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Eltham District Historical Society IncFilm - Video (Digital), Charles Tait, The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), 1906 / 2006
... The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)...In 1906, Australia produced The Story of the Kelly Gang, claimed to be the world’s first commercial feature-length fiction film. ...In 1906, Australia produced The Story of the Kelly Gang, claimed to be the world’s first commercial feature-length fiction film. ...In 1906, Australia produced The Story of the Kelly Gang, claimed to be the world’s first commercial feature-length fiction film. Shot on location outside Melbourne, the film traces the life of the legendary Australian bushranger, Ned Kelly. The 1906 film is believed to have been about one hour in length. Only fragments, approximately 15 minutes survive, the majority of the cellulose nitrate film stock degrading. In 2006 with meticulous restoration work by the National Film & Sound Archive, nearly a quarter of the film was pieced together and digitally restored by Haghefilm preservation laboratories in Amsterdam. The film's narrative has been reconstructed based on the original footage and intertitles. Additional titles (based on text from original program booklet) and associated material has been inserted to provide a more complete sense of the original production. The film is of particular interest to the Society as it is alleged that some scenes were filmed in and around the Eltham district though not yet identified or confirmed.Digital file only MP4 00:31:52; 233MB (Reference only - not for public access)the story of the kelly gang, ned kelly, national fim & sound archive, charles tait, eltham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: THE LAST OF THE GANG
... Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. The last of the gang: Mr. Wilson stands by his mine. We have been told he was the last miner in Bendigo. ...Newspaper JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: THE LAST OF THE GANG ...Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. The last of the gang: Mr. Wilson stands by his mine. We have been told he was the last miner in Bendigo. Bendigo Advertiser from 2003. Memories of an old miner: I think your photo depicting what could have been the very last miner in Bendigo may be that of an old timer who sunk a shaft in the Flora hill area (now Hyett Estate?) in about 1950. He was known to us as ''old Tim''. The shaft was close to an existing mine drive which children of the day referred to as ''the Devil's Den''. We regularly assisted him with the windlass winding and panning. The site consisted of a small clearing, similar to the one depicted, occupied by a small tent, the shaft and windlass. He later sank another shaft adjacent to Retreat Road, towards the Spring Gully hotel. Letter written by Ron Nancarrow, Britain street Eaglehawk.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - Log book, Diary, Sands McDougall Pty Ltd, 1951
... Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Rear pages - has a detail list of locations, depth of grove for both rails, rail type and type of rail, whether old or new. ...Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information. ...Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Invicta Australian 1952 Business Diary, No. 40, printed by Sands and McDougall, green Rexene binding, card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1952, 2 days and notes for each page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Rear pages - has a detail list of locations, depth of grove for both rails, rail type and type of rail, whether old or new. Loose contents 1 - 1/7/1952 page - SEC memo written on two sheets, dated 4/5/1949 regarding track work and a SEC Ballarat envelope with notes on the sheet. 2 - 3/9/1952- notes on a daily time sheet 3 - 14/11/1952 - sheet of lined paper with notes.tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - Log book, Diary, Collins Bros, 1965
... Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Loose contents With the Engagements 1. - part of a card with roses on it 2. - sheet of paper with tramways account numbers on it 3 - Phillips Electrical Pty Ltd -warranty certificate and envelope 4 - Trams out from depot and Mileage Run sheet with notes on the back (Item Reg. 3706) re track measurements. 25/12/1966 - blank weekly timesheet. ...Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information. ...Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1966, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Loose contents With the Engagements 1. - part of a card with roses on it 2. - sheet of paper with tramways account numbers on it 3 - Phillips Electrical Pty Ltd -warranty certificate and envelope 4 - Trams out from depot and Mileage Run sheet with notes on the back (Item Reg. 3706) re track measurements. 25/12/1966 - blank weekly timesheet. Inside rear cover - sheet of paper with names and leave owing details. Names are: Lancaster Wiseman Mark Lakey Edwards Fish Donovan Weightman Wilson Rose Mason Scicluna Smithtram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedJournal - Ray Barnes Dairy - The Long Bloke, Barnes, Ray, 1984
... The Long Bloke|Sunshine State|The Gang|Sunshine Tech|Holidays At Colac|Buddy Gale|Sunshine Anglers|My First Job|National Service|Colonial Gas 1st 10 Years|June Fraser|Life In The Office|Pen Pictures|Move To Head Office|The Lad|Summing Up|The Shack|Steve Rose|En Route To England|RF In England|En Route To Australia|By Train To Cairns|A Mothers Courage|Asian Interlude|Gas And Fuel 1974 - 76|Trip To U.S.A....These events were compiled by Mr Raymond "Ray" Frank Barnes (b1936) from local magazines, newspapers and his own personal diaries Ray Barnes History The Long Bloke|Sunshine State|The Gang|Sunshine Tech|Holidays At Colac|Buddy Gale|Sunshine Anglers|My First Job|National Service|Colonial Gas 1st 10 Years|June Fraser|Life In The Office|Pen Pictures|Move To Head Office|The Lad|Summing Up|The Shack|Steve Rose|En Route To England|RF In England|En Route To Australia|By Train To Cairns|A Mothers Courage|Asian Interlude|Gas And Fuel 1974 - 76|Trip To U.S.A. ...These events were compiled by Mr Raymond "Ray" Frank Barnes (b1936) from local magazines, newspapers and his own personal diariesThe Long Bloke|Sunshine State|The Gang|Sunshine Tech|Holidays At Colac|Buddy Gale|Sunshine Anglers|My First Job|National Service|Colonial Gas 1st 10 Years|June Fraser|Life In The Office|Pen Pictures|Move To Head Office|The Lad|Summing Up|The Shack|Steve Rose|En Route To England|RF In England|En Route To Australia|By Train To Cairns|A Mothers Courage|Asian Interlude|Gas And Fuel 1974 - 76|Trip To U.S.A.|Gas & Fuel 1977 - 79|Sunshine Bowling Club 74 - 80|Island Jaunt|On Reflection|Island Jaunt|Fathers Story|78 Family Home|Makelesiray barnes, history -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of committee meetings 22nd April 1980, City of Sunshine, 29th April 1980
... Vin Kent Albanvale Football Club Concern About Rocks at Robert Bruce Reserve Skinner Reserve Pennell Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Basketball Cranwell Street Construction Ward Boundaries Planning Permit Application 80/29 Pit Cleaning Gang Plant Purchase Roundabout Fitzgerald Road / Boundary Road Western Region Commission Fairbairn Road Traffic Concerns...Vin Kent Albanvale Football Club Concern About Rocks at Robert Bruce Reserve Skinner Reserve Pennell Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Basketball Cranwell Street Construction Ward Boundaries Planning Permit Application 80/29 Pit Cleaning Gang Plant Purchase Roundabout Fitzgerald Road / Boundary Road Western Region Commission Fairbairn Road Traffic Concerns Foolscap sized document. ...Report of Committee Meetings 22nd April 1980 Report of the Forward Planning Committee Meeting Proposed Use of The Hunt Club Building Ballarat Road Deer Park Delegation of Authority Dempster Park Naming of Overpass Ballarat Road After Mr. Vin Kent Albanvale Football Club Concern About Rocks at Robert Bruce Reserve Skinner Reserve Pennell Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Basketball Cranwell Street Construction Ward Boundaries Planning Permit Application 80/29 Pit Cleaning Gang Plant Purchase Roundabout Fitzgerald Road / Boundary Road Western Region Commission Fairbairn Road Traffic Concernsthe hunt club hotel, ballarat road, deer park, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, vin kent, robert bruce reserve, station road, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, pennell reserve, burke street, robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, cranwell street, fitzgerald road, boundary road, laverton north, fairbairn road, sunshine west, st. kilda basketball club -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumAudio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mr Tom Carey, 3/08/2000
... Tom has strong associations with Beechworth and its surrounds, with his family having some connection to the Kelly Gang. Tom worked in many industries in Beechworth, from the Bridge Road, Price’s Store, tannery, post office, the Kiewa Murray Water Authority, and the Beechworth Council. ...Tom has strong associations with Beechworth and its surrounds, with his family having some connection to the Kelly Gang. Tom worked in many industries in Beechworth, from the Bridge Road, Price’s Store, tannery, post office, the Kiewa Murray Water Authority, and the Beechworth Council. ...Mr Tom Carey was born in 1940 in Beechworth to family from Beechworth and Woolshed. His family had strong associations with Australia's Gold Rush, with grandparents having followed the rush from town to town, and parents in Beechworth. Tom has strong associations with Beechworth and its surrounds, with his family having some connection to the Kelly Gang. Tom worked in many industries in Beechworth, from the Bridge Road, Price’s Store, tannery, post office, the Kiewa Murray Water Authority, and the Beechworth Council. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke. Mr Tom Carey account of his life in Beechworth and the local area during the 20th century is historically and socially significant to the cultural heritage of the region. He details important historical events and hardships in the region's history that had a lasting local, regional and national impact, including Australia during war time, economic struggles, and women's and men’s societal roles in a rural area. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved. This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each sideMr Tom Carey/ beechworth, oral history, burke museum, tannery, beechworth council, kelly gang, bridge road, price’s store, post office, the kiewa murray water authority, woolshed, gold rush, carey, tom carey, listen to what they say -
Otway Districts Historical SocietyPhotograph, Banool Station, c.1940, c.1940
... At first facilities consisted of a loop siding for eleven trucks and a passenger shelter, plus a residence for the ganger for the track gang based there. Increasing train services on the line required a crossing station in this section of track, so in 1913 Banool became a 'Staff & Ticket' station with a crossing loop, home signals, and a station office, although this only lasted two years. ...At first facilities consisted of a loop siding for eleven trucks and a passenger shelter, plus a residence for the ganger for the track gang based there. Increasing train services on the line required a crossing station in this section of track, so in 1913 Banool became a 'Staff & Ticket' station with a crossing loop, home signals, and a station office, although this only lasted two years. ...Originally known as "Moorbanool" after the local parish, the name was shortened to Banool on 1 November 1904. At first facilities consisted of a loop siding for eleven trucks and a passenger shelter, plus a residence for the ganger for the track gang based there. Increasing train services on the line required a crossing station in this section of track, so in 1913 Banool became a 'Staff & Ticket' station with a crossing loop, home signals, and a station office, although this only lasted two years. Loading statistics showed that in most years the outwards tonnage at Banool was less than 150 tonnes. From 1924 the amount of timber despatched began a slow rise, but apart from a few years activity was generally slack. The crossing loop, the usually empty goods loop being used if necessary, the home signals and its status as a staff station being removed over the period 1923-27. The track ganger shelter was removed around 1929 and the station reduced to a passenger shelter and goods loop only.B/W. A goods train passing Banool Station, c.1940. -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Russell Yeoman, Beechworth Jusice Precinct, 2005
... Key Components of the Justice & Administrative Precinct: Beechworth Courthouse (1859): Famously hosted over 40 hearings for the Kelly Gang, including Ned Kelly’s committal hearing in 1880. ...Key Components of the Justice & Administrative Precinct: Beechworth Courthouse (1859): Famously hosted over 40 hearings for the Kelly Gang, including Ned Kelly’s committal hearing in 1880. ...Comparitive example from the mid 1880s with the Eltham Justice Precinct of 1859/1860. AI Overview - The Beechworth Historic Precinct is a nationally significant, well-preserved 19th-century collection of government buildings, including the Old Beechworth Gaol and courthouse in Victoria, Australia. Located primarily around Ford and Camp Streets, it features honey-coloured granite architecture from the 1850s gold rush era, including the Telegraph Station, Burke Museum, and Powder Magazine. Key Components of the Justice & Administrative Precinct: Beechworth Courthouse (1859): Famously hosted over 40 hearings for the Kelly Gang, including Ned Kelly’s committal hearing in 1880. Old Beechworth Gaol (1859–1864): A major prison structure that held many notorious bushrangers and criminals; now listed on the National Heritage List. Police Station & Chinese Protectorate Office (1858): Crucial buildings reflecting the governance of the 1850s gold rush, with the Chinese Protectorate being a rare surviving example. Telegraph Station (1858): A vital communications hub in the pre-internet era.beechworth jusice precinct, russell yeoman collection -
Puffing Billy RailwayLarge Gangers, Trolly Turntable
... The turntable would then be removed from the track allowing trains to run through that section. The gang could then get on with the work required near that location....The turntable would then be removed from the track allowing trains to run through that section. The gang could then get on with the work required near that location. ...Large Gangers Trolly Turntable Many trollys were too heavy to physically lift off the track, so a turntable was needed. A railway gangers trolly was required to be "off tracked" at its working location, so that it would be clear for trains to operate. A special track at right angles to the running line was usually provided. When all the work was completed and after all the trains had cleared, the trolly was then "on tracked" so that it could proceed to its next location. These turntables were also in use at the Works Depot location. They were provided at designated locations, and in some cases the trolly carried a turntable on board. To allow for more than one trolly to be taken off the line, a longer version was available for use. The turntable would be placed on the rails and the trolly driven onto it. The turntable would then be rotated 90 degrees by human power and the trolly pushed off on to a prepared set of rails on the side of the line. The turntable would then be removed from the track allowing trains to run through that section. The gang could then get on with the work required near that location.Historic - Railway Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Ganger's Trolley TurntableLarge Gangers Trolly Turntable made of wood with wrought iron fittingspuffing billy, gangers trolley turntable, trolly, trolley -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncPhotograph - John Stanley Cruickshank - The Wodonga Gas Man
... Jack also supervised the laying of the gas pipes in the streets of Wodonga, being hand dug by a gang of 15- 20 men. He was Wodonga's first Gas Fitter, both fitting gas appliances and overseeing their maintenance. ...Jack also supervised the laying of the gas pipes in the streets of Wodonga, being hand dug by a gang of 15- 20 men. He was Wodonga's first Gas Fitter, both fitting gas appliances and overseeing their maintenance. ...This utility truck was one of two used by the Albury Gas Co, from the Gas Works in Kiewa Street, Albury to service the coal gas supply system in Albury during the war years from 1939-1945. The gas bags were installed as petrol was in short supply. One of the trucks was driven by John (Jack) Stanley Cruickshank, also known as Wodonga's Gas Man. Jack became foreman for the Wodonga Branch of the Albury Gas Co. An 80 millimetre galvanised steel pipeline was installed from the Albury Gas Co. in Kiewa Street, Albury, to 26 Church Street, Wodonga. A 40 horsepower pump pushed the gas to holding tanks. Sections of the gas pipeline to Wodonga can still be observed under some of the bridges from Albury to Wodonga. Jack also supervised the laying of the gas pipes in the streets of Wodonga, being hand dug by a gang of 15- 20 men. He was Wodonga's first Gas Fitter, both fitting gas appliances and overseeing their maintenance. Jack Cruickshank passed away in 1979 and is buried at the Wodonga Cemetery.This image is significant because it represents the installation of gas supply to Wodonga, Victoria.A black and white photo of a large van with a gas-filled bag on top of it and also a portrait of Jack Cruickshank. Photos are mounted together with text in a wooden frame.jack cruickshank, wodonga gas supply co. -
Orbost & District Historical Societyblack and white photograph, C1914
... The victims were John Carroll, contractor, his son, Peter Carroll, and John Sullivan, a navvy. The gang had just finished work, and the three stayed behind to draw a blasting charge, which had missed fire yesterday. ...The victims were John Carroll, contractor, his son, Peter Carroll, and John Sullivan, a navvy. The gang had just finished work, and the three stayed behind to draw a blasting charge, which had missed fire yesterday. ...This photograph shows men working in the gravel pit at Newmerella just outside Orbost. Not long after this photograph was taken an accidental explosion killed three workers. In the newspaper, The Hobart Mercury on Saturday March 1914, There was this report: "EXPLOSION OF BLASTING CHARGE. THREE MEN KILLED. MELBOURNE, March 13 A fatal accident occurred this after- noon on the railway construction works at Hagen's Cutting, about two miles from Orbost, three men being killed. The victims were John Carroll, contractor, his son, Peter Carroll, and John Sullivan, a navvy. The gang had just finished work, and the three stayed behind to draw a blasting charge, which had missed fire yesterday. J. Carroll was using a pick, and it is presumed that the tool struck a percussion cap, and fired the charge. He and Sullivan were killed instantly, Carroll being literally blown to pieces. Fragments of his body and garments were recovered from the surrounding bush, and the main portion of the trunk, with leg attached, was hurled a distance of 200 yards. Peter Car roll was terribly- injured, and he died before medical aid arrived. ' This is a pictorial record of construction workers associated with the Orbost - Bairnsdale railway. This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost. The Bairnsdale-Orbost railway was opened in 1916 to serve the agricultural and timber industry. Because of the decline in traffic and heavy operating costs, the line was finally closed in August, 1987. A black / white photograph of a large group of men with horses and wagons. Most are holding tools - picks, spades and shovels. Some of the wagons are loaded with soil.railway-construction east-gippsland-railway orbost-railway quarry-gravel-newmerella -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Notice of special meeting of the City of Sunshine will be held on 12th May 1977, City of Sunshine, 9th May 1977
... Notice of Special Meeting of the City of Sunshine will be held on 12th May 1977 Proposed acquisition of a gang mower Maintenance of Council buildings Siting of house Lot 703 Oleander Drive St. ...Albans Oleander Drive Burns Street Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre City of Sunshine Municipal Offices Alexandra Avenue Sunshine Albion Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre Albion Derrimut Street Deer Park Hall Station Road Deer Park The Hub Sun Crescent Dundalk Street Burns Street Maidstone Notice of Special Meeting of the City of Sunshine will be held on 12th May 1977 Proposed acquisition of a gang mower Maintenance of Council buildings Siting of house Lot 703 Oleander Drive St. ...Notice of Special Meeting of the City of Sunshine will be held on 12th May 1977 Proposed acquisition of a gang mower Maintenance of Council buildings Siting of house Lot 703 Oleander Drive St. Albans Siting of house Lot 71 Haven Close Sunshine West Works programme discussion Report of Building Surveyor House of Sunshine Maintenance of Council Buildings Central Library, Burns Street Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre, Municipal Offices, Albion Pre-School and Infant Welfare Centre, Deer Park Hall, The Hub, Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Siting of House Lot 703 Oleander Drive St. Albans Siting of House Lot 71 Haven Close Sunshine West Refund of Permit Fees 6 Dundalk Street Sunshine South city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, haven close, sunshine west, st. albans, oleander drive, burns street pre-school and infant welfare centre, city of sunshine municipal offices, alexandra avenue, sunshine, albion pre-school and infant welfare centre, albion, derrimut street, deer park hall, station road, deer park, the hub, sun crescent, dundalk street, burns street, maidstone -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArchive - Interview With Mace Myers, Mace Myers, 6th December 1976
... Holcroft (Fruit and Vegetable Shop) Tom Babb (Boot Repairer) George Costello (Stone Breaker for a Road Construction Gang) James Babb (Boss of a Road Construction Gang) Chinaman (Gardener) Darby Rockett Ted Mackie Mrs. ...Holcroft (Fruit and Vegetable Shop) Tom Babb (Boot Repairer) George Costello (Stone Breaker for a Road Construction Gang) James Babb (Boss of a Road Construction Gang) Chinaman (Gardener) Darby Rockett Ted Mackie Mrs. ...Gladys Maissie "Mace" Babb (b28/10/1889 d22/1/1982) married George Napier Myers (b29/10/1879 d23/9/1948) in 1912 in Victoria. Mace was the daughter of James Babb, a pioneer of Braybrook who worked as a caretaker and road contractor. This document is a summary of transcript of an interview between Mrs Mace Myers, aged 87 years old, of her memory of early Braybrook, Braybrook Junction and Sunshine in the early 19th century. Many of the early settlers of the Braybrook District are mentioned throughout the transcript.Interview with Mrs Mace Myers of 32 Monash Street, Footscray on 6th December 1976. Named mentioned during the interview. Lynn Myers Mr Collins (Business at back of home) Hilda Greig Newman's Land Tom Derham Newman (Blacksmith) Dempster Alf Barnett Bob Barnett Donald McLeod (Built stonework of the Braybrook School) Mrs. Holcroft (Fruit and Vegetable Shop) Tom Babb (Boot Repairer) George Costello (Stone Breaker for a Road Construction Gang) James Babb (Boss of a Road Construction Gang) Chinaman (Gardener) Darby Rockett Ted Mackie Mrs. Boyd Tom Cannon Tilly Minns (Braybrook Hotel) Miss Wolley Billy Derham Mary Jane Barnett Jack Derham John Flynn Miss. Harvey "Gabo" Jenkins Eugene Flynn Tribe Jackson Gough Mullenger Rolfe Craddock Dickson Middleton Munro (Cows, milk, etc) Freda Roberts Billy Roberts Cranwell (Grocer & butcher shop) Jack Babb Dr. Webb Gooley's Cracket Factory (Apparently later Phoenix Fireworks) Baker Mrs. Coomber Fred Hill Oscar Hill Lizzie Watson Lizzie Scott Lucy McDonough Rose Barnett Msud Barnett Victor Barnett Jimmy Barnett Alf Barnett Mary Barnett Ivy Steens Blanch Stevens Nurse Kerr Dr. Adamson Locations mentioned during the interview. Braybrook State School Braybrook Hotel Pennells Private School Pickett Street Footscray Sunshine Mechanics Hall Braybrook Public Hall Harrison's Hall (Next to the Deer Park Hotel) Maribyrnong River Fords (Mentions two fords across the river) Glengala Estatemace myers, george napier myrers, gladys maissie babb -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of committee meetings 8th December 1980, City of Sunshine, 9th December 1980
... Albans realignment of kerb & channel for taxis and bookmobile in progress Gangs working in general maintenance, fire hazards and potting of trees for 191 planting Synthetic surfaces for practice wickets I.C.I. ...Albans realignment of kerb & channel for taxis and bookmobile in progress Gangs working in general maintenance, fire hazards and potting of trees for 191 planting Synthetic surfaces for practice wickets I.C.I. ...Report of Committee Meetings 8th December 1980 Works Committee Meeting Burnewang Street / Adelaide Street Albion drain completed with exception of pits and some kerb & channel Cranwell Street Braybrook 30% complete. Rock still being encountered Robinsons Road Deer Park wearing surface remains Duke Street Sunshine wearing surface remains Lily Street Braybrook Kerb & channel north side 50% complete Braybrook Area due to urgency, gang moved to reinstate footpaths surrounding Diamond Avenue Primary School Albanvale Western Avenue Sunshine sub-grade prepared McKechnie Street St. Albans realignment of kerb & channel for taxis and bookmobile in progress Gangs working in general maintenance, fire hazards and potting of trees for 191 planting Synthetic surfaces for practice wickets I.C.I. Oval and Dempster Park Municipal Offices progressing satisfactorily Ralph Street Reserve Building concrete pads poured, slab expected to be poured prior to Christmas Cherry Crescent Child Care Centre Building site excavated. Anticipated slab to be pour prior to Christmas Pennell Reserve Pavilion steel work in the process of fabrication. Expected to be erected within a week Cranwell Street Toilets concrete roof to be poured this week Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Log of Claims Professional Engineers Department of youth, Sport & Recreation Future Financial Policy Offensive Industrial Odours Joint Council Approach with City of Altona, City of Footscray & City of Williamstown Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 17th November 1980 Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Family Day Care Report of the City Engineer & Planner Neale Road / Station Road Intersectionburnewang street, adelaide street, albion, cranwell street, braybrook, robinsons road, deer park, duke street, sunshine, lily street, diamond avenue, albanvale, albanvale primary school, dover street, western avenue, mckechnie street, st. albans, i.c.i. oval, ballarat road, ralph street reserve, ralph street, sunshine west, cherry crescent child care centre, cherry crescent, pennell reserve, burke street, cranwell park, neale road, station road -
Parks Victoria - Cape Nelson LightstationFurniture - Chair, Douglas
... Australiana expert, Peter Cuffley writes that they were just as much a part of Australia’s frontier experience as they were America’s; Holtermans’ 1872 photographs of the New South Wales gold towns show Douglas chairs, and they appear in illustrations of the exploits of the Kelly gang drawn in the late 1870s. Many Australians now are more likely to associate them with public offices and governments departments’. ...Australiana expert, Peter Cuffley writes that they were just as much a part of Australia’s frontier experience as they were America’s; Holtermans’ 1872 photographs of the New South Wales gold towns show Douglas chairs, and they appear in illustrations of the exploits of the Kelly gang drawn in the late 1870s. Many Australians now are more likely to associate them with public offices and governments departments’. ...The chair’s turned legs and bowed, spindle back are typical characteristics of the popular ‘Douglas’ chair, which descends from the long evolutionary line of ‘Windsor’ style cottage chairs. Also known as ‘Captains’ chairs, they were made on a large scale in England, America and Australia from around the 1860s in various timbers, with seats ranging from heavy pine to cane and in later models, plywood. Australiana expert, Peter Cuffley writes that they were just as much a part of Australia’s frontier experience as they were America’s; Holtermans’ 1872 photographs of the New South Wales gold towns show Douglas chairs, and they appear in illustrations of the exploits of the Kelly gang drawn in the late 1870s. Many Australians now are more likely to associate them with public offices and governments departments’. The chairs met the need for a degree of comfort and tough resilience under rough handling on hard floors. The Cape Nelson chair is known to have been used as a visitor’s chair, presumably in the head keeper’s office. No other examples of nineteenth century style chairs survive among the reliably provenanced furnishings in the five other lightstation collections. The chair complements the lightstation’s nineteenth century office desk and small number of other nineteenth century furnishings in the wider Parks Victoria lightstation collection, the majority of which are domestic items. The Douglas chair has first level contributory significance for its historical value and relative rarity as a lightstation office furnishing.The chair has turned legs and bowed, spindle back . -
Eltham District Historical Society IncEphemera - Digital Copy, Gang Busters (Blockbuster) Membership Card, 1997
... Gang Busters (Blockbuster) Membership Card...The Gang Busters membership was children's sub-membership for Blockbuster Video. ...The Gang Busters membership was children's sub-membership for Blockbuster Video. ...The Gang Busters membership was children's sub-membership for Blockbuster Video. Blockbuster Video Eltham was originally situated on the present-day site of Grill'd on Main Road Eltham at intersection of Luck Street. Also the former site of the Liquorland store on former railway land. The site was previously used as an unsealed car park for the Eltham Railway Station. In 1996 Wayne Phillips MLA announced that Caldeed P/L was the preferred developer of the land at Eltham Station for a proposed commercial development and commuter car parking (The Advertiser, April 16, 1996). Blockbuster Eltham was established on this site around 1996-1997. Following the company's 2010 bankruptcy and subsequent nationwide store liquidations, most Victorian Blockbuster locations were shuttered between March and May 2011 after ownership changes, with the Eltham storefront closing Friday April 13, 2012. The last Australian store closed in 2019 in Morley, Western Australia. The shop was then converted to a Liquorland store. The site was sold 25 August 2015 with a ten year lease in place to Liquorland. A new lease was signed 4 March 2022 and the store converted to a Grill'd Hamburger restaurant, opening its doors September 8, 2022. Sold 25 August 2015 by Fitzroys of Melbourne with a ten year lease to Liquourland Sold Shop. (2026, April 6). Retrieved from https://www.realcommercial.com.au/sold/property-981-main-road-eltham-vic-3095-501635169blockbuster eltham, blockbuster video, membership card, peter & elizabeth pidgeon collection -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of committee meetings 23rd June 1980, City of Sunshine, 24th June 1980
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Report of Committee Meetings 23rd June 1980 Report of the Works Committee Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook 90% complete Kerb & Channel Duke Street 10% complete Footpath Norge Street Sunshine 60% complete Drainage Smith Street Braybrook completed Drainage Duke Street Braybrook completed Drainage Sunshine Road Tottenham Stony Creek to Railway Overpass 30% complete Road Works Lindenow Street Maidstone asphalt complete, ready for final layer Road Works Glengala Road Sunshine West wearing course laid and reconstruction of some bad sections has taken place Braybrook Area gangs working in Churchill Avenue Braybrook, East Court & Riley Court Sunshine North Area gangs working in Ayton Street & Marshall Street Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park now at lock up stage Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre ready for painting and installation of cupboard Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders close today Skinner Reserve Sunshine Football Club has claimed for reimbursement of monies expended by the Club prior to entering into the agreement with Council Bon Thomas Reserve basic earth works completed Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Market Road complete Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Ashley Street is in progress Tree Planting the current programme is progressing satisfactorily Tree Pruning 57.6% complete Sassella Park a further 200 metres of soil is to be delivered Sunshine Beautification Group pointed out that a member of the Parks & Recreation is the secretary of the group Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Estimates 1980/81 Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Counselling Service Proposed Purchase of 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the City Engineer & Planner Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool...Smith Street Duke Street Braybrook Norge Street Sunshine Sunshine Road Stony Creek Tottenham Lindenow Street Maidstone Glengala Road Sunshine West Churchill Avenue East Court Riley Court Ayton Street Marshall Street Sunshine North Selwyn Park Selwyn Street Albion Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre Aycliffe Avenue Deer Park Pennell Reserve Burke Street Sunshine Football Club Skinner Reserve Bon Thomas Reserve Quinn Street Sassella Park Station Road Sunshine Beautification Group Murray Street Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Service Street Kennedy Street Report of Committee Meetings 23rd June 1980 Report of the Works Committee Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook 90% complete Kerb & Channel Duke Street 10% complete Footpath Norge Street Sunshine 60% complete Drainage Smith Street Braybrook completed Drainage Duke Street Braybrook completed Drainage Sunshine Road Tottenham Stony Creek to Railway Overpass 30% complete Road Works Lindenow Street Maidstone asphalt complete, ready for final layer Road Works Glengala Road Sunshine West wearing course laid and reconstruction of some bad sections has taken place Braybrook Area gangs working in Churchill Avenue Braybrook, East Court & Riley Court Sunshine North Area gangs working in Ayton Street & Marshall Street Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park now at lock up stage Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre ready for painting and installation of cupboard Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders close today Skinner Reserve Sunshine Football Club has claimed for reimbursement of monies expended by the Club prior to entering into the agreement with Council Bon Thomas Reserve basic earth works completed Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Market Road complete Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Ashley Street is in progress Tree Planting the current programme is progressing satisfactorily Tree Pruning 57.6% complete Sassella Park a further 200 metres of soil is to be delivered Sunshine Beautification Group pointed out that a member of the Parks & Recreation is the secretary of the group Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Estimates 1980/81 Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Counselling Service Proposed Purchase of 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the City Engineer & Planner Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Foolscap sized document. ...Report of Committee Meetings 23rd June 1980 Report of the Works Committee Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook 90% complete Kerb & Channel Duke Street 10% complete Footpath Norge Street Sunshine 60% complete Drainage Smith Street Braybrook completed Drainage Duke Street Braybrook completed Drainage Sunshine Road Tottenham Stony Creek to Railway Overpass 30% complete Road Works Lindenow Street Maidstone asphalt complete, ready for final layer Road Works Glengala Road Sunshine West wearing course laid and reconstruction of some bad sections has taken place Braybrook Area gangs working in Churchill Avenue Braybrook, East Court & Riley Court Sunshine North Area gangs working in Ayton Street & Marshall Street Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park now at lock up stage Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre ready for painting and installation of cupboard Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders close today Skinner Reserve Sunshine Football Club has claimed for reimbursement of monies expended by the Club prior to entering into the agreement with Council Bon Thomas Reserve basic earth works completed Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Market Road complete Annual Supply Bituminous Concrete Ashley Street is in progress Tree Planting the current programme is progressing satisfactorily Tree Pruning 57.6% complete Sassella Park a further 200 metres of soil is to be delivered Sunshine Beautification Group pointed out that a member of the Parks & Recreation is the secretary of the group Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Town Clerk Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Estimates 1980/81 Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Counselling Service Proposed Purchase of 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the City Engineer & Planner Sunshine Indoor Swimming Poolsmith street, duke street, braybrook, norge street, sunshine, sunshine road, stony creek, tottenham, lindenow street, maidstone, glengala road, sunshine west, churchill avenue, east court, riley court, ayton street, marshall street, sunshine north, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, aycliffe avenue infant welfare & pre-school centre, aycliffe avenue, deer park, pennell reserve, burke street, sunshine football club, skinner reserve, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, sassella park, station road, sunshine beautification group, murray street, sunshine indoor swimming pool, service street, kennedy street -
Orbost & District Historical Societyblack and white photograph, C1914
... The victims were John Carroll, con- tractor, his son, Peter Carroll, and John Sullivan, a navvy. The gang had just finished work, and the three stayed behind to draw a blasting charge, which had missed fire yesterday. ...The victims were John Carroll, con- tractor, his son, Peter Carroll, and John Sullivan, a navvy. The gang had just finished work, and the three stayed behind to draw a blasting charge, which had missed fire yesterday. ...This is a photograph of a railway camp, set up to house workers and their families when building the Bairnsdale to Orbost Railway from 1914-1916. The man in the foreground was one of three men killed in an explosion "noon on the railway construction works at Hagen's Cutting, about two miles from Orbost, three men being killed. The victims were John Carroll, con- tractor, his son, Peter Carroll, and John Sullivan, a navvy. The gang had just finished work, and the three stayed behind to draw a blasting charge, which had missed fire yesterday. J. Carroll was using a pick, and it is presumed that the tool struck a percussion cap, and fired the charge. He and Sullivan were killed instantly, Carroll being literally blown to pieces. Fragments of his body and garments were recovered from the surrounding bush, and the main portion of the trunk, with leg attached, was hurled a distance of 200 yards. Peter Carroll was terribly- injured, and he died before medical aid arrived." (from The Mercury Saturday March 114 1914) The Bairnsdale-Orbost railway was opened in 1916 to serve the agricultural and timber industry. Because of the decline in traffic and heavy operating costs, the line was finally closed in August, 1987. Orbost Railway Station was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as the terminus of the Orbost railway line, and closed in 1987. The station was located on the west side of the Snowy River despite the town of Orbost being on the east side of the river, in order to save on the costs of a bridge over the river, which at the time had highly variable levels. This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.A black / white photograph of a campsite. There is a kitchen outside a rough construction. Men and women are standing in the backgroundd with one man and a dog in the foreground.on back - "Man with dog killed in explosion"orbost-railway transport railway-bairnsdale-orbost explosion-railway -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDomestic object - Tankard, Before March 1878
... However, this is likely to be a myth, since the Navy could press by force, known as press-ganging, rendering deception unnecessary. In a bar fight, the first punch was thrown while the recipient had the tankard raised to his mouth; another legend has it that the glass bottom was implemented to see the attack coming. ...However, this is likely to be a myth, since the Navy could press by force, known as press-ganging, rendering deception unnecessary. In a bar fight, the first punch was thrown while the recipient had the tankard raised to his mouth; another legend has it that the glass bottom was implemented to see the attack coming. ...A tankard is a form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle. Tankards are usually made of silver or pewter but can be made of other materials, for example, wood, ceramic or leather. A tankard may have a hinged lid, and tankards featuring glass bottoms are also fairly common. Tankards are shaped and used similarly to German beer steins. The word "tankard" originally meant any wooden vessel derived from the 13th century and later came to mean a drinking vessel. The earliest tankards were made of wooden staves, similar to a barrel, and did not have lids. A 2000-year-old wooden tankard of approximately four-pint capacity has been unearthed in Wales. Metal tankards often come with a glass bottom and the legend is that the glass-bottomed tankard was developed as a way of refusing the King's shilling, i.e. conscription into the British army or navy. The drinker could see the coin in the bottom of the glass and refuse the drink, thereby avoiding conscription. However, this is likely to be a myth, since the Navy could press by force, known as press-ganging, rendering deception unnecessary. In a bar fight, the first punch was thrown while the recipient had the tankard raised to his mouth; another legend has it that the glass bottom was implemented to see the attack coming. A further story is that the glass bottom merely allowed the drinker to judge the clarity of their drink while forgoing the expense of a fragile pint glass. It is unclear if all or any of these legends have any substance. The Tankard is associated with the shipwreck of the Loch Ard which is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register (S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and this tankard is one item from the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The tankard was found on the wreck and it gives us a snapshot into Victorian maritime history. Allowing us to interpret the story of this tragic event. This drinking vessel is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The tankards significance is unfortunately its association with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. (See note section this document for history of the Loch Ard wreck)Pewter tankard; rolled lip, flared base, large handle. Surface has marine encrustations. Inscription on attached label. Recovered from the shipwreck as the Loch Ard. "LA 33 255"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, pewter tankard, tankard, drinking vessel -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of Committee Meetings 14th February 1979, City of Sunshine, 14th February 1979
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Report of Committee Meetings 14th February 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Macedon Street South Side Completed Kerb & Channel McIntyre Road Between Suffolk Road and the McIntyre Road Bridge Both Sides Completed Kerb & Channel Gangs presently working in Carlisle Street and Anderson Road Footpath Norwood Street West Side Completed Footpath Burnett Avenue Completed Footpath Lorne Crescent Completed Footpath Morris Street Completed Footpath Gangs now working in Gunnedah Street and Chapman Street Road Work McIntyre Road South of McIntyre Road Bridge Road Work Reconstruction of King Edward Avenue has commenced Road Work Access Road to the Truck Wash at the Sunshine Tip Completed Drainage Gangs presently working in Clairmont Street, Boundary Road and Fairbairn Road Swimming Pool Construction Now Completed Bon Thomas Reserve Building Completion due in two weeks Diamond Avenue Reserve Building Completion due in five weeks Highpoint West Building No Commencement Toilet Blocks on Reserves Two are Completed, the third at Robert Bruce Reserve is being connected to sewerage Skinner Reserve has been top-dressed Pollard Gardens Laneway levelled 6 Corio Street has been levelled and is ready for top-dressing H.V. ...Albans Meager Street Maribyrnong River Duke Street Evans Street Grist Street Evelyn Crescent Report of Committee Meetings 14th February 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Macedon Street South Side Completed Kerb & Channel McIntyre Road Between Suffolk Road and the McIntyre Road Bridge Both Sides Completed Kerb & Channel Gangs presently working in Carlisle Street and Anderson Road Footpath Norwood Street West Side Completed Footpath Burnett Avenue Completed Footpath Lorne Crescent Completed Footpath Morris Street Completed Footpath Gangs now working in Gunnedah Street and Chapman Street Road Work McIntyre Road South of McIntyre Road Bridge Road Work Reconstruction of King Edward Avenue has commenced Road Work Access Road to the Truck Wash at the Sunshine Tip Completed Drainage Gangs presently working in Clairmont Street, Boundary Road and Fairbairn Road Swimming Pool Construction Now Completed Bon Thomas Reserve Building Completion due in two weeks Diamond Avenue Reserve Building Completion due in five weeks Highpoint West Building No Commencement Toilet Blocks on Reserves Two are Completed, the third at Robert Bruce Reserve is being connected to sewerage Skinner Reserve has been top-dressed Pollard Gardens Laneway levelled 6 Corio Street has been levelled and is ready for top-dressing H.V. ...Report of Committee Meetings 14th February 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Macedon Street South Side Completed Kerb & Channel McIntyre Road Between Suffolk Road and the McIntyre Road Bridge Both Sides Completed Kerb & Channel Gangs presently working in Carlisle Street and Anderson Road Footpath Norwood Street West Side Completed Footpath Burnett Avenue Completed Footpath Lorne Crescent Completed Footpath Morris Street Completed Footpath Gangs now working in Gunnedah Street and Chapman Street Road Work McIntyre Road South of McIntyre Road Bridge Road Work Reconstruction of King Edward Avenue has commenced Road Work Access Road to the Truck Wash at the Sunshine Tip Completed Drainage Gangs presently working in Clairmont Street, Boundary Road and Fairbairn Road Swimming Pool Construction Now Completed Bon Thomas Reserve Building Completion due in two weeks Diamond Avenue Reserve Building Completion due in five weeks Highpoint West Building No Commencement Toilet Blocks on Reserves Two are Completed, the third at Robert Bruce Reserve is being connected to sewerage Skinner Reserve has been top-dressed Pollard Gardens Laneway levelled 6 Corio Street has been levelled and is ready for top-dressing H.V. McKay Gardens the House has been demolished Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School and Diamond Avenue Pre-School landscaping drawings have been completed Ralph Street Reserve a further report is to be submitted Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Overpayment of Gratuities Financial Report for the Period Ended 15th January 1979 Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Landscaping and Equipment for Child Care Service Report of the City Engineer & Planner Tender for Road Roller to Replace Plant No 71 Replacement of Suction Sweeper Plant No 23 Relocation of C.R.B. Funds 1978/79 Harrison Street / Miles Street Private Street Schemes St. Albans Road Reconstruction Abutting M.M.B.W. Depot Report of the Agenda & Forward Planning Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Municipal Boundaries Overdraft Facilities Cost of Vehicle Crossing 6 Meager Street Deer Park Disqualification of Councillors Statute Provisions Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Recurrent Subsidies for Child Care Services Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Nurses' Training Course Family Planning Association Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Community Bus Guidelines for Use Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Factory McIntyre Road Proposed Public Open Space Along Maribyrnong River Between Duke Street and Evans Street Braybrook & Proposed Amendment No 81 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Resident Bee Keeping Grist Street Planning Permit Application Bank Extension Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Hairdressing Salon Hampshire Road Report of the Building Surveyor Fence 1 Evelyn Crescent Sunshine Westmacedon street, maidstone, mcintyre road, suffolk road, mcintyre road bridge, sunshine north, carlisle street, anderson road, sunshine, norwood street, albion, burnett avenue, lorne crescent, morris street, gunnedah street, chapman street, king edward avenue, sunshine tip, clairmont street, boundary road, brooklyn, fairbairn road, sunshine west, sunshine swimming pool, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, diamond avenue reserve, diamond avenue, albanvale, robert bruce reserve, station road, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, pollard gardens, hampshire road, corio street, h.v. mckay gardens, bon thomas reserve pre-school, diamond avenue pre-school, ralph street reserve, ralph street, harrison street, miles street, st. albans road, st. albans, meager street, maribyrnong river, duke street, evans street, grist street, evelyn crescent -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image Set of 20, Dec. 1970
... Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways December 1970 by Stuart Lodington. .1 - Bendigo track gang renewing a joint, McCrae St, with welding truck alongside and Birney No. 29. .2 - No. 5 at Quarry Hill terminus? ...Trams tramways Bendigo Trackwork McCrae St Depot Quarry Hill Eaglehawk Golden Square Controllers North Bendigo View St tram 29 tram 5 tram 24 tram 2 tram 3 tram 6 tram 28 tram 18 Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways December 1970 by Stuart Lodington. .1 - Bendigo track gang renewing a joint, McCrae St, with welding truck alongside and Birney No. 29. .2 - No. 5 at Quarry Hill terminus? ...Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways December 1970 by Stuart Lodington. .1 - Bendigo track gang renewing a joint, McCrae St, with welding truck alongside and Birney No. 29. .2 - No. 5 at Quarry Hill terminus? .3 - No. 24 at the depot .4 - No. 2 on the Quarry Hill line .5 - No. 5 approaching the Eaglehawk terminus .6 - No. 29? at the Golden Square Terminus with Bill Rodda's Golden Square hotel in the background. .7 - No. 3 inbound on the Quarry Hill line. .8 - trams crossing on the Eaglehawk line, through the window of one tram. .9 - side on view of a B23D controller in a bogie tram .10 - No. 5 at the Eaglehawk terminus .11 - No. 21 at No. 21 crossing on the Golden Square line. No. 29 showing special, No.21 - North Bendigo, Fire Station Loop? .12 - No. 29 and another tram - near work site? .13 - interior view from Birney looking at the front of another tram parked behind. .14 - No. 29, No. 6 crossing at .15 - No. 6, showing special at Charing Cross. .16 - No. 5 and another tram at North Bendigo on a Special .17 - No. 28 at Charing Cross .18 - No. 5 on Special at a Loop on the Eaglehawk line .19 - No. 28, and two other trams at the Myrtle St Loop .20 - No. 18 showing Quarry Hill and two other trams on View St.trams, tramways, bendigo, trackwork, mccrae st, depot, quarry hill, eaglehawk, golden square, controllers, north bendigo, view st, tram 29, tram 5, tram 24, tram 2, tram 3, tram 6, tram 28, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - Log book, Diary, Collins Bros, 1966
... Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Loose contents 18/6/1967 - SEC Sub-Requisition - weld two VR rail joints, Doveton St level crossing 9am Sunday 25/6 2nd last page - note re leave entitlements and work over the Christmas period. ...Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information. ...Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1967, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Loose contents 18/6/1967 - SEC Sub-Requisition - weld two VR rail joints, Doveton St level crossing 9am Sunday 25/6 2nd last page - note re leave entitlements and work over the Christmas period. Mark Clough Wiseman Weightman Smith Palmer Rose Blake Inside back cover 1. - Sub-requisition for tree cutting 2. - Memo dated 18/8/1966 re electrolysis and welding and testing of joints to Reg Item 3707.. 3. - memo dated 29/11/1967 re tree clearing in Bungaree 4 - Sub-requisition re truck use re tree clearing 5 - Weekly time sheet for R. Palmer - Track cleaner, dated 29/12/1967. 6 - Four requisitions for undertaking non tramway work 7 - List of invitees to a SEC safety coittee meeting - on rear a list of names and leave owing. tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of committee meetings 10th April 1979, City of Sunshine, 10th April 1979
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Report of Committee Meetings 10th April 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue two-thirds complete Kerb & Channel Carlisle Street Completed Kerb & Channel Gang moving to Dinnell Street Footpath Coolamon Street Completed Footpath Bazentin Street Completed Footpath Lawson Street and South of Churchill Avenue have commenced Drainage Boundary Road Less rock being experienced, anticipated to completed within one week Gang will move to Phoenix Street Drainage Melon Street Approximately one-third complete, project slowing down due to rock Road Work King Edward Avenue Asphalted to Hayden Street Road Work Access area around newly relocated Gatehouse Sunshine Tip has been completed Bon Thomas Reserve Infant Welfare Centre & Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre no change due to painters strike Orama Street Infant Welfare Centre Inside partitioning completed Highpoint West Infant Welfare Centre Ready of laying of foundations Northumberland Road Child Care Centre 75% Complete Depot Amenities Block Tenders being called Scovell Reserve no discussions between sporting clubs Errington Reserve Shed & Robert Bruce Reserve Shed Quotations being called for installation of timber flooring and connection to power supply Sassella Park Ground top-dressed however it will be four weeks before usable Tree Lopping A large percentage of labour has been taken up on this project Pizzey Street Playground Preliminary works have commenced All Sporting Grounds are ready for winter use It appears Robert Barrett Reserve may need to assist with winter fixture. ...Albans Robert Bruce Reserve Station Road Sassella Park Pizzey Street Sunshine Robert Barrett Reserve West United Soccer Club Dynamo Soccer Club McKechnie Reserve McKechnie Street Report of Committee Meetings 10th April 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue two-thirds complete Kerb & Channel Carlisle Street Completed Kerb & Channel Gang moving to Dinnell Street Footpath Coolamon Street Completed Footpath Bazentin Street Completed Footpath Lawson Street and South of Churchill Avenue have commenced Drainage Boundary Road Less rock being experienced, anticipated to completed within one week Gang will move to Phoenix Street Drainage Melon Street Approximately one-third complete, project slowing down due to rock Road Work King Edward Avenue Asphalted to Hayden Street Road Work Access area around newly relocated Gatehouse Sunshine Tip has been completed Bon Thomas Reserve Infant Welfare Centre & Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre no change due to painters strike Orama Street Infant Welfare Centre Inside partitioning completed Highpoint West Infant Welfare Centre Ready of laying of foundations Northumberland Road Child Care Centre 75% Complete Depot Amenities Block Tenders being called Scovell Reserve no discussions between sporting clubs Errington Reserve Shed & Robert Bruce Reserve Shed Quotations being called for installation of timber flooring and connection to power supply Sassella Park Ground top-dressed however it will be four weeks before usable Tree Lopping A large percentage of labour has been taken up on this project Pizzey Street Playground Preliminary works have commenced All Sporting Grounds are ready for winter use It appears Robert Barrett Reserve may need to assist with winter fixture. ...Report of Committee Meetings 10th April 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue two-thirds complete Kerb & Channel Carlisle Street Completed Kerb & Channel Gang moving to Dinnell Street Footpath Coolamon Street Completed Footpath Bazentin Street Completed Footpath Lawson Street and South of Churchill Avenue have commenced Drainage Boundary Road Less rock being experienced, anticipated to completed within one week Gang will move to Phoenix Street Drainage Melon Street Approximately one-third complete, project slowing down due to rock Road Work King Edward Avenue Asphalted to Hayden Street Road Work Access area around newly relocated Gatehouse Sunshine Tip has been completed Bon Thomas Reserve Infant Welfare Centre & Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre no change due to painters strike Orama Street Infant Welfare Centre Inside partitioning completed Highpoint West Infant Welfare Centre Ready of laying of foundations Northumberland Road Child Care Centre 75% Complete Depot Amenities Block Tenders being called Scovell Reserve no discussions between sporting clubs Errington Reserve Shed & Robert Bruce Reserve Shed Quotations being called for installation of timber flooring and connection to power supply Sassella Park Ground top-dressed however it will be four weeks before usable Tree Lopping A large percentage of labour has been taken up on this project Pizzey Street Playground Preliminary works have commenced All Sporting Grounds are ready for winter use It appears Robert Barrett Reserve may need to assist with winter fixture. Investigate the possibility of a shed being installed Discussions have been held with West United Soccer Club who have expressed concerns with the involvement of the Dynamo Soccer Club at McKechnie Reserve Landscaping of Bon Thomas Reserve and Diamond Venue Reserve held up waiting Health Department Approvalking edward avenue, albion, carlisle street, maidstone, dinnell street, sunshine west, coolamon street, bazentin street, lawson street, churchill avenue, braybrook, boundary road, brooklyn, phoenix street, sunshine north, melon street, hayden street, sunshine tip, bon thomas reserve infant welfare centre, quinn street, deer park, diamond avenue infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street infant welfare centre, orama street, highpoint west infant welfare centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, northumberland road child care centre, northumberland road, scovell reserve, scovell crescent, errington reserve, main road east, st. albans, robert bruce reserve, station road, sassella park, pizzey street, sunshine, robert barrett reserve, west united soccer club, dynamo soccer club, mckechnie reserve, mckechnie street -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph - Carte de Visite, James Bray, 1870
... He is renowned for his previous work photographing members of the Kelly gang. Depicted in this photograph is Isaiah “Wild” Wright. ...He is renowned for his previous work photographing members of the Kelly gang. Depicted in this photograph is Isaiah “Wild” Wright. ...A Carte de Visite (hereafter CdV) (also known as a calling card) was popular within the mid-19th Century. It is a small card with a photographic portrait mounted on it. These cards were exchanged during the Victorian era (peaking in the 1860s) between families and friends. This particular CdV was captured by James Bray in c.1870. Bray who worked as a professional photographer in Camp Street Beechworth from 1870-1891. He is renowned for his previous work photographing members of the Kelly gang. Depicted in this photograph is Isaiah “Wild” Wright. Wright was born in approximately 1846 in County Monaghan, Ireland. At age 11, Wright arrived with his father John Wright, mother Margaret and younger siblings in Victoria on the 9th of July 1857. They sailed on the ship ‘Carleton’ which left from Liverpool in England. Wright was stood 5 foot 11 inches tall and had brown hair with hazel eyes. He had a scar on the inside corner of his left eyebrow, a large scar on his right cheek and a scar on the back of his head. Over the years in Australia, Wright was sentenced on numerous (particularly of horse theft) charges and spent time in Pentridge, Hulk Sacramento and Hulk Sandridge. Wright married Bridget Lloyd in 1973. Through this marriage he was connected to the Kelly family as Bridget’s mother was one of Ellen Kelly’s (Ellen was the mother of Edward “Ned” Kelly) sisters. Wright is famous for his participation in the horse stealing incident of 1871 and subsequent bare knuckle fight against Ned Kelly that occurred in 1874. In 1878, Bridget and Isaiah Wright became parents to John "Jack" Thomas Wright. Jack Wright was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League 1902-1906. Wright passed away on the 29th of May 1911.This photograph is part of the Burke Museum "Kelly album" which includes a significant collection of photographs and artefacts connected to Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang. Ned Kelly and his gang have become ingrained in Australian popular culture and thus many museums, art galleries and private collections house material connected to the Kelly story which allows the events and people to be researched and interpreted. Individuals like Isaiah “Wild” Wright played an essential part in the Kelly story which have been enlarged and adapted for popular culture. The study of these individuals thorugh their images and records can help researchers to correctly interpret their involvement with Ned Kelly and the Kelly gang. Artefacts and photographs pertaining to the Kelly gang are particularly valuable for Australian museums. This particular photograph is significant for its connection to Beechworth photographer James Bray who is responsible for many images depicting members of the Kelly Gang. Sepia oval CDV printed on Card. Obverse: J.E. Bray/ Photo Reverse: 10238 Portrait & Landscape/ Photographer J E Bray Signature Beechworth/ Victoria/ Negatives Kept. Copies 5I/. Each May/ Be Had By Forwarding Name And Address/ Accompanied With Remittance To/ The Amount Of Order/ Photographs Coloured In Watercolourskelly album, kelly gang, beechworth, wild wright, boxing, burke museum, imperial hotel, bare-knuckle boxing, isaiah wright, ned kelly, isaiah wild wright, horse theft, hulk sacramento, calling card, pentridge, james bray, cdv, carte de visite -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of committee meetings 7th July 1980, City of Sunshine, 7th July 1980
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Report of Committee Meetings 7th July 1980 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook completed Duke Street Sunshine in progress Footpath Newman Street Sunshine completed Footpath Norge Street Sunshine completed Footpath Staughton Street Sunshine Street commenced Footpath Braybrook Area gang in Riley Court Drainage Sunshine Road in progress Road Work Fisher Street Maidstone 50% excavated, crush rock laid Road Work Ralston Street Sunshine North in progress Road Work reinstatment of nature strips in Sunshine West Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare Centre contractor is now one week over construction period Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park work has slowed following request from Albion Tennis Club for toughened glass and other extras Depot Workshop Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders Skinner Reserve situation to be clarified Tree Planting & Pruning gangs in Sunshine West Area Grounds generally cutting of grass is difficult under present wet weather conditions Sassella Park grading has commenced Tree Planting 1981 seedlings are being "pricked" out Playground plans for layouts at the eleven locations is near completion I.C.I. ...Oval Ballarat Road Hampstead Road Mitchell Street Omar Street Irvine Street Kindergarten Irvine Street Neale Road President Road Albanvale Report of Committee Meetings 7th July 1980 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook completed Duke Street Sunshine in progress Footpath Newman Street Sunshine completed Footpath Norge Street Sunshine completed Footpath Staughton Street Sunshine Street commenced Footpath Braybrook Area gang in Riley Court Drainage Sunshine Road in progress Road Work Fisher Street Maidstone 50% excavated, crush rock laid Road Work Ralston Street Sunshine North in progress Road Work reinstatment of nature strips in Sunshine West Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare Centre contractor is now one week over construction period Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park work has slowed following request from Albion Tennis Club for toughened glass and other extras Depot Workshop Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders Skinner Reserve situation to be clarified Tree Planting & Pruning gangs in Sunshine West Area Grounds generally cutting of grass is difficult under present wet weather conditions Sassella Park grading has commenced Tree Planting 1981 seedlings are being "pricked" out Playground plans for layouts at the eleven locations is near completion I.C.I. ...Report of Committee Meetings 7th July 1980 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Smith Street Braybrook completed Duke Street Sunshine in progress Footpath Newman Street Sunshine completed Footpath Norge Street Sunshine completed Footpath Staughton Street Sunshine Street commenced Footpath Braybrook Area gang in Riley Court Drainage Sunshine Road in progress Road Work Fisher Street Maidstone 50% excavated, crush rock laid Road Work Ralston Street Sunshine North in progress Road Work reinstatment of nature strips in Sunshine West Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare Centre contractor is now one week over construction period Tennis Pavilion Selwyn Park work has slowed following request from Albion Tennis Club for toughened glass and other extras Depot Workshop Pavilion Pennell Reserve tenders Skinner Reserve situation to be clarified Tree Planting & Pruning gangs in Sunshine West Area Grounds generally cutting of grass is difficult under present wet weather conditions Sassella Park grading has commenced Tree Planting 1981 seedlings are being "pricked" out Playground plans for layouts at the eleven locations is near completion I.C.I. Ground the club is disregarding signs elected by Council Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Staff Matters Transfer of Land Camelot Drive and Main Road West Albanvale Audit Fees 1978/79 Accounts Review of Council's Computer Service Project Cost Analysis for period Ended 2nd June 1980 Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Fixing of Registration Fees Dog Act 1970 Dog Act Proposed Development Lost Dogs' Home North Melbourne Report of the City Engineer & Planner Central Library Remote Control Radio for Bookmobile Fleet & Plant Estimates 1980/81 Report of the Planning Committee Meeting 3rd July 1980 First Aid Course Asphalt Seminar Report of the Planning Committee Meeting 7th July 1980 Outdoor staff RDO Christmas Holidays 1980/81 Staughton Street Sunshine Reinstatement of Asphalt Footpath will not proceed at this time Wholesale / Retail Outlet Hampstead Road & Mitchell Street North East Corner Irvine Street Kindergarten Deer Park Neale Road Deer Park Neale Road / President Road Albanvale Signalisation Hampstead Road / Omar Street / Mitchell Street Maidstonesmith street, braybrook, duke street, newman street, norge street, staughton street, sunshine, riley court, sunshine road, tottenham, fisher street, maidstone, ralston street, sunshine north, aycliffe avenue infant welfare centre, aycliffe avenue, deer park, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, pavilion pennell, burke street, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, sassella park, station road, i.c.i. oval, ballarat road, hampstead road, mitchell street, omar street, irvine street kindergarten, irvine street, neale road, president road, albanvale -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageVehicle - Wagon, Circa 1909
... On 31 July 2010, Pooran Singh’s ashes were immersed in the Ganges, fulfilling the wish he had expressed more than six decades earlier. ...On 31 July 2010, Pooran Singh’s ashes were immersed in the Ganges, fulfilling the wish he had expressed more than six decades earlier. ...This wagon was used in towns across south-west Victoria during the first half of the twentieth century by Pooran Singh, an Indian-born immigrant. Singh arrived in Australia alone in 1899 at the age of 30. The following year, at the Colac Licensing Court in western Victoria, he was one of 78 hawkers granted a Hawker’s Licence. According to the Colac Herald, all but two of the applicants appeared to be Asian. While some hawkers registered horse-drawn carts, Singh was one of nineteen licensed to trade on foot, selling door to door. Applicants were encouraged to contribute to a collection for the Colac Hospital. Over time, Pooran Singh came to own his own wagon—a top-of-the-range light delivery vehicle—and a horse named Prince. His work often took him along rough country roads, and for a period, he worked in the Corryong district of north-eastern Victoria, an area popular with hawkers. In September 1909, near Thowgla, he was thrown from his wagon while attempting to navigate a deep rut and was run over by one of its wheels. Although he suffered bruising to his chest, his injuries were not serious. The following year, he was granted a Hawker’s Licence in Corryong. By 1916, Singh was living and working at Garvoc in western Victoria, where that year, he lost his paper licence on Cooramook Road, and he placed a notice in The Standard. In 1918, at the Warrnambool Petty Sessions Court, he was one of four applicants granted renewal of their hawkers’ licences, and each donated ten shillings to Warrnambool Hospital. Throughout these years, Singh became well known to farmers and their families as he travelled across Victoria’s Western District, living and working from his covered wagon. In his later years, Pooran Singh formed a close friendship with John Jandes Moore and his wife, Vera, of Russells Creek, Warrnambool. They offered him the use of their property as a base for his travels and cared for him during his final illness. John Moore was later appointed one of the two executors of Singh’s will. Pooran Singh died in Warrnambool on 8 June 1947, aged 77. His final wish was to be cremated and for his ashes to be returned to India for immersion in the Ganges. The cremation was arranged by Guyett’s Funerals in Warrnambool. Having never married, Singh left his estate to his four nephews, enabling them to buy land and build homes; one later installed a memorial plaque in his honour. In the late 1980s, Guyett’s Funerals placed his ashes in the niche wall at Warrnambool Cemetery as a memorial, while continuing to hope that family instructions might eventually arrive. Nearly 63 years after his death, renewed enquiries brought public attention to the long and respectful care given to his ashes. As a result, the renowned Indian cricketer Kapil Dev travelled to Warrnambool to collect them and escort them to India, helping to fulfil Singh’s final wish. He was joined by one of Singh’s grand-nephews, Harmel Uppal, who had travelled from England. At a formal ceremony on 25 July 2010 commemorating Singh’s life, the ashes were handed to Dev and Uppal, and local resident Avis Quarrell, who had known Singh as a child, read a poem she had written in his memory. She still owned a shell necklace that Singh had made for her mother. Some Warrnambool locals who had been closely involved also travelled to India, where they joined Uppal’s family from the village of Uppal Bhopa, near Jalandhar. On 31 July 2010, Pooran Singh’s ashes were immersed in the Ganges, fulfilling the wish he had expressed more than six decades earlier. After Pooran Singh’s death, his horse and wagon remained on John Moore’s property. When Prince died, he was buried on the beach at Warrnambool. The wagon remained with the Moore family and was occasionally used as a cubby house. In about 1997, John Moore, the son of John Jandes Moore, donated it to Flagstaff Hill. After restoration, the wagon became an attraction in the village, where volunteer Pat and his Clydesdale horse, Duke, offered visitors rides around Flagstaff Hill’s lake. This wagon is significant for its association with an Indian emigrant who used it to earn an income in Australia. It also reflects the vital role of hawkers, who travelled through rural and regional communities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, supplying food, goods and news. The wagon is also historically significant as a former Flagstaff Hill attraction, offering visitors the experience of horse-drawn rides around the lake.Wagon: a light delivery vehicle once used as a hawker's wagon. It is a four-wheel, horse-drawn vehicle with iron tyres, brakes, spoked wheels painted red with decorative yellow strips on the hubs, a timber shaft, and springs on the undercarriage. It was once a covered wagon, fitted with green, wooden sideboards, a front seat with leather-padded backrest and mounting steps. 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Wodonga & District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Sikh Hawkers in Wodonga
... Pola was cremated, with some of his ashes scattered in the Murray River and some returned to his homeland to be scattered in the Ganges River. His cremation was listed in the Obituary page of the Weekly Times, Melbourne on Saturday 14 July 1923. ...Pola was cremated, with some of his ashes scattered in the Murray River and some returned to his homeland to be scattered in the Ganges River. His cremation was listed in the Obituary page of the Weekly Times, Melbourne on Saturday 14 July 1923. ...Sikh hawkers were a regular sight throughout the Wodonga and Upper Murray district in the early 20th century. The regular visitors to the area included Pola Singh and Gambil (Gamble) Singh. Gamble Singh often camped on McKoy’s Moorefield property in West Wodonga and several other places around the district. Gamble was also a horse breeder and had several draught horses to pull his wagon. Like many of the hawkers he worked hard to send money back to support family in India. He apparently returned to India about 1950, but left some money in the Bank of NSW in Wodonga in case he returned. He allegedly died soon after and the money was eventually able to be claimed by his nephews in India. A small overlooked park in Wodonga is named the “Gamble Singh Park” in his memory. J. Flanagan who operated the Halfway Hotel commented on having as many as seven or eight bullock teams “yoked” overnight to the fence outside the hotel as well as 100 or more Indian hawkers – led by the fondly known Pola (Pollah) Singh. The hawkers returned to Wodonga annually to renew their hawkers’ license and camped on the flats, or also came to Wodonga to collect orders at the railway station to stock up their supplies. Pola Singh was often based at the Colac Colac reserve near Corryong and had on board his compatriot Isar Singh. He often acted as an intermediary between the individual hawkers and the authorities. Unfortunately, it was Pola’s habit to walk in front of his wagon at the start of each day. On the morning of 23 June 1923 his horses were restive and hard to control. They took flight and ran Pola down on the road near Cudgewa. He was rushed to the Corryong Hospital but died there a few days later, aged 65. Pola was cremated, with some of his ashes scattered in the Murray River and some returned to his homeland to be scattered in the Ganges River. His cremation was listed in the Obituary page of the Weekly Times, Melbourne on Saturday 14 July 1923. A small memorial to Pola Singh is located in the Corryong Cemetery.These images are significant because they help to document the history of the Sikh Hawkers who plied their services to Wodonga and throughout rural Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.A collection of black and white images featuring Sikh Hawkers Gamble Singh and Pola Singh take in the Wodonga area.indian hawkers, sikh hawkers, gamble singh, pola singh -
Melbourne Tram MuseumMagazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met Lines", 1989
... Tramway names only listed, not railway. .1 - March 1989 - 20 pages - Track gangs, graffiti, signalling, making recruitment videos, body building at Preston Workshops. .2 - June 1989 - 16 pages - Flinders St station cover theme - 16 pages - modifications to Z class tram lights to improve visibility at stops, payroll, Wattle Park rejuvenation project, Essendon Depot Soccer team, Ian Barkla on Puffing Billy. .3 - September 1989 - 20 pages - Show grounds theme - Met Planning, Metplan, Met Plan, Jolimont Rail Yards, Mill Park Light rail extension, photo of 2004, The Met shop, 60th anniversary of Camberwell tram depot, apprentice awards, Melbourne Stamp show 1989, Wattle Park, New billiard table at Malvern, recycling of W2 trams in to mobile Tramburgers - Jim Johnstone and Greg Hart - was going to franchise 60 trams cut in half. ...Tramway names only listed, not railway. .1 - March 1989 - 20 pages - Track gangs, graffiti, signalling, making recruitment videos, body building at Preston Workshops. .2 - June 1989 - 16 pages - Flinders St station cover theme - 16 pages - modifications to Z class tram lights to improve visibility at stops, payroll, Wattle Park rejuvenation project, Essendon Depot Soccer team, Ian Barkla on Puffing Billy. .3 - September 1989 - 20 pages - Show grounds theme - Met Planning, Metplan, Met Plan, Jolimont Rail Yards, Mill Park Light rail extension, photo of 2004, The Met shop, 60th anniversary of Camberwell tram depot, apprentice awards, Melbourne Stamp show 1989, Wattle Park, New billiard table at Malvern, recycling of W2 trams in to mobile Tramburgers - Jim Johnstone and Greg Hart - was going to franchise 60 trams cut in half. ...Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, centre stapled with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of Kevin Shea as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1183 "Met Lines" - printed in an A4 version. Notes Editor as Judi Lalor and writer Sandra McLaren. Chris Astridge Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway names only listed, not railway. .1 - March 1989 - 20 pages - Track gangs, graffiti, signalling, making recruitment videos, body building at Preston Workshops. .2 - June 1989 - 16 pages - Flinders St station cover theme - 16 pages - modifications to Z class tram lights to improve visibility at stops, payroll, Wattle Park rejuvenation project, Essendon Depot Soccer team, Ian Barkla on Puffing Billy. .3 - September 1989 - 20 pages - Show grounds theme - Met Planning, Metplan, Met Plan, Jolimont Rail Yards, Mill Park Light rail extension, photo of 2004, The Met shop, 60th anniversary of Camberwell tram depot, apprentice awards, Melbourne Stamp show 1989, Wattle Park, New billiard table at Malvern, recycling of W2 trams in to mobile Tramburgers - Jim Johnstone and Greg Hart - was going to franchise 60 trams cut in half. (See also Reg Item 406 for other background - also see Jim Johnson) .4 - December 1989 - 20 pages - Christmas theme cover - "On the buses", the Met Bus workshop, details the bus maintenance, bundy clocks - where they were maintained, size of the bus fleet and major depots. Festoon lighting at Flinders St station and retirement of Howard Smith - see image i5. For next year 1990 - see Reg Item 1185.trams, tramways, the met, mta, preston workshops, tramcars, repairs, wattle park, essendon depot, metplan, camberwell depot, postage stamps, post office, malvern depot, scrapped trams, w2 class, flinders st station, bundy clock, buses, tram 2004 -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander Alex George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Report of committee meetings 28th April 1980, City of Sunshine, 29th April 1980
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Thompson Reserve M.M.B.W. still placing soil from rivers other than the Maribyrnong on the lower part of the this reserve Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Proposals in respect of the Internal Coundaries of the Municipality Bairns' Report Board of review Final Report Report of the Town Clerk Relocation of Cashier's Office Sunshine Heated Swimming Pool Meals on Wheels Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Purchase of Child Care Centre 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the City Engineer & Planner Heaths Motors Australia Pty Ltf Contract Outdoor Staff Pit Cleaning Gang New Equipment for Traffic Engineering Maintenance Gang Proposed Secuity Arrangement Council Depot Report of the Agenda Committee Meeting Report of the Forward Planning Committee Meeting Approval letter to Sunshine Football Club in respect of the continuation of bingo Reports of Forward Planning Committee to be held on 17th April 1980, 22nd April 1980 & 24th April 1980...Thompson Reserve M.M.B.W. still placing soil from rivers other than the Maribyrnong on the lower part of the this reserve Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Proposals in respect of the Internal Coundaries of the Municipality Bairns' Report Board of review Final Report Report of the Town Clerk Relocation of Cashier's Office Sunshine Heated Swimming Pool Meals on Wheels Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Purchase of Child Care Centre 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the City Engineer & Planner Heaths Motors Australia Pty Ltf Contract Outdoor Staff Pit Cleaning Gang New Equipment for Traffic Engineering Maintenance Gang Proposed Secuity Arrangement Council Depot Report of the Agenda Committee Meeting Report of the Forward Planning Committee Meeting Approval letter to Sunshine Football Club in respect of the continuation of bingo Reports of Forward Planning Committee to be held on 17th April 1980, 22nd April 1980 & 24th April 1980 Foolscap sized document. ...Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Lindenow Street Maidstone 75% complete Kerb & Channel Forrest Street Albion 85% complete Footpath McLennan Street Braybrook 45% complete Morgon Street / Margaret Street Braybrook progressing Drainage Smith Street Maidstone complete Drainage Robinsons Road Deer Park 50% complete. Rock slow progress Drainage Forrest Street Albion progressing Road Work Smith Street Maidstone excavated and crush rock laid. Ready for Kerb & Channel Road Work Forrest Street between Adelaide Street & Sydney Street progressing with Kerb & Channel Council Land at north end of Duke Street Sunshine North has been cleaned up Outfall Drain on University Property Mt. Derrimut between Fitzgerald Road and Station Road cleaned up Housing Commission Area Braybrook rains caused flooding Drain Cleaning Machine Out of Order Consideration to be given to laying drains in streets and not in easements Selwyn Park Tennis Pavilion concrete problems overcome. Brick work now completed Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare & Pre-School Centre roof being erected this week Gunn Hayball Buildings the contractor is now in liquidation Selwyn Park Albion Rovers Soccer & Athletic Club perusal of the lease indicates that the club is responsible for maintenance Bon Thomas Reserve Drainage No 1 Oval completed. Contour grading of this area 95% complete I.C.I. Oval post and rail fence erected. Games over weekend did not severely damage the ground, Standard of Car Park requires grading Sassella Park reconstruction has commenced Established Trees have been planted in Pollard Gardens. Trees are now being planted in D.F. Thompson Reserve D.F. Thompson Reserve M.M.B.W. still placing soil from rivers other than the Maribyrnong on the lower part of the this reserve Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Proposals in respect of the Internal Coundaries of the Municipality Bairns' Report Board of review Final Report Report of the Town Clerk Relocation of Cashier's Office Sunshine Heated Swimming Pool Meals on Wheels Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Purchase of Child Care Centre 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the City Engineer & Planner Heaths Motors Australia Pty Ltf Contract Outdoor Staff Pit Cleaning Gang New Equipment for Traffic Engineering Maintenance Gang Proposed Secuity Arrangement Council Depot Report of the Agenda Committee Meeting Report of the Forward Planning Committee Meeting Approval letter to Sunshine Football Club in respect of the continuation of bingo Reports of Forward Planning Committee to be held on 17th April 1980, 22nd April 1980 & 24th April 1980lindenow street, maidstone, forrest street, albion, mclennan street, morgon street, margaret street, smith street, robinsons road, deer park, adelaide street, sydney street, duke street, sunshine north, mt. derrimut, fitzgerald road, station road, selwyn park, selwyn street, aycliffe avenue infant welfare & pre-school centre, aycliffe avenue, albion rovers soccer & athletic club, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, i.c.i. oval, ballarat road, sassella park, pollard gardens, corio street, sunshine, d.f. thompson reserve, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, sunshine heated swimming pool, murray street child care centre, murray street, sunshine west, sunshine football club
