In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels

This file contains three items of this family’s correspondence 1/A typed page giving details of Robert and John Marriott and John Long, from their arrival in Victoria. Includes brief history of their lives becoming councillors for the city of Caulfield. Also Robert’s early market garden business in the area, and how he established Camden Town Methodist Church. Possibly provided by Catherine Marriott to author Peter Murray. 2/A handwritten letter to Mr. Murray from Catherine Marriott dated 29th Oct (no year) 3/A Two handwritten pages of working notes in Peter Murray’s writing, author for ‘Sand, Swamp and Heath’.marriot robert, long john, gold, caulfield, councillors, st. kilda, hawthorn road, alexandra hospital, hospitals, flowers street, laura street, glen huntly road, marriot john, bambra road, field street, goe street, market gardeners, bentleigh, marriott thomas, methodist church, sunday schools, camden, hawthorn road, indoor bowling club, sporting clubs, lewis bobby, jockeys, marriott catherine, marriott arthur, hughes d, blanche mrs., stables, kooyong road, ricketson h, mallinson j, kunney m, evans john, grange road, millar w, nyora road, rate book

The silver trowel was used for the laying of the foundation stone of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall. It was donated to the Old Colonists' Associaiton in 1906. The Old Colonists' Association minutes noted 'Mrs Murray handed to the Secretary the silver trowel presented to the late President on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Hall.' The silver trowel was used for the laying of the foundation stone of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall. It was donated to the Old Colonists' Associaiton in 1906. The Old Colonists' Association minutes noted 'Mrs Murray handed to the Secretary the silver trowel presented to the late President on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Hall.' "THE OLD COLONISTS' HALL. The foundation-stone of the building to be erected by the Old Identities’ Association, in Lydiard street, was next laid with the usual ceremonies. This was immediately adjoining the foundation-stone of the Mining Exchange building. Mr J. Graham presented Mr Murray with a silver trowel, bearing the following inscription:—“ Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Presented to J. P. Murray, Esq., president of the Old Colonists’ Association, on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of their new hall, Ballarat, 21st June, 1887.” Mr Graham said he thought the pioneers of such a city were quite right in erecting a building that would be a home for them while they lived, and a memorial of them when they were no more. Mr J. Fraser, secretary, read the followin'- report:— “Mr Chairman, ladies, and gentlemen,—The bottle about to be deposited under this foundation contains documents in which are written particulars of the founding of the Old Colonists' Association at Ballarat; its financial and numerical position at the present time, the names of its officers and committee of management for the current term: a complete list of the names of its members, a copy of the rules and regulations of the association: copies of The Star, Evening Star, Courier, and Ballarat Advertiser newspapers, programme of to-day's proceedings as far as they relate to the laying of the foundation-stone, together with a brief summary of the aims and objects of this philanthropic institution. That the nature of these objects are considered worthy of encouragement and support is amply proved when we see on the Association's roll of membership the names of so many of our most prominent citizens and public men, "and from the fact that the Government of the colony have recognised the just claim of the old colonists'of Ballarat to be placed in possession of this valuable and central site, upon which to erect a building that will, be a credit to them and an ornament to the city, and which will enable them to still further extend the sphere of their benevolence and usefulness iu this district. The following is a copy of the signed and sealed memorial document:—*The foundation-stone of the hall of the Old Colonists’ Association of Ballarat; was laid on Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Jubilee Day,- Tuesday, 21st June, 1887, by John Paul Murray, Esq., J.P., president of the association. Under the foundation stone is deposited a copy of the constitution and rules of the association, the names of the officers, and a complete list of the names of ail the members to date; also a copy each of The Star, Courier, Evening Post, and the Advertiser, local newspapers. At this date the association numbers 319 members—accumulated funds, £203 10s 3d. The land upon which the hall is to he erected was granted by the Government to the association for that, purpose. (Signed) John P. Murray, President; W. B. Perry, Samuel Delpratt, Vice-presidents; Daniel Fern, Treasurer; John Fraser, Secretary. Committee—J. W. Graham, J. W. Lee, James M'Merkin, Andrew Lister, James Ward. Trustees—J. W. Graham, Wm. Irwin, John M'Cafferty ” Mr Murray said he was proud to lay the foundation stone of this building. The association was started in I883, and he might say they were a purely philanthropic institution. They formed an association whose creed was to assist one another in every shape and form. They had now 319 members, and were daily increasing in number.-. They were very fairly off as regarded their financial position. With respect to the objects of the association, they were to form a bond of brotherhood among those whose past experience in commercial or in mining pursuits so intimately associated them with the early history of the goldfields; men, to whose indomitable energy and perseverance Ballarat and other mining centres in the colony were so largely indebted for their development and commercial prosperity. Some of whose names were also closely identified with the memorable and sanguinary struggle 'for freedom and constitutional liberty in 1883. Their object was, further, to gather together within one fold those who survive those stirring times, to meet occasionally in friendly and social intercourse; to relieve their brethren who were overtaken by sickness or affliction; to provide the shelter of a home for those Pioneers of the goldfields whom the reverses of fortune had deprived of the means of procuring the comforts of life in their declining years; to assist the widow and succor the orphan; to mutually cheer and support each other in their temporary troubles and vicissitudes as they journeyed onward to the grave; and lastly, to tender a tribute of respect to the memory of a departed brother, by following his remains to their final resting place. Such were some of the principal objects of the “ Old Colonists' Association.” It was an institution for the good of their fellow man, and he hoped it would be successful, he hoped that the young people who came after them would appreciate what the Old Colonists had left them. He hoped they would all assist in making the institution one that would he worthy of the place. He would hand a small donation to the secretary, and hoped others would do the same. (Cheers.) The secretary, amid cheering, announced that the cheque handed over by Mr Murray was for £2O. Archdeacon Julius, who was asked to speak, said nothing could have been more fitting than the laying of the foundation-stone of the Old Identities’ Association on the Queen's Jubilee. They were a link between the past of 50 years gone by and today. Many of them remembered well enough perhaps the time when it took a man five and twenty minutes to light his pipe with tinder and steel, and when the small boys went, up the chimneys to sweep them. (Laughter.) They were building something now that people would look upon in years to come, and speak of in connection with the Old Colonists, if the young men were' half as good as their fathers they would be uncommon good fellows, and he did not think they would be. (Laughter, and interjection.) ''An old fellow said it was very true, and he knew it. (Laughter.) The Old Identities would agree with him to a man. (Laughter.) If the young men walked in their steps Ballarat in another 50 years would be 50 percent, better than it was now. There was not a man there that wished that more strongly, than 'he’ did. The Old Identities were laying this stone on the jubilee day of Her Majesty, and there never sat on the throne a worthier or nobler Queen than she who held her jubilee that day. There was not a man present, whatever his views of government may be, who did not say “God bless our Queen.” (Cheers.) The proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem and cheers for the Queen. (Ballarat Star, 23 June 1887)Silver trowel used during the laying of a foundation Stone for the Ballarat Old Colonists' Association building in Lydiard Street North, Ballarat.ballarat old colonists' association, ballarat old colonists' club, trowel, silver trowel, foundation stone, mrs j. murray, william bennett, j. fraser, john murray, w. lee, william irwin, john m'cafferty, john mccafferty

Various documents in plastic folders. The topics are: 4030.1 – 4300.25 Various documents in plastic folders. Various documents in plastic folders. The topics are: 4030.1 Photocopy of an article titled Saunders' Victoria House. Also a map of the Saunders residence in High Street. 4030.2. Article titled What I saw in gaol July 1889 (written by Gilbert Rule.. 4030.3. Eleven pages essay: H. M. Prison Bendigo after a short history of the prison there are details of several criminal cases. Also brochure H.M. Prison Bendigo 1861-2006, Official decommissioning ceremony 5 January 2006. 4030.4. The Temple Builders, talk by Alex H. Stone 10th May, 1998. 4030.5. The German contribution to early Bendigo by Frank Cusack. 4030.6. Children's games played during and prior to the great depression, Interviews conducted by James Lerk. People interviewed are: Stella Banfield, Mary Pickles, Geoff Newman, Vel Newman, Joan O'Donahue, Peg Schlotterlein, James Gallagher, Jack Larkin, Ken Maes. 4030.7. Email from Hans Tracksdorf to Andy Walker and Ana Hilson updating on the Charlton Building at 60-62 Mundy Street, June 2015, several coloured photos attached. 4030.8. Notes on the family of Elizabeth Ann Butler. 4030.9. The Amy Castles story, a narrative on the life of the singer Amy Castles. Also a booklet ''I lived for the art'' The story of Amy Castles concert program. 4030.10. Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre ''Granite houses of Faraday and Harcourt'' by George Milford, March 2010. 4030.11. The story of Knipe's castle and the man who built it, John Hanlon Knipe. A paper presented by Mrs. Edith Lunn 2nd April, 1987. Also some photographs of graves and various documents. 4030.12. Report: Victorian Heritage database place details 15/07/2014 former Kahland winery and cellars. Also two coloured photographs from Tony Robinson' s walk around Bendigo, Kahland street - Lynden house built 1873 wine cellar. 4030.13. several letters from James and Dinah Jeal to their parents detailing their travels on the goldfields dates from 1855 to 1865. 4030.14. Photocopy of a six pages hand written letter to a Walter Edis (?. in England from a J. Wharton (?. from Woodstock on Loddon, detailing his boat trip to Melbourne and the train trip to Marong where he is working. Letter dated July 9th, 1923. 4030.15. The history of T.C. Watts & Son, real estate agents in Bendigo by Edith Lunn. September 30th, 2000. 4030.16. Medals created by Messrs Joseph and Co. Pall Mall, Sandhurst and Melbourne with special reference to ''Champion Medals'' created for the Bendigo Rifles and other Victorian forces. 1858 to 1885. Compiled by Angus Pearson December 2012. 4030.17. Talk by Jim Evans at September 202 meeting of the Bendigo Historical Society. The Inimitable Charles Thatcher, colonial minstrel. 4030.18. Six pages typewritten document titled: C.R. Thatcher, the local songster. Date and author unknown. 4030.19. Music sheet. The Chinaman. Thatcher's colonial songs as written and sung by Charles Robert Thatcher during the goldrushes in the Shamrock hotel, Bendigo. 4030.20. Heidi Teague young historian award two pages detailing the criteria for the award, a newspaper obituary for Heidi Teague and a twenty five pages transcribe interview of Heidi Teague, Heidi was interviewed by Ines Tyson and transcribed by Carol Woolman in 2009. 4030.21. Photograph of Richard Bertram Taylor in military uniform, Richard was killed in action in WWI. Also a brief family history 4030.22. Six pages typewritten letter from John Stuart, Assistant Surgeon Royal Navy to chief Secretary The Honourable C. Haines dated Sandhurst 27th May, 1857 regarding Chinese protectorate. 4030.23. Eight pages biography with photos of Sister Clara Stewart. 4030.24. Two pages biography on John Boyd Watson (and sons. by Rob Upson 4030.25. History of Alick Wilkinson & other grocers 1930 onwards. Compiled by Vernon and Garran Wilkinson.

Two documents about this Church: 1/ a pamphlet titled 'Jubilee - - 1953 - The Jubilee History of the Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church' that describes the jubilee history of the Church with the history actually dating from 1892. The cover has an illustration of the church and the contents include a list of office bearers in 1953 as well as significant people over the years. Different addresses for it are recorded. 2/ Also a typed page with the description of wording used on the foundation stones at the church (1939) and at the hall (1923).Small paper booklet of 10 pages (beige-coloured) plus front and back cover with a sketch of the church corner of North and Booran Roads Ormond which measures 100mm x 70mm on front cover.presbyterian, ormond, jubilee, north road, booran road, foundation stone, thomson memorial, presbyterian, church, churches, centre road, saint cuthberts, flynn john dr rev., chalinor john p rev., jones hugh rev., balfour graham h. rev., beattie james rev., chisholm farquar rev., hadley vincent f rev., owen j. e. rev, george fincham & sons, building committee, manse, home missionary, pipe organ, thomas street, jasper road, huntly street, brighton east, ulster creek, whitmuir road, merton hall, mulua street, wheatley road, ocean street, cadby hall, plaza theatre, mentone rsl, hadley v.f. rev. b.a. minister, anderson v. mr, box h. mr, curtis r. mr, inglis j. mr, jackson f. mr, lang r. mr, paterson g. mr, ponsford d. mr, porter l. mr, reynoldson a. mr, stevenson d. mr, shallcross h. mr, towers h. mr, viccars r. mr, wade r. mr, williamson w. mr, ponsford d.w. mr, anstee r. mr, box f. mr, mac cleland r. mr, davis a. mr, denton o.w. mr, ferguson a. mr, johnston l. mr, lawrence a. mr, mckerral w. mr, noblet n. mr, sinclair w. mr, taylor s. mr, whitby n. mr, wickenton d. mr, wilson h. mr, warby h. mr, wyatt r. mr, porter lance mr, wade r. mr, wilson d. mr, anderson v. mr, wallace r.a.f. mr, beresford f.j. mr, jackson f. mr, thomson j. mr, henderson a. mr, newham c. mr, arnold a.t. mr, mckerral j. mr, smith e.b. mr, roberts j.h. mr, thomson j. mr, uniting church ormond, 264 booran road, the manse, 428 north road, chinese community, ormond presbyterian church, sutherland family, market gardens, elster creek, sunday schools, malua street, louis r williams architect, norman taylor builder

This file contains four items: 1/A black and white photocopy of a letter dated either 07/08/1889 or 09/08/1889, from Robert Lundon to an unidentified recipient discussing an agreement reached between the author – on behalf of the recipient – and Soon Hang Hi in regard, in regards to the allotment known as Webber’s. The agreement is outlined in the letter in what appears to be Chinese characters, and includes the marks of Robert Lundon and Soon Hang Hi. File note from Joy Wu states that the calligraphy is not Mandarin or traditional Chinese. 2/Three sheets of hand-written working notes with information taken from the Victorian Government Gazette on THE ROSSTOWN AND MURRUMBEENA LAND COMPANY LIMITED, THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION RAILWAY AND PROSPERITY COMPANY LIOMITED, and THE ROSSTOWN JUNCTION, ELSTERNWICK, AND OAKLEIGH RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED, covering dates between 1887 and 1894. The notes concern meetings and creditors claims relevant to the companies, with reference numbers for the information source. Date and author of the notes are not recorded. 3/A black and white photocopy of the a partial map of the Rosstown Railway and surrounding area, undated. The map includes the names of landholders in the areas of Brighton, Garden Vale and Elsternwick, as well as other railway lines present in the region. 4/A fold-out map and guide of the Rosstown Rail Trail, including a brief general history of Caulfield as well as a more extensive biography of William Murray Ross and the Rosstown Railway. The map marks and describes significant sites along the trail, including photographs of some of these sites, provided by DF Jowett.documents, correspondence, webber’s, lundon robert, chinese characters, ethnic communities, signatures, text, settlements, taxes, fraser john grieves, lovell r.h., price davies, meetings, communication activities, soon hang hi, commercial events and activities, the rosstown and murrumbeena land company limited, victorian government gazette, bulmer richard, parry john, osment henry, shareholders, creditors claims, the rosstown junction railway and property company limited, finch and best, lawyers, the rosstown junction elsternwick and oakleigh railway company limited, cameron w.c., phillips p.d., garden vale, elsternwick, elsternwick railway station, rosstown, rosstown railway, thomas street, bay street, kooyong road, melbourne and brighton railway, hawthorn road, bambra road, caulfield and frankston railway, booran road, grange road, koornang road, murrumbeena road, north road, north road railway station, east brighton railway station, south road, railway routes, railway lines, railways, land transport, murphy j., caulfield, hamilton t.f., dane p., holloway, webb, ailee john, payne t.b., brodie chas, dane john, o’neil h., mccombie john, mcmillane a., smyth c.d., cooper, ebden, landholders, jeffrey j.d., gill j., balcombe a.e., cooper h., mcnab j., white j., sutherland j., greeves a.f.a., newton m.c., chamley f.b., fowler j., inglis p., grant t., stooke j., swanson g., cochrane c., adams e.b., mccombie thas, keyes robert, brighton cemetery, burials grounds and graveyards, war-ein road, were j.b., holland j., mcmahon c., winter t.l.m., dendy henry, mitchell w., jackson s., were j.e., wickham francis dawe, bryant jane, east brighton railway station, railway stations, maps, allotments, land titles, roads and streets, rosstown rail trail, city of glen eira, tourism, trains, tourism information bureaus, tours, pamphlets, elsternwick railway park, oakleigh junction, princes park, ee gunn reserve, packer park, sites, jowett d.f., weickhardt i.g., return to rosstown: railways land sales and sugar beet ventures in caulfield, land sales, walking trails, ross william murray, transport objects, locomotion, walking, cycling, driving, sports, country mansions, people, caulfield john, builders, construction and demolition workers, occupations, careers, professionals, topography, geology, landforms, horticulture, market gardens, primary industry workers, city of caulfield, mood kee, pennington harold, annual general meetings, caulfield town hall, glen eira city council, carnegie, carnegie station, rosstown station, people by circumstance, migrants, sugar beet, sugar beet mill, sugar beet industry, mills, factories, sea beach lines, bent thomas, parliamentary representatives, neville street, miller street, lemann’s swamp reserve, koornang park, cane sugar industry, breweries, rabbit processing plants, health establishments, hospitals, food production establishments, abattoirs, thieves, social problems, vagrants, theft, squatting, financial economics, debt, finance industry, insurance companies, company managers, bentleigh, ross leila, the grange, leila road, wild cherry road, financial trouble, mortgages, gisborne street, archibald street, riddell parade, victoria railways, glen huntly road, clarence street, college street, gladstone parade, parrell street, aileen avenue, seaview street, land subdivisions, dover street, sussex street, landfill, marara road, booran road, woodville avenue, dorothy avenue, ormond park, royal avenue, ormond railway station, oakleigh road, melten avenue, miller street, munro avenue, lord reserve, neerim road, toolambool road, the rosstown hotel, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, commercial establishments, the national bank, rosstown road, kangaroo road, poath road, freda street, hughesdale kindergarten, oakleigh council, hughesdale community centre, civic establishments, galbally reserve, plaques, warrigal road, out and about brochures, orion estate

Sydney Smith (1821-1886) came to Australia as a young man. After marrying and some years in Epping, he moved to the Diamond Creek area. Contents Photocopy typed notes, undated, on Sydney Smith, family and descendants. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcsydney smith, william smith, elizabeth smith, henty family, rebecca lee, william lee, elizabeth lee, john matthews, mary ann lee, ship maitland, william henny, rebecca matthews, mary ann matthews, scale family of epping, emma smith, thomas smith, robert smith, james smith, rebecca smith, reuben smith, sarah sussannah smith, emma jane smith, midhurst at arthur's creek, arthur's creek road, frank kurnell, elizabeth smith nee johnson, william johnson, sarah johnson, st john's church diamond creek, arthur j pickering, charlotte harrison, sarah janes laura smith, william sydney smith, rebecca edith maud smith, thomas james leslie smith, elizabeth mary mabel smith, florence ellen isobel smith, albert percival smith, evelyn hazel walher smith, elsie may smith, jack's creek waterworks, toorourrong reservoir, doctors gully road, harold bassett, hazel glen state school, wesleyan sunday school hazel glen, middle station creek glenburn, glenburn school, allan ferguson, diamond creek state school, haley's gully road arthur's creek