Commonwealth of Australia letter A.S. 822/12/30 dated 20th August 1922, from Defence Department Melbourne No AS/ 4320. addressed to Mr O H Jolley, C/- Life Assurance Co, of A/Asia, Ltd, 31 Queen St, Melbourne. Letter pasted at a later date to writing paper reads, Dear Sir, The following extract from a Minute received from the Senior Medical Officer, R.A.A.F. , is forwarded for your information. Mr O H Jolley has this day been examined by me and has been assessed as medically fit to hold a civil pilot's licence. Signed H E Stricksmead, Controller of Civil Aviation.bendigo, history, aviation 1920s.

Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 31 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. John Chapman has written in 'Bushwalking Clubs - A Brief History', about the establishment in Victoria of the first bushwalking club in 1888, and the popularisation of bushwalking during the interwar period. Henry Christian's 'walks' appear to have been undertaken solely or with a companion/s. This black and white photo is part of a group of six photos taken on an 18 kilometre walking trip between Bruthen and Swan Reach in East Gippsland in 1926. The route of the walk followed the Tambo River."BRUTHEN TO SWAN REACH 1926"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, bushwalking, bruthen, swan reach, tambo river, east gippsland

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways fare system at the time of the one man trams, tokens which could be pre purchased by travellers and save time when boarding trams. See notes on file re these eg Reg Item 1801.Two Fare tokens - 2d - 21mm diameter - green celluloid - with "B.E.T." in large capitals on front centre of token and words "Ballarat Electric Tramways 1913" on circumference. On reverse in large font "2" and a small font "D" at top of the two - indicating token had a value of two pence. For details of use see Reg. Item 1794 and Reg. item 1801.1, 1802. For 1 1/2D tokens, see Reg. Item 1944.1 For other 2d token see Reg. Item 1794 and 2488 page 31. See Reg. Item 2514 for H.P. James notes on the token system and See Reg. Item 1794 trams, tramways, tickets, tokens, esco, one man trams

Short Trip ticket, full fare, printed for the 2011, prior to Myki coming into use. Has the Metcard logo on it, along with other Metcard, Metlink information. On the rear of each ticket has the use details. .1 - Daily Full Fare - Zone 1, $7.00, issued 31/5/2011 and used on the same date. Has a message that Myki can now be used on trains, trams and buses. .2 - Two hour Concession - Zone 1, 10 trip, $15.10, issued using a Mastercard on 10/5/2011 and first use made on same day. Ten trips taken with the last on 26/5/2011. Two copies of each heldtrams, tramways, tickets, metlink, metcard

BHS CollectionBlack and white photographs (2) mounted on rectangular grey board. House, rendered, tiled roof, porch with pillars, 1 chimney, small paned windows, woven crinkled wire fence, gates with cyclone wire and wrought iron. On back of photo: 'J. Nanniche's, Old Violet St., Geo Phillips. 15 Dec. 1927. Sewered. £1175 ( crossed out ) £1400, 32/6 wk. Lease is out about 2 months. 31/7/34' 22b shows plan of house, drawn on parchment coloured paper. On RH corner, Violet Street, property, as quoted 9.9.29. Land Freehold 78' x 220'building, residential, j. nanniche, old violet street, t.c. watts and son

Set of papers - 28 sheets giving extracts from the HTT Annual reports - hand written in ink on plain quarto paper. - Notes the closing date of the horse tramway as 31/1/16 - whether to delegate operation to PMTT - Wattle Park - Metropolitan Tramway Park - Riversdale Road extension - Construction of the tramway, contracts and issues - Opening of the Line - extension of the depot - New tramcars - Burwood Accident - Report of Engineer and Manager - Permanent Way issues - Overhead Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil. See Reg Items 2364 to 2367 for copies of the original reports.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, annual reports, pmtt, wattle park, riversdale rd, construction, hawthorn depot, track, overhead

Form - foolscap of a very light blue paper and four quarto ruled sheets attached by staple to a "Form of application for employment or transfer", completed 30/10/1940 and date stamped 31/Oct. 1940" from Thomas A Blythe of Moonee Ponds for the position of "Car Parking and Cleaning". Has space for personal details, address, age, height, marital status, current employment, relatives, details of previous employment, references testimonials, war service. Attached are hand written copies of four testimonials from Nash Motors, Campbell Motor Engineering Works and the City of Essendon Unemployed Relief Committee dated 5-2-1932. No indication as whether he was employed or not.Various hand written notations by the applicant. stamped "86009" in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, employment forms, personnel, depots, cleaners

Schuss was advertised as Victoria’s Official Ski Journal It was issued monthly from 1935 to 1961 except during the war when summer issues covered two months. This continued after the war, but it averaged 10 issues annually over its 25 year life. Schuss was published by the Ski Club of Victoria which had a membership of 38 Ski Clubs and demanded to be recognised as the prime authority on skiing in the state. The other 30 ski clubs with 85% of the members disagreed and the politics of skiing became heated. These clubs formed the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs with their own journal, Ski Horizon. With the establishment of the Victorian Ski Association, Ski-Horizon published its last issue in Nov - Dec. 1955 and the role of the official journal was fully taken over by “Schuss”. This item is significant because it contains stories, images and information documenting the development of the ski facilities at Falls Creek.The journal includes stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. This cover featured a photo of Siggi Haberzetti taken the previous winter at Falls Creek where he would head the Ski School in 1961. The photo was provided by "The Age". Pages 12 - 13 reported a project to increase facilities at Falls Creek with the construction of two new T-Bar lifts, two nursery rope tows, establishment of a Central Instruction Centre and enlargement of the former Ski School Canteen. The Falls' Creek Committee of Management also announced the appointment of a new Chairman, Mr Len Schwarzman. Page 31 also featured an advertisement for the sale of Dawn Ski Club Lodge.schuss journal, siggi haberzetti

Digital Image of cable tram conductor Oscar Reginald Turner, possibly soon after starting as a conductor with the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. - see Reg Item 1930, in Feb. 1908. Possibly a studio photograph. Note the badges, pins for holding the tickets, cap, buttons, uniform in detail. i2 - tiff file, i3 - a small jpg file. See images i4 to i7 for a copy of his cable tram service - from VPRS 12737/P2/6 pages 560 and 642 accessed at the Public Records Office of Victoria on 31-3-2017 See Reg Item 2900 for leather buckle and some safety pins.trams, tramways, mto co, conductors, uniforms, cable trams

Mr Jack Tully was born in 1927 in Box Hill Doncaster to Irish decedents. The youngest of three children, one brother and two sisters, Jack and his family took after the family orchard after his father died. After years of running the business side of the orchard Jack moved to Beechworth in 1957 purchasing an orchard and becoming a grower. Jack grew mainly apples in his orchard creating job opportunities for locals and elevating his worth in town. He speaks highly of Beechworth; he is a valued and respected member of society. He enjoyed a round of tennis with his wife. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke. Mr Jack Tully's account of his life in Beechworth and the local area during the 20th century is historically and socially significant to the region's cultural heritage. He provides a unique perspective as an orchard owner within Beechworth but also as an outsider who moved and was welcomed into the town with open arms. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a more mundane insight into day-to-day life of ordinary residents during the 20th century. This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mr Jack Tully / beechworth, jennifer williams, jack tully, oral history, burke museum, listen to what they say, recording

Matthews and Sons' Snowy River Garage was situated in Nicholson Street Orbost. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of book-keeping in Orbost in the early 20th century and is a useful research tool.A white paper account with black print, blue lines and an illustration of an old car in the top left corner. It has a blue receipt attached for W.A. Matthews & Sons General Motor Engineers to R. Cameron.matthews-w.a. cameron-robert-pullar

Taken on the 31st of August ,1918, this photograph depicts Gunner Wilson, Lieutenant Driscoll, and Lieutenant Clark (facing camera) of the 12th Battery of Australian Field Artillery, choosing a site for new battery positions, as members of the 52nd Australian Battalion move past to a new sector north of the Somme, before Mont St Quentin.The Battle of Mont St Quentin commenced on the 31st of August 1918 and ended on the 3rd of September 1918. The battle saw Australian troops storm, seize and hold the key height of Mont St Quentin (overlooking Peronne), a pivotal German defensive position on the line of the Somme.Black and white rectangular reproduced photograph on matte photographic paperReverse: 5144/military album, beechworth, burke museum, ww2, world war two, france, somme, 12th battery of australian field artillery, 52nd australian battalion, military, mont st quentin

A map of the Ballark area within the County of Grant showing roads, waterways, property boundaries and property owners in 1915.Significant to people researching land usage and ownership. Also those researching families in the area at that time.A map of Ballark in the County of Grant. Black printing on buff coloured paper. Extra notations by hand and various coloured highlighting of certain features. Details roads, rivers, property boundaries and names of property owners and districts. The map is easily readable although there is some physical damage to the borders and some sellotape residue. Shows a scale in Chains and the number L.6030Various numbers and directional arrows added to map.bungal, borhoneyghurk, bungeeltap, ballark, beremboke, moreep, meredith, morrisons, moorarbool river

Original owner Nora O’Connor the donor’s adopted aunt migrated to Canada during WW2 and also worked as volunteer at the Vancouver Mission to Seamen where she met her husband Edward O’Connor who later migrated to Australia.Newspaper clipping from the 'Vancouver Sun' dated Friday, March 31st 1950. Clipping shows an a black and white photograph of W. Wootton Mascall, treasurer; Rev. John W. Leighton, chaplain; president Captain G. Lancaster and Margaret Ross, head of the Lightkeepers Women's Auxiliary. They are tying bundles of magazines at the Vancouver Seamen's Institute.SAILOR'S KNOT is expertly tied on bundles of magazines at Vancouver Seamen's Institute by Margaret Ross, head of the Lightkeepers Women's Auxiliary, Missions to Seamen. Aiding her bundle up the reading matter are, from left: W. Wootton Mascall, treasurer; Rev. John W. Leighton, chaplain , and president Capt. G. Lancaster.vancouver, canada, lightkeepers' auxiliary, mission to seamen, nora o'connor, edward o'connor, british columbia, overseas missions

b.d. "geo kermode". lino bresciani.b.d. "geo kermode". lino bresciani.

Article as part of a series comparing Ringwood, Hampshire, England and Ringwood, Vic.. Population details, industry, houses and environs. 4 B&W pictures two of Ringwood ,England and two of Ringwood , Vic. depicting streetscapes and buildings.Newspaper cuttings on cream coloured cardboard from 'The Age' 4 April 1931 with 2 B&W photos of Ringwood, Hampshire, England and 2 B&W photos of Ringwood ,Victoria ,Clocktower in background and old Town Hall. Printed text.

Plans made by the Metropolitan Board of Works in May 1979 detailing 1. energy dissipaters for existing drains at the North Ringwood Retarding basin. 2 spillway details2 A3 pages with drawings of Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works of the North Ringwood retarding basin

Monthly reports were mandatory for all RASvy UnitsA plastic bound, A4 cardboard covered report that includes text and diagramsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Operation Tropic Shores was conducted in 2 phases, Sep 1977 and May / Jun 78. The Operation was the field completion of Cape York 1;50,000 Mapping North of latitude 15 degrees S. Plotting was undertaken by 2, 4 and 5 Fd Svy Sqns with 1Fd Svy Sqn undertaking the mounting and Management of the field completion phase. Re-visiting and targeting of existing trig stations was also carried out as an opportunity task.Booklet, A4 cream cardboard cover, stapled Left Hand side, containing a report and plotted maps. Cover has Title and the Badges of the Australian Army Corps who participated in the Operation. 2 fd svy sqn, 4 fd svy sqn, 5 fd svy sqn, royal australian survey corps, 1 field survey squadron, 1fd svy sqn, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Monthly reports were mandatory for all RASvy UnitsA plastic bound, A4 cardboard covered report that includes text and diagramsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Monthly reports were mandatory for all RASvy unitsA plastic bound, A4 cardboard covered report that includes text and diagramsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Report describing the "Jerie" Vertical Block Adjustment for the Townsville 1:250,000 and how the apparatus was designed, constructed and used.Foolscap size, 14 x numbered pages and 10 x unnumbered pages. Stapled left side. Numbered pages printed in purple. Four of the unnumbered pages contain photos while the rest contain handwritten tables and hand drawn diagrams. Annex A: Discrepancies Tables, Annex B: Baseboard Diagram, Annex C to Annex G, Annex H: Photo showing tools which are numbered and listed below each photo. The numbers on each photo are faint but readable. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

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Eltham Council objects to unrestricted growth of Melbourne Metropolitan areaeltham, housing development, melbourne metropolitan area, urban growth

Gordon Ford and photographer Sue Winslow were married in 1965. They set up home in an old log cabin on the property Gordon had purchased in 1954 on Laughing Waters Road. Situated between the Yarra River and Overbank Road, Gordon had built a small mud-brick shack on the river and a pontoon. Over the decades the shack has been locally referred to as “the love shack”, the “rooting shack” or simply “Gordon’s shack”. Gordon and Sue commissioned local builder Graeme Rose to do a wattle and daub renovation and extension to the old log cabin on the north side of Laughing Waters Road. The work had only just been completed in 1965 when a bushfire swept through the area and destroyed the cabin. Gordon and Sue relocated to his property, Fulling, in Pitt Street, Eltham. In 1970 work started on a new house at the Laughing Waters property. Originally known as the Banana House, it is now known as Boomerang. Designed by Alistair Knox, the mud-brick house includes iron window grilles made by Matcham Skipper that puncture the curved mud walls. The grilles were made from ‘off-pressings’ from the Sidchrome tool works in Heidelberg. Gordon, Sue and family moved into the house in 1972. Their marriage fell apart and Sue moved to Sydney with the children around the same time Gordon commenced building Birrarung just below Boomerang on the Laughing Waters Road block. After the Fords moved out, Boomerang it was rented out to various share households of students, musicians, artists and environmentalists for twenty-four years. Gordon Ford sold Birrarung and Boomerang to Melbourne Water in 1999. The Laughing Waters Artist in Residence Program was developed as a partnership between Parks Victoria and Nillumbik Shire Council. Boomerang was deemed unfit for habitation so was used as a day studio only. By 2001 Boomerang was in a poor state of repair and by 2002 the last artist in residence was to use the house as a studio. Nillumbik Shire Council had been granted funds from the Melbourne Community Fund to restore both Boomerang and Birrarung but it was apparent in early 2003 that the funds would be insufficient to restore both houses. Boomerang was infested with termites which presented a risk to any occupants and so the decision was made to close Boomerang and concentrate funding on Birrarung. Boomerang was fenced off for safety and to prevent intrusion and remains ‘caged’ today (2023). However, it is readily apparent the property has been occupied by squatters over the years. By 2023 it was clear that the squatters had abandoned the property and sections of the roof structure have given away in some areas and collapsed internally. For a more in-depth description and history of the property and that of Gordon and Sue Ford, see Jane Woollard's book, "Laughing Waters Road; Art, Landscape & Memory in Eltham" published 2016.jim connor collection, laughing waters road, boomerang house, gordon ford