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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Along The Length: an account of living and working on the Maroondah Aqueduct, by Fred Sadlier, 2003c
Memoir of living and working on the Maroondah Aqueduct by former Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Caretaker of Yarra Glen Lower length. The book is presented in three parts, firstly a brief explanation is given of the development of Melbourne's water supply system. Secondly the author tells in his own words his family connection with the Yarra Glen District and his work with the MBBW ca 1944-1979. The third part of the book is a tour from the Yarra Glen Lower length as it was in 2002 noting changes since Fred began working for the MMBW.iii, 34 leaves : col. ill., maps (some col.) ; 30 cm. Edited (with introduction and additional notes) by Leigh Ahern ; photographs by Gwen Sadlier and Leigh Ahern.maroondah aqueduct, water supply, yarra glen, reminscences, melbourne metropolitan board of works -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Publicity
Anonymous notes listing 1959 reviews in The Age, and the Sun, and interviews on Channels 2 and 9. There is no indication of whether these actually eventuated. 00931.2 covers selected extracts in The Age, Country Life, Sydney Morning Herald, and Courier, Ballarat, none of which are exactly fulsome. 00931.3 is a review by someone using the pseudonym "Ache-Day", which is complimentary and typical of the writing style of the times.Part of the story of how the book 'There goes a Man' came to be created.Handwritten and/or typed notes on publicity and reviews of the Savige biography in 1959. 00931 written in black ink on lined paper torn from a notebook, 00931(2) and 00931(3) black type on fading white paper. savige book, biography -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Information for Members and Interested Parties" - 10/71 to 5/73, 1971 to 1973
12 issues of BTPS Newsletter, titled "Information for Members and Interested Parties" from Oct. 1971 to May 1973, with sales sheets and other sheets. All printed, unless noted otherwise, on stencil duplicator using white duplicator paper, foolscap sized sheets. Listed by Neville Gower 10/98 on cover sheet. Some signed by Paul Nicholson Publicity Officer, some noted as edited by N.Gower. Oct. 1971 -pp2 - plus appeal for financial assistance Dec. 1971 - pp2 Jan. 1971 - p2 Feb. 1972 - pp2 - plus list of "Tramcar allocations in Melbourne 1/1/1972" - pp2 ( 2 copies) (with heat sensitive paper copy of this list, stapled in top left hand corner - pp2) Mar. 1972 - pp2 - plus list of disposal of SECV Ballarat tramcars - pp2 April May 1972 - orange paper, plus supplementary foolscap sheet on green paper, for "Bring back 39 to Ballarat", "Sales Department list" and "Driving Training" expression of interest. (2 copies) June-July 1972 - pp2 (2 copies)(copy imaged) September 1972 - pp2 - plus appeal for BTPS funds, p1 on yellow quarto paper. November 1972 - pp2 - plus sales items, 2 sheets, one on blue quarto paper December 1972 - pp2 - plus sale items, pp2 February 1973 - pp2 plus sales items pp2 on light blue paper May 1973 - pp2 plus sales items pp2 on light green paper, with advertisement of Jack Chadwick, Manager of B.V. Menswear Store of 251 Chapel St. Prahran. various notes, dates received, "Noelene's copy" and other notes on some issues in pencil and ink.museums btps, btps newsletters, publicity, sales items -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Japanese Flag, Circa 1940's
Red on white Japanese flagA note with the flag suggests that the inscriptions are the signatures of men who served in a particular unit. See notes. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Agenda - Portland Free Library, Feb-18
Agenda Financial statement and Annual Report for the Annual General meeting of the Portland Free Library, Museum and Literary Institute, to be held Friday Feb 22 1918 8 pm at Free Library hall. Four page single fold document, blue paper, dark blue print, printed on 3 sidesFront: Some hand written notes in pencil Back: Some hand written notes in pencilportland free library, agm, administration, glenelg shire council archives -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Barbara Ann Hall, A Desperate Set of Villains, 1796_
Details the 244 Irish convicts transported to New South Wales on the ship "Marquis Cornwallis" in 1796.This book is devoted to only Irish convicts as a separate group.A 288 page book with a multi coloured outer cover.Pencil notes on inside cover.irish convicts, marquis cornwallis, transportation -
Greensborough Historical Society
Genealogical Document, Poulter Family, 1827o
A collection of copies of extracts listing members of the Poulter family and their origins. Includes Susan and James Chapman.Background to the Poulter family, Greensborough pioneers.A collection of copies of extracts listing members of the Poulter family and their origins. Some handwritten notes are included.poulter, chapman, greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Postcard - Postcard [copy], T. L. Fuller, Salisbury Plain, 27/08/1916
Postcard to Vear and Hazel Roy from France: Pte Dan Donahoo, 18/21 Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade, AIF.Copy of postcard.Personal note written on back.dan donahoo, aif, correspondence, first world war, wwi, the great war, world war one -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping (copy), Evelyn Observer and South East Bourke Record, The Garden of Victoria; in and around the valley of the Diamond Creek, 1890, 28/02/1890
An historical article on the Batman Apple Tree written in 1890. The Batman Apple tree is said to be over 170 years old, being brought to Greensborough in the 1840s from the Melbourne orchard of John Batman, following Batman's death in 1839. 5 page copy of newspaper article, text.Handwritten notes by Anne Paul.batman apple tree, robert whatmough, plenty river trail, flintoff family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Business card - Digital Image, Greensborough And Diamond Valley Estate Agency, 1960, 1960s
Digital image of business card for Greensborough And Diamond Valley Estate Agency, Main Street, Greensborough 1960s.Part of a collection of miscellaneous historical images with a connection to the local area.Digital image of business card.Various notes and representative's name.main street greensborough, greensborough and diamond valley estate agency -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Folder - History of the Tawonga & District Hospital
Tawonga and District Hospital was built in 1949 at Tawonga for people in the Kiewa Valley. Later it was relocated to Mt Beauty in April 1961.Tawonga and District hospital has served the Upper Kiewa community since 1949.In a clear plastic folder. The papers include an Historical Record of the Tawonga & District Hospital 1949 - 1996. Also included are some old black and white photos and colored photos."Notes re KVHS display"tawonga and district hospital; kiewa valley; medical care; -
Greensborough Historical Society
Folder, The Advertiser Cuttings - 1930-1931, 26/09/1930
These newspaper articles were written by David Medhurst senior in the early 1930s and report on life in Greensborough. Articles first published in the [Hurstbridge] Advertiser. Copies made from the notebook in which Medhurst kept track of his payment for articles.Photocopies of news clippings.40 pages.Hnadwritten notes on each page.david medhurst, greensborough, hurstbridge advertiser -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Magazine - Clipping, John Arnold and Peter Pierce, The Best 101 Australian books, 19.11.1991
This is an article on The Best 101 Australian books. The ninth book is 'Robin Boyd's Australia's Home: Its Origin, Builders and Occupiers' (1952: MUP reprint with foreword by High Stretton 1987). "Still the best book on Australian architecture, it described a basic constituent of society in style that guaranteed an audience wider than the author's profession".Attached to it is an MUP "With compliments" note.walsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Robert B. Goodman & George Johnson, The Australians, 1966
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketA letter/note from publisherwalsh st library -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan - Photocopy, Plan Research Institute, 1986-1989
Donated by Emma Ferguson and Jo van Berkel for their Oct 1994 Thesis.Photocopy of site plan of the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture. Scale 1:500. Overall plan of garden with main buildings and gardens named. (Also see B11.0711 and B11.0715 for the same plan.)Note on reverse, "Not from Archives."victorian college of agriculture and horticulture, research institute, emma ferguson, jo van berkel -
Peterborough History Group
Map - Map of Curdies River Inlet district, Narrawaturk
Shows the allotment boundaries and names of landowners at the timeSignificant as it shows owners of rural land in the Peterborough area.Photocopy of an old mapHandwritten notes and markings on the map.peterborough, curdies river, curdies river inlet, old maps, maps, narrawaturk -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter - Aerogram, R Burns, Rob Burns to Patricia Davies, 26.05.1975
From Ron in Washington DC to Patricia Davies regarding visit to Melbourne and Australian Ballet and about Watergate and US elections.Addresses and phone numbers and notes -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document, Mark Strizic, Application to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board for a Grant to Assist in the Publication of Art Books, c. 1970
A proposal letter written by Mark Strizic for a grant from the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board to fund a series of art books. Strizic proposes a series of books illustrated by Strizic's own photography, under the series title Expressions. Strizic seeks a grant of $4900 from the board for the publication of two books, one of furniture maker Schulim Krimper, another on John Perceval's Cherubs. Budgets for these books are included, proposing to use the profit from sales to fund subsequent books, including one on the Centre 5 group of sculptors and one with Australian poets with graphics by artist Stan Ostoja-Kotkowski.Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 4 pagesRobin Boyd pencil noterobin boyd, meriel wilmot-wright, myer foundation, mark strizic, schulim krimper, brian lewis, margaret garlick, inge king, clifford last, lenton parr, teisutis zikaras, julius kane, centre 5, time riders, john perceval, vincas jomantas, stan ostoja kotkowski, judith wright, roland robinson, kenneth slessor, max harris, claude wischik, commonwealth art advisory board, andrew grimwade, national gallery of victoria, joseph brown, brian stonier -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Vita Sackville West, Some Flowers, 1996
SoftcoverBirthday gift with note cardwalsh st library -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Painting, Farmyard Scene, 1900-1920
The painter of the work is unidentified. While the frame was made in Brisbane, the artwork is likely to be European in origin. The framer, William Lewis Hamilton, trading as A.L. Hambleton is listed in a Commonwealth of Australia Gazette of 1917. (No.113) in an application for copyright. The donor's ancestors, who included a number of amateur artists, lived in Coorparoo, Queensland.Oil on canvas mounted in an elaborate gilt wooden frame. The painting depicts a donkey and chickens in a barn. Donated by Rosemary Vaughan-Smith. A label on the frame is partly readable. It indicates that the frame was supplied by A.L. Hambleton, Kents Building, cnr Adelaide and Albert Streets, Brisbane.See note on label abovevaughan-smith collection, farmyard scenes, oil paintings -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Water For the Thirsty Inland, 1945
Water For the Thirsty Inland was published by The Murrumbidgee Valley Water Users Association as a case for diversion of part of the Snowy River waters to the Murrumbidgee. In 1950 The Murrumbidgee Valley Water Users Association and the League established the Murray-Murrumbidgee Development Committee to ensure the Snowy Scheme was completed.This book is a significant research tool for the history of the diversion of the Snowy River.A 44 pp book, titled Water For The Thirsty Inland. On the front cover is a coloured print of a painting of a river (Snowy River?) from the mountains to the flats. The text of the title is white with a black shadow. The book contains b/w photographs and the print is black and green.Some pencilled notes on back.snowy-river murrumbidgee-valley-water-users' irrigation -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photographss of 1918 Peace Procession fishing boats, 3 x Photographs of 1918 Peace Procession fishing boats & 1 x map, 1918
1918 Peace Procession at Queenscliffeblack and white photographs of people & fishing boats involved in the 1918 Peace Procession at QueenscliffeRefer Notes section for detailslifeboats, 1918 peace procession -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photographs of a tug boat, Photograph of tugboat JAMES PATERSON, Post 1902
Tugboat JAMES PATERSONblack and white photograph of the tugboat JAMES PATERSON proceeding on the Yarra at the docks in MelbourneRefer Notes section for detailstugboat james paterson -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photographs of a fishing boat, Photograph of Couta fishing boat JOYCE, unknown
gaff-rigged fishing boatblack and white photograph of the fishing boat JOYCERefer Notes section for detailsfishing boat -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photographs of a family picnic, old piers & breakwaters at Queenscliffe scenery, Photograph of family picnic & scenery, unknown
gaff-rigged fishing boatblack and white photograph of old piers, breakwaters and a family picnicRefer Notes section for detailsfishing boat -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photographs of a family in a sculling dinghy, Photograph of sculling dinghy, unknown
Fishing boatblack and white photograph of a family in a sculling dinghyRefer Notes section for detailsfishing boat -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Print - Print of a Naval Sloop - un-named, Print of a Naval Sloop by Time-Life Books- un-named, Printed by Time-Life Books in 1984
Time-Life Books insert of typical Naval Sloop boatsColoured print of a typical Naval Sloop by Time-Life Books- un-named boatRefer Notes section for detailstypical naval sloop drawing -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Print - Print of a Sloop - un-named, Print of a Sloop by Time-Life Books- un-named, Printed by Time-Life Books in 1984
Time-Life Books insert of typical Sloop style boatsColoured print of a typical Sloop by Time-Life Books- un-named boatRefer Notes section for detailstypical sloop drawing -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Print - Print of a Man-of War - un-named, Print of a Man-of-War by Time-Life Books- un-named, Printed by Time-Life Books in 1984
Time-Life Books insert of typical Man-of-War style boats/shipsColoured print of a typical Man-of-War by Time-Life Books- un-named boatRefer Notes section for detailstypical man-of-war drawing -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Print - Print of a Brigantine - un-named, Print of a Brigantine by Time-Life Books- un-named, Printed by Time-Life Books in 1984
Time-Life Books insert of typical Brigantine style boats/shipsColoured print of a typical Brigantine by Time-Life Books- un-named boat/shipRefer Notes section for detailstypical brigantine drawing