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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Water In Victoria, 1964
Irrigation and Farming in VictoriaBlue, white and grey paper magazine type journal White and black printing. Photo of spray irrigation. Pages 42irrigation, victoria -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Map, Borough of Ringwood, Victoria - c.1950s
A0-size (approx) map of named streets and lot-numbered properties within Borough of Ringwood ward boundaries. Colour-coded key marking Land Under Control of Council, Factory Areas, and Business Areas.Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch. North Ward, East Ward, South Ward. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Clipping, The Age, Namesake Towns: Images of Ringwood Hampshire England and Ringwood Victoria. From 'The Age' 4 April 1931, 4-Apr-31
Article as part of a series comparing Ringwood, Hampshire, England and Ringwood, Vic.. Population details, industry, houses and environs. 4 B&W pictures two of Ringwood ,England and two of Ringwood , Vic. depicting streetscapes and buildings.Newspaper cuttings on cream coloured cardboard from 'The Age' 4 April 1931 with 2 B&W photos of Ringwood, Hampshire, England and 2 B&W photos of Ringwood ,Victoria ,Clocktower in background and old Town Hall. Printed text. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Speech, Speech by the Governor of Victoria Sir Dallas Brooks on 19 March 1960 on the declaration of Ringwood as a City, 19-Mar-60
Speech by the Governor of Victoria Sir Dallas Brooks on 19 March 1960 on the declaration of Ringwood as a City; Full text from page: The Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Ringwood 19th March 1960, pages off white, bound by blue ribbon. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of the newly completed bridge at Newbridge, Victoria, c.1894, The newly completed bridge at Newbridge, Victoria, c.1894, 1894
Murray Comrie Collection. This photograph is a well-preserved original. Monochrome photograph depicting the newly completed wooden bridge at Newbridge, Victoria. Thirteen men are in the image, standing at one end of the bridge. These are most likely men who worked on constructing the bridge. Position of photographer is on the west bank of the Loddon, looking east.newbridge, bridge, loddon river, infrastructure, construction, roads, workers, farms, people -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Historic Buildings Council, Victoria, Victorian Heritage Register, 1995
A register of historic buildings, sites, shipwrecks in Victoria, drawn from information available at 26 June 1995, supplied by Historic Buildings Council and Maritime Heritage unit of Heritage Victoria. This is now the province of the Heritage Council, Vheritage, shipwrecks, architecture -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Public Records Office of Victoria, "Statutory Declaration verifying Liquidators' Statement in the matter of the Ballaarat Tramway Co. in liquidation.", c1994
Photocopy over three pages of the Statutory Declaration verifying Liquidators' Statement in the matter of the Ballaarat Tramway Co. in liquidation. Gives details of the liquidation, the names of the liquidators and details of the final accounts of the horse tram operator, Ballaarat Tramway Co. dated 23/10/1903. Made from records held by the Public Records Office of Victoria, arranged by Alan Bradley c1990.trams, tramways, horse trams, shareholders, ballaarat tramway company, liquidation -
Greensborough Historical Society
Magazine - Journal, Victoria. Education Department, The School Paper; for Grades III and IV. 1917, 1917_
A collection of stories to enlighten children's minds, prepared by the Victorian Education Department as supplementary reading material. Contents incomplete: Jan. 1917 pi-iv missing; Feb. p1-4 missing; Mar. missing; Apr. p33-34 and 47-48 missing; May. p49-50 missing; Sep. p113-114 and 127-128 missing; October to December missing.Owned and used by the Partington family, Greensborough pioneers whose children attended Greensborough Primary School.12 issues per schoolyear (incomplete). Black and white illustrations. Front cover missing. Dog-eared and damaged edges. Name of owner (Alan Partington) on some copies.the school paper, reading materials, partington family, education department victoria -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Replacement Seniors myki, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), c.2010
Replacement myki card letter with old card attached to the letter.PTV correspondence for replacement myki card for the myki ticketing system which may be superseded by 2024.Replacement myki with accompanying letter and pamphlets. Name of cardholder written on rear of card in inkmyki, public transport, public transport victoria, tickets -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample, Collins Bros Pty Ltd Woollen Manufacturers, Geelong, Victoria - Union Colored Flannel, season 1930-31
Cloth sample book produced by Collins Bros Mill containing samples of union coloured flannel from 1930-31.COLLINS BROS. PTY. LTD. / WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS / GEELONG, VICTORIA. / Union Colored Flannel / SEASON 1930-31collins bros mill pty ltd, cloth - union, flannel -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
CD-ROM, Robert Brough Smyth, Aborigines of Victoria 1878, 20071878
CD version of The Aborigines of Victoria, Notes relating to the Habits of the Natives of other Parts of Australia and Tasmania compiled from various sources for The Government of Victoria. Vols. I&II Historical work by the Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. (c.1876) He describes his approach to his work, the collection of language information, culture and heritage, anatomical data, drawings of the traditional lifestyles and encounters with the people.CD-ROM -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, VR Commissioner's Special train, steam locomotive D3-639 crossing the Echuca-Moama Road Rail Bridge over the Murray River from Moama, NSW to Echuca, Victoria, 1962
Looking south into Echuca, VictoriaDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd3-639, d3-class steam locomotive, echuca-moama road rail bridge, george coop collection, murray river, vr commissioner's special train -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, The History of Gold Discovery in Victoria, 1979
A history of gold discovery in VictoriaPaperback. Gold front cover. Front cover has a drawing of a group of miners outside a shop. Back cover has a drawing of a group of mounted police riding roughshod through a group of people and dogs.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold field, gold miner, gold mining, gold town, victoria, australia, history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Apprentice Commission of Victoria Technical School Term Report on Apprentices, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954
Carbon copies of a foolscap form with Ballarat School of Mines apprentice name, attendance, examination results and general remarks and Victorian Railway Reports. The originals were signed by the Head of Department and Principal. Some heads of departments signed the copy including. H. Goldsmith. Subjects include Fitting and Turning and Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Mechanics. fitting and turning, mechanical engineering, trades, apprentices, school report, h. goldsmith -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Education Department Victoria - The School Paper, 1914
Set of twelve issues of The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII (1914) - Issues No.171 January 1914 to No.182 December 1914, Issued by the Education Department, Victoria -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Types of Timber Framed Dwelling Houses, Victoria, 1927
Plans show how the modern house has progressed and evolved since 1920.Grey covered booklet of plans for 53 dwelling houses available for selection by applicants under the Housing and Reclamation Act 1920. Published by the State Saving Bank of Victoria -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, George Robertson & Co, Special Letters Bank of Victoria Ltd 1925
Special Letters Bank of Victoria Ltd 1925 Copies of letters dated from 14th January 1925 to 19th December 1925 Manafactured by George Robertson & Co. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, special letters bank of victoria ltd 1925, bank of victoria ltd -
Federation University Historical Collection
Card - Document, Victoria Cross and George Cross Association Christmas Card, 1981, 1981
Richard W. Richards was Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, and was a member of the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition. He was one of seven survivors of the Ross Sea Party who were stranded in Antarctical during Ernest Shackletyon's ill-fated 1914 expedition. Dick Richards died in 1985.A Christmas card which included a photograph of Queen Elizabeth 11 and the silver jubilee Reunion Dinner of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association at the Savoy Hotel, London. Signed "With Love Dick and Joyce"dick richards, richard w. richards, ballarat school of mines, antarctica, ross sea party, george cross, victoria cross and george cross association, queen elizabeth, prince charles -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian Clark, Scars in the landscape : a register of massacre sites in Western Victoria 1803-1859, 1995
Register and documentation of massacre sites in ten language groups of Western Victoria; each language group includes details of clans, history of European occupation and government policy.maps, colour photographs, b&w photographsdhauwurd wurrung, djab wurrung, djadja wurrung, djargurd wurrung, gadubanud, girai wurrung, keerray-woorroong, gulidjan, jardwadjali, watha wurrung, wathaurong, wergaia, colonisation, race relations, racism, european occupation, government policy -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, SUNDAY PRESS, HISTORY ON SALE AT $5 A BAG. HAS VICTORIA GOT HISTORY TO BURN?
REPORT OF DEMOLITION OF WOODEN METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL WHICH HAD BEEN CLASSIFIED BY NATIONAL TRUST DATED BACK TO AT LEAST 1875.PORTION OF SUNDAY PRESS NEWSPAPER APRIL 20TH, 1986 HEADLINE - HISTORY ON SALE AT $5 A BAG. HAS VICTORIA GOT HISTORY TO BURN? REPORTER - JANE SYMONSlocal history, document, newspaper cutting, churches, methodist -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1921
Map of Box Hill, Blackburn and Tunstall, 1921 from Australian Guide and Business Directory showing site of Box Hill branch of State Savings Bank of Victoria.Map of Box Hill, Blackburn and Tunstall, 1921 from Australian Guide and Business Directory showing site of Box Hill branch of State Savings Bank of Victoria.Map of Box Hill, Blackburn and Tunstall, 1921 from Australian Guide and Business Directory showing site of Box Hill branch of State Savings Bank of Victoria.maps, box hill, blackburn, state savings bank of victoria -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Sir Rohan Delacombe, Governor of Victoria, Cr. W. George Terry, Mayor of Nunawading, 1965
Black and white photo of Sir Rohan Delacombe, Governor of Victoria, Mayor Cr. W. George Terry, Mayor of Nunawading. Official Opening of Schwerkolt Cottage, 1965.delacombe, rohan, sir, terry, w. george, rogalski, barbara, schwerkolt cottage -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Caroline Le Souef, Plan of the Gardens of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Royal Park, melbourne, 1877
Appears to be based on the design by Alfred Lynch in 1861 see B17.0076. From ' Little Worlds: Australian Zoological Gardens Part III UWA. Also see B18.0029 Similar plan.Copy of plan from the 'Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Vol 4, 1877. Drawn by Caroline Le Souef and reproduced in the early Melbourne Zoo guides.caroline le souef, alfred lynch, zoological and acclimatisation society of victoria, royal park, g. purchas -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Certificate of Title and Maroondah Heritage Study, "Elouera", 59 Bemboka Road, Warranwood, Victoria, previously part of Crown Section 20, Parish of Warrandyte, County of Evelyn - 4th February, 1987
Property subsequently subdivided into residential allotments with formation of Aspen Court, Warranwood, circa 2010.A4 copies of Landata Victoria documents - Vol 9725 Fol 210 derived from Vol 9701 Vol 469, and 2-page Heritage Study report.Ian Vance Lloyd and June Josephine Lloyd are joint proprietors of an estate in fee simple - Lot 4 on Plan of Subdivision no.204137B shown on the map. Subdivision includes Bemboka Road. Encumbrance E-1 later extended through Lot 4 as Aspen Court. Transfer - Proprietor June Josephine Lloyd - 29 July, 1993. Documents include 2-page Heritage report for study conducted prior to subsequent Aspen Court residential development circa 2010. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Wodonga Soldiers' Memorial Plate, Victoria China, C. 1918 - 1939
A wide range of small china pieces carrying scenic views of holiday destinations or key locations were a popular kind of souvenir during much of the 20th century. Several different pieces were used to depict Wodonga during this period, primarily focusing on the Woodland Grove and the Soldier Memorial. A wide range of souvenirs have been produced to commemorate Wodonga and its landmarks over time. These items document key changes in Wodonga and its heritage. The producers mark on the plate was used by the company Victoria China Czechoslovakia between 1919 and 1938.Small china pieces carrying scenic views of holiday destinations were a popular kind of souvenir during much of the 20th century. These items have local and social significance as they reflect the landmarks or local features valued by the community over time.China Plate, Oblong in shape decorated with flowers and an image of the Soldiers' Memorial in Wodonga in the centre. Makers mark of Victoria China Czechoslovakia which was used from 1918 to1939."SOLDIERS MEMORIAL WODONGA"souvenir, soldiers memorial, wodonga victoria, victoria china, memorabilia -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, City of Ringwood, Victoria - opening of Wonga Road Tip by the council - 1973
Newspaper cutting from "The Mail" Wednesday July 25 1973 announcing the opening of Wonga Road Tip by the council. A.W. Hall, Town Clerk. (Accompanying map lacks readable navigation reference points/street names.) -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Black & White Cigarettes, Victoria Most Popular Conductress competition - for Mrs. Winifred Gibson, 1944
Printed "ticket" for fund raising - The Australian Tramways & Motor Omnibus Employees' Association Victoria Most Popular Conductress competition - for Mrs. Winifred Gibson of Preston depot. Funds were in aid of the Red Cross Prisoner of War Fund. Has the name of H. Nott, Hon Secretary, Tram depot Malvern. Tickets were donated to the Red Cross fund by the Proprietors of Black and White Cigarettes. Has on the rear an advertisement for the cigarette company. See Reg Item 180 for a group photograph at the 1944 Ball of Mrs. W. Gibson. See Reg Item 1026 for a story about this photograph that appeared in the Autumn 1982 (Reg Item 1026.8) Metra News.trams, tramways, most popular conductress competition, conductresses, world war 2, atmoea -
Greensborough Historical Society
Bottle, MBCV brown beer bottle, circa 1930s, 1930s
Made as bitter ale container in the 1930s to 1940s, World War 11 era.Found near the former WW2 WAAAF base, north west of Greensborough.Brown glass bottle, 26 fluid ounce capacity. MBCV in small spade on shoulder, Carlton "C" on base.MBCV (Manufacturers Bottle Company of Victoria)beer bottle, mbcv, world war ii, glass, spade mark -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tourist Ticket SEC 1/", 1937
Ticket that was contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 105, SECV - Ballarat Tourist Ticket - 1/- on light weight card, white colour - purchased on 18 May 1938, (date stamped in red on front and back), with Passengers signature "Mr Brown", written in black ink. Has six conductors punches in the right hand margin of the ticket. Has numbers "1" to "31" on bottom section of the ticket. See Reg Item 2522 for loose item, 1/- Tourist Ticket written out for Mr. Brown, ticket number A2676. Item contained within a envelope with the main object.On rear of ticket in pencil "Victoria St."trams, tramways, tourist tickets, tickets, sec -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, The Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Victoria, 1980
A history of the goldfields and mineral districts of VictoriaHardcover. Front cover has an illustration of a miner standing next to a hole in the ground which is surrounded by logs. He is standing on top of a platform made out of planks of wood and he is turning a handle on a hand winch to bring up a bucket.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold mining, gold mine, mineral resources, victoria, australia, history, robert brough smyth