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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Directory of Ringwood Township, from Sands and McDougall Directory - 1905. (New Street is incorrectly shown as Heatherdale Road on this map. Heatherdale Road's actual location is to the east, beyond the top of the map perimeter.)
Catalogue card reads, 'Directory of Ringwood Township - 1905. From Sands and McDougall Directory.' -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Victorian Municipal Directory, 1942
This item was donated after the death of Judy Walcott.This item is a useful reference tool.A book of 1103 pp with brown/cream cover, titled " VICTORIAN MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY and GAZETEER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS & WATERWORKS TRUST RECORD WITH THE COMMONWEALTH GUIDE FOR 1942 SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION". Print is black.book directory gazeteer melbourne-municipal-directory -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Correspondence Book, Arnall & Jackson, General Printers, Stationers and Engravers, Late 19th to 20th centuries
Arnall & Jackson has operated from various addresses in Melbourne. The company is famous for its printed Municipal Directories from at least 1879 until 1976.This correspondence book is an example of stationery available in Melbourne in the 1870s for use by business and commerce. The company, Arnall & Jackson, was a well-known source of Municipal Directories over decades, and are used today as sources of historical information.Correspondence book with purple cover. Pages are feint-lined and are numbered from 27 to 245, with copy sheets between each page. Inscriptions are on an oval label on the inside front cover but the book has no further inscriptions or records. The book was printed by Arnall & Jackson of Melbourne.Label: "Arnall & Jackson, / General / PRINTERS, / STATIONERS & Engravers / 42 & 44 Collins St. West."flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, correspondence book, arnall & jackson, melbourne stationers, melbourne printers, late 19th century, stationery, business stationery -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Document-Table, Judith Vimpani, Yarra Track Hostelries- Marysville to Woods Point, Unknown
A document outlining all the hostelries that existed along the Yarra Track between Marysville and Wood's Point.A document outling all the hostelries that existed along the Yarra Track between Marysville and Wood's Point.yarra track, marysville, wood's point, woods point, fernshaw, paradise plains, black spur, mount grant, george edwards, walker family, melbourne, new chum, hit & miss restaurant, mr clifford, michael woods, glen watts, tri bhean hotel, ewen cameron, ewen hugh cameron, thomas barton, butler's wood's point directory, globe hotel, swanston street, mount juliet, ben more & c, jordan district, jefferson's watts bridge inn, matthew jefferson, reefer's hotel, boyle's hotel, william henry johnson, samuel boyle, black spur hotel, fisher's creek, narbethong, fisher's home hotel, black spur inn, frederick fisher, william hodson, wood's point road, acheron river, acheron bridge hotel, john robson, granton, clifford, wilks creek, wilks creek hotel, patrick maloney, steavenson, marysville hotel, australian hotel, junction hotel, the dutchman's restaurant, henry kuyper, william podlech, mount arnold, mount arnold hotel, charles schultz, james toohey, john gleeson, joy burchall, ian newman, henry brockman, belle isle, belle elle, bellell creek, upper yarra, guerin's bridge, bell's hotel, henry petty, celia moran, ruth petty, cumberland creek, cumberland creek store and restaurant, cumberland creek hotel, charles edwin hargreaves, annie hargreaves, urina hargreaves, alice hargreaves, healesville, josiah hargreaves, henderson drysdale, henry whelan, halfway house, thomas smith, svendson, gosling, donovans creek, chesterville, perry's hotel, john perry, perry's coach and horses hotel, edward courtney, scandinavian hotel, the swede's, walker's hotel, jacob burchart, golden fleece, theodore kappler, george koehler's hotel, david walker, millicent walker, elsie jowett, bill walker, big river, royal mail hotel, shaw's, slingsby davies, edwin jones, elizabeth jane parker, sandridge, archibald charles edwin jones, matlock, alexander myers, frank berwick frederick jones, ned jones, jennie jones, sophie milllicent parker jones, thomas shaw, dorothy walker, travellers rest hotel, reefton, summers, john fehring, f fehring, katerina fehring, john christoph blumeyer, anne fehring, john baker, evelyn observer, anna katrina baker, hannah catherine baker, john frederick baker, mcmahon's creek, oaks, the springs, st clair, sinclair's valley, mountain home hotel, neilson, collins, waters, jan emma sinclair, john sinclair, mr cox, peter sinclair, willie we have missed you hotel, spring vale hotel, robert matthews, thomas crawford -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Zelda Martin, Central Victorian Goldmining towns - Boom Towns or Ghost Towns?, c1996
... *Directory *Pamphlet - Goldfields Historical Museum *Pamphlet... *Directory *Pamphlet - Goldfields Historical Museum *Pamphlet ...Zelda Martin was a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne.[.1] 4th item in light blue display book titled Research Approach/Overview of Chapters/Confirmation of Canditure/Chapters1,2,3&4 of proposed thesis. *Twenty-seven page article on Victorian goldfields towns titled: Central Victorian Goldmining Towns - Boom Towns or Ghost Towns. The article was written during the author's PhD study. It outlines the context methodology, and resources and the chapters of the proposed thesis: (1) Central Victorian Goldmining Towns - The Context (2) Contemporary Views of the Factors Necessary for Town Growth (3) Outward Manifestations of Town Growth (4) The Trappings of Government (5-9) The Main Towns and Their Hinterland. [.2] 5th item in Light Blue display book as above item. *Chapter 1 of proposed thesis titled 'Pick, Shovel and Tin Dish Mining.' Covers in Section A: Central Victoria - Pre 1851: Aborigines in Central Victoria, Squatters, and Government. Section B: The years 1851-1854: The Early Gold Rushes, Government Reaction, Township Surveys, Legislation, Town Development, Local Government and Early Settlement. [.3] 6th item in Light Blue display book as above item. *2A of proposed thesis titled 'Contemporary Views of the Factors Necessary for Town Growth'. Similar information to Chapter 1 plus extra re towns and maps. Sections: Introduction, Context of Place - Geographical Towns Listed, The Context of Time - Pre1851 Aborigines, Governance of Port Phillip, The Squatters, The Villages of Central Victorian Highlands, Conclusion, Condensed Version of Chapter2B. [.4] 7th item in Light Blue display book as above item. *Chapter2B of proposed thesis. Sections: Area of Research, Schools, Banks, Newspapers, Progress Association, Town Development - Sandhurst (Bendigo), Ballarat, Castlemaine,, Maryborough, Ararat and Stawell. [.5] 8th item in Light Blue display book as above item. *Chapter 3 of proposed thesis titled 'Outward Manifestations of Town Growth'. Sections: Introduction, Contemporary Writing, Educationalists, The Bankers, The Townsfolk, Current Theory, General Theories of Urban Development, and Conclusion. [.6] 9th item in Light Blue display book as above item. *Chapter 4 of proposed thesis titled 'Trappings of Government' Sections: Introduction, Early Government Attitudes to Mining and Town Development, Law and Order, Township Surveys, Legislation, Local Government, Transport and Communication, The People and Lobbyists. [.7] 10th item in Light Blue display book as above item. *'The Rise and Fall of Central Victorian Goldmining Towns'. Includes a map showing main Goldfields, a table showing towns and villages at two points in time - 1857 and 1871; a Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources. [.8] Resource No1. Black display book titled Local Towns 1 : Alma: *Brief history *Directory *Maps Amphitheatre / Mountain Hut: *Brief History Post Office Directory Ararat: *Brief History *Post Office Directory 1869 - Alphabetical Listing by Occupation *Ararat - Prominent Citizens of 1858 *Langi-Morgala Museum Avoca: *Brief History *Excerpts from 'Avoca The Early Years', Margery and Betty Beavis; pg1 - Beginnings; pg11 - The Midas Touch; pg25 - Local Gold Escorts; pg27 - A Town is Born; pg51- The Administration of Justice; pg53 - The Ways of the Law; pg61 - News of the Day; pg65 - A Time to Play; pg72 - Land Ownership *Post Office Directory (Bailliere's) 1869 *Tourism Map and Information of area *Historic Avoca - A 5.5km Tour *Avoca & the Pyrenees Region - information pamphlet Ballarat: *Early History of Ballarat - Ballarat Historical Society, Publication No.1: origin of the name; Ballaarat - the Beginning; Fabulous Yields from the Ballaarat Goldfield; *Streetscape Lydiard Street. *Hand drawn map showing Leigh River, Old Portland Bay Road, plaque on road to Colac; etc. *Newspaper article re 'The Theatre Royal' ( which stood in the vicinity of the current Owen Williams store) - 'The News'15/04/1998 *Article - 'Ballarat's Mechanics' Institute Lives On' Ballarat Courier, 14/09/1985 *Article - Standing the Test of Time' The News 17/11/1993 re The Mechanics Institute & picture of the Reading Room *'Ballarat a Study of a City, Phyllis Reichl, pub. Nelson, 1968; no.3 place, time and people field studies series *Investigator Vol.33 No.2, 1998 Geelong Historical Society. Article on pg75 describes Ballarat in 1861 *Folded poster - 'Ballarat 100' a history of telegraph communication, pub. Telecom. Beaufort (Fiery Creek): *Brief history *Post Office Directory [.9] Resource No.2 Black Folder Titled Towns cont.No2 Bendigo (Sandhurst): *'Family & Local History at the Bendigo Library - 1851-2001 150 years of gold'. *Bendigo Government Camp in 1853 illustration; key to sketch and names of Government officers stationed there *Excerpts from 'Bendigo and Vicinity' Adolph Haman *The Bendigo Goldfield Registry - pgs 1-7 Introduction *Excerpt: 'Breaking the Grip' *Excerpt: The Most Go-Ahead Place *Excerpts from 'History of Bendigo' - anti license agitation; laying out of town; proposed railway; gold calls and dividends; the Sandhurst Municipality; journalism *Bibliography Blackwood: *Excerpts from 'Aspects of Early Blackwood - The Goldfield, the Landmarks, the Pioneers' Alan J Buckingham and Margaret F Hitchcock, JG Publishing,1980 Buninyong: *A Brief History *Investigator Vol1 No.2 Feb 1966 Geelong Historical Society. Pg3 - Article re gold escort route - Mt Alexander to Adelaide - (see a simple monument on the Western Highway a few miles out of Horsham. Pg 15 - Ballarat Excursion - re the finding of gold. *Three articles published by Buninyong and District Historical Society Inc: (Magpie Exploration; Finding Gold In The Green Hills; Magpie Exploration; Burnt Bridge to Cargarie to Mt Mercer) *Copies of newspaper articles/items *Buninyong Street Directory Carisbrook: *In the Beginning There Was Carisbrook *The History of the Carisbrook Racecourse Carngham / Snake Valley: *Brief History *Directory Castlemaine: *Directory 1865-1866 - Alphabetical and Street *Poster - Castlemaine A Contemporary Guide "The Great Centre" 1866 - A Contemporary Guide to the Fascinating Past *Pamphlet - Castlemaine District Community Hospital *Map - Castlemaine, Maldon & Surrounding Districts *Map and Information - The Dry Diggings Track - a 55kl walk among historic goldfields relics ( Castlemaine Fryerstown Vaughan Mt Franklin Hepburn Daylesford) *Postcard - Former Court House *Directory 1867 - Alphabetical, Trade [.10] Resource No.3 Grey folder Titled Towns 3 Creswick to Maryborough Creswick: *Brief History *Booklet - "Creswick Cemetery Walk" *Booklet - The Buried Rivers of Gold Heritage Trail Creswick *Creswick Historical Museum Information Sheet *Chronological History of Creswick *Alphabetical Directory of the Borough of Creswick *Creswick's Creek Directory 1856 *Historic Creswick Walking Tour *A Brief Account of the Schools of Creswick - Past and Present *100 Years of Railway Travel in Creswick *The Berry Deep Leads *The Spence Home at Jackass Gully in the Creswick State Forest ( William Guthrie Spence - Pioneer) *The New Australian Mine and the 1882 Disaster *Creswick District News, Issue 7, July August 1999 *The Creswick Miners Walk - Information and Map *Maps Chewton: *Brief History *Directory Clunes: *Brief History *Clunes Street Directory Daylesford: *Brief History *Notable Bushfires in Daylesford District Over More Than a Century - "Black Thursday" 1851; 1862; 1899; the Disastrous Hepburn Fire of 1906; 1939; 1944; 1969. *Post Office Directory -Daylesford and Hepburn Dunolly / Inkerman: *Brief History *Directory *Pamphlet - Goldfields Historical Museum *Pamphlet - Historic Dunolly - Victoria's Best Kept Secret *Map of Gold Workings at Dunolly Area - showing where the main gold rushes occurred *Brief History - Inglewood *Directory - Inglewood - Name Occupation, Dwelling Kingower: *Brief History *Directory - Name / Ocupation / Dwelling Linton / Happy Valley / Piggoreet: *Brief History *Directory - Lintons McIvor: *"A History of the Shire and the Township of Heathcote" by J.O. Randell Majorca: *Brief History *Official Post Office Directory 1869 - Name / Occupation/ Address Maldon (Tarrangower): *Brief History Part 1 *Brief History Part 2 *Post Office Directory *List - Alphabetical Order by Names plus Business and Trade (Tarrangower Times Oct/1858) *List - Alphabetical Order by Trade plus Name and Business *Directory - Name / Occupation / Dwelling Maryborough: *Worsley Cottage - built by Arthur Worsley, a contractor in stonework in 1894 [.11] Resource No. 4 Blue Display Book titled Towns 4 Moliagul to Stawell Moliagul: *Brief History *Moligul Legislative Assembly (Voting?) List - Names and Occupations *Moliagul Victorian Post Office Directory 1868 - Name / Ocupation / Address / Comments *"The Welcome Stranger" gold nugget *The Sunday School *The Welcome Stranger Discovery Walk - information and map Moonambel (Mountain Creek) Redbank *Brief History *List of names extracted from advertisments of the Pioneer and Mountain Creek Advertiser 16/02/1861. *Bailliere's Directory 1869 - Alphabetical List of Name / Occupation / Place St Arnaud: *Brief History Sebastapol: *Brief History *Directory 1869 - Alphabetical by Name; plus occupation and address. Browns and Scarsdale: *Brief History *Browns Street Directory - Name and Occupation Smythesdale: *Brief Description *Smythesdale Street Directory -Name and Occupation Stawell (Pleasant Creek) *Brief History *Victorian Official Post Office Directory - Name /Occupation / Dwelling *Chronology - 1841-1920 *Production of gold statistics - 1879 - 1900 *Big Hill *Extracts from "The Golden Years of Stawell". Chapt 1 - Stawell's Coming Out. Capt. 2 - The Gold Rush. Caapt.3 - Cradle of Democracy. Chapt.4 - The Reefs Becomes Stawell. Chapt. 5 - Rushing In. Chapt.6 - The Pioneers. Chapt 7 - The Decade of Optimism. [.12] Resource No. 5: Blue Display Book titled 'Towns Steiglitz to the The Golden Triangle. Steiglitz: Brief History Victorian Post Office Directory 1869 *Map of Steiglitz *List of maps relevant to Steiglitz history *Information 6 tables of data from "Reports of Mining Surveyors Talbot (Back Creek) Brief History Taradale: Post office Directory 1869 - Name/Occupation/Street. Also list in alphabetical order by Occupation Taradale *Chronological Reference to Taradale Mines *Water - The Coliban System of Waterworks *Joseph Brady *The Syphon Tarnagulla (Sandy Creek) *Brief History *Tarnagulla Businessmen Cameos to give depth to advertisments in 'The Tarnagulla Courier' various issues 1864-1871 *Directory - Name/Occupation /Address *List - Name/Business/Trade Wedderburn (Koorong) *Brief History *List - Name/Occupation The Golden Triangle: *The Early Rushes - Wedderburn / Moliagul / Sandy Creek - Tarnagulla / Jones Creek - Waanyarra / Kingower / Dunolly - Goldsborough / Inglweood *Census of 1857 - Population / Occupations *1858-1871 - A Time of Consolidation- Wedderburn / Moliagul / Sandy Creek- Tarnagulla / Arnold *Census 1871 - Population *Information gleaned from the census data - Demographics / Population / Occupations / marital / Birthplace / Religion / Literacy/ Occupation and Housing Cameos *Graphs - Birthplace of settlers /Male-Female Ratio / Married males / Children under 15 as Percentage of Population / Religion *Census 1857 - Statistical data *Maps *Bibliography [.13] Resource No. 6 - Black Display Book Information and Research in Central Victoria including: *Banking - Research from ANZ Bank Archives *Institutions - also includes articles listed from the Ballarat Times Newspaper *Australian mining History Association - A.M.H.A. Bibliography *Australia's Mining History * Bibliography - Land Surveys Victoria - *1853 Administration (Statistics and Other) includes: schools / ministers of religion / police / military / local administration / licences for sale of spirits / distances between various Victorian gold fields. * Victoria Government Gazette (Copy) - N0. 116, 12/12/1854 includes: Gold Felds Commission of Enquiry & No. 85, 15/09/1854 - Addresses presented to the Lieutenant Governor (Sir Charles Hotham) during his tour through the Gold Fields of Victoria,1854. Addresses on behalf of : the people of Bendigo; Members of the Church of England, Bendigo; Members of the Wesleyan Church on the Bendigo Gold Fields; Bendigo Gold District General Hospital; the Bendigo Prospecting Association; Committee of the Bendigo Local Exhibition; Bendigo District Medical Association; Coloured Americans Resident at Bendigo; German Inhabitants of Bendigo; Landowners, Inhabitants, and Miners of Castlemaine; Inhabitants of Forest Creek; Inhabitants of Heathcote and Gold Miners of McIvor; Residents and landholders of the District of Bacchus Marsh; Inhabitants of Kilmore and Vicinity. *Gold Fields Correspondence 1853: letter from Lieutenant Colonel Valiant, (Officer commanding the Troops in Victoria) to the Lieutenant Governor re threatened disturbance at Sandhurst (Bendigo) regarding the Gold License Fee. * Extracts from a book "Victoria" re Gold Fields Commission of Enquiry involving mainly Ballarat and Castlemaine and a chapter titled 'A Tour to the Victorian Gold-Fields' *Lists of central Victorian newspapers - listed by date published 1851to 1874; by first date available to State Library. *A list of cities and towns showing County, population in 1861 &1871, and municipal status. [.14] Resource no.7. Black display book. *Reference: Papers presented to Parliament Victoria - 1859-1860 4 volumes - relevant sections copied. Contains information on Branches of Government. General / Finance / Gold / Gazette / Commission and Warrant / Statistic. *Gold Fields Act. In accordance with the Act the gold fields are divided into six districts - Ballaarat, Castlemaine , Sandhurst, Avoca, Ararat, and Beechworth.. Official staff in each gold district consists of a Resident Warden, Wardens, Wardens' Clerks, Bailiffs, Chinese Protectors, Chinese Interpreters, and Mining Surveyors. *Gold Receiver *Gaols *Police magistrates and Clerks of Petty Sessions, etc. *Field Branch *Immigration and Emigration Overland - Chinese - 1859 *Population on the Goldfields *The Geological Survey - The Government Geologist is assisited by staff from four branches - the office Branch; the Publishing Branch; the Field Branch and the Museum Branch. *Commission to Enquire Into Sludge dated 10/02/1859 (Some sections copied) - Report to the Honorable Chief Commissioner of Public Works, Melbourne re the mode of carrying the sludge from the puddling mills in Sandhurst without interfering with the drainage of the town and the roads in the neighbourhood. [.15] Resource No.8: Camel display book titled Resource No. 8. Aborigines *Lists of book titles - +"Readings in Victorian prehistory" +"The Aborigines of Port Phillip" +Aboriginal languages and clans" +"A History of the Port Phillip District" +"Langi Ghiran 1: Aboriginal Rock...." +"Koorie History: sources for aboriginal studies in the State Library of Victoria", ed. Tom Griffiths, Melb. Friends of the State Library, 1989 +"The Public Lands of Australia Felix"; settlement and land appraisal in Victoria1834-91 with special reference to the Western Plains", J.M.Powell, Melb. Oxford University Press 1970 +*Bibliography of the Victorian Aborigines' from the earliest manuscripts to 31st December 1970, Massoa, Aldo, Melb. Hawthorn Press, 1971 +"Aborigines in Colonial Victoria, 1836-1886", M.F. Christie, Sydney University Press, 1979 +"Urban and Industrial Australia: readings in Human Geography" ed J.M. Powell, Melb. Sorrett Pub. 1974 *Extracts: -Processes of Pioneer Settlement - The Squatting Occupation of Victoria, 1834-60. J.M. Powell -Areal Variations in the Class Structure of the Central-Place Hierarchy. P. Scott - Volume1 and Volume 2: Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania. Compiled from various sources for the Government of Victoria by R Brough Smyth. John Curry, O'Neil, Melb. 1st pub. Melb. 1876. p31-45 - Numbers and Distribution of the Aborigines in Victoria -Victorian Aborigines 1835-1901 - A Resource Guide to the Holdings of the Public Record Office, Victoria; published by the Government Information Centre 1984. *History of the Aboriginal Artefacts Displayed in the Daylesford Museum. F. G. Powell (4 page pamphlet) *Letter to Zelda Martin from Peter Lovett, Cultural Officer, Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co- Operative, 05/02/1997 *Map: Ian Clarke Victorian Tribunal Boundary Map - Clans of Central Victoria. *Victorian Rock Art and Mythology - Article about Mount Langhi Ghiran and myths of the Tjapwarong people. *Two Aboriginal myths relating to the Grampians - 'The Monster Emu' / 'The Aquisition of Fire', by the Aborigines in the Grampians Areas *Article titled (chapter 8) Ballarat - information re camping sites in the region. Lake Wendouree / Lake Burrumbeet (includes a myth) / Mt Bunninyong / Lal Lal / Pitfield / Mount Elephant / Mount Egerton / Meredith / Lake Goldsmith / Lake Learmonth / Ercildoune *Notes on the Aborigines of the Wider Ballarat Region plus European names=Aboriginal names. John Morris 26/07/1995 *Role of Aborigines in Town Development in Central Victoria. Mentions Native Police Force est. in Port Phillip 1842 and Central Board for Aborigines est. 1860 *The Grave of King Billy. (Frank Wilson) Pamphlet. *Camping Places in Central and Northern Victoria. Article re Lake Burrumbeet site. *Programme for the Unveiling of Memorial Cairn for Edward Stone Parker 1802-1865. Note portrait not accurate. Accurate portrait is available in the book "A Successful Failure A Trilogy The Aborigines and Early Settlers", Edgar Morrison, Graffiti Publications, 2002. * Large envelope addressed to Mr G Netherway containing newspaper cuttings regarding the life of Edward Stone Parker, the unveiling of the Memorial Cairn as mentioned above, articles titled 'Episodes from Our Early Days' (Edgar Morrison, Yandoit)- The Black's School, A School At Last and The Final years. Also a typed page titled 'Historical Background to E.S.Parker's Career. Includes an interesting tale titled 'When the cat lay doggo' re laying power leads for the unveiling ceremony at the memorial site. [.16] green display folder titled 'Research Aids' *List of references to Commissioners' & W'ardens' Reports (formerly held at La Trobe Library Archives, now at Public Records Office [PRO]). Indicates town referred to / date of report / name of camp if different to town. * Archive information re Anglican Records *Movement around the Goldfields - Miners and Storekeepers - usefulness of newspapers in providing information - areas covered - Castlemaine, Maldon, Ararat, Stawell, Tarnagulla, Dunolly. *Port Phillip /Victoria Directories 1839/1867 - Chronological list of Directories included in this series. *"Notes on the History of Local Government in Victoria" A.W. Greig Melb. University Press 1925 - Photo-copied extract p5-p40. (Source - Deakin University Library) - Introduction by W.Harrison Moore. Section 1 - Development in New South Wales Before Separation. Section 2 - Development in Victoria After Its Separation from New South Wales. Hand written notations: 'roads, markets, and local government 1855 on' ;'opportunity of squatters in parliament' and 'opportunities of matters in parliament p33' * Notes on the Establishment of Surveyor General's Department 1851and Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey. * Newspaper articles from The Argus, 1849, re the discovery of gold in the Pyrenees region. * Excerpt - a report on schools - A.B.Orlebar, Inspector; re the need for permanent school buildings rather than tents. *Excerpt from - 'Approaches to Urban History', Sean Glynn: The Case for Caution * Except from - 'The Urban Sprinkle', Weston Bate: Country Towns and Australian Regional History *Reference- 'The History of Land Tenure in the Colony of Victoria', John Quick. References the Haines Land Bill, land tenure and Land Leagues. [.17] Light blue envelope folder titled 'Birtchnell's Ballarat, etc. Directory 1862 *Contains various directories for Smythesdale, Buninyong, Clunes, Brown's and Creswick. [.18] Red envelope folder no.2 titled Victorian Gazetteer *Selected pages from 1869 Victorian Gazetteer on A4 paper (with a handwritten note questioning if some pages are from 1868 Victorian Gazetteer as appears to be different sizes - A3 pages.) Information includes locations and descriptions of towns, hotels, banks, communications and populations. (Does not include names, residences and occupations) [.19] Red Envelope folder titled Bailliere's Official Post Office Directory 1868 (or1869 or a mixture of both?) *Preface *Contains a selection of pages of towns highlighted in yellow in the the index *Work on this directory was commenced in 1867. *Information includes: Municipalities - mayors and councilors; lists of towns naming male inhabitants and their occupations. [.20]Yellow manila folder titled Post Grad Seminar Presentation 1996 *Gives some background to Zelda Martin's proposed thesis and why she chose the topic Gold Mining Towns Boom or Bust [.21] A3 display book - No. 1A * A list of 'Relevant Newspapers collected: The Tarrangower Times and Maldon Advertiser (first published 1858) Includes dates 1858-1867. The Mount Alexander Mail. Includes dates 1854-1866 The Tarnagulla Courier. Includes dates from1864-1871 Dunolly and Burnt Creek Express. Includes dates from 1862-1871 * Selection of newspaper pages from The Mount Alexander Mail 1854 to 1856, mostly showing advertisements for businesses and services provided to that community. [.22] A3 display book - No. 1B * Selection of newspaper pages from The Mount Alexander Mail 1857 to 1866, mostly showing advertisements for businesses and services provided to that community. [.23] A3 display book -No. 2 * Selection of newspaper pages from The Tarnagulla Courier 1864 to 1871, mostly showing advertisements for businesses and services provided to that community. [.24] A3 display book - No. 3 *Selection of newspaper pages from The Tarrangower Times (and Maldon and Newstead) Advertiser 1858 to1867, mostly showing advertisements for businesses and services provided to that community. [.25] A3 display book - No.4 * Selection of newspaper pages from The Dunolly and Burnt Creek Express; and The Dunolly and Betbetshire Express 1862 to 1871, mostly showing advertisements for businesses and services provided for that community. [.26] A3 display book - No.5 Includes: * Bryce Ross's Diggings Directory. Includes instructions for using this directory. This directory was used by "all persons having connexion or desiring to communicate with 'working parties, private friends, or Stores at the Diggings." As a directory for each area wwas completed it was published in each month's issue of Bonwick's "Digger's Magazine." Years c1852/1853. This Directory commences first at the head of Forest Creek. Includes a directory for Bendigo and Ballarat. Of interest at the end of the Bendigo and Ballarat directory is a list of the number of storekeepers, butchers, doctors, smiths, eating houses, lemonade sellers and chapels. * The Castlemaine Directory and Book of General Information Comprehending Glass's Model Calendar for the Two Years 1862 and1863. "zelda martin, victorian goldfield towns, bendigo, castlemaine, ballarat, maldon, stawell, ararat, maryborough, creswick, avoca, heathcote, banks, bank of australasia, union bank of australia, government camp, sandhurst, water supply, tarnagulla, talbot, back creek, mountain creek, police court, carisbrook, dunolly, thompson's foundry, charles clacy, anthony trollope, robert cecil, mount alexander, urbanisation, national schools, education, govenrment, industry, railway, transport, settlement, land settlement in central victoria, steiglitz, joseph brady, the new australian mine, berry deep leads, william guthrie spence, creswick state forest, arthur worsley, worsley cottage, the welcome stranger, moliagul, moonambel, redbank, st arnaud, sebastapol, brown's, scarsdale, clunes, chewton, daylesford, bushfires, inkerman, inglewood, kingower, lintons, happy valley, piggoreet, mcivor, majorca, tarrangower, taradale, the coliban system, the syphon, sandy creek, wedderburn, koorong, arnold, jones creek, waanyarra, the golden triangle, census 1857, blackwood, buninyong, durham lead, magpie, carngham, snake valley, alma, amherst, daisy hill, amphitheatre, mountain hut, beaufort, fiery creek, counties, population, gold fields commission of enquiry1854, william westgarth, gold license fee, lieutenant colonel valiant, administration of the victorian gold fields, commission to enquire into sludge 1859, e.s. parker, edward stone parker, edgar morrison, mount franklin protectorate, dja dja wurrung, memorial cairn, franklinford, mt franklin memorial cairn, jajowurrong, dja dja wurung, tjaowarong, wothowurong, assistant protectors, daylesford museum, buluk, rock art - grampians, aboriginal mythology - grampians, aborigines, first nations people, mount franklin, aboriginal artifacts, lake burrumbeet, native police force, central board of aborigines, yandoit, commissioners' reports, wardens' reports, port phillip/victoria directories 1839-1867, local government - victoria 1853/1854, surveyor general's department - 1850's, victorian schools 1850's, a.b.orlebar, haines land bill, william charles haines, wilson gray, land tenure, land leagues, victorian gazetteer, the tarrangower times and maldon advertiser - 1858-1867, the mount alexander mail 1854-1866, the tarnagulla courier 1864, dunolly and burnt creek express 1862-1871, bryce rose's diggings directory, the castlemaine directory 1862-1863 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Telstra, Telstra Telephone Book for Ballarat, Horsham, Bacchus Marsh, Ararat, Stawell and Daylesford, 2019
Telstra Telephone books gave names, addresses and telephone numbers for telephone subscribers in areas. This telephone book is for the 053 region which includes Ballarat, HOrsham, Bacchus Marsh, Ararat, Stawell and Daylesford. Soft covered telephone directory with White Pages and Yellow Pages. Ekizabeth Verlinden on the cover.directory, ballarat, hepburn, telstra, horsham, bacchus marsh, ararat, daylesford, telephone directory, white pages, yellow pages, phone directory -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Telstra, Telstra Telephone Book for Ballarat, Horsham, Bacchus Marsh, Ararat, Stawell and Daylesford, 2021-2022
Telstra Telephone books gave names, addresses and telephone numbers for telephone subscribers in areas. This telephone book is for the 053 region which includes Ballarat, HOrsham, Bacchus Marsh, Ararat, Stawell and Daylesford. Soft covered telephone directory with White Pages and Yellow Pages. Boronia Florist on the cover.directory, ballarat, hepburn, telstra, horsham, bacchus marsh, ararat, daylesford, telephone directory, white pages, yellow pages, phone directory -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Koornang Road, Circa 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. 1970 Sands & McDougall Directory shows UFS Dispensary at address.Page 106 of Photograph Album with one photograph (portrait) of a pharmacy on Koornang Road.Handwritten: Koornang Rd [top right] / 162 KOORNANG RD [under photo] / 106 [bottom right]trevor hart, koornang road, carnegie, rosstown, dispensary, pharmacies, shops, commercial establishments, ufs dispensary, arches -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Tudor Court, Kooyong Road, Dec 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. Sands & McDougalls directory of Victoria : 1970 gives address as 141 Kooyong Road, Caulfield North. "Caulfield's Building Heritage" p67 includes that this mansion was originally called Fairhaven, built for George Hope, a dairy farmer. He changed the name to Tudor Court in 1915 when he moved his dairy to Cranbourne.Page 116 of Photograph Album with three photographs (one portrait and two landscape) of different views of Tudor Court in its garden. Handwritten: "Tudor Court" Kooyong Road [top right] / Neg 252 Dec 1972 [under top left photo] / Neg 251 Dec 1972 [under top right photo] / Neg 253 Dec 1972 [under bottom left photo] / 116 [bottom right]trevor hart, caulfield north, kooyong road, mansion, verandah, tudor court, george hope, terracotta tiles, terracotta roof, arched windows, port cochere, square bay window, timber balustrade, columned balcony, receptions, fairhaven, arcare caulfield aged care, 1910's, spire, ridge capping, conical roof, verandahs, victorian architectural style, tudor style, queen anne style, lead lights windows, shingle roofs -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Glen Eira Road, 258, Elsternwick, E.K. Motors
This file contains three items about this porperty, previously numbered 244 Glen Eira Road, Elsternwick: 1/Photocopied photo of Tudor Style garage, c. 1954 taken by Laurie Richards Studio 1954; source unknown Hand written research notes of names of occupiers at number 244 then 258, and neighbours, from Sands and McDougal’s directories Research note dated 09/08/2013 by Claire Barton concerning some of the residents and identifying the change in street numberglen eira road, elsternwick, laurie richards studio, photographic studio, garages, tudor, architectural styles, warburton a.p, shepard geo.r, seward norman h, glover robert e, tudor service station, landvogt j.h, ruddal albt., barrett a.m, goonan and barrett, macey r.h, miller g.t, bennett e and c, evan l.p, petalas t, goracz j, huggins t, doval american dry cleaning, dry cleaners, delicatessens, boot makers, estate agents, dairy products, butchers, service stations -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Alcoholics
This file contains one page of handwritten notes on the Caulfield Institute for Alcoholics, undated and author unknown. The notes include the address of the Sanatorium and a small map of the location, as well as details of references to the sanatorium in various directories.social problems, alcohol and drugs, caulfield, hospitals, caulfield hall, caulfield institute for alcoholics, directories, orang road, alma road, st. aubins avenue, hotham street, east st. kilda -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Hotels, Caulfield
This file contains one item: 1/Handwritten research notes recording details about various hotels in the Caulfield area and environs. Details include handwritten maps and lists of publicans/licensees/nominees. Notes by author unknown and undated. Some of the notes make reference to entries in Sands & McDougall directories.r. k. cole hotel collection, london tavern hotel, london tavern and store, glen huntly road, caulfield, sycamore street, hawthorn road, dandenong road, derby road, koornang road, caulfield club hotel, rosstown hotel, royal hotel, the vine beer house, the vine caulfield hotel, newton h., balaclava road, bambra road, mirrambeena road, murrumbeena road, poath road, the tam o’shanter hotel, wilston street, farmers’ arms home hotel, chestnut street, hooper street, thompson william, martin p. j., orme frederick, orme fred, nicholls william henry, mullins john, armstrong john, egan james, westwood james, westwood ellen, greenberg david, greenberg sydney, greenberg rose, spamm cath, pitter mabel, morrow andrew, morrow andy, feddan george curtis, guess john, evans rowland, evans roland, riordan john, smith george elms, bedwell c., griffen frederick, connelly p. h., uhrbrock f., swift charles, gregor f., hazlett david, moore l., harley susan, mott h., nichols william henry, ross peter mclean, elsternwick, mcnamara margaret, mcnamara v., stevens catherine, mcgregor f., clarice george -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Book - MOORABBIN
One item about Moorabbin: 1/An A4 directory of services, clubs, organisations, amenities, sport and recreation facilities, and associations within the Moorabbin City Council’s locality. It has been produced by the City Council in 1987directories, city of moorabbin, sports and recreations, establishment, clubs, local government, clubs and associations, sport and recreation, service clubs, businesses, sporting, social services, social clubs, community services, community centres, community groups, community organisations, east ormond, south oakleigh, moorabbin, patterson, mckinnon, ormond, bentleigh, bentleigh east -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - ANDERSON, IRENE
Two stapled articles: 1/A handwritten, six page, photocopied history on Richard and Mary Ann Anderson (née Gay), from their trip from England to their arrival in Ballarat, and the daily doings of the family from hunting, working and general survival; by Irene Anderson. 2/Handwritten information by Irene Anderson includes copied information from 1814 Melbourne Directory on selected people and farmers and gardeners of 1874.anderson richard, anderson mary ann, anderson irene, murray mr, caulfield, bealiba road, langdon road, balaclava road, kooyong road, lechte’s paddock, lechte family, hawthorn road, holland grove, eskdale road, bambra road, catherine street, glen eira road -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - STANLEY STREET, 14, ELSTERNWICK
This file contains two items about this property: 1/MELBOURNE WEEKLY advertisement dated 09/06/2010 giving brief details of house features and renovation details. Includes two coloured photographs. 2/Hand-written details on occupiers of 14 Stanley Street taken from Sands and McDougalls directories.stanley street, elsternwick, architectural features, plaster moulds, bay windows, emery marian mrs, emery percy e., mcdonald wm., riddell yolande s. carre, riddell consett carre, riddell m. e. carre miss, riddell stanley h., riddell stanley mrs., riddell walter j. carre, riddell thos w. carre, chairman board of works, cavers carre, ogg charles a., noisewood, carre street, orrong road, house names, biggin and scott -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - MEMORIES GLEN EIRA ROAD
2 items: 1/A ten page handwritten letter from Mrs. C.R. Biesse on 12/12/1976 to Mr. Murray. The letter gives her memories of the area around Judge Hood’s Estate, related to her by an elderly acquaintance and her grandfather. Includes a small handdrawn map. 2/Handwritten research by Claire Barton on street names and residents off Orrong Road in 1911 Sands and McDougall directory.biesse c.r. mrs., merton street, caulfiled north, judge hood, hood crescent, droving, judge hood’s estate, land subdivision, judge stephens, st. mary’s church, otira road, helenslea road, shelford, landscapes, kerr b. mrs., palmer florence mrs., morrice street, glen eira road, kambea grove, bushland, cattle, mitchell mr. builder, palmer florence, mitchell colin, mitchell clive, mitchell francis, mitchell mrs., perry family, orrong road, st. aubins ave., ‘orotava’, hayes g.h., ‘kambea’, lothian henry, oswald j.d., ‘merton’, glen eira road -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - McMillan Street, 14, Elsternwick
Two items in this file. Three real estate advertisements in The Leader Newspaper dated 07/09/2002, 04/11/2000 and 14/07/2003 for flats 27, 21, and 19. Additional research by Joan Moore 09/10/2012 from Sands and McDougall’s Directories on property previously called Sherbrooke.sherbrooke, house names, apartments, mcmillan street, elsternwick, bell j. mrs., point nepean road, horne street, jones ernest, agg cyril, noel anthony, sherbrooke flats -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Photograph - Shoobra Road, 39A, Elsternwick
Newspaper article including coloured photographs, giving brief details of renovated property features; dated 2008. Research by Claire Barton from Sands and McDougalls directories on farmer home occupiers.elsternwick, shoobra road, art deco, place mrs. e.e., keighran mrs. constance, sutton w.m.r, courtney w.m.g, courtney mrs. m. -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Stanley Street, 23, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this address: 1/Newspaper ad dated November 2008, gives us details of property for forthcoming sale; includes three coloured photographs. 2/Handwritten document with occupiers' names for property from five Sands and McDougall’s directories 1923-1970. Some entries pre-date a street number.stanley street, elsternwick, beddoe f.g, thompson harriet, wood thos m.t, carre w.j, r.h and f.g beddoe, merchants, fuel merchants, grain merchants -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - ST JAMES COLLEGE, EAST BENTLEIGH
Material relating to St James College, East Bentleigh, a Catholic boys school: 1/Three advertisements from the Leader and also the Independent Schools magazine, 2010 and 2011 editions. Listing for St James College in the 1987 City of Moorabbin Community Directorybentleigh east, st james college, bignell road, catholic schools, independent schools, advertising, schools, secondary schools, principals, gabel joseph brother, parents clubs, spencer roy (president) -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Shoobra Road, 55, Elsternwick
This file has two items: 1/Newspaper advertising a forthcoming sale of property in 15/09/2012. Includes three photos - 1 exterior and 2 interior 2/Handwritten research on previous owners at home by Claire Barton from Sands and McDougalls directories.shoobra road, elsternwick, holland james s, leura, house names, mcdonell jno, raw john t, flats -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - St. Georges Road, 1/18, Elsternwick
This file contains two items. A newspaper article with brief details for forthcoming sale including photograph dated 20/09/2002. Handwritten notes on former occupiers and home of 18 St. Georges Road, by Claire Barton, taken from Sands and McDougalls directories.st. georges road, elsternwick, seamount, house names, jones f.j, eyval thos, rahilly thos, linton house flats, langley ernest d, houses -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - St. Georges Road, 65, Elsternwick
1/One newspaper advertisement, dated 30/05/2012, which includes four coloured photographs. Ad mentions house features and renovation extras. 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton from Sands and McDougall Directories of former occupiers 1911-1948.st. georges road, elsternwick, federation, lead lights, bay windows, verandas, champion fredk, vaughan cath mrs, cleverly desmond e. -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - St. Georges Road, 69, Elsternwick
This file contains three items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement for property sale including three colour photographs, dated 05/10/2002 likely from the Leader newspaper. Gives brief house history and period features retained plus renovated details. 2/Auction flyer hand dated 2002 for auction 27 October. 3/Hand-written research by Claire Barton dated 05/03/2013 on occupiers of property taken from Sands and McDougall Directories.st. georges road, elsternwick, federation style, bay windows, plaster moulds, lead lights, verandas, evans mrs. m.a., hart mrs. m.s., dickson rnld s., wright-smith j.c., montgomerie norman l., shanghai, parks samual, bullock fredk t., house names, higgins thos w, marshman fredk, marshman e m miss, buxton real estate, architectural features -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - St. Georges Road, 76, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement on forthcoming sale of property, dated 14/07/2000. Includes coloured photograph. 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton from Sands and McDougall Directories on property occupiers 1903-1948.st. georges road, elsternwick, dumas geo a., scott arth h., architectural features, liscard street, glen eira road, criswick harold e. -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - St James Parade, 1A, Elsternwick
This file contains two items about this property: 1/Newspaper as with coloured photograph and brief auction details of home for forthcoming sale on 09/09 (notes as 24/08/2001 edition). 2/Hand-written research by Claire Barton showing residents in 1942, 1948 and 1960 editions of Sands and McDougall's Directories.st. james parade, elsternwick, art deco, architectural features, lead lights, williams b., leeman jno, lloyd jos e., caulfield -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Thompson, Walter
Handwritten research notes on Walter Thompson taken from Melbourne Directories in a timeline format from 1883 to 1895thompson walter, caulfield, grosmont, malonga, accountant, real estate agencies -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Ephemera - Stanley Street, 18, Elsternwick, 'St Elvins'
Three items about this property: 1/Newspaper advertisement including 3 coloured photos dated 2008, giving details of home interior. 2/Auction flyer with three coloured photos and plan of house and grounds. 3/Handwritten research by Claire Barton taken from Sands & McDougall directories of occupiers of 18 Stanley Streetstanley street, elsternwick, st elvins, house names, brick, leadlights, bay windows, glen huntly road, arts and craft, architectural style, beaumont mrs m e, beaumont harold, egan mrs h, guesthouses, wood colin h, carre street, orrong road, farrell misses, st quentin's ladies school, hartshorn mrs, sproule mary e mrs, little emma mrs, jenkin s mrs, farrell grace, farrell gertrude, sewell frank b, lindsay j -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Park Street, 39, Elsternwick
This file contains 3 items about this property: 1/Print of photo of 39 Park Street, Elsternwick from State Library of Victoria website, more likely to be c1880 than c1903 given clothing of woman and 2 children depicted. 2/Print of email with black and white photo of house dated 16/04/2013 included. Handwritten note 'Property demolished 8 July 2013' also has been added. Likely attachments printed of 2 colour photos of same property date marked 16/04/2013. 3/Photocopy of 1913 Sands and McDougall's Directory page 224 showing likely entry for this property.park street, elsternwick, ferguson geo c, attrill edwin, glenwright j, timber houses, verandahs -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Bakeries
This file contains three item about bakeries: 1/Original hand written notes, undated, listing business names/family names with addresses, titled ‘Bakeries in Caulfield’, source unknown. 2/A list of Bakeries - 1913, 1923, 1942 - taken from Sands and McDougall's Directories for suburbs across the City of Glen Eira. 3/Article and photo regarding Aviv Continental Cakes in Glen Hutnly Road, Elsternwick. It covers the history and specialties of the business (the weeklyreview.com.au), date unknown.elsternwick, glenhuntly road, carnegie, gardenvale, gardenvale road, kooyong road, charleston alex f., forrest charles h., frawley’s, charleston’s bakery pty ltd, connors, greeves, anderson, 1xl bakery, cormack bakery, forrest’s bakery, austral bakery, blanchfields bakery, frawley’s bakery, balaclava junction, knight’s bakery, pidgin’s bakery, golden crust, hoskin’s bakery, spooner’s, bakers, aviv continenetal cakes, mihaly family, portman herbert, haldemann hans, portmann lee, portmann kira, portmann felix, bentleigh, caulfield, murrumbeena, caulfield east, pasty houses