Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library', 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'.

Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library', 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'.

Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library', 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'.

Labelled 'Cowes Free Public Library', 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'.

John Stanley James, an English-born immigrant, became famous in Australia under double-blind pen-names, “the Vagabond” and “Julian Thomas.” His deception was so effective that he was even buried under a false name.small mauve hardback with balck and white sketches.Labelled: Cowes Free Public Library. Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest.aborigines, melbourne, parliament

Part of collection of Photographs donated to the Museum by Family of the late Mr. Jack Jenner. (1977).Black & White Postcard - Real Photo Series. View of beach & old baths, west of Jetty, Cowes.A charming Spot on The Beach, Cowes, Phillip Island. Real Photo Series No. M.1252local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, view cowes, black & white photograph, jack jenner, beach cowes, real photo series

Set of 3 oblong stamps, 150th Anniversary of Australia 1788-1938. Red 2d, blue 3d, burgundy 9d; all have depiction of Governor Phillip at Sydney Cove, 1788.

Gold coloured medallion set in green perspex, encased in clear perspex. Bicentennial medal 1788-1988. Depiction of arrival of 1st Fleet on one side, Captain Arthur Phillip on the other.medal, numismatics, first fleet, centenary

Taken at Waterside Workers' commemoration for Tom Hills (Union Headquarters), and afterward at the Town Hall, where a wreath was hung below his citizen of the year plaque in the foyer.Number 3 of a set of 6 photos: Wreath sent by City of Port Phillip, hung under Tom Hills name on Citizen of the Year plaque in foyer of Port Melbourne Town Hall.tom hills, port melbourne town hall, piers and wharves - waterside workers

Book produced under a Federation grant. Five of the trails are associated with benches located on the foreshore.'Walks in Port Phillip - A guide to the cultural landscapes of a city' by Meyer EIDELSON. Small blue soft-cover book with seven guided walks and maps. 2001. 82pp with fold-in back coverSigned by author on title page 'Meyer'piers and wharves - station pier, immigration, piers and wharves - lagoon pier, utilities - gas, swallow & ariell ltd, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, natural environment - lagoon, liardet family, australian aborigines, meyer eidelson, vincenzo coluccio, rosa coluccio, pat grainger, gasworks

This once as it was - the ancestral family estates of Melbourne's first people. Colour map with text. Pre European settlement. Based on Colonial survey maps of Port Phillip Bay region. 1837 and 1864australian aborigines, natural environment, arweet derrmut, point ormond, st kilda, yuro yuroke, bunjil, burrarung river, queensbridge falls

'The Collection' - pictorial calendar for 1999 using photos from the archival collection of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron. All are photographed on Port Phillip Bay; many date from early 1920s.sport - yachting

One of a group of eight laminated copies from photos held in Port Phillip's City Collection, of the 1938 version of the Town Hall: east balcony from opposite side (B&W)Laminator (or lasercopier) has left marks lower centreport melbourne town hall, town planning, heritage

This small, French postcard presumably shows an artist's impression of Bay Street looking towards the Bay. However, although there are trams , the buildings are not recognisable as Port Melbourne and several are definitely not Port ( i.e. spires & domes). Town Pier is not depicted and the configuration of the ships on the Bay is wrong. Also,the supposedly Australian flag, in the top left corner, is not correct. Small, coloured postcard, Les Grands Ports du Monde Melbourne (Australie). Artist's impression of Bay Street leading down to Port Phillip Bay on the front and a text panel on the back.bay street, port phillip bay

Photocopy in two large sections, of soundings chart for Port Phillip Bay, surveyed by Commander Henry L Cox RN, 1864, with corrections and additions to 1921. Top section (two copies)(Original had stamp of John Donne & Son Stationers)transport - shipping, hobson's bay, port phillip bay