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Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Directory, Arnall & Jackson Pty Ltd, Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazatteer, 1924
Brown cover with blue spine. 708 pages. It includes an index to townships, parishes and Railway stations. non-fictionvictorian municipalities, municipal, councils, water supply, advertisements, aboriginal protection board, agriculture, charities, county court, crown lands and survey, engine drivers board, licensing court, sludge abatement board, cities, towns, boroughs, ballarat, buninyong, gordon, grenville, talbot, traralgon, ballaarat, happy valley, bungaree, daylesford, glenlyon, glenlyon shire, hepburn springs -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal Record, Act to Incorporate a Company to be called 'The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company', 20 Jan 1853
... 'The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company' Victorian Parliamentary ...Victorian Parliamentary Act "to Incorporate a Company to be called 'The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway company' ": 20 January 1853, 16pp photocopy of ActPortions pertaining to reserves marked outtransport - railways, parks and gardens, melbourne & hobsons bay railway company, melbourne & hobsons bay united railway company -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal Record, Act to authorise The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company to sell their undertaking and property and to vest the same in the Board of Land and Works for other purposes, 20 Jan 1853
... melbourne & hobsons bay united railway company Victorian Parliament ...Victorian Parliamentary Act "to authorise The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company to sell their undertaking and property and to vest the same in the Board of Land and Works for other purposes" 14 November 1878: 13pp photocopy of Acttransport - railways, parks and gardens, melbourne & hobsons bay railway company, melbourne & hobsons bay united railway company -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Malpass, Steve et al, A Vintage Year for Steam: Aus Steam 88 and Flying Scotsman in Australia, 1992
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)... Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) ...A pictorial history of the Aus Steam event in 1988 and the visit of Flying Scotsman A3 3-cylinder 4-6-2 from England to Australia 1988-1990.ill, maps, p.121.non-fictionA pictorial history of the Aus Steam event in 1988 and the visit of Flying Scotsman A3 3-cylinder 4-6-2 from England to Australia 1988-1990.flying scotsman - australia - pictorial history, steam locomotives - australia - history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Arnall & Jackson: Printers & Stationers, Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer : Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928
The Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson.Bound copy of the Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer: Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928. The volume contains 846 pages and includes sections on: - Comparative table – Municipal Returns for Twenty-one Years. - Index to Townships, Parishes and Railway Stations. - Changes and appointments. - Commonwealth of Australia (Constitution, Parliament, Departments and Officers). - State of Victoria (Parliament, Departments and Officers / Boards, Institutions, Trusts and Loans). - Municipalities in Victoria (Cities and Towns, Boroughs, Shires). - Water Supply (State Rivers and Water Supply Commission).non-fictionThe Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson. victoria -- registers -- periodicals., victoria -- directories., water-supply -- victoria -- directories., municipal government -- victoria -- periodicals., cities and towns -- victoria -- directories. -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Railway Spikes (Burma Railway), 28 April 2022
Retrieved from original location by Kevin Myers during official military preparations for a Hellfire Pass memorial in recognition of the allied POW lives lost during construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.Direct connection between local (Montmorency and Victorian) soldiers in WW2 and the work undertaken by allied prisoners of the Japanese Army.Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.Noneprisoner of war, burma, ww2, railway -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Collingwood Technical School Prospectus, 1913
In the early years of the 20th century adequate technical education was lacking and became a focus in the Victorian Parliament. After much debate and discussion among politicians and educationalists, the 1910 Education Act No 2301 was passed, making possible the establishment of new technical schools to address the dearth of skilled trades people. In July 1912 Collingwood Technical School opened in the modified bluestone buildings at 35 Johnston St, originally built in 1853 as the Collingwood Town Hall and Court House. Within three weeks, there were 57 boys enrolled - studying preliminary carpentry and pattern-making, plumbing, engineering, sheet iron work and bricklaying. They attended two hours a night on three evenings a week. In 1913, the school opened its doors to juniors and took residence in new permanent buildings erected on the site. It was classified as a trades school by the State Education Department. Two years later courses in electrical wiring and electrical and mechanical engineering were introduced. In 1988 Preston College of TAFE and Collingwood College of TAFE merged to become Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE (NMIT). (http://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/northern-melbourne-institute-of-tafe)Brown soft covered booklet of 40 pages. The contents include information relating to the Collingwood Technical School on 1913, including: Council members, constitution, standing orders, aim of the school, scholarships, advice to parents, Railway Fares, tram fares, General Rules to Students, Syllabus, English, Geography, Civics, Mathematics, Elementary Science, Woodwork, |Sheetmetalwork, evening course, carpentry, plumbing, joinery, and a list of students for 1912 Evening courses. collingwood technical school, collingwood, tafe, nmit, northern metropolitan institute of tafe -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Collingwood Technical School Prospectus, 1914
In the early years of the 20th century adequate technical education was lacking and became a focus in the Victorian Parliament. After much debate and discussion among politicians and educationalists, the 1910 Education Act No 2301 was passed, making possible the establishment of new technical schools to address the dearth of skilled trades people. In July 1912 Collingwood Technical School opened in the modified bluestone buildings at 35 Johnston St, originally built in 1853 as the Collingwood Town Hall and Court House. Within three weeks, there were 57 boys enrolled - studying preliminary carpentry and pattern-making, plumbing, engineering, sheet iron work and bricklaying. They attended two hours a night on three evenings a week. In 1913, the school opened its doors to juniors and took residence in new permanent buildings erected on the site. It was classified as a trades school by the State Education Department. Two years later courses in electrical wiring and electrical and mechanical engineering were introduced. In 1988 Preston College of TAFE and Collingwood College of TAFE merged to become Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE (NMIT). (http://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/northern-melbourne-institute-of-tafe)Red soft covered book of 60 pages. Contents include: List of President, Council and staff, constitution, aim of the school, scholarships, evening classes, advice to parents, Railway fares, tram fares, free travel, general rules for students. syllabus of work, evening work. Images include carpentry class, Bricklaying, plastering and Turning & Fitting classcollingwood technical school, collingwood, tafe, nmit, northern metropolitan institute of tafe, carpentry, bricklaying, plastering, turning and fitting -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Dr Blakie's home and surgery, 171 Union Road, Surrey Hills
The photo would have been taken prior to 1913 as Dr Blakie moved across the road to 174 Union Road to a purpose-built home/surgery designed by architect Arthur Plaisted. He practised at 171 Union Road joining or taking over from Dr Percy Liddle in 1905. The property was rented from the Zeplin family who built the house in 1890, which was known as 'Edgeware', and originally owned all the land bound by the railway, Union Road, Wilson Street and Montrose Street. in the 1920s to 1930s. 1906 became the home of Dr James Blakie, surgery was to the left of house. In 1912 Blakie had house built opposite (now Medical Centre). In 1920s-30s 'Edgeware' became Surrey Hills Police Station. Family details: James Blakie was born in New Zealand to a farming family of Scottish origin. He trained at Otago University with additional study at Cambridge. He married Catherine Miller Martin in 1906. They had 4 children: Geoffrey Noel (1906-1955); Raymond James (1907-1989); Theodore (1913-1913) and a daughter.Black and white photo of a Victorian style home with a slate roof, 2 chimneys, and a striped corrugated iron front veranda to 2 sides with decorative iron fretwork. It has a picket fence and an established garden with a central path leading to the front door. A woman, identified as Nurse Jones, is standing on the veranda.victorian style, homes, edgeware, house names, union road, montrose street, surrey hills, police station, zeplin family, professor zeplin, doctors, medical services, nurses, nurse jones, dr james landells blakie, dr percy liddle, mrs catherine miller blakie, raymond james blakie, geoffrey noel blakie, surrey hills police station, arthur plaisted, architects, edgeware, house names, 1890-1900 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bermingham, Peter L, The ML2 Story, 1982
... of the Victorian Railways' famous B class diesel-electric locomotive ...A history of the Victorian Railways' famous B class diesel-electric locomotive classifed by the manufacturer EMD Clyde Engineering as an ML2.ill, p.100.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railways' famous B class diesel-electric locomotive classifed by the manufacturer EMD Clyde Engineering as an ML2.locomotives - victoria - history, b class diesel locomotive - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, McNicol, Steve, Vicrail Locomotives, 1981
... description of the locomotives working on the Victorian Vicrail ...A brief description of the locomotives working on the Victorian Vicrail railways in 1981.ill, p.16.non-fictionA brief description of the locomotives working on the Victorian Vicrail railways in 1981.locomotives - victoria - history, diesel locomotives - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Eadie, Barry, Streamlined Thoroughbreds, 2004
... Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division... Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division ...A pictorial history of streamlined diesels in Australia with the 'Dilworth' profile nose, from the 1950s to 2004.ill, p.108.non-fictionA pictorial history of streamlined diesels in Australia with the 'Dilworth' profile nose, from the 1950s to 2004.locomotives -- australia -- history, diesel locomotives - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Attenborough, Peter, Diesel Spectrum Victoria The Blue and Gold Era, 1998
... locomotives on the Victorian Railways. Attenborough, Peter Eveleigh ...A pictorial of Blue and Gold diesel Electric locomotives on the Victorian Railways.ill, p.32.non-fictionA pictorial of Blue and Gold diesel Electric locomotives on the Victorian Railways.diesel locomotives - victoria - pictorial, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, Steam's Last Decade, 1981
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)... the 1960s to the 1970s. Turton, Keith Australian Railway Historical ...A pictorial history of the last decade of steam locomotives in Victoria from the 1960s to the 1970s.ill, p138.non-fictionA pictorial history of the last decade of steam locomotives in Victoria from the 1960s to the 1970s.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Hudson, Rod L, Steam Country
... of the early trains on the Victorian Railways country network. Hudson ...A photographic history of the early trains on the Victorian Railways country network.ill, p.56.non-fictionA photographic history of the early trains on the Victorian Railways country network.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Watson, Stephen E, A Tribute to VR Steam
... tribute to steam locomotives on the Victorian Railways. Watson ...A pictorial tribute to steam locomotives on the Victorian Railways.ill, p.64.non-fictionA pictorial tribute to steam locomotives on the Victorian Railways.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McDonald, Gary, Melbourne Steam Festival, 1973
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)..., Gary Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) ...A pictorial history of the Melbourne Steam Festival at Easter 1973 with the visit of 3801 & 3820 from NSW.ill, p.80.non-fiction A pictorial history of the Melbourne Steam Festival at Easter 1973 with the visit of 3801 & 3820 from NSW.railroad preservation - victoria - history, steam locomotives - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, 707 Operations Incorporated, The Story of R707, 1992
... of R707 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways from ...A history of R707 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways from introduction to preservation in the ARHS railway museum.ill, p.23.non-fictionA history of R707 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways from introduction to preservation in the ARHS railway museum.steam locomotives - victoria- history, r class locomotive - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Windsor Publications, Steam Maryborough
... history of steam trains on the Victorian Railways around ...A photographic history of steam trains on the Victorian Railways around Maryborough.ill, p.56.non-fictionA photographic history of steam trains on the Victorian Railways around Maryborough.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Lower Main Street Stawell looking West towards the Unicorn Hotel later Coffee Palace c1885
Lower Main Street looking West towards the Unicorn Hotel later the Coffee Palace. c1882 formerly the Castlemaine Hotel and before then the Royal Hotel. Bullock wagons and horse drawn buggies in street. Railway Goods Shed and Railway Station and Church of Christ visible in distance. Anglican Church roof on right, J & A Price Grocer and Spirit Merchants.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell business streetscape -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dare, John, Diesel Pictorial, 1977
... Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division... years of diesel traction on the Victorian Railways 1952 to 1977 ...A pictorial history of diesel and electric locomotives on the railways of Victoria both government and private. Produced to commemorate 25 years of diesel traction on the Victorian Railways 1952 to 1977.ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial history of diesel and electric locomotives on the railways of Victoria both government and private. Produced to commemorate 25 years of diesel traction on the Victorian Railways 1952 to 1977.locomotives - victoria - history, diesel locomotives - victoria - pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Carlisle, Robert, Preserved Engines In Steam, 1982
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)... Jenkin, Ian McDonald, Gary Petty, Eric Australian Railway ...A description of the preserved steam locomotives in Victoria (possibly in 1982).ill, p.76.non-fictionA description of the preserved steam locomotives in Victoria (possibly in 1982).preserved locomotives - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Potts, Don, Festival Engine R-704
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)... of R704 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways from ...A history of R704 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways from introduction to preservation in the ARHS railway museum.ill, p.12.non-fictionA history of R704 4-6-4 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railways from introduction to preservation in the ARHS railway museum.steam locomotives - victoria- history, r class locomotive - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Carlisle, Robert et al, Hudson Power, 1985
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)... in service on the Victorian Government Railways Australia from 1954 ...An illustrative history of the R class 4-6-4 passenger locomotives in service on the Victorian Government Railways Australia from 1954 to 1974.index, ill, p.154.non-fictionAn illustrative history of the R class 4-6-4 passenger locomotives in service on the Victorian Government Railways Australia from 1954 to 1974.steam locomotives - victoria- history, r class locomotive - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Carlisle, Robert et al, Victorian Steam, 1975
... Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)...Book Victorian Steam ill, maps, p.112. steam locomotives ...A pictorial tribute to the steam locomotives at work in Victorian in the 1960s and the early 1970s.ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionA pictorial tribute to the steam locomotives at work in Victorian in the 1960s and the early 1970s.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Hudson, Rod L, Locomotion A2
... history of the A2 class 4-6-0 steam locomotive on the Victorian ...A photographic history of the A2 class 4-6-0 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railwaysill, p.56.non-fictionA photographic history of the A2 class 4-6-0 steam locomotive on the Victorian Railwayssteam locomotives - victoria- history, a2 class locomotive - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Hudson, Rod L, Steam Suburban
... history of the early trains on the Victorian Railways suburban ...A photographic history of the early trains on the Victorian Railways suburban network.ill, maps, p.56.non-fictionA photographic history of the early trains on the Victorian Railways suburban network.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Lee, Robert Stuart, The Railways of Victoria 1854-2004, 2009
... - history The history of the Victorian Railways from 1854 to 2004 ...The history of the Victorian Railways from 1854 to 2004.index, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe history of the Victorian Railways from 1854 to 2004.railway construction - australia, railroads - victoria - history -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, Picnic at Orchard House, Cup Day 1909, 1909
... for the Victorian Railway, he also managed the contractors for the Princes ...The photograph depicts a large group (around 100) of merchant seamen, apprentices and officers at Malvern property, Orchard House, belonging to Mr George Higgins, in November 1019. Mr Higgins was a civil engineer, MCE, engineer in chief for the Victorian Railway, he also managed the contractors for the Princes Bridge.His sister Ina Higgins was first woman to graduate in Horticulture at Burnley and may have known another graduate there, Frederica Godfrey who established the Mission garden circa 1917-18. This image adds to the record of significant supporters and hosts across Melbourne that the Mission could call on to entertain seafarers in the early 20th C.Small monchrome photograph, fading to upper righthand quarter1909, cup day, malvern, george higgins, orchard house, beatrice elizabeth higgins (nee shuter), mrs shuter, charles shuter, ina higgins, picnics, social events, entertainments, sailors, goldsmith album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Jill Barnard et al, Welcome and Farewell: The Story of Station Pier, 2004
In the mid-nineteenth century, Victoria’s primitive maritime infrastructure was not coping with the volume of passenger and cargo traffic arriving in and departing from the burgeoning gold-fevered colony. However, the opening of Railway Pier at Port Melbourne in 1854 greatly improved the situation. Railway Pier serviced the steamships, which plied Port Phillip Bay and the Victorian coastal waters beyond, and also offered berths for vessels on the regular runs to other Australian colonies and to overseas destinations. However, as the larger and more powerful steamships of the early twentieth century found berthing increasingly difficult at Railway Pier, the need for a more modern pier became apparent. By 1930, the new Station Pier had replaced its predecessor. Itself extended and upgraded several times including during the past decade, Station pier still offers every contemporary convenience to shipping services using its busy facilities, just as did its predecessor Railway Pier, 150 years ago. The Victorian Government commissioned Welcome & Farewell to celebrate the 150 years since the opening of the Railway Pier. In doing so, it was mindful that the story of the site is not limited to its contribution to national and state economies, or to its physical development. The Government wanted a history that would also speak to ordinary Victorians, and other Australians, of their own experiences of this significant place. For indeed the Station Pier site has played its part in almost every milestone or phase in our history: at moments of celebration and commemoration, during economic booms and depressions, during times of war and peace. It has also won a place in the hearts of ordinary individuals affected by the welcomes and farewells they have experienced there: those for visiting royalty and celebrities, for servicemen and medical personnel off to war or returning home, for migrants from distant countries and refugees from war zones, for friends and family travelling for personal, professional or cultural reasons. Welcome & Farewell thoughtfully examines Station Pier’s significance and offers a splendid visual panorama of the experiences lived out there between 1854 and 2004.Illustrated large-format book with 224 pages [36] p. of plates. : ill., maps, ports.Bibliography: p. 199-201non-fictionIn the mid-nineteenth century, Victoria’s primitive maritime infrastructure was not coping with the volume of passenger and cargo traffic arriving in and departing from the burgeoning gold-fevered colony. However, the opening of Railway Pier at Port Melbourne in 1854 greatly improved the situation. Railway Pier serviced the steamships, which plied Port Phillip Bay and the Victorian coastal waters beyond, and also offered berths for vessels on the regular runs to other Australian colonies and to overseas destinations. However, as the larger and more powerful steamships of the early twentieth century found berthing increasingly difficult at Railway Pier, the need for a more modern pier became apparent. By 1930, the new Station Pier had replaced its predecessor. Itself extended and upgraded several times including during the past decade, Station pier still offers every contemporary convenience to shipping services using its busy facilities, just as did its predecessor Railway Pier, 150 years ago. The Victorian Government commissioned Welcome & Farewell to celebrate the 150 years since the opening of the Railway Pier. In doing so, it was mindful that the story of the site is not limited to its contribution to national and state economies, or to its physical development. The Government wanted a history that would also speak to ordinary Victorians, and other Australians, of their own experiences of this significant place. For indeed the Station Pier site has played its part in almost every milestone or phase in our history: at moments of celebration and commemoration, during economic booms and depressions, during times of war and peace. It has also won a place in the hearts of ordinary individuals affected by the welcomes and farewells they have experienced there: those for visiting royalty and celebrities, for servicemen and medical personnel off to war or returning home, for migrants from distant countries and refugees from war zones, for friends and family travelling for personal, professional or cultural reasons. Welcome & Farewell thoughtfully examines Station Pier’s significance and offers a splendid visual panorama of the experiences lived out there between 1854 and 2004.port melbourne, station pier