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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Proclamation of the City of Ringwood, 19 March, 1960. Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, Ringwood Mayor, Cr. A. Lavis, Town Clerk, Cr. F. Dwerryhouse
Typed below photograph, 'Proclamation of the City of Ringwood, 1960'. Catalogue card reads, 'Sir Dallas Brooks, Mayor Lavis, Town Clerk Dwerryhouse, Declaration of City'. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Military Ball, Ringwood 1952
Catalogue card reads, '2nd Military Ball, Town Hall, Ringwood, 1952. For Ringwood troop 10th Independent Field Squadron. Belle of the Ball, Valerie Stevens'. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - COURT PLAISTER PACKAGE
Court Plaister Package: Waterproof Court Plaister package with instructions. Blue and gold ornate packaging with red cord and small amount of black Plaister. On the front label S. Maw & Son's, Waterproof Court Plaister. Which does not wash off. Tricolored. Price 6d. MM Trademark. Used for covering superficial cuts and wounds. Box 625S. Maw & Son 11, Aldersgate Street, London E.C. Sold Wholesale by Patent Medicine Vendors and Wholesale druggists and Retail by the principal Chemists in Town and Country.ephemera, mementoes, court plaister -
Williamstown High School
1930s - students' night out
Copy of a sepia photograph.Williamstown High School Ball - at the Williamstown Town Hall - early 1930s. From left to right - Dorothy Fraser, Margaret Rodger, Joyce Lemon, Doris Boothwilliamstown high school, 1930s, williamstown town hall -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Map- Beechworth
(3x) Map centred on Everton, Beechworth and Eldorado. Map shows Ovens River, Wangaratta- Beechworth Rd., Chiltern- Beechworth Rd., and Ovens Highway. Scale 1:50,000. Back of map white, front is yellow.Albury series R.652 (Beechworth) Two copies have towns shaded red. One copy has locations of dams marked. ca 1974-1975.map, beechworth, everton, eldorado, paper, beechworth honey -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Memorabilia - Event Program, Mayor Dinner, 1902
John Robert Hoskins was a Councillor with the City of Bendigo from1888 - 1902 and Mayor from 1901 - 1902. Hoskins' interests in the region included the mining company Hoskins & Co, which distinguished itself on the late Derwent Reef United Company's leased ground in 1868 by achieving a yield of over an ounce to the ton. In the late 1870s John R. Hoskins formed a estate agency in partnership with Frederick Illingworth. He was also manager of the New Nil Desperandum, formed to work the shaft of the old Raywood mine, from 1906 to 1908. Event program for the Mayoral Dinner July 25, 1902. Gold, green and brown ink on cream card. Half fold with menu printed inside and Toast List on back cover. Scalloped edges.Front cover: (Picture) Bendigo Coat of Arms / Mayoral Dinner / Given by / The Mayor / (Cr .J. R. Hoskins) / July 25, 1902 / Town Hall / Bendigo bendigo town hall, making a nation exhibition, c roberts caterer, mayor j. r. hoskins, councillor j. r hoskins, mayoral ball, city of greater bendigo events, city of greater bendigo ceremonial item -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Memorabilia - Event Program, Mayor's Ball, 1910
David Andrew was born in Castlemaine in 1866 and moved with his family to Bendigo in 1871. He took over his fathers auctioneering business which was situated on the corner of Hargreaves and Williamson Streets in 1893. David Andrew married Myra Swan McIntyre in 1888 and they had two children. After the death of Myra in 1892 aged 27 he married Myra's younger sister Clare and together they had a further two children. David Andrew was a prominent member of the old Bendigo Caledonian Society, Captain of the Bendigo Fire Brigade, a member of the Bendigo Masonic Lodge and for many years Secretary of the Easter Fair. He served as a Councillor from 1904 - 1925 and Mayor 1909 - 10 and 1913 - 14.Event program for the Mayor's Ball. Gold and purple print on white and cream card. Half fold with menu and wine list inside. Back cover has portrait of both the Mayor and Mayoress.Front cover: Mayor's Ball / 1910 / (Picture: City of Bendigo Coat of Arms) / MENU / Cr. D ANDREW, Mayor. / TOWN HALL, BENDIGO, / July 1910.bendigo town hall, making a nation exhibition, councillor david andrew, mayor andrew, bendigo caledonian society, bendigo masonic lodge, mayoress myra andrew, clare andrew, city of greater bendigo ceremonial item, city of greater bendigo events -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Legacy Display, 1990
Jean Salvado the President of the Kingston Widows' Club sent this photo of a display in the Brighton Library. It is 1990 and shows photos of events of the year such as Ron Barrassi, a truck of fire wood, the junior legatee whose artwork was used on Christmas cards, and the poster of 'Lest You Forget'. She organised the display at Brighton Library to help promote Legacy Week.A record of promoting Legacy Week in 1990.Colour photo of a display case in Brighton Library in 1990.Handwritten on the back 'Legacy Display (August and Sept 1990) Brighton Library-Town Hall Glass Case. Contact Jean Salvado 592-5640.' in blue pen.legacy week, legacy promotion -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Ringwood Town Hall under construction - Taken in Melbourne St- 1936
Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small).Written on rear of backing sheet: "Town Hall under construction - Taken in Melbourne St." Image shows Harry Tortice- wood carter on horse drawn dray. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official opening of the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood on 19/4/1980 - L-R: A.C. Robertson (City Engineer), Harry Seidler (Architect), Lady Winneke - Ellis Fauld (uncertain), Victorian Governor Sir Henry Winneke, Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor), Arthur W Hall (Town Clerk), 19-Apr-80
Official opening of the Karralyka Centre - L-R A.C. Robertson (City Engineer), Harry Seidler (Architect), Lady Winneke - Ellis Fauld (uncertain), Sir Henry Winneke, Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor), Arthur W Hall (Town Clerk). +Additional Keywords: Robertson, Alan C. (City Engineer) / Seidler, Harry / Winneke, Lady (uncertain) / Winneke, Sir Henry (Governor of the State of Victoria) / Gotlib, Pat (Cr) / Hall, Arthur W. (Town Clerk) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Official opening of the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood on 19/4/1980 - L-R: A.C. Robertson (City Engineer), Harry Seidler (Architect), Cr Alan E Henderson, Victorian Governor Sir Henry Winneke, Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor), Arthur W Hall (Town Clerk), 19-Apr-80
Official opening of the Karralyka Centre - L-R A.C. Robertson (City Engineer), Harry Seidler (Architect), Cr Alan E Henderson, Sir Henry Winneke, Cr Pat Gotlib (Mayor), Arthur W Hall (Town Clerk). +Additional Keywords: Robertson, Alan C. (City Engineer) / Seidler, Harry / Henderson, Alan E. (Cr) / Winneke, Sir Henry (Governor of the State of Victoria) / Gotlib, Pat (Cr) / Hall, Arthur W. (Town Clerk) -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Journal - Documents, Minutes of the Ringwood Croquet Club 1931-1947
The records of the Ringwood Croquet Club given to Gail Abbe - Archivist for safe - keeping with the request that they may be borrowed should the club require them for reference - 10-Dec-1993.Minutes of Ringwood Croquet Club from 1931 to 1947. Includes formation meeting held on 8th September 1931 at Ringwood Town Hall. The Moyoress, Mrs Honora Blood convened the meeting and occupied the chair. At that stage, the Ringwood Bowling Club had been formed. Men joined the croquet club in years to come. The Constitution was adopted with club colours blue, orange and green at a special meeting on the 6th October 1931 at the Town Hall under the presidency of Honora Blood. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR SPEAKS 27 MAR 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three typed pages titled 'Mayor Speaks: March 27 1965. Topics include : garden party at Government House, Capital Theatre concert in aid of the Masonic Hospital, visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury, painting of the Town Hall ceiling, Commonwealth Youth Sunday, importance of the Ordnance Factory to Bendigo, and the success of the Home Decorator course at the Town Hall.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. ordnance factory (bendigo). -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - EAGLEHAWK TOWN HALL
Black and white photo: two storey building with central tower with round clockface. Pointed parapets each end of building and curved trim to upper balcony and lower entrance. Cenotaph centre front. Single storey brick building on right cured tops to windows. Two storey building on left and tram line and overhead wires visible. Verandah and balcony of building on front right. On back in pencil ' Eaglehawk Town Hall' 'Eaglehawk Town Hall ( 198 ) James Lerk 5.11.1999.? Leo Hughes, photographer ( Aylene Kirkwood 17.7.2000 )buildings, town hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; TOP TOWN CONTEST 1952 CONCERT PROGRAMME
A cream programme with black print. The front cover contains the words, ' The Sun News-Pictorial Top Town Contest 1952 Second Celebrity Concert Official Programme. All proceeds from the sale of this programme donated by The Sun go to assist your local charity.' Inside is the programme and the back cover has a biography of each of the 4 celebrities. Inside the programme is an insert with the words ' Sun Top Town Concert, Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo August 28th, 1952 Programme of Bendigo Artists.program, music, concert, lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, event, entertainment, music, singing, top town contest, country towns -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Aug. 1971
Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 35 leaving the Sturt St. south side "City" terminus. No. 35 has "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" SEC roof advertisement panel. Tram has destination of "Sebastopol". Photo has building on the south side of Sturt St., including the Town Hall in the background. Kodak sign on the shop next door to the Town Hall. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in blue ink "N35 / Ballarat / Sturt St. terminus" and in bottom right hand corner in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, "No trams for at lease a decade", Aug. 2002
Yields information about the view of the City of Ballarat Mayor about the proposal for a Ballarat Tourist based tramway in 2002.Newspaper clipping from the Courier, Thursday 1 August 2002, with the title ""No trams for at lease a decade", reporting on comments made by Mayor David Vendy about the possibility of trams in Ballarat, at least 10 years and following up on the Tuesday night meeting at the Town Hall with the consultants and residents. Has a photo of David Vendy on BTM Tram 13 (has the signs inside) superimposed on Sturt St with the Town Hall and Myers store in the background. Article written by Andrew Molloy. Item has the date, source and page written in ink.ballarat revival, btm, city tramway, town hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, "The Town Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic", 1930
Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St North Ballarat c1930, voting advertisements for the introduction of restriction alcohol trading and details of the taxis used in the period.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a postcard - Rose Series - P1713, titled "The Town Hall and Sturt St, Ballarat Vic" with an ESCo tram with a "Vote No" on the front dash panel, two taxis mid block and the Town Hall in the background. Drivers standing along both taxis. Wal Jack has said in his hand written caption "Old type Electric No. 6, 1930" High resolution image scanned at 2400dpi. See item 8979 for the actual postcard.Written in pencil on back of photo "Old type Electric No. 6, 1930"trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, lydiard st, taxis, town hall, tram 6 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kew Mayoral Ball, Hawthorn Town Hall, 1947, 1947
Photograph of the first Kew Mayoral Ball to be held after the Second World War. The photograph formed part of the collection of WHS Dickinson and was presented to the Kew Historical Society by his daughter in 2018. Original black and white photograph of the Mayor of Kew, Cr WHS Dickinson and the Mayoress, Mrs Doris Dickinson at the 1947 Kew Mayoral Ball, held at the Hawthorn Town Hall. This was the first [Kew] mayoral ball to be held after the Second World War. The photo shows a derbutante and her partner being presented to the Mayor and Mayoress while the Acting Town Clerk, Mr W. Graham and two flower girls, Janet and Judith Dickinson stand near the Mayor and Mayoress.1947cr whs dickinson - mayor of kew 1946-1947, civic events - kew (vic), mayoral balls -- kew (vic) -
Maldon Brass Band Inc.
Video, Maldon - Magical Marvelous Magnificent, 2017
Published on May 9, 2017 Visit the magical historic town of Maldon, declared Australia's first notable town by the National Trust of Australia. Home to remarkable shops and bustling with events throughout the year, Maldon retains an old world feel that was imprinted in Victoria's Gold Rush. Drone footage courtesy of Graham Hosking. With thanks to: Mount Alexander Shire Maldon Inc. Mr. Peter Thompson Maldon Twilight Dinner Maldon Brass Band Maldon Easter Fair and the wonderful people of Maldon.maldon hotel, victorian goldfields railway, maldon vintage machinery museum, gardens etcetera, maldon easter fair, teddy and me, wicked temptations, maldon market, cherrys ice cream, maldon twilight dinner, maldon fire brigade, vanilla spice christmas shop, maldon primary school, much ado general store, maldon brass band, the village patch, le sel, tarrangower, torchlight procession -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Card with Envelope, "Images of Hawthorn: Card 3". 4 and 5, c2000
Card with a with an envelope and contained within a plastic envelope: .1 - Burwood Road, east of the City of Hawthorn Town Hall, with a man digging a hole in the middle of the road and horse drawn wagons. .2 - City of Hawthorn first Town Hall, c1885, with the Post Office and a Chemist shop. .3 - Langham Hotel Glenferrie Road, c1888. Has details of the owner on the rear of the card. Has details of the photograph, source and the Hawthorn Historical Society on the rear of the card. One of a series of five cards.trams, tramways, hawthorn, burwood rd, workplace conditions, town hall, post office, glenferrie rd, hotels -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, “A tram off the tracks”, 22/10/1977 12:00:00 AM
“A tram off the tracks” The Sun, Saturday, Oct 22, 1977 Photos and text Tram # 86 Photos of tram # 86 being transported on semi-trailer on Hume Highway at Beveridge on its way to Orange, NSW. Part of display by Bathurst-Orange Development Corporation, planning to build a new town between the two cities. Trams among the different types of transport being considered to link the proposed town to its neighbours. Tram displays “Brunswick-Moreland Rd” and route number 954.trams, tramways, displays, trucks, z class, transporting trams, tram 86 -
Pyrenees Shire Council
photograph, Avoca in 1866 by J.N. Dallimore, 1866
J.N. Dalimore was an amateur photographer and settler who arrived at Port Phillip (Victoria) with his wife in September 1840 on board the Himalaya. Dalimore lived at Woodstock Station, near Avoca, he exhibited view photographs of the district at the 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition that were sent on to the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition. The Avoca Mail of 7 November 1866 reported: Mr Dallimore of Woodstock, determined that the town of Avoca and its environs shall be pictorially represented at the Victorian and Paris Exhibitions, has we learn, forwarded a series of photographs representing the High Street and the Pyrenees [Victoria] from different points of view. All the photographs are well executed and will possess considerable interest for the friends of Avocaites visiting the World’s Fair in 1867. Also included were views of Dallimore’s own station. They won him a medal 'for good Landscape Photography’. His panoramic photograph of Avoca is in the Shire Council significant as a historic photograph of Avoca, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture Black and white photograph of Avoca showing Rutherford Street to the left and the original site of the Avoca Hotel"verso (affixed): AVOCA MAIL, 1st JUNE 1867. ""A remarkably well-executed photograph of the town of Avoca taken in 1866. and forming one of the exhibits at the Melbourne Exhibition, has been presented to the Avoca Shire Councilby F.W. Dalimore formally of Woodstock verso (affixed): No. 875 Intercolonial Exhibition 1866 Exhibitor: Avoca Shire Council Class: Section:" -
Orbost & District Historical Society
newspaper, The Weekly Times, October 23, 1996
The Weekly Times was first published on September 11, 1869. After absorbing two other rural publications and expanding its publications, in 1902 The Herald and Standard Newspaper Company Ltd became the Herald and weekly Times, now Australia's oldest rural newspaper (more information on Weekly Times website). The article on Orbost was part of a series written by Steve Cooper with photographer, Mark Griffin. It explored communities which were struggling to survive. At that time the timber industry in the area was in decline and there was much discontent about flows to the Snowy River,This newspaper is a useful research tool.A newspaper, titled The Weekly Times, dated October 23, 1996. It contains articles about Orbost - Towns Against The Tide. The paper has an orange cover with the title in blue print and coloured photographs throughout. orbost-history-1996 weekly-times-newspaper -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph/Postcard, Postcard and souvenir photograph - Murray Views No. 4 - Town Hall, Ringwood, Vic
Black & white "Murray Views" postcard and souvenir photograph - Ringwood Town Hall Ringwood, Mathieson's service station petrol pumps on left, Real Estate Agent AW Dickson in JB McAlpin's office.Year 1948 handwritten on back of postcard. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Gelatin silver photograph, "Downtown" - Rouen, 05 June 1949
This photograph is one of a series taken by Allan Quinn while travelling through France in mid-1946. There are several letters relating to this journey.This is a photograph from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photograph depicting aspects of life at sea for a young man in the era immediately following World War II.A black and white photograph of the down town area of Rouen, in France, taken on the 5th of June, 1949. A car is shown in the middle of the foreground, with people to the right and a road to the left. There is a narrow white boarder around the image.On reverse: ROUEN 5-6-49 handwritten in blue ink. Below this is the mark "ItI" in pencil.allan quinn, photograph, rouen, france, normandy, ww2, wwii, world war two, 1939-1945, parapluies, umbrellas, chaussures, shoes, car -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Hole Punch, n.d
Heavy duty metal 'Velos' hole punch used at Glenelg Shire Council ( and most likely former Town /City Council) Metric, so most likely made after early 1970'sFront: Heavy Duty Velos Trade Mark Perforator Made in England NO 4376 Back: RP. 102/10 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper Article - Governor Declares Portland a Town, The Weekly Times 23 November 1949, 23/11/1949
Page 32 from 'The Weekly Times', 23 Nov. 1949. Full page black and white pictorial coverage, headlined ' Governor Declares Portland a Town', of various groups involved and events during the celebrations. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Souvenir Booklet - Proclamation of the Town of Portland, Nov-49
Two copies of Souvenir Booklet, issued on the occasion of the Proclamation of the Town of Portland, 19 Nov. 1949. Aqua textured card cover, dark green print. 14 pages, text and photos, black and white -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Shire of Portland Map and local attractions, n.d
Bowerbird Museum4 Page document produced by Vanda Savill. Front and back pages have hand written and illustrated descriptions of Shire of Portland, including attractions. Inside is a map of the Shire with towns and areas of interest highlighted.