In 1934 Melbourne city and suburbs were divided into areas and patrols. The patrols were covered by motor cycles, bicycles and foot constables. Eleven police officers sit on motorbikes with side cars, and are being inspected by two people.police, motorcycle, motorbike,

The Portland Pier was extended in 1916: "The contractors for the extension or the deep-water pier continue to make steady progress, and the work is nearing completion. Only a small gap on the south end remains to be filled with piling. The beams and decking have been laid down over the whole of the rest of the pier, and the effect im presses one with the magnitude, stability and excellence of the work." (Horsham Times 23 June 1916)A number of people on the beach at Portland near the pier. A number of cars are parked in the foreground.potland, sea,

Photograph of printed drawings of the first school house in Melbourne and the Melbourne Central School, 1857.school, education, melbourne

The coal from this open-cut mine is used to generate electricity for the State of Victoria. in 1934 two thousand miles of high tension transmission lines conveyed energy from a system of inter-linked power stations to the whole Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as to nearly 170 rural centres. Black and white image of the western end of the Yallourn open-cut in 1934. the bucket dredge on surface is reaching down 90 feet, on which level there is another similar dredge going down another 90 feet to the bottom of the 180 foot seam.yallourn, electricty, power, coal, open-cut, dredge

The image show the number and typs of boats moored at Apollo Bay Marina in late January 2013.Two colour photgraphs showing the marina at Apollo Bay from the pier. .1) a number of anchored boats .2) a number of fishing vessells at the marina. apollo bay, boat, vessel, fishing

Torphichen graveyard is situated within the churchyard. Located west of Edinburgh it was the seat of Knight Hospitallers. Many ancestors of the Russell family who settled around Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are buried in this cemetery.Postcard size coloured photograph of multiple exposures showing graves at Torphichen, ScotlandVerso: Gran at graveyard - Torphichenrussell, torphichen, scotland, ballarat

The original Honour Board for the Castlemaine branch of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows was hanging in the Castlemaine Market Building in 2013.Colour photograph of a timber honour board for the Provincial Grand Masters of the Castlemaine Branch of the Manchester Unity Independent order of Oddfellows. The Provincial Grand Masters are: 1859 Wal Smith 1861 George Farroll 1862 William Bird 1863 G.J. Fawkner 1864 Joseph Davie 1865 J. Collings 1866 J.D. Hatch 1867 S.H. Clark 1868 John Tate 1869 J. Mackenzie 1870 J.H. Dickinson 1871 F. Emery 1872 H. London 1873 C.F. Randal 1874 H.S. Hilton 1875 Edgar Slee 1876 Francis Rotanzi 1877 J. Desmond 1878 Charles Slee 1879 J.S. Unklater 1880 William Field 1881 W. Broughall 1882 George H. Page 1883 J.S. Horner 1884 R. Mitchell 1885 John Reid 1886 C.C Servante 1888 A. Belcher 1889 G.W. Halford 1890 Stephen Box 1891 W.A. Reid 1892 W.J. Wood 1893 H. Paterson 1894 E. Trenchard 1895 Robert Maddin 1896 D.H. McDonach 1897 C.W. Armstrong 1898 M. O'Loughlan 1899 J. Crawford 1900 R. Hutton 1901 John Oke 1902 D.J. Duggan 1903 john Lean 1904 W.E. Goodwin 1905 S.S. graves 1906 J.H. Liscombe 1907 R.H. Laird 1908 R. Leanmanchester unity independent order of oddfellows, muioof, castlemaine,

This photograph on an iPhone 4 during the Museums Australia (Vic) Conference at the National Wool Museum, Geelong. Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm/about/article/item/8cbcc313afa77a5.aspx)Photograph of a timber lectern used to auction wool in Geelong. It is found in the auction room on the top floor of Geelong's national wool museum.wool, geelong, auction, auction room, national wool museum

This photograph on an iPhone 4 during the Museums Australia (Vic) Conference at the National Wool Museum, Geelong. Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm/about/article/item/8cbcc313afa77a5.aspx)display of wool ales at the National Wool Museum. Steel girders holding up the roof were made by Dorman Long & Co. Middlesborough, England. In the foreground is a timber counter with brass kick rail and upper edge. Names on wool bales include Austop, Arcadian Wool, Buln Gherin, Mt Hesse, Melrose, Avondale Hills, Kerrsville, Kooringa, Merryville Yass, Sherra Park, Wurrock, Hazeldean, Buanogor Parkwool, geelong, wool bail, auction room, national wool museum

Opening in 1891 the Moonta School of Mines was intended for students who wanted to increase their knowledge of those arts and sciences which were especially important to miners and others similarly engaged. The School was situated close to the Moonta Mines, at that time the most important copper mines in Australia, and the smelters at Wallaroo. The the mines students were able to acquire practical knowledge of the work of a miner. The close by smelting works at Wallaroo were seen to be of great service to those wanting to become acquainted with chemistry and metallurgy. Subjects taught at the Moonta School of Mines included Chemistry, Metallurgy, Steam and the Steam Engine, Magnetism and Electricity, Mathematics, Machine Design, Mine Surveying and Leveling, Drawing, Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work. The Moonta School of Mines building in Ellen Street was formerly Baptist Church.Stone building used as the Moonta School of Mines. This image can be compared to a 1904 image at http://victoriancollections.net.au/items/519c24142162ef13f0648d42 moonta, school of mines, mining

Colour photograph of a timber and steel waterwheel hub and spokes in the yard of the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.burra, mining, waterwheel, bon accord

Colour photograph of a steel horse works located in the grounds of the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.R. Hunter & Co. Earls Col England. No. 20burra, horse

Colour photograph of a metal hand pump located in the grounds of the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.

Colour photograph of the timber core of a horse whim, located in the grounds of the Bon Accord Museum, Burra.

Mary MacKillop was the first Australian canonised a saint by the Catholic Church.Detail of a Statue of St Mary MacKillop from the exterior of the Catholic Cathedral at Adelaide, South Australia.

Redruth Gaol was constructed in 1856. It was the first South Australian gaol to be built outside Adelaide. The goal was built to house 30 prisoners (male and female). It closed in 1897 at which time the prisoners were transferred to Gladstone Gaol. The former Redruth Gaol was renovated and started a new life as a Girls' Reformatory in 1897 and closed in 1922. This gaol was used in the film 'Breaker Morant'.A number of colour photographs featuring a stone gaol.

Morphett's Engine House was restored and opened to the public in 1986.Three colour digital images of Morphett's Engine House, Burra, South Australia

In 1847 dugout homes along the Burra Creek extended for along 5 kilometres. The census of 1851 recorded a population of 4,403 for the town, with 1,800 living in hunts in 'Creek Street'. The dug outs were rent free.Photograph of dugout accommodation in Blyth Street, Burra.

Photograph of the first floor of a brick shop in the Main Road of Trentham. The first floor is the Trentham Masonic Lodge.trentham, freemason, trentham masonic lodge, masonic lodge

"ARARAT WAR MEMORIAL.- Remarkable simplicity and beauty are combined in the Ararat war memorial, which will be unveiled by Senator H.E. Elliott to-morrow. The monument is a simple rectangular stone mass, 12ft in length, 6ft in width, and 18ft m height, standing on a bluestone platform of three steps in the centre of a formal garden Surrounding the memorial is a bronze frieze, conceived from the classic frieze of the Parthenon in Athens depicting incidents in Australian engagements overseas. The frieze took the sculptor (Mr Wallace Anderson) two years to complete. The memorial was designed and supervised by Mr A.S. Hall. Photographs of the memorial are included in the collection at the architectural exhibition it the Town Hall." (The Argus, Friday 8 August 1930) A number of colour photographs showing details from the Ararat War Memorial.ararat, ararat war memorial, ararat cenotaph, wallace anderson, a.s. hall, world war, nurse

Theodore Jesse Hoover, brother of the 31st President of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa, on January 28, 1871. He attended Stanford and received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology and Mining in 1901. Following graduation his professional career started with the position of assayer for the Keystone Consolidated Mining Company. After one year, he became assistant manager for the Standard Consolidated Mine, and a year later he was promoted to manager of the operation. In 1907 Hoover went to London as general manager of Minerals Separation, Ltd. This company was developing the froth flotation process for recovering minerals from ores. Hoover took an active part in the development of the flotation concentration process and authored one of the first books on the concentration of ores by flotation. After four years with Minerals Separation, Ltd., Hoover entered private practice as a consulting mining and metallurgical engineer with offices in London and in San Francisco. He was very successful and held positions of consulting engineer, managing director, director, and president of many mining companies in America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. He returned to Stanford in 1919 as Professor of Mining and Metallurgy and Executive Head of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy. His experience and ability in organization made him a natural leader. He was influential in the formation of the School of Engineering at Stanford. The School was formed in 1925 and he was made dean, a position he held until his retirement in 1936. As dean of engineering, he promoted a broad fundamental training program for undergraduate engineering students. Under his guidance, emphasis was placed upon graduate work and he was responsible for developing strong graduate engineering curricula at Stanford. While dean he continued teaching and his course, "The Economics of Mining," developed into a book which was published in 1933. He became interested in the functions of engineers and, with Professor Fish, wrote a book entitled "The Engineering Profession" which was published in 1940 and revised in 1950. In addition to his academic activities he was generous in his hospitality. Faculty and students alike enjoyed the annual field day and barbecue at his Rancho del Oso, near Santa Cruz. He was widely read and had a lively interest in all the things he encountered. He speculated on the antiquity of man and man's early production processes. To verify an idea regarding flint tools, he studied their shapes and became proficient in making arrow heads. He was also interested in wild life, and was one of the founding members of the Cooper Ornithological Society. (http://engineering.stanford.edu/about/bio-hoover)Blue hard covered book of 547 pages including an index. Contents include mine valuation (sampling, ore deposits, ore reserves, financial provisions, sale of mineral product, metal prices, reports) and Mining Organization (Co-operative effort, Mining Companies, Promoting Mining Enterprises, fluctuations of share prices, valuation of mining shares, fakes and fallacies, the mining Engineer and the law) and Mine Management (Organization of staff, mine manager, efficiency, industrial relations, training and discipline, safety).inside cover 'Charles Bacon Mackay School of Mines'.mining, economics, hoover, stanford, mackay school of mines, mackay, bacon

Stawell was known as a gold mining town. The Stawell Town Hall clock and tower were erected by Mrs Norman Kelly in memory of her late father Cr George Barnes, a councillor of the Borough of Stawell over a period of 47 years, and also her mother, the late Emma Barnes. 10 May 1939. The animated mining scene on the Stawell Town Hall was incorporated into the tower from a bequest by Emma Kelly. It was officially opened by Sir Henry Bolte on 06 October 1969.Colour photograph of the Stawell Town Hall, and details such as the mining logo and plaques.stawell, stawell town hall, mining, george barnes, emma barnes, emma kelly, henry bolte

Burra is a town in South Australia's Copper triangle. View of mining remnants at Burra, South Australia from the Burra Lookout.

A selection of images of Ebenezer Aboriginal Mission.

THe old Koroit School is currently used at the Koroit Historical Society.koroit, education, school

buninyong avenue of honour, buninyong, world war one, world war

Colour photography of the Ballarat Arch of Victoryworld war, world war one, ballarat arch of victory, ballarat avenue of honour

Daylesford is a Central Victorian town known for mineral water and hospitality..1) Rainy, night scene looking down Vincent Street, Daylesford towards Hepburn Springs. .2) Former Daylesford Post Officedaylesford, post office, vincent street