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Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Madigan house, Menzies Creek
Photo of Madigan house. Patrick Madigan built this house shortly after his arrival from Lysterfield in 1878. It replaced an earlier one-roomed hut. The house survived into the early 2000s when it was destroyed in a fire. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1930's
Black and white photograph contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 55, of two ESCo Depot workers at the rear of the Wendouree Parade building. Has a handwritten caption by H.P. James. Featured in the photo are Alf Coulter and Arthur Thompson. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2507i2 shows position on page relative to items 2507 to 2512. High Res Images added 15/3/2011.Handwritten in Pencil under the photograph is "I can tell a story here to my liking. This is rear of Blacksmiths shop Tram Depot, Alf Coulter and Arthur Thompson with hammer. Now in the earlier years, the smithy Horse and early electric was against the Gregory St. frontage. I wielded the 12lb hammer to assist the then blacksmith, W. McGeachan? (red hair) 1905. I was sent to the horse trams to act as a temporary conductor but I stayed for some time as conductor, track cleaner and grooms assistant."tramways, trams, esco, blacksmith, depot -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Naming and history of San Remo
HistoricalTwo typed pages discussing 'Who was San Remo', naming and early settlement.Who was San Remo?jack vorwerg, san remo, griffith's point, bergin family -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Nicholas John Caire, Scene Watt's River, Fernshaw, 1858-1918
One of a series of postcards of photographs taken by socialite photographer Nicholas John Caire. N.J. Caire had a great love for the area and in the late 1800's took many photographs of Marysville and its surrounds.One of a series of postcards of photographs taken by socialite photographer Nicholas John Caire. N.J. Caire had a great love for the area in and surrounding Marysville and in the late 1800's took many photographs of Marysville and its surrounds. N.J. Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 N.J. Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. POST CARD This Space may be used for Correspondence (FOR ADDRESS ONLY) Orange one penny postage stamp with an image depicting Queen Victoria Date stamp/ 8.3.06/ 4AM/ MELBOURNE/ 14 7.3.06 My Dear Em/ I received your kind/ note and will be very pleased/ to go out & see you tomorrow/ but cannot say what/ train I will catch as/ I do not know how/ they run. I will try/ not to miss the train/ though. I heard Vic was/ down will be glad to see/ her love to you both/ Yours in health Mary. Mrs Tribeau/ "Hazel Dell"/ Connell Street/ Hawthornwatt's river, fernshaw, victoria, nicholas john caire, postcard, souvenir -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Sepia Photograph, 1920
This Album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of Soldiers on Phillip Island. The photo is of the Old Baths at Cowes with the foreground showing beach and pine tree.Sepia photograph of the early Baths at Cowes with the foreground showing beach and pine tree.Rose Series P.660 The Baths, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoriaphillip island, cowes sea baths, earl of stradbroke, cowes beach -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Grave of William Poulter and Mary Poulter, Greensborough Cemetery, 13/03/1888
Grave of William Poulter (died 13/03/1888) and Mary Chapman Poulter (died 18/09/1899) in Plot#B7/B8 Greensborough Cemetery. This grave has been repaired/restored by descendants of the family.Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone. This monument replaces an earlier headstone.william poulter, mary chapman poulter, greensborough cemetery -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, Green's subdivision of Greensborough, 1860c
This map shows the original subdivision of Greensborough by Edward Bernard Green. Some street names are different to today. This map shows the plan on which the town of Greensborough was based.Copy of early map showing subdivision of Greensborough. Black ink on white paper.edward bernard green, greensborough -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, Sheet contact prints of Silo construction, 1964
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: 119. 30-9-64 120. 30-9-64 121. 30-9-64 122. 30-9-64 123. 30-9-64 125. 30-9-64 (In white underneath each print). Back: 119 in pencilport of portland -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Charles Bath, 1900s
Folder of information on Charles Hicks Bath, Councillor, Yarra Glen, early 1900scharles bath -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - STRAUCH COLLECTION: COPIES OF BENDIGO PHOTOGRAPHS
Black and white copies of early photographs of Bendigo & district including some mines.bendigo, history, buildings/streetscapes, bendigo-history-buildings-mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SHAREHOLDERS LIST
Lists of Cohn late 19th early 20th century [no date] shareholders.date 188..bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Debutantes, St Joseph's, Port Melbourne, Cardiff Studio, c. 1950
St Joseph's Deb Photo. Late 1940s or early 1950s. 24 girlsCardiff Studio Proof, South Melbourne. On backreligion - roman catholic church (st josephs), celebrations fetes and exhibitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Debutantes, St Joseph's past pupils, 1950s - 1960s
Deb photo of St Joseph's past pupils. Late 1950s/early 1960seducation - primary schools, les hetherton, pat o'reilly, arthur seeley, graham taylor, chris watson, george mellett, alice rowlands nee burke, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), st josephs catholic primary school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Altar, St Joseph's Catholic Shurch, Port Melbourne, 1960
B&W photo of the altar of St Joseph's Catholic Church in the early 1960sreligion - roman catholic church (st josephs) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Blank cheque, State Savings Bank of Victoria
Blank cheque from the State Savings Bank of Victoria c early 1900sbanking, state savings bank of victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GREATER BENDIGO PHOTO COLLECTION: BENDIGO CEMETERY CHAPEL
Photograph. Bendigo Cemetery Chapel. Photo from late 1960s early 1970s.bendigo, cemetery, bendigo cemetery chapel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1960
Eppalock. Construction. Slide shows the construction of Lake Eppalock in its early stages.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
Copy of original black and white photographCopy of black and white photograph. Administration staff quarters. Early stages of garden.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp gardens -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Baby Marge Hastie
Baby Marge Hastie seated in a wicker chair. c1920s or 1930s, maybe earlier?tatura, hastie, costume, infant, furniture, domestic -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Family History, With a Shillelagh at the Rook, 1998
Stories of Flanagan Family History and reunions and family treesBook of family history of Patrick and Alice (Fitzgerald) Flanagan, early days at BullengarookThe Irish Shillelaghflanagan - fitzgerald, documents, biography -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Archival File, Rodney Shire Townships c 1886
Grey archival file containing plastic sleeves with photos of Tatura in the early days. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, John Morgan, The life and adventures of William Buckley, 1996
Early (1852) biography of William Buckley, with introduction and notes by Roland Schicht (1996).maps, b&w illustrations, colour illustrationsport phillip bay, yarra river, william buckley -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Victorian squatters, 1983
Detailed study of the white settlement of Victoria, with extensive maps and registers of early squatters. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Berwick Quarry/Wilson Botanic Park, 1970-1996
7 articles on earlier use of Wilson Botanic Park. Refer to paper catalogueberwick quarry, wilson botanic park -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, Sepia, 1891-1905
Sepia photograph of a North American Indian woman and child early 1900. No frame.Squaw & Papooseanthropology, north america, first nation, indians, squaws, papoose, women, children -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Fletcher Meredith, Squires Debra, Barraclough Linda, Gippsland Heritage Journal Vol 1 No. 1, 1986
Early discovery of Bass Straight and Gippsland coast and social history of Gippsland Victoriaexplorers, township, bibliography -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, PD Gardner author editor, The Exploration of Gippsland, 1976
An account of available reports of the confrontation between Gippslands early settlers and the Kurnai Tribeaboriginals, convicts, gippsland, heritage, settlers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Joan Roczniok - my schooldays, 1980s
Memories of Joan Roczniok of her schooldays in England in the late 1920s and early 1930s.Memories of Joan Roczniok of her schooldays in England in the late 1920s and early 1930s.Memories of Joan Roczniok of her schooldays in England in the late 1920s and early 1930s.roczniok, joan -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, A Pioneer looks back on Vermont, 1965
John O. Fankhauser's recollections of Vermont in the early 1900s.John O. Fankhauser's recollections of Vermont in the early 1900s. Interview by Harry Grover.John O. Fankhauser's recollections of Vermont in the early 1900s.vermont, fankhauser, john o -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Forest Hill, Boyle, Dudley
Information on early settlement of Forest Hill and names of pioneers dating back to 1864.Information on early settlement of Forest Hill and names of pioneers dating back to 1864.Information on early settlement of Forest Hill and names of pioneers dating back to 1864.bolster family, bayle family, mcclare family, oru? family, read family, cawise? family, peacock family, jayau? family, mcarthur family, gregory family, forest hill holiday house, forest hill residents kindergarten