Souvenir medals - British Royalty and First Federal Australian Parliament. Earliest date: 1837 - 1901.Medals of Commonwealth and National significance.3 bronze medals with red/white/blue rlbbons. Presented to Wycheproof S.S. by Maurice Boyce 1877 -1978. 1. Coronation of King George v & Queen Mary, June 22nd, 1911. 2. Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee1837-1897. 3. Opening of the First Federal Parliament by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall &York, May 1901. queen victoria, duke & duchess, federal parliament

Flinders recorded this "cruize" of the Tom Thumb in the form of a Narrative, together with his account of the Schooner Francis's expedition to the Furneaux Islands.xvii, 34 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 26 cm. matthew flinders tom thumb canoe rivulet keith bowden south eastern historical association pakenham gazette schooner francis furneaux islands, navigation exploration

A discussion of the garden of Major Anthony Beale in Fitzroy, prior to the family's relocation to St Helena in Greensborough. The history of the garden's creation was taken from Major Beale's diary (held in the State Library of Victoria). A second article in this newsletter describes a walk around the MacRoberton factory in Fitzroy. 2 pages, text and colour images.anthony beale, beale family, gardens, st helena, mac robertson

A history of the Anglican Parish of Diamond Creek, prepared for the Yarra Plenty Regional Library's "Diamond Valley History Tour 2019". The Diamond Creek parish includes St John's Diamond Creek, St Michael's Yarrambat and St Katherine's St Helena.Booklet, 8 pages, text and colour illus.diamond valley, yarra plenty regional library, anglican parish of diamond creek, st john's diamond creek, st katherine's st helena, st michael's yarrambat

43 p., illus., map.non-fictionPhotos and text from a self-guided walk around Lilydale.historic buildings, pioneer walks, lilydale (vic.)

354 p., illus., maps.non-fictionA history of the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroyfitzroy (vic.) - history, melbourne history

Record of film showings at various locations in Greensborough from 1921 to the current Hoyts multiplex cinema at Greensborough Plaza in 1995. This article is based on Dawn Bennetts' earlier article for GHS.4 p. photocopy, text and photographs, some in colour. Reprinted from Cinema Record, Issue 112, December 2021moving pictures, greensborough, ashril theatre, greensborough picture theatres, cinemas

Unmarked graves of the seven children of the Whatmough and Partington families who died between 1848 and 1860 are in a private cemetery on the east bank of the Plenty River1 p., text with colour photographspioneer childrens cemetery, anne paul, whatmough family, partington family, cemeteries

Story of the origin of the apple tree planted on the east bank of the Plenty River, Greensborough, which has been confirmed as coming from John Batman's orchard in 1841, making it probably the oldest apple tree in Victoria.2 p. Text with colour photographsbatman apple tree, plenty river, whatmough apple tree

Mick Woiwod died 26 August 2020. He wrote 24 books, focusing on the Yarra Valley and Victoria's indigenous history1 p. colourmick woiwod

The Poulter Reserve precinct is bordered by the railway line, Main Street and the Plenty River. This booklet accompanies a guided walk around the area.20 p., text and color and black and white images.poulter reserve greensborough, main street greensborough, plenty river greensborough

History of the Greensborough and St Helena areas 1837-1900GHS produced publication113 p. black print on white paper, illus., maps.st helena, greensborough, greensborough historical society

A guide to the historic photographs which have been mounted on 12 plaques in Greensborough Town Centre. 8 p., photographs, captions and mapgreensborough, pioneer walks, greensborough historical society

A history of white settlement of the Heidelberg area. Contains historic photos and description of the growth of the area.Produced by the Heidelberg Historical Society with financial assistance from the City of Heidelberg.A history of Heidelberg compiled to mark the centenary of Heidelberg being granted 'shire' status in 1871. Covers the period 1836-1970. 5 copies. (copy 5 is not for loan and filed in FileCab:Heidelberg - this copy was the property of Frances Sheppard, Secretary to the Town Clerk and includes other memorabilia)Elsa Jones [and address] 1971heidelberg, heidelberg historial society

Outlines the history of the Kangaroo Ground Tower of Remembrance from 1918 and the process undertaken by Nillumbik Council's Advisory Committee to refurbish the Tower. The Tower of Remembrance is a local landmark in Kangaroo Ground which had fallen into disrepair. This book documents the restoration of the Tower and Park c1997-2002Soft clear plastic front cover, red back cover. 107 pages, black and white illus. tower of remembrance, war memorials, kangaroo ground, nillumbik council, eltham district historical society

Autobiography by Otto Rupp of the places and family in Victoria and South Australia. Transcribed from original handwritten 1933 manuscript. First edition 1995, second edition 1999, reprinted 2004.Reflects the importance of immigration to AustraliaA4 size, 60 pages. Black print on white paper, black and white illustrations. Light brown cover with photo of author and wife."Noel with Y.H.S. thanks 9.6.2009"otto rupp, victoria immigration, yarrambat historical society, yarrambat

History of the Ellis family in Diamond Creek and Yarra Glen.William Ellis emigrated to Victoria in 1847 and bought most of the Wattle Glen area in 1850. He also had family connections to Kangaroo Ground.A black and white booklet, 12 pages, black and white illus.John Mackey in pencil inside front coverwattle glen, kangaroo ground, nillumbik historical society, william ellis, diamond creek, farming, walters family, ellis cottage

Photographs and program of events for the 140th anniversary celebration (on 18/08/2018) of the establishment of Greensborough Primary School. Photographs by Rosie Bray. 3 col. pages, 1 black & white page, 17 col. photographsgreensborough primary school

A short history of 19th century Coburg, Victoria covering points of interest. Includes a map of the landmarks covered in the text. One page, printed on both sides in black and white text, drawings and photographs. Folded into 5. coburg (victoria), pentridge