Original photograph of Queen Elizabeth 2 and Duke of Edinburgh arriving on platform of Tatura Railway Station, March 1955. Accommpanied by Shire President Cr and Mrs G Brewer, Mr Kelly Station Master and aides.Black and white photograph of Tatura Railway Station for Royal Visit 1954on back: Tatura Railway Station Royal visit 1954royal visit 1954

Soft cover. illustrated. Line drawing city structures, palm tree. 48 pages. melbourne victoria, victorian government tourist bureau

Photo essay made by Lillian Louisa Pitts c 1915. Photographs part of the biggest family album in Australia. Originals owned by Frank Pitts, copied for Museum of Victoria collection. Merrigum Frank compiled by Evan McGillivray and Matthew Nickson.Photo essay made by Lillian Louisa Pitt, c 1915. Glossy hard cover, white, blue design. Photo of boy winking. Front and back in sepia, text left hand pages, pictures on right. Pages framed in grey. no page numbers.Tatura and District Historical Society 1990

Photo presented to Museum by M. Normington. Original held by same. Members in photo: l - r: W. Anderson, R. Lamaro, J. O'Toole, M. O'Reilly, N. Colliver, C. Ryan, P. Young. front - D. Phillips, P. Noonan, Lamaro childBlack and white copy of photograph of Tatura Coursing Club c 1950. 2 copies, 1 on displaytatura sporting clubs

Original photo by Elsie M. Dicker, photographer, 10 Armadale Street, Northcote. Only names known: Barn Parker, Uncle of Mr Rube Parker.Sepia copy of large group of Tatura people, possibly in Fitzroy gardens c 1930. 2 copies 1 on display.Taturaites Picnicformer tatura residence

Photograph of decorations on Criterion Hotel building, Royal visit 1954. Showing bar, Williams Shoe Shop, D. Phillips hair dressers. Group of people, post office, extreme left on Holden car, two others, 50's cars in foregroundBlack and white photograph of flags, palm leaves, bunting, decorations on balcony of Criterian Hotel. Royal Visit 1954. 3 cars at kerb. Hogan Street Taturaon back: Royal visit 1954

Photographs of craft work made in Camp 1 by H Cordes, and which are in the possession of Anne Evering, neice of Cordes' fianceTwenty A4 photos of craft work from Camp 1 with records and explanatory letter in red open fronted plastic folder.craft work from camp 1 tatura, cordes, heinrich, cafe wellblech, skittle alley

A most interesting account of the creation of the Hay Internment camp, money, notes, the designer, printer to the now extremely expensive collectors item.Statement of account of the creation of the Hay internment camp money, notes, the designer and printer.Under the above subject title, is depicted the two shilling note under which are the kangaroo and emu as is the Australian coat of arms.They support a representation of 3 huts from a drawing of the late George Teltscher. It is in a clear plastic cover, red margin and back. michael vort- ronald, george teltscher, hay internment camp

A series of 10 ABC radio talks originally broadcast under the title "The Murray Darling System, 5000 Miles of history and prehistory. The series was produced in the Melbourne studios of the ABC by Ken TaylorBeige cover. Australian river scene on front cover. Information on the work of the author Edmund T. Gill on back cover.river systems

Green linen-like hard cover. Gold lettering on front cover. Title and author L.G. Houston water supply

Includes names of valvers who served in TaturaBlue and white front cover. Taken at a conference. State Rivers and Water Supply Commission map of Victoria water storage information on back covervictoria state rivers and water supply commission

Recommendations and guidelines. A study of historical data on local conservation for Waranga Shores, includes early photos of houses in Murchison and RushworthWhite plastic back, Clear plastic on front. Picture on cover of Rimes farmhouse, Bakers Bridge Road Wanalta c 1874-8.

Project on history of Tatura district and its future in the Greater Murray Valley 1951. Copy. Also original L3900Copy of original. Grey cardboard. Copy of original cover of project book.education, tatura victoria, greater murray valley, st mary's college tatura victoria

includes a lot of Tatura History. some other show news.History of TaturaNewspaper article. Original item from early Tatura Guardian. Photo of ninety three year old Mr M. Barney Parker and his nephew Mr R Bub Parker. Mr Parker attended the first Tatura Show in 1880 age 11.newspapers, tatura guardian

Folder put together for Tatura Historical Society and Museum.Folder describing the beaching of survivors of the Kormoran at Quobba Station near Carnarvon WA and relevant history. Photos included.17 miles well and shore. Quobba Station north north west of Carnarvon WA

black and white photocopy of a sculptured head of an Australian solder by Private Bruno Simon, a 30 year old refugee subsequently a member of the CMF Employment Company. After Nazism came to Germany in 1933 Bruno Simon studied sculpture in Paris and Florence and then came to Australia.

Original photograph of plain and fancy dress held in Byrneside Hall, 1934. Belonging to Teresa Bradley (Mrs M. Hogan). Many Tatura present and former residents pictured.black and white photograph of ball in Byrneside Hall 1934.plain and fancy ball. Burnside 1934. on back: Burnside 1934 Teresa Bradleybyrneside hall

Photograph looking west along Hogan Street, of Tatura's first saleyards, run by McNamara's.Black and white photograph of 's original saleyards, Tatura. Approx 1920.on back: McNamaras Hogan Street. Original saleyards.old saleyards, tatura

Original photograph of McNamara's saleyards during demolition. Looking west along Hogan Street, Tatura. New saleyards were established on land bordered by Ross Street, O'Toole Street, Maher Street and O'Reilly Roadl.Black and white photograph of old saleyards being demolished, Hogan Street, Tatura. Exterior. Approx. 1927.McNamaras old saleyards being demolished.old saleyards tatura

Original photograph of Chas Brady's Store in Casey Street, Tatura. One of the very early stores in Tatura. Grocer, draper, general merchant. Also partly in photo, is a farm machinery store, Horsby, Reapers, Binders.Black and white photograph of Chas Brady Store in Casey Street, Tatura. Horse and cart, men and women and children outside store but names unknown.Chas Brady Store Casey Street Tatura.chas brady store tatura

Sacred Heart Primary School, Tatura, surrounded by flood waters, 1955. School later demolished.Black and white photograph of flooding, Sacred Heart Primary School, Tatura, 1955.on back: Sacred Heart Primary School, Tatura. Flood. 1955.

This type of meter replaced earlier models with registered acre feet (now megalitres). approx 1980. Meters on wheels have been used for approx 80 yearsMeter for attachment to dethridge wheel to measure megalitres of water. This type attached to the wheel and revolves with it. (Older type attached to the axle) This one is for a large wheel.S.R.W.S.C M.L L.M.O I.D. No-MD070942irrgation, dethridge wheel

The wheel meter was enclosed in a solid metal case with a window at the top for reading through. this type of meter worked on the axle of the wheel.A piece of thick glass for covering a dethridge wheel meter(old type). Box of 50 (2 missing)victoria state rivers and water supply commission, dethridge wheel, irrigation

Used by State Rivers and Water Supply Commission prior to their privatisation about 1990.A clear tube with sand inside - similar to an egg timer. Used to measure the accuracy of water wheels over a half minute or less. Measurements marked on outside and related to one revolution. The blue scales relate to small meter outlets(wheels), yellow scales related to large meter outlets(wheels).Figures of rates relating to measurement of water in one revolution.irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, water wheel

used prior to privatisation in 1990State Rivers and Water Supply Commission issue foolscap size pad for correspondence. 21 sheets remaining.State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Memorandum victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Donor F.L. Burns was a design engineer with State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and wrote, as part of a report, "methods of reducing seepage losses".Silver disc. Black text. Inside a black and clear plastic rectangular cover.irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission

Tatura's Lurline Knee was a guest when memories and old friendships were rekindled when the Dunera Boys held a reunion dinner at the Beverly Crest Hotel. Mr Robert Kahn kindly forwarded a copy of the relevant section of the Jewish News and receipt of acknowledgement of Mr Kahn's "Chapters from my past".In clear plastic cover - purple printing- The Australian Jewish News. Print copy of photos of personalities. Also a letter (part obscured), from R Kahn. The obverse has the same people. from The Australian 29th Nov '91 pg 28As abovedunera reunion

UnknownIn clear plastic folder - an amusing account of the dispersal sale of the Hay camps 1947. Reprints March 12 '90. 50th Dunera reunion and letter from Walter Kaufmann to his old school friend Eric Eckstein and reflections of Charles Ehrlich . Names of guests who attended Sydney Annual Dunera reunionAs bovehay site dispersal

The planning of the 50th anniversary of the Dunera Boys and a look back of the history to be held in September in Melbourne, Sydney and Hay.In a clear plastic folder - Dunera News Number 17 August 1990. Above drawing of the Dunera 1940 - 1990, 50th Anniversary. Hay. Fred Lowen A.M on what would be the back page - a drawing of an internment camp Taturaas abovedunera, 50th anniversary reunion