The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria). This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). MMBW Detail Plan 1561 outlines those residences in the area bordered by Burke Road, Loxton Street, Mount Street and Barkers Road that had been constructed by 1905 when the land was surveyed. At this time, the area nearest Burke Road had been subdivided and developed whereas the lands to the west were as yet undeveloped. The houses represented are not named on the Plan.melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, mmbw 1561, cartography

The photograph shows the steam launch Lady Loch towing five rowing boats full of passengers on the Hopkins River at Warrnambool. The boat is travelling downstream from the riverbank near Jubilee Park towards Warrnambool and the river mouth. A similar trip in 1909 was a fund-raising excursion when the Lady Loch was to tow boats from Flett & Sons' boating establishment on the Hopkins River, travelling towards Jubilee Park. The photograph was taken between February 1907 and June 1910 by Mrs A. G. Dawson from the Hopkins River Bank at “Allandale”, which she was leasing. She took another photograph that day, which was published in the Warrnambool Standard on 24th March 1973. At the time of the photograph the launch Lady Loch was owned by James Flett & Son who operated a boatshed on the bend of the Hopkins River. The boat was described as “a fine little steamer”. In 1916 it was licenced to carry 42 passengers. The LADY LOCH: - In February 1884 Mr Sutton’s steam launch had the name of Lady of the Lake. The boat was part of the entertainment for a Sunday school picnic at Ballarat Lake and Gardens. In October 1884 Mr Ivey from Lake Wendouree purchased two vessels, the steamer Ballarat and Mr Sutton’s well-known and popular launch, Lady of the Lake, to join his own fleet of pleasure boats. In November 1887 Mr Mark Hooper’s purchase of a ‘new’ pleasure boat, Lady of the Lake, arrived in Colac to be an addition to his boating business. The launch had been transported by road from Ballarat, but the boiler and the engine had travelled by rail the previous day. In June 1888, Fanny Nelson purchased the steam launch Lady of the Lake for her Nelson’s Boating and Fishing Establishment on the Hopkins River, Warrnambool. She renamed it Lady Loch. People have suggested the mane was in honour of the wife of the then-current Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Loch, and the local paper stated that Lady Loch flew the Governor’s colours of yellow, black and blue on her first trip under Nelson’s ownership, Sunday 12th August 1888. In 1890 Fanny Nelson sold her complete business, including Lady Loch, to Mr Chapman. in January 1897 James Flett & Sons, already involved in boating, purchased the business from Chapman. In January 1916, Flett advertised everything for sale, including the boatshed and the steam launch Lady Loch. NOTE: - at least three vessels in Victoria were named Lady Loch; a river launch (ca 1884-ca 1916), a steamer ferry (1884-1920s) and a government steam lighthouse tender HMS Lady Loch (1886-1962)The photograph of the Lady Loch pleasure steamer represents the social and recreational activities of late 19th-century people from Warrnambool and the local district. It shows an example of the pleasure craft of that era. The history of the Lady Loch includes the history of fishing and boat hire businesses of that period. The photograph is also connected with an early Warrnambool buat builder James Flett & Sons. representing the maritime history of the town.Photograph, black and white, of the steam launch Lady Loch towing five rowing boats downstream on the Hopkins River from Jubilee Park towards the river mouth. There are many figures on the boats. The photograph was taken from a property called Allandale on the south river bank between February 1907 and June 1910. The photographer was Mrs A. G. Dawson. The Lady Loch was owned by Mr James Flett & Sons at that time. The photograph is mounted on card.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lady of the lake, lady of the lake steamer, lady loch steamer, lake colac steamer, hopkins river warrnambool, jubilee park warrnambool, francis maria mann, andrew abernathy nelson iiird, hopkins hotel, nelson's boathouse, chapman's boathouse, flett's boathouse, fanny (francis) nelson, james flett & sons

Cap, dark green & brown colour, cotton & suede fabric, machine embroidered round badge on front, International Force East Timor / Peace in black print on yellow background. White dove over green island shape with blue coloured background in centre. White embroidered writing on back of cap: Interfet.Printed label inside crown: "Style: 4138 100% Cotton Suede one Size Fits All\hand Wash In luke warm water only. Made in China"uniforms - military - army, costume-male, headwear, east timor, passchendaele barracks trust

On 27 December 2011 the girls from Blackburn Milo in2 Cricket were selected to take the field in a girls only lunch time Milo cricket session on the second day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. The Girls were presented with pink tops in keeping with the Jane McGrath breast cancer awareness campaign.

Catalogue card reads, "1981-1982. Preparation for, construction of, and completion of Target Square, now Ringwood Square. These pictures, 40 in number were taken by Mr. Lundy-Clark.". This group of 10 is Group 1 of 4. Records 2588-2590 contain the 4 groups. No further details are available on the individual photos at this time.

Catalogue card reads, "1981-1982. Preparation for, construction of, and completion of Target Square, now Ringwood Square. These pictures, 40 in number were taken by Mr. Lundy-Clark.". This group of 10 is Group 1 of 4. Records 2588-2590 contain the 4 groups. No further details are available on the individual photos at this time

Catalogue card reads, "1981-1982. Preparation for, construction of, and completion of Target Square, now Ringwood Square. These pictures, 40 in number were taken by Mr. Lundy-Clark.". This group of 10 is Group 1 of 4. Records 2588-2590 contain the 4 groups. No further details are available on the individual photos at this time

Catalogue card reads, "1981-1982. Preparation for, construction of, and completion of Target Square, now Ringwood Square. These pictures, 40 in number were taken by Mr. Lundy-Clark.". This group of 10 is Group 1 of 4. Records 2588-2590 contain the 4 groups. No further details are available on the individual photos at this time

This booklet was issued as a tourist advertising/promotion for the Gippsland Lakes and Buchan Caves. It was most likely printed in the early 20th Century. This promotion also includes associated areas such as Lake Tyers, Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance), Nowa Nowa, Sale, and Bairnsdale. An early tourist promotion for East Gippsland, focussing on Melbourne tourists travelling to Sale or Bairnsdale by train, and then by steamer or coach. An example of an early tourism promotion.A booklet of 103 pages, printed in b/w. The cover is a dk. red paper with gold print, quite fragile. The book contains b/w photographs, advertisements, time tables for trains and steamers travelling through the Gippsland Lakes from Sale to Cunninghame (eg. SS JCD), also a map of the steamer route. ...Guide... To the Gippsland Lakes and Buchan Caves (Written by Frank Whitcombe, and Illustrated by H D Bulmer and N J Caire). Issued by The Cunninghame Progressive Association. J R Coate (President), Alfred Nation (Hon. Secretary), Committee - W S Barke, P Harbeck, E J Wyld, T Roadknightbuchan caves, gippsland lakes, ss j c d, tourism

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Cosy: The house of Richard Cridge Densem at Daylesford in the early 1900s. Densem was a councillor at the time and had previously managed several mines in the area. He was also captain of the Fosterville rifle club and a member of the Mining Managers' Association and Masonic Fraternity. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Printed paper dated Oct 6 1871 and signed by E Richards informing the Court that David Davies of Eaglehawk was rejected as a Candidate for admission into the Order. Has Court seal of Court Happy Valley A.O.F. 3544 Eaglehawk Bendigo.Also a Coat of Arms with the words -Ancient Order of Foresters Instituted from time immemorial .societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court happy valley no 3544, david davies, e richards

Newspaper clipping - Bendigo Advertiser, (date unknown), 23/4/1953??. 'Recalls old day on trams' - Mr W. J. K. Dunstan worked on administration staff at time of opening in 1903. Mention of Mr. Tom Lynch, who also harks back to the days when steam trains were in vogue.person, individual, basil miller

Letter from Wm Potter to Mr Bowen, Secr Court King of the Forest dated 21Mch 1873. The writer has been instructed by the Easter Fair Committee that they have arranged to meet the Delegates from the different Societies at the Beehive Exchange.to arrange the time and place for the moving of the Procession on Easter Monday, and other business.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, easter fair, mr bowen, court king of the forest, beehive exchange, wm potter

A replica of the gold nugget 'Poseidon' that was discovered on the 18th of December 1906 at Tarnagulla. It was found 10 inches below the surface, 2 inches above bedrock with much quartz. It was found by Woodall and Party and named after a famous racehorse of the time. Gross weight 953 ozs. Net 703 ozs. (See additional research).mining, models, plaster model of victorian gold nugget, https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2016/11/australias-biggest-gold-nuggets/

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Shopping time: inside H.A. Hart's grocery store on High Street, Eaglehawk, in 1940. Behind the counter are: from left, H.A. Hart, Gordon Dewar, Ruebin Burgess and Lillian Penberthy. Note the large cut out of a woman holding the cornflakes packet.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

A black and white photograph of Cpl Normie Rowe peers pensively from the turret of his APC.By this time of his active service Normie had risen through the ranks from a Trooper Driver to L/Cpl 30 Calibre machine gun operator to command of his own APC within his troop.photograph, apc, cpl normie rowe, gibbons collection catalogue

The three brick shops were part of the later commercial development which emerged along O'Shanassy Street. These shops were built on the northern side of Brook Street. Earlier commercial development was confined to the south side of Brook Street.A coloured photograph of a street scape in O'Shanassy Street showing three shop fronts. At the time the photograph was taken the shops were occupied by Kilkenny Real Estate Agent, Camera Action and Heron Electrics. There is a roof top patio area above the camera shop and two treated pine rails are along the nature strip.o'shanassy street, sunbury, kilkenny real estate, camera action, heron electrics, george evans collection

Given to Vicki Jones-Evan, Whitehorse Historical Society member, by a friend who rescued it from being thrown out by her mother's friendA black and white 16-page needlework magazine called, Weldon's Practical Needlework. This is, No 365, Vol 31, 2nd Series. Price 3d. 70 illustrations. Contains advertisements and on page 5 an advertisement for Ardern's Crochet cotton suggests it can be dated at time of World War 1. This issue concerns Broderie Anglaisebooks, fashion, magazines, handcrafts, needlework

Article in Nunawading Gazette about a display at Nunawading Post Office of Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force memorabilia at the time of the launch of three new Australian stamps. It was the W.A.A.A..F.'s 50th anniversary. The display was set up by an ex WAAAF radar operator and Joyce Thompson, author of 'The WAAAF in Wartime Australia'.postal services, waaaf, mainon, beryl, thompson, joyce, nunawading post office, travers, stuart

Special issue of the Rutherglen Sun to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rutherglen Shire. This issue may be one of the few available, as it does not appear to have been included in the bound copies of the Rutherglen Sun held by the State Library of Victoria, from which microfilm copies of these papers were produced. The Rutherglen Historical Society has scanned this issue so that the digital copy may be used for reference, and the paper copy carefully preserved.Single issue of newspaper, The Rutherglen Sun and Chiltern Valley Advertiser, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Rutherglen Shire. The main section of the paper consists of 8 pages covering the shire council and Rutherglen itself at the time of publication. There is an 8 page insert on slightly smaller paper covering the founding of the shire, and the early history of the region.rutherglen shire, centenary

Demonstrates the methodology for calculating the daily mileage of trams.Foolscap duplicated form, SECV Ballarat branch titled "Trams out from depot and mileage run - weekdays", setting out the tram, time out and in, normal mileage, variation of cars in service and run number. Enable mileage records to be kept for each tram and its relevant run. Not known when used.trams, tramways, forms, mileage, ballarat depot, tramcars, timetables

Yields information about the passenger traffic in Ballarat during Feb. 1962Report - typed folio sheet, titled "Passenger Density and Direction per house each route - weekdays", with Item No. 13 and dated February 1962, crossed out, listing each route, time, number of school children (SCH), includes View Point. See Reg Item 7921 and 7931 for similar reports.trams, tramways, reports, passengers, ballarat

Yields information about the use of City Loop for storing trams at night.Digital image of trams 26 and 20 at night in the City Loop. Has the Big W store in the background. Photo by John Ward 27 Feb. 1971. Slide title "04410 270269 6926-D SECV Single truck trams 26 & 20 at night time on layover in Sturt St Ballarat Vic"trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, night photo, tram 26, tram 20

Paper ticket printed onto light yellow paper with decorative border for the Ballarat Tramway Museum social group tour to Bendigo and Bylands tramway museums on 6/12/1998. Has a sketch of No. 11, side on elevation. Gives date, fare, departure time. Has been punched or cancelled by the trolley pole.trams, tramways, ticket, ballarat, bylands, bendigo

Donated colour negative and colour laser printer image of scanned image of Ballarat scrubber and the rear portion of a bogie car (No. 43 - see Reg. Item 1324 as taken at same time by same person) on O road at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot. See 0 1974-75 Annual Report of the BTPS.depot, o road, tram scrubber

Negative No. N311 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of the MMTB's tower wagons (the oldest at the time) and No. 2 in Nicholson St. Melbourne, near Parliament House working on a section insulator. Truck No. 2 and Albion No. 8. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 21/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., nicholson st, tower truck, tram tower wagon

Demonstrates how the SEC calculated wages for employees, based on the various industrial agreements for crews, done on a daily basis.Printed form titled "Time Slip" showing name, date (for the 1930's), run number, route, various rates, from to times, spread, call forward or call backs and total hours and minutes. Filled out for each crew member for each day and authorised by the Senior Inspector. 7 copies held.trams, tramways, forms, wages, motormen, agreements

Length of horse tram rail, reportedly used in Ballarat. Has been oxy cut. See \dB text\Archive Document files\Reg item 4700\Horse tram rail1.doc for notes on the time of acquisition and a copy of an email from Alan Bradley concerning this rail. Also printed versions with the worksheet.trams, tramways, horse trams, rails