Walpole Street Kew. Home MIssionaries Training College. otira, methodist home missionary training college walpole street kew, henry berr crouch

Contents: p.1-3; Origins, arrival in Australia; p.4-9; How they lived - camp sites, dating (including carbon dating); p.10-27; Physical appearance, skin colour, hair, clothing, body ornaments, cicatrization; exchange system, distribution of food, marriage &? sexual relations; the tribe - structure, relationship to land, territory, gives map showing locations of tribes, New South Wales, Victoria &? eastern South Australia, leadership, government, division of labour, status of women, estimated population at white settlement, density of population (Victoria); p.28-31; Language - names &? naming, reproduces Wembawemba vocabulary, notes use of secret languages, gives 12 rules for pronounciation; p.32-53; Religion, spirit beliefs, totemism, moieties, phratries, marriage rules; mythology, gives eaglehawk &? crow myth from Lake Victoria &? other myths illustrating origins of fire &? natural rock formations, mythical beasts (Bunyip, Mindie), stellar beliefs; magic, medicine men, powers, native remedies for sickness, describes ceremony held in Melbourne, 1847 to avert evil, sorcery, pointing bone, love magic, rain makers; messengers, appearance, etiquette, message sticks; p.54-71; Rock art, motifs, colours, decorative art, engraving of utensils, rock engravings, manufacture &? use of pigments, engraving techniques; trade system, objects bartered, meeting places for trade (Victoria), map shows possible routes (south east Australia); corroborees, purpose, body ornaments &? decorations, musical instruments; p.72-93; Ceremonial life, marriage, punishment for infidelity, birth, childhood, games &? amusements, initiation, etiquette of visiting tribes, details of ceremony, womens role, earth figures &? ground designs, bull roarers, female puberty ceremonies; p.94-133; Shelters, fire making, cooking, construction of canoes, wooden implements, use of reeds, animal skins &? sinews, shells; stone tools, cylindro conical stones, scrapers, knives &? microliths; hunting weapons, spear, other methods pits, nets; fishing methods &? spears, traps; food sharing, womens responsibilities for collecting, digging stick, cooking methods, insect foods, plant foods, water resources; manufacture &? use of spears, spear throwers, shields, clubs, boomerangs; inter- &? intratribal fighting; p.134-147; Death, disposal of body - eating of the dead, burial, cremation, platform exposure, dendroglyphs (N.S.W.), Aboriginal burial grounds (Darling &? Murray Rivers), mourning, widowhood, kopi caps (N.S.W.), causes of death, inquest ceremonies, revenge expedition, after death beliefs; p.148-157; The end of the tribes white settlement &? its impact on Aboriginal life, friction between natives &? settlers, establishment of Protectorates; copiously illustrated throughout.maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographswemba wemba, murray river, darling river, lake victoria

Contents: The pre-contact era: Archaeological heritage in the study area ; Djadjawurrung use of box-ironbark resources The contact and post-contact era: The Djadjawurrung and Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate ; Djadjawurrung and the gold rushes.b&w photographs, drawings, listsdjadjawurrung, dja dja wurrung, land dispossession

Reproductions of various transactions and reports dealing with squatting, land tenure and agricultural production in Port Phillip in the years 1835-1840. A history of land grants, surveying, squatters? life and land use during this period.maps, b&w illustrations, colour illustrationsvictorian history

A guide to accessing correspondence in Public Record Office Victoria's custody, with advice on accessing other records.document reproductionspublic record office victoria, public records, research, land records, catalogues

Eltham Council (now the Shire of Nillumbik) commissioned this work in 1989 to create an entrance / gateway to Edendale Community Farm. It was also aided by a grant from the Ministry of the Arts (now Arts Victoria). The former name of this work was "Gateway to Edendale Farm". Edendale Farm is a demonstration farm modelling sustainable environmental practices, providing support to the local residents of Nillumbik. Established in 1986, the land was purchased in 1970. It was previously an English gentleman's residence and was used for grazing. It consists of 5.6 hectares, with the Diamond Creek meandering through the property. The Victorian Fences Act 1968 governs liability of occupiers of adjoining lands to fence, and deals with disputes between neighbours regarding boundaries fences and costs. This work took into consideration ideas and suggestions from residents and committees, who required the use of recycled materials and that the work celebrate man's relationship with nature, animals and the earth, as well as relate to the fence-line on the far side of the carpark. Trembath also absorbed significant aspects of local history, making references to Eltham's agricultural past, the clearing of the land, the destruction of trees, the ruthless pruning of trees by suburban Councils and incorporated such Australian features as the post and rail fence. 'The Fences Act 1968' is significant for aesthetic, historic and social reasons at a regional level. It makes prominent the historical and social significance of Edendale and the rural aspects of Nillumbik. The use of existing tree stumps and salt pots in the work explores the iconography of the countryside such as the isolated farmhouse, pioneering farming practices, post and rail fencing and the regrowth of lopped trees. The title of the work, as well as the extensive community involvement in its creation, also makes reference to the Victorian Fences Act 1968, which makes neighbours jointly responsible for the cost of construction and maintenance of fences in the partitioning of land for settlement. 'The Fences Act 1968' has been classified as of regional significance by the National Trust of Australia. The work is an installation of wood and metal, approximately twenty five meters long. The design is very informal and rustic and runs the full width of the fence-line. It comprises groups of recycled tree trunks fitted with metal caps (chrome-nickel 'salt pots' that are shaped like tall bowler / top hats). Metal rods protrude from the trunks and some of these rods have metal birds. Two larger, sentinel-like stumps at the two outer ends have metal flame-like wings, which bend inward. To the left of the entrance, a simple architectural element indicates an isolated farmhouse. The rustic fence runs between the groups of tree trunks with native planting in clumps along it. The fence-line incorporates a functional engineered double gate and post and rail fencing. There may be many interpretations of the work and the intention is to stimulate interest and imagination rather than alienate. Interpretation is based on the personal experience that a visitor brings. The artist recommended that no explanation of the design logic be positioned with the work. N/Apublic art, sculpture, edendale, recycled, wood, metal, fences act 1968, gate, trembath, salt pot, tree stumps

A publication of the City of Nunawading explaining the regulations applying to the Special Residential (Nunawading) Zone No 5. The regulations cover proportions of land which may be built on and identifies trees which must be preserved. An addendum issued in 1988 includes a map of the area and identifies National Trust classified streets in Blackburn and the buffer areas in which less stringent regulations apply.A publication of the City of Nunawadingcity of nunawading, national trust of australia (victoria), special residential (nunawading) zone no. 5, jeffery street, blackburn, laurel grove, linum street, boongarry avenue, hill street, land use, by-laws, town planning, acacia avenue, waratah crescent

An article from the Weekend Magazine of 'The Argus' of 19 June 1948 by Geoffrey Hutton calling for a halt to the unending sprawl of Melbourne's suburbs and the creation of a green belt.Weekend Magazine of 'The Argus' of 19 June 1948 by Geoffrey Hutton land use, howard, ebenezer, melbourne, osborn, f.j., webb, (cr), melbourne and metropolitan board of works, tram services, commonwealth scientific and research organisation, victoria. department of agriculture, railways, state electricity commission

A property illustration by Margret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Fletchers Real Estate for the purpose of advertising 26 Highview Gve., Burwood in 1994 Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. This property is listed as having sold for $160,250 in 1994 Since being sold the land has been redeveloped, with nothing remaining of the house depicted in this drawing. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 26 Highview Gve., Burwood East. An angled birds eye view from the street of a weatherboard house and carport. Extending to the backyards with pool, pagoda, and shed in the background. There are two hole punch holes on near the left edge. There are some crinkles in the paper near the top centre of the work. There is a two centimetre long mark along the centre top edge.26 Highview Gve., Burwood E Margaret Picken -94 Woodards B/Burnwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, burwood, house, garden

Photocopy of photograph has names of all the boats, W H Edgar, suction dredge called Paynesville, grab dredge called Priest Man, stores barge called Lady Harriet, a boat used to keep rivers free of snags called Snagger, sand hopper barge from W H Edgar in process of being dismantled. Information provided by Reg Schulz.Black and white photograph showing five boats / barges at slipway, one with crane. Little row boat in foreground at jetty. Point of land in background, Raymond Island, sparse vegetation. Paynesville Victoriaships and shipping, shipwrecks, jetties

Erected by voluntary labour in 1924 as Community Hall and School, on land donated by H Jemmeson. The Education Department paid rent. Opened September 1924 by Albert Lind, used as school until new school opened in February 1963. Destroyed by fire September 2011 and site cleared.Colour photograph showing side of old Nungurner Hall / School, timber clad, corrugated iron gable roof, small window in side wall. Nungurner Victoriaschools, halls

The Keoghs took up Lot 7 in the Village Settlement in 1905. John Keogh was a big Irishman and cleared many of the giant trees on his Lot 7. They had little water for their crops so grew gooseberries and red currants rather than the more valuable strawberries. Mrs Keogh (nee Cleary) inherited money in 1906 and they built a new weatherboard house. The original bush hut remained as the kitchen. Son James (Jimmie) married Mary Walsh, a teacher at the local school. Jimmie built the small shop on the triangle of land cut off when the CRB road went through. Jimmie and his wife left the district when he joined Victoria Police. Jimmie came back to the area and finally sold the land of Lot 7 to Rimington's Nurseries. He moved his family to Kilsyth. In 1939 the shop was moved across the road to be used as an office by the road builders. It burned down that year.Black and white photograph of a man, woman and young male standing outside a wooden hut. There are crop remnants in the foreground and a wooden paling fence behind the hut. A label on the front reads A SETTLER'S HUT. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.Front: A SETTLER'S HUT Reverse: 1905 Keogh's hut on Falls Road then Main Road. This was later the kitchen of their extended home as described in the narrative "Mountain of Struggle". The figures are - Mrs Keogh. John Keogh settler. Son James Keogh.keogh, john keogh, james keogh, jimmie keogh, mary walsh, cleary, shop, store, gooseberries, rimington's nursery