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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, Apr. 1956
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in Australia" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Has slide No. "3" stamped in red in top corner. Photo taken from the Ballarat Post Office steps, looking across to the post office at night. Has the Town Hall and Sturt St. decorated with lights. "Sturt Street Ballarat" "4/56"tramways, trams, sturt st, royal visit, illuminations, town hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Mixed media - VIDEOCASSETTES OF MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES, 1956 & 2000
Object Melbourne and Sydney Olympic Games. Melbourne Olympic Games 1956, Olympic Torch Bearers form Bendigo to Geelong and from Melbourne to Sydney Year 2000, Olympic Games Preamble, Scotland the Brave, Sydney Opera House, Alaska/Olympic Games (Sydney) highlights, 1st. October 2000, Closing events and Closing ceremony Sydney Olympics 2000. 2nd. October 2000 Alb/Border Olympians interviewing Olympians. 5 Video Cassettes in total.audio-visual technology, audio accessories, video cassettes -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Eltham-Greensborough Road, 18 Oct. 1956
Bridge Street Bridge Flooding on Hill’s property 18th October 1956 This view is looking west north west from the Bridge Street Bridge across the present day Eltham Skatepark. The shed visibile in the distance is directly opposite Brisbane Street where it used to run into Susan Street but now turns the corner. To the right of the shes is the site for present-dayHarris Plumbing which was formerly occupied by Sibbel Builders; to the left the site now occupied by Bunnings. At the skyline to the right of centreeline is a gap in the trees where the railway line runs. The Silver Street bridge over the railway is visible. Beware!.. our rivers are rising (1956, October 19). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84392304Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, road construction, shire of eltham, bridge construction, bridge street bridge, eltham, eltham-greensborough road, 1956-10-18, diamond creek (creek), floods, floodwater, hill property, silver street bridge -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Lockwood Studios, Wedding, 22 May 1956
Located in the collection of Eltham District Historical Society, this envelope contains four sepia prints ranging in dates from 1923 to 1956. The envelope is postmarked 24 Apr 1958 and on the reverse is noted "Accepted 30/4/58". On the face is witten in pencil "Try 18" being No. 18 Russell Crescent, Fitzroy North. Also noted in blue ink "Mother Louie (or Louise) Down - Sister Hilda". The wedding photo is unidentified except for the date 22 May 1956. It was taken by The Lock wood Studios. Other photos are described on their reverse sides as: "Olive McKay, Mr Pinkerton and self" "Uncle Donald and Aunt Florrie, July 1923" "Jessfield, May 12th, 1928" It is not known why they are held by EDHS or the significance/relationship of the people to the Eltham district. Any information pertaining to these people is welcomed.olive mckay, mr. pinkerton, miss o. down, louise down, hilda down -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Aa-5A And Cheetah Model Handling Notes
Description: SUPERSEDES NAVWEPS 01-1A-509, PUBLISHED 1/12/1961. 100 pages. Published by Bureau of Naval Weapons. Published 1/5/1965. NAVWEPS 01-1A-509. USN Bureau of Naval Weapons Corrosion Control for Aircraft Manual Level of Importance: World. -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - BIRDS
This file contains a BIRD CENSUS taken on 01/01/1997, author unrecorded. The census lists the number and breed of several species of birds observed in the author’s garden, giving a description of the birds and the frequency of their visits to the area. The census also includes the address of the author and the time of day the survey was completed.animals, birds, ornithology, greenies, gumtrees, trees, fruit-bats, wildlife, elsternwick, elsternwick st georges road 1, rippon lea, bird migration, nesting habits, bird census, surveys, statistics -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Elizabeth Street, 56, Elsternwick
A one page typed research report on 56 Elizabeth Street, Elsternwick, dated 01/01/1989 and produced by the Brighton Historical Society. The report includes a brief history of the owners and occupancy of the house and of the area. The file also includes one page of undated, unattributed, handwritten working notes.elizabeth street, elsternwick, davis peter, davis street, sargood mr, ripponlea, bent thomas sir, bent street, gordon street, barlow george f s, brown george h c, collis-brown george, collis-brown mr, weickhardt e c, collis-brown l g, collis-brown laurie, burke v j, bullock hilary, landells rosalind, brighton historical society -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Folder of Newspaper cuttings, 1968 to 1971
A collection of newspaper cuttings from October 1968 to July 1971A folder with a large collection of newspaper cuttings. Nos 99-01 to 99-55 have been separately entered. The balance has not been individually entered. They range from October 1968 to July 1971phillip island, wonthaggi sentinel, shire of phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, Late 1920's to early 1930's
Two Black & White photographs of the originals. Two photographs of St Philips Anglican Church, Cowes, Phillip Island. 249-01. The outside with Rev G Stirling Home standing near the church. 249-02. Interior of the church with floral arrangements.st philips anglican church cowes phillip island, churches cowes phillip island, rev g stirling home, dorothy hurst -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Bert and Bob Gardiner athletic competition, Bob Gardiner, John Kirby, 27 May 2013
Bob Gardiner talks about his father Bert and himself and their achievements in athletic competitions nationally and Bob's participation in the Tokyo and Mexico City Olympics. Duration 01:21:43 (includes meeting preliminaries)sport, bert gardiner, robert (bob) gardiner, olympics -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Launch of Port Talks, John Kirby, 25 Sep 2017
Launch of "Port Talks" by Janet Bolitho and Mary Jasper. Monthly speaker Jim Sinclair speaks on "Growing up in Port Melbourne" in the 1930s and 1940s Duration 01:27:55 (including meeting preliminaries)domestic life, jim sinclair, janet bolitho, mary jasper, port talks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, HMAS Castlemaine, Peter Williams, Glen Stuart, 1996
Recording of PMHPS meeting on 27.05.1996. Recorded by Glen Stuart at the Liardet Community Centre. Speaker was Peter Williams on the story of HMAS Caslemaine as told by the Director of the Shipping Museum. Recording duration 01:21:13transport - shipping, peter williams, hmas castlemaine -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, The Demon Drink, Ada Ackerly, Glen Stuart, 27 Oct 1997
Recording of PMHPS meeting on 27.10.1997. Recorded by Glen Stuart at the Port Melbourne Council Chambers. Speaker was Ada Ackerly on "The Demon Drink" - publicans of the Port Phillip Colony. Recording duration 01:07:28business and traders, societies clubs unions and other organisations, hotels, ada ackerly -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, William Buckley, Meyer Eidelson, Glen Stuart, 26 Feb 2001
Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 22.02.2001. Recording done by Glen Stuart at Port Town Hall. Speaker was Meyer Eidelson on William Buckley, aborigines at the time of European settlement. Recording duration 1:01:57australian aborigines, meyer eidelson, william buckley -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - File, Port Melbourne Yacht Club, 1970s - 1990s
Port Melbourne Yacht Club .01 -Sewerage connection 1975 - including plans .02 - PMYC expansion report. Original 1976 including plans and photos .03 - Rebuilding of clubhouse 1992. Including plans sport - yachting, built environment - recreational facilities -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Steve Tserkizidis, Hosuing in Garden City, John Kirby, 27 Jan 2014
PMHPS meeting on 27.01.2014. Steve Tserkizidis talks about housing development in Garden City and Victorian Public Recoprds Office. Duration 01:02:50 (includes meeting preliminaries) .02 - CD of abovebuilt environment - domestic, garden city estate development, public records office victoria, dunston housing estate, state savings bank of victoria, montague housing development -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - J Kitchen & Sons technical conference, Mt Eliza, Gordon Lindsay, 1957
14 black and white photos taken in 1957 at a technical conference held at Hotel Manyung, Mt Eliza. Delegtes are named. Photos .01 to .08 have name of delegate and paper presented. Kitchen & SonsGordon Lindsay photographer 138 Young St Frankston FKN 450industry - manufacturing, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, c e critchfield, r g taylor, k s brown, j a dick, j feiglin, w c lancashire, d chandler, g c heyde, f e knofel, george varney, dick carey, mr berry, mr hawley, mr brown, mr bretnall, mr sheppherd, r e webb, mr bray, mr agnew, mr carless, mr burn, mr tanner, mr thompson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Pamphlet - Anzac Commemoration Service, 25 Apr 2015
Collected on ANZAC Day 25 April 2015.01 - folded 4 page pamphlet for the Order of ANZAC commemorative service 2015 .02 - Printed flyer sponsored by the Hon Michael DANBY MP with timeline of 2015 ANZAC day events in Port Phillipwar - world war i, returned services league, rsl, port melbourne primary school, anzac day, beach street memorial, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, bernadene voss, mike kelly, arnaud ng, les sutherland, perce mcguire white, perce white, michael danby -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Furniture - Cabinet, Eye Wash Station, 1950s
.01 - small cream coloured wooden cabinet with hinged clear perspex door. Green label with cream printing "Eye wash stand" .02 - Spirax notebook "EyeWash station no 7, Carpenters Shop"health - general health, health - occupational health and safety, industry - manufacturing, industry - food, swallow & ariell ltd, arnott's biscuits ltd, first aid -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Domestic object - Electrine Candles, J Kitchen & Sons, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, 1900s
.01 - box - Electrine Carriage Candles - short, blue-grey cardboard with red and navy labels, damaged. .02 - 3 candles from the box above made by J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltdindustry - manufacturing, domestic life, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Changing Port Melbourne, 2000 - 2001
Further update photographs from Ron Laing's collection of Port Melbourne locations(3) colour photographs of: .01: Bay and Graham Streets intersection, April 2001 .02: Beacon Rd and Howe Parade roundabout, Sept. 2000 .03: the new seafront promenade in Beacon Cove, 2000built environment - civic, bay street, graham street, beacon road, beacon cove -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Garden City Pensioner's Club at Warburton, 16 Oct 1963
.01 - B&W photocopy of Garden City Pensioner's Club at Warburton (16.10.1963). .02 B&W photocopy of Garden City Pensioner's Club outside St Mary's Parish Hall at Warburton (16.10.1963).Gardengarden city, garden city pensioner's club, st mary's warburton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Sands & McDougall Directory of Victoria, 1942 - 1974
Hardback books entitled "Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria". Cover years : (.01) 1942, (.02) 1955, (.03) 1964, (.04) 1965, (.05) 1970, (.06) 1971, (.07) 1973, (.08) 1974.built environment, business and traders, local government, families, advertising, sands & mcdougall -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet - Family history of four immigrant families prepared by Margaret BRIDE, Margaret Bride, Four immigrant families and some of their descendants, Booklet written by Margaret Bride, great granddaughter of Daniel Polson
The Polson family Dick, Christina and four children arrived in Australia in 1854 on the ship "Dirigo" Photos belonged to Ada POLSON (nee BELLION), Margaret BRIDE's mother.Four immigrant families and some of their descendants .01 - small booklet of memoirs prepared by Margaret BRIDE of family members who had significant links to Port Melbourne. The Polson, Dick, Bellion and Sinclair families. families, margaret bride nee polson, ada polson nee bellion, thomas sinclair, elizabeth weller bellion, william j bellion, louisa bellion, letitia sinclair, mother falkenreich, ada florence bellion, lizzie sinclair -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramcar Overhauls", Jun. 1957
List or report - six foolscap sheets, photocopied, titled "Tramcar Overhauls", listing all trams in numerical order, giving dotes for last 01 and 02. 5th sheet dated 8/6/1957Has in ink "34/2 in top left hand cornertrams, tramways, overhauls, preston workshops, tramcars -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: CHARING CROSS - BRIDGE WORKS
Works being undertaken on Culvert at Charing Cross, Bogie car and Birney 'Safety' Car visible in back ground. Inscription on back of photo in pencil 2:01:08 PM '8/12/2608.person, individual, basil miller -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Magazine image of Edward Durell Stone's House,130 East 64th Street, New York, New York, USA, 1956. (Architect: Edward Durell Stone.)Encircled 23 (Handwritten) / TOP (Handwritten)new york, slide -
Deaf Children Australia
Book, Journal
The financial information relating to the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution has been kept in ledgers, journal, monthly accounts and Minutes of the Financial Sub-Committee. The funds available and the expenses of running an educational and boarding school are documented in detail.The financial records provide an insight into what is required to be considered at the time, from building expenses, wages and salaries, food to boot repairs. They show how funds are raised and the expenses.Green woven cover with tan leather on corners and spine, hardback account book with handwritten entries. Contains Treasurers' Statement of Accounts for the V.D.&D.I. from October 1939 to September 1956Spine: "JOURNAL" with decorations in gold lettering on red background.deaf children australia, deaf education, financial accounts, journal -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Invitation - Portland Rifle Club, Mar-56
Invitation from the Portland Rifle club, to the official opening of their new range at Point Danger on Sat. 17 MAR 1956. Pale green card, scalloped edges, gold print and edgingFront: 'Mr. H.L. Vivian and Lady' handwritten, blue ink -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Programme - Programme - St Stephen's Church Centenary Ball, May-56
Souvenir programme for St. Stephen's Church grand Centenary Ball, Friday, May 11th 1956. Textured light blue card, royal blue print. Folded, dance programme inside.Back: Handwritten note, black biroball, st stephens church, anglican, cofe, 1956