A small black and white photograph of Arthur Northover. A relative of Elma Winslade Wells. Arthur is showing looking right, in a white shirt, tie, breast jacket and an overcoat. Arthur is a middle age man, with receding hair line and moustache. At the bottom Henry Wayland, Blackheath. On the back the logo of Henry Wayland photographer Rembrandt House, Blackheath.person, individual, arthur northover

Faded black and white photo of a grave stone next to a tree at Boort Cemetery. inscription on the back of photo 2400 413a dated February 1960. The ages and dated of burial are recorded in diaries. I have forgotten to write them on these snaps which I took last year. I placed flowers o the graves in February 1960memorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery

Photocopy of certificate of discharge no.77 issued October 23, 1873for Charles Stilwell, surgeon aged 68. On the back character for ability and character for conduct is given as very good. Also a photocopy of receipt from Council of Medical Education & Registration No.14445 issued 21st November, 1862 to Charles Stilwell for the sum of 2 pounds for registration.document, certificate

Photograph - black and white. Photo of View Point Bendigo. Fountain right hand side of photo. A large clock on top of Armstrong Tyre Service. Also Australian Mutual Provident Society, Colonial Mutual Life Building and other buildings. No.14 on right hand bottom of photo. Newsagent advertising The Herald, Age, The Sun, Argus.place, bendigo, view point, sandhurst, view point bendigo.

Memorial service in December 1917 for casualties of WWI from Victoria (or St Kilda). Single sheet of white paper that has discoloured with age, folded to make 4 pages, and printed in black and red. On front page, City of St Kilda logo and image of crossed Australian and Union Jack flags. Back page lists those who have fallen in service of their country. Internal pages list the order of service.wwi, world war i, state recruiting committee of victoria, sportsmen's thousand military band

Stawell Post Office on corner of Wimmera and Main Streets. Erected 1875. Telegraph pole and streetlamp in foreground. Akins store visible at right of photo. The building has 3 arched doors & 6 arched windows on the ground floor and 8 square windows on the top story. Two chimneys on the roof and a wrought iron square fence on the roof. The outside of the building has not changed while the interior has been remodelled several times. The early Postmasters and their families lived upstairs. The main room originally included the Telegraph office where operators worked at machines, sending and receiving Morse code messages. Later alterations were made for a telephone switchboard room downstairs, with trunk line equipment upstairs. In 1965 the telephone system was converted to automatic.Black & white photo of a two story building on the corner of Wimmera & Main St. The building the Stawell Post and Telegraph Office. Out the front of the Post office is a telegraph pole and a light post. Next door in Main St is a single story building with a sign over the building Argus Australasian, underneath Akins, Age/Leader possible a newsagent. stawell

Yields information about the nature of tram services at the city terminus at Sturt and Lydiard St and the street scene at the time.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 11 at the city terminus, Sturt and Lydiard St, with an inspector standing alongside the tram stop. The tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant, and The Age dash panel advertisement. In the background is the Town Hall with scaffolding around the central portion and the tower.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, inspectors, tram 11

The Bendigo Advertiser began a reader's recipe section in 1954. It was so popular that readers asked that some of the recipes were produced in book format. The first edition (this item) was published in 1955. By 1980 a third edition had been published.The Bendigo Advertiser Reader Cookbook Seventy two Page cookbook, includes black and white illustrations. Dated July 1954 Used Cookbook, torn cover, repairs by masking tape, aged yellow pages, with red and yellow print gloss cover. Stored in a plastic display book, includes newspaper cuttings and index of contributors to the book.Donated by Judith Randall July 2014bendigo advertiser, recipes

One of the boys is believed to be John Reaburn; date is approximate.Black and white photo of a class of 32 children at Surrey Hills Primary School taken outside against a brick wall with a central window. It may be a class of mixed age children. There are 21 boys and 11 girls. One boy holds the class identification board (illegible); another holds a boater hat; several are dressed in 'sailor shirts'."J C Reaburn (underlined) (Surrey Hills Neighbourhood C...) / 857 - 7463 (underlined)" in pencil down RH edge.surrey hills primary school, schools, education, primary education, children, john reaburn

draughthorse, banner, lawnmowing, student outside work

Used by Mr. A. Baker Snr. early 20th Century. A small damaged rectangular, metal tobacco tin with red edging around the yellow, hinged lid. It has the label "LOG CABIN" Flaked Gold leaf Tobacco printed in three scroll shapes. There is an outline of a cabin in the bush, with a horse and man in the foreground. The manufacturer's details are written at the bottom. The tin is worn with age and use, and the lid is loose.Tobacco Tin - 'Log Cabin Flaked Gold Leaf Tobacco W.D. & H.O. Wills (Australia) Ltd. Sydney Successor in Australia to Lambert & Butler.'tobacco tins, tobacco containers, smoking equipment

Bob Hymans Collection Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans die on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This document is significant because it outlines plans for the development of the Falls Creek Tourist Area.A newspaper advertisement and transcript aimed at people to apply to establish new businesses in Falls Creek. Businesses being sought were a General Store with postal and telephone services; Cafe; Ski hire and repair centre and ski lifts and/or tows. Proposals for other types of businesses would be considered. THe advertisement was to be placed in the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald.falls creek tourist area management committee, development plans, falls creek businesses

Newspaper cutting from The Age, Thursday 3/7/1924, titled "Melbourne Trams - Board's General Scheme - The Cable Incubus - Urgency of Conversion". Extensive item looks at the tramway system at the time, conversion, the general scheme, bringing the system together, the cable tram system and its limitations and St Kilda Road and its boulevard nature.trams, tramways, conversion, general scheme, st kilda rd, melbourne, mmtb

Newspaper cutting from The Age 7/10/1982, titled "End of the line is near for Melbourne's painted ladies" written by Jane Sullivan, about the withdrawal of tram 439 and others being phased out. Quotes Phillip Adams, Steve Crabb, Clifton Pugh, Mirka Mora. Gives the story to the background of the Transporting Art project.trams, tramways, transporting art, w2 class, arts victoria

Photographs, Black and White, Photo of Q 142 on an all night service to Camberwell at corner of Swanston and Queensberry St, 15/1/1956. Photo by Keith Kings. In the background is Tru-Bake biscuits, Newsagent advertising The Age, Argus, Post, Capstan cigarettes, the Hotel Queensberry, and Davies Coop & Co Limited - Weavers & Underwear Manufacturers.In ink on the rear: Keith Kings stamp and number R(f)(5) "M&MTB - Q-142 as "All Night" tram in Swanston St (North) at Queensberry St corner about to shunt on Xover to return to Camberwell. 7.378am Sunday 15/1/56" 1/250 f4.5trams, tramways, swanston st, queensberry st, all night services, camberwell, tram 142

Newspaper clipping - from The Age, 17/12/1999 with an article on tramway workers and video documentary - Tram People (1999 Norris Media Productions), a 160 minute by Paul Norris. Includes quotes from Graham Jones, Norm Cross, Mario Sirianni. Includes a photo of the front of W7 1008 along with other tramway images.trams, tramways, trams, melbourne, preston workshops, employees, mmtb, tram 1008

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 22/8/2007 titled "Trains, trams to stay privately run" about the extension of the existing contracts for a further year. Quotes Connex CEO Bruce Hughes, Yarra Trams - Dennis Cliche, Premier Brumby, Opposition spokesman Terry Mulder, PTUA Daniel Bowen and Union secretary Trevor Dobbyn.trams, tramways, franchising, yarra trams, connex, ptua, contracts, public transport