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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Tom Prior, A Duck Pond, c.1900
The location was Fernie Hill where Ivy Reynolds's mother was born, over from Mr Traill's property at the corner of Reynolds and Main Road, Research - used to be called 3 Chain Road, now renamed Gumtree Road. The old Yarra River bed goes through here at top of hill in Gumtree Road. Gravel from this location was used for the driveways in Government House.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, duck pond, reynolds prior collection, pond, fernie hill, gumtree road, research (vic.) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Percy Leason, Cartoon "Yes you are improving the place. I'll have to increase your rent", Percy Leason, 1933
This political cartoon and black and white drawing depicts a man who looks like Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) an Indian lawyer, anti-colonist and political ethicist (who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British rule) pushing a hand push lawn mower in front of a house being renovated. A big man representing a politician stands in the background. Gandhi was involved in the Round Table peace conferences of 1930-1932 organised by the British Government and Indian political personalities to discuss constitutional reforms in India. Percy Leason (1889 - 1959) was a painter and cartoonist renowned for his depictions of Australian society in the 1920s and 1930s. He lived in Eltham from about 1924 to 1938 when he moved to the USA. This image was published by Melbourne publisher Thomas Nelson.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image and 4 x 5 inch B&W Negsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, percy leason, cartoon, comic, mahatma gandhi, india, drawing, political cartoon -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Surveying Hydrographic measuring Instrument
Survey tape used by P.J. Larkin, government surveyorInstrument owned and used by a government marine surveyor named P. J. Larkin who worked in Melbourne and Geelong in the 1930s.Survey tape in leather pouch about 100 feet long and housed on brass reel.Purton and Littlejohn's patent Wellington 1663surveying instrument, hydrography, larkin jp -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Anchor from Akuna - ex Komet, 1911
HMAS Una was a Royal Australian Navy sloop that began its life as the German motor launch Komet. The ship and her 57 crew was captured by an infantry detachment of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force led by John Paton on 9 October 1914, with no loss of life. Komet was then sailed to Sydney as a prize. During the time in which the Una was in service under Australia, the sloop was used as a Patrol and General Purpose Vessel. The sloop was used to patrol the areas of New Guinea, New Britain, New Hebrides and Malayan waters. In December 1918, Una was sent to Darwin to protect Administrator John Gilruth, following the Darwin Rebellion. She arrived on Christmas Eve anchoring beneath the Government House cliffs until HMAS Encounter arrived in early 1919. After World War I, Una was decommissioned and taken to Port Phillip Bay, renamed Akuna and used as a pilot vessel. She was finally broken up in Melbourne in 1955.Anchor from ex German Yacht KOMET built in Hamburg in 1911, captured in New Guinea 1914. Acquired by PPPS 1925 renamed UNA then AKUNA. In service 1925 - 1954 Made of Cast Ironanchor, komet, una, akuna, pilot vessel -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photocopy of card, Invitation from the Government of Victoria to the President of Eltham Shire and Lady to attend a Garden Party at Parliament House, Melbourne, 4th February 1898, 1898
Photocopy of invitation cardgarden party, government of victoria, invitation, parliament house -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Manual - City of Port Melbourne, staff induction, 1922
City of Port Melbourne - Staff Induction Manual for the year 1992 - 1993local government - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, Ministry of Planning & Environment, Urban Conservation Areas, Aug 1986
Booklet outlining the historic and architectural character of a number of areas in Melbourne's inner suburbs including Port Melbourne, and their subsequent designation as Urban Conservation areas. Brown and cream 14 page booklet, cover showing terrace houses. Also Community Planning Bulletintown planning, built environment, parks and gardens, heritage, conservation - urban, conservation - parks and boulevards, ministry for planning and environment, urban conservation areas -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Port Melbourne Council Health Inspector re apratments/boarding houses, 1974 - 1978
Retained by donor from his service on Port Melbourne Council 1973-78Miscellaneous Port Melbourne Council documents 1974-78 Letter from Health Inspector re apartments/boarding houses, 24 May 1977local government - city of port melbourne, town planning, glen cosham -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, J Mounsey, Sanitary Inspector, 1923 - 1936
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1923-1936. Detailing conditions to be formulated for storage of large tanks of petrol on Fishermen's Bend; conditions for stevedore awaiting pick-up; regulations re boarding housepiers and wharves - waterside workers, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry - noxious, nightsoil, built environment, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james mounsey - sanitary inspector -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Handbill, Port Melbourne refuse collection schedule, 1941
Found at Hazel Wilson's house (78 Princes Street) when things were being removed after she went into a nursing homeDetails in words and on a street map of refuse collection days for the City of Port Melbourne, 1941: 01. Handbill with map of Port Melbourne in 1941, sub-dividing into days for refuse collection. Includes specific instructions for residents 02 Accompanying retyped version of the instructions shown on the maplocal government - city of port melbourne, utilities, domestic life, built environment, hazel trembath wilson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Research report, Positive Action, A Neighnourhood Framework", Jennifer Borrell, "Positive Action - A Neighbourhood Framework", Apr 2000
Study conducted by the Port Melbourne Neighbourhood House, funded by the City of Port Phillip"Positive Action - A Neighbourhood Framework - the final report of the Port Melbourne Community Research Project" Pale green book containing 82 page report plus appendices, April 2000local government - city of port phillip, port melbourne neighbourhood house -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street shops, Charles Nettleton, 1890s
This photograph was taken by Charles NETTLETON (1826-1902), a prominent Melbourne photographer who recorded the city’s rapid growth from a small town into a metropolis. He was the special photographer for the government and the Melbourne Corporation, and documented of the built environment and major public works throughout Melbourne from when he arrived to Victoria in 1854. Nettleton is credited for having photographed the first Australian steam train, the Melbourne-Sandridge (Port Melbourne) line, which opened in 12 September 1854; the first cricket team to come to Australia on the ss Great Britain in 1861; and Ned KELLY while Nettleton worked as a police photographer.Bay Street shops, 1875:- original Charles NETTLETON print showing west side of Bay Street: Collings & Son, Butcher; Cranston, Paperhanger; Mrs T CLAY; Johnny ALLSORT's Pawn Office; H. DAVENPORT, Clothing; G. RANSOM, Hardware; A.E. AITKEN, Auctioneer; Mrs A. BROWN, Haberdashery; F.C. FORSTER; Marshal, Printer; John PARRY (or BARRY), General Store; E & M RICE. The house is on the site of the 1912 Post Officebuilt environment - commercial, charles nettleton, theresa clay, collings & son, cranston, h davenport, g ransom, alexander ebling aitken, mrs a brown, john parry, john barry, e & m rice, f c forster, johnny allsorts pawnbroker -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Horse-drawn lawn-mower, Port Melbourne, 1920
Copy of photo of draught horse harnessed to a lawn-mower with wooden grass-cutter. Horse standing on grass with trees behind, then Station Street with two-storey terrace houses, one inscribed 'Derwent SC House'. Near Corner Station and Raglan"Caption: And this, Sonny Boy, is how they used to turn grass into lawn in the old days: A horse drawn lawn mower used by the old Port Melbourne Town Council". Inscribed in pencil in one corner "Raglan St ?".parks and gardens, local government - town of port melbourne, transport - horse -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Port Melbourne Valuation, 1895
Valuation book, Borough of Port Melbourne 1895. Bluegreen marbled cover, maroon spine gold-stamped front label. 74 of 89 spreads completed listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. Two page insert stitched into 74, being letter from valuer handwritten on lined paper, detailing new development as well as houses demolished. (also Rates; assessments)local government, built environment, joseph turner -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne Valuation, 1896
Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1896. Red (decorative) cover with beige paper label handwritten in brown ink "Valuation 1896/7"; maroon spine. 2 page insert pasted into spread 72 being letter from valuer handwritten on lined paper, detailing "few" new buildings, houses removed, population./ p78 "index to streets" (but no index) (also Rates; assessments)Some pencil markings in margins and alterations to copy / p79: "Fol 80 taken out for printers copy ECC" in ink dated in pencil 24/9/97.local government, built environment, statistics, joseph turner -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne Valuation, 1897
Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1897. Dark French blue cloth (?) cover stamped in gold with title. Tan suede spine and corners, red gold-stamped label on spine. Pages buff. Two page insert pasted into p. 70 being a handwritten letter from valuer detailling 128 houses removed, increase in population, extensions to buildings. (also Rates; assessments)Signed p. 70 by Mayor, Town Clerk and 2 councillors / p71: "Page 72 taken out for printers copy ECC 28/9/98" in purple pencil.local government, built environment, statistics, joseph turner, ad bacis, george samuel walter, n r tarrer, edward c crockford, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Thomas Anderson to Council, Borough of Port Melbourne re enamel numbering of houses, Jun 1892
Letter to Borough Council of Port Melbourne from Thos. Anderson, enameller, quoting 1/- each for numbering houses of city, 1892stamped 14.6.1892local government - borough of port melbourne, built environment - domestic, communication - postal, thomas anderson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Address presented by the Duke and Duchess of York at Federal Government House, 23 Apr 1927
Copy of address presented to T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York at Federal Government House April 23rd 1927.local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, william howe, edward william cremer, herbert charles edwards, albert tucker, owen sinclair, george samuel walter, patrick francis murphy, james peter crichton, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, mayors -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Tender, A R Franklin, Erection of 40 four-room houses and 40 five-room houses, Port Melbourne, 11 Sep 1923
Tender for erection of 40 x four room houses from A.R. Franklin, 1923. Presented on the City of Port Melbourne Official Tendering Form (Refer other tenders: items 543, 549, 552 and 554)local government - city of port melbourne, built environment - domestic, a r franklin -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Tender, Sidney Gibson, erection of 40 four-room houses and 40 five-room houses, Port Melbourne, 11 Sep 1923
Tender for erection of 40 x four room houses and 40 x five room houses from Sidney Gibson of Croxton, 1923. Presented on the City of Port Melbourne Official Tendering Form (Refer other tenders: items 543, 549, 552 and 554)local government - city of port melbourne, built environment - domestic, sidney gibson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Tender, Edward Smith, Erection of 40 four-room houses and 40 five-room houses, Port Melbourne, 11 Sep 1923
Tender for erection of 40 x four room houses and 40 x five room houses from Edward Smith of South Melbourne, 1923. Presented on the City of Port Melbourne Official Tendering Form (Refer other tenders: items 542, 543, 549and 552)local government - city of port melbourne, built environment - domestic, sidney gibson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Tender, J Fisher, Erection of 40 four-room houses and 40 five-room houses, Port Melbourne, 11 Sep 1923
Tender for erection of 40 four room houses and 40 five room houses . from J Fisher of Elsternwick in 1923 and presented on the City of Port Melbourne's official tendering formWritten across the face in blue : "deposit returned 20/9/23"local government - city of port melbourne, j fisher -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Tender, Jay Fisher, Erection of 40 four-room houses and 40 five-room houses, Port Melbourne, 1923
Plans of houses Type No 18 - 21 inclusiveTender for erection of 40 x four room houses and 40 x five room houses from Jay Fisher of Elsternwick, 1923. Presented on the City of Port Melbourne Official Tendering Form (Refer other tenders: items 543, 549, 552, 554 and 560)In ink on botto of type no 18: 'I don't know the cost of this but L750 is the highest.'local government - city of port melbourne, built environment - domestic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Notice, Conditions for loans, State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1924
State Savings Bank of Victoria - Conditions for loans for dwelling houses for suburban areas 1924built environment - domestic, banking, local government - city of port melbourne, state savings bank of victoria, garden city -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - General Manager, State Savings Bank of Victoria to Town Clerk, Port Melbourne re contract of sale for houses, 20 Jun 1924
Letter from General Manager, State Savings Bank of Victoria, to Town Clerk, Port Melbourne re contract of sale used in connection with Housing Act -built environment - domestic, banking, local government - city of port melbourne, state savings bank of victoria, garden city -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Graham Street overpass, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith Turnbull photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith Turnbull in December 1996 - Graham Street overpassHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 344 Graham Street, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith Turnbull photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith Turnbull in December 1996 - 344 Graham StreetHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 7 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith Turnbull photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith Turnbull in December 1996 - 7 EvansHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 8 & 9 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith Turnbull photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith Turnbull in December 1996 - 8 and 9 EvansHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 8, 9 & 11 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, Meredith Turnbull, Dec 1996
Meredith Turnbull photographed this series in 1996 to record the rapidly changing streetscape, which had already had a number of old houses replaced by concrete two-storey structures under the State government's urban consolidation policyFrom a series of 70 colour photos recording all buildings in Evans Street from Graham Street overpass to Ingles Street, as photographed from the railway reservation, by Meredith Turnbull in December 1996 - number 8, 9, 11 EvansHouse numbers noted on backbuilt environment - domestic, meredith turnbull