Rock formation was known as " The Monolith " and situated on Mt.Victory. Postcard shows a large rock formation sitting on a rock base. A gum tree stands higher up on the left. Photo has been taken and looking up at fomation.The Rose Series P 4981. The Monolith, Mt.Victory.Grampians Vic.scenery, grampians ranges

Group would have been typical of tourist parties of the day, Such groups stayed at and were catered by local guesthouses offering walking activities with guides.photo shows a group of people (5 women,1 girl,9 men) standing on rocky platform and lookout. A wire fence surrounds edge of lookout on three sides.people, tourists

Photo is probably a copy of a postcard. A caption "The Grampians " is written bottom left. The creek is Stoney creek/site Venus Baths.Photo shows man standing by a swiftly flowing creek. He is standing on a rocky platform. Slabs of rock can be seen in background. The man is wearing a cap with suit and tie.Quality paper made in Germanyscenery, stoney creek

Four colour photographs of the Society's 40th Anniversary celebrations held in the old Courthouse. Two photographs show Harry Gilham making a speech from the Witness stand and to the side of it.edhs

Four colour photographs of the Society's 40th Anniversary celebrations held in the old Courthouse. Two photographs show Harry Gilham making a speech from the Witness stand and to the side of it.edhs

Four colour photographs of the Society's 40th Anniversary celebrations held in the old Courthouse. Two photographs show Harry Gilham making a speech from the Witness stand and to the side of it.edhs

The abacus was used at primary school to assist children with mathematics. It had the advantage of being visual and tactile.Used at Bogong Primary School.Grey plastic frame with 10 horizontal rods each holding 10 beads. The beads are red and black with each colour increasing or decreasing in number to show the sum of ten.Embossed "Invicta / Made in England"abacus, education, school, mathematics, bogong primary school

Stripping of the foundations commenced in 1948 and the first concrete in the dam was poured in May, 1949. With the suspension for the winter months of work on the High Plains, it was possible to increase the number of men, and work then proceeded at a steady pace for the remainder of the year. Some interruption was caused by a flood in September, which over topped the rockfill coffer dam. By the end of 1950 17,000 yards of material had been excavated from the foundations and 4,000 cubic yard of concrete placed. Work at Clover Dam was completed in 1953, but two bays were left open for flood emergency. The pondage was filled on the 16th August, 1954. A pictorial record of the placing of concrete foundations of Clover Dam and also shows the methods of construction used at this site in 1949.Black and white photograph taken during the construction of Clover Dam. Shows early stages of the concrete foundations, cranes and the railway line which was constructed to bring materials to the site. Handwritten in blue ink of back of photograph "Clover Dam Foundations"dam, foundations, concrete, construction

Near Eltham Park (now known as Eltham Lower Park), floodwaters from the Diamond Creek cut off the Main road into Eltham at Bremner’s Flats (present day Wingrove Park). In the distance, left of centre, is Mr. Montieth's Ford Wagonette stranded in the floodwater near Wingrove Cottage. “On the Lower Eltham Reserve the water was nearly five feet deep across the reserve and over a mile along the road. All the week-end shops are surrounded. For over 40 years flood waters have not reached this unprecedented level.” - Advertiser, Friday November 30, 1934, p7 "Whilst we were at the shop a "tidal" wave occured . There used to be a Mr. Monteith who ran a Model T Ford bus from the Eltham Railway Station down the main street. The bus would hold seven, six seated in the back, 3 aside a seventh standing on the step on the middle of the back hanging on to two small hand rails. The bus was caught by the flood and was abandoned not far from our shop in the paddocks towards the Higher Elementary School. It was there for days and after the flood waters receded, Mr. Monteith, after removing all the mud and debris gave the engine one turn with the handle and it started first time! So the story goes! " (Doug Orford Reminiscences, 2004) The 1934 flood of the Diamond Creek and Yarra River is the highest recorded flooding in the district and set the standard for the current planning flood plain level.Black and white photograph showing the floodwater from Diamond Creek across Main Road in 1934. Left of centre shows Mr. Montieth's Ford Wagonette in the floodwater in the distancefloods, main road, eltham south, diamond creek (creek), wingrove cottage, wingrove park, bus services, bremner's flat, eltham park, ford wagonette, mr. montieth, floodwater, reminscences

Four colour photographs of the Society's 40th Anniversary celebrations held in the old Courthouse. Two photographs show Harry Gilham making a speech from the Witness stand and to the side of it.edhs

Mostly black surface with an area of white on the right side and a brown band near the top, lined with white dots. Work show the 'black soil country'. Ochres on Canvas.

This is an original image of Edward "Ned" Kelly photographed the day before his execution.Black and white photograph of Edward "Ned" Kelly mounted onto dark green board. Photograph is oval in shape and shows Ned Kelly the day before his execution."318 (crossed through) 334" (blue ink on white sticker on front top right hand corner of photograph) "P318" (felt pen on reverse of photograph). "Ned Kelly" (handwritten in black ink). "Public Relations Division (stamped on reverse).ned kelly, kelly gang, execution, police murders

Reproductions of this image attribute it to William StricklandBlack and white photograph of William Woods a sympathiser of the Kelly Gang. Photograph is in an oval frame and shows head and shoulders of a bearded man wearing a jacket and tie facing rightRear is inscribed with William Woodswilliam woods, kelly sympathiser, kelly gang, edward kelly, ned kelly, william strickland

Black and white photograph of John Quinn a sympathiser of the Kelly Gang. Photograph is in an oval frame and shows head and shoulders of a bearded man wearing a jacket and tie facing rightjohn quinn, kelly sympathiser, kelly gang, edward kelly, ned kellly

Black and white photograph of Daniel Clancy a sympathiser of the Kelly Gang. Photograph shows a small head and shoulders portrait of a lightly bearded man in a checkered vest with patterned tiedaniel clancy, clancy brothers, kelly sympathiser, kelly gang, edward kelly, ned kelly

A vintage Lenticular (3D) postcard by Wonder Co. The postcard was printed using a Lenticular process which produces images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is viewed from different angles. The postcard was made by the Wonder Co., Tokyo, Japan. and distributed by Asahi Trading Co. in New York as a souvenir Marysville in Victoria.A vintage Lenticular (3D) postcard by Wonder Co. The postcard was printed using a Lenticular process which produces images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is viewed from different angles. The postcard was made by the Wonder Co., Tokyo, Japan. and distributed by Asahi Trading Co. in New York as a souvenir Marysville in Victoria.GREETINGS FROM/ Marysville, Vic. CSP - 2 C WONDER CO. TOKYO/ PAT591219 MADE IN JAPANmarysville, victoria, postcard, souvenir, wonder co

An early black and white photograph taken at Fernshaw.An early black and white photograph taken at Fernshaw. Fernshaw was a rural township 63 km north-east of Melbourne and 10 km north-east of Healesville. Situated on the Watts River, near where a log had fallen making a convenient crossing, Fernshaw was settled in the 1860s. It provided good country for orchards and berry growing. The location was at the foot of Blacks Spur, with Mounts Juliet and Mondah rising on either side, providing spectacular scenery. There were nearby fern gullies giving rise to the name – ‘shaw’ is old English for thicket or wood. By 1875 Fernshaw had a post office (1865), two hotels, a school (1871) and stores. It was famed for its beauty, attracting tourists. In 1886 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works began work on the Watts River water catchment scheme – later to become Maroondah – and the Board obtained approval for the catchment country to be reserved and kept free of settlement. This required the removal of the Fernshaw township, which was completed by about 1890. The area was described in the 1903 Australian handbook:ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMfernshaw, healesville, watts river, orchard, berry orchard, blacks spur, black spur, mount juliet, mount mondah, maroondah dam, victoria

A digital copy of a black and white photograph taken at the entrance to "The Hermitage" at Narbethong in Victoria.A digital copy of a black and white photograph taken at the entrance to "The Hermitage" at Narbethong in Victoria. "The Hermitage" was built by photographer John William Lindt as a home and guesthouse in 1894. John Lindt had previously photographed the mountain scenery of the Black Spur and purchased 71 acres and subseqently built his home and guesthouse from where he continued his career. "The Hermitage had a garden designed by John Lindt's friend, Ferdinand von Mueller, who was at one stage the Director of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. The garden featured New Guinea tree houses from which John Lindt made frequent panoramas of his property and the surrounding forest of towering mountain ash. Aged 81 Lindt died of heart failure during disastrous bushfires on 19 February 1926 at the Hermitage. He was survived by his wife Catherine who continued to run ‘The Hermitage’ guest house before she retired to the city.the hermitage, john william lindt, narbethong, victoria, black spur, ferdinand von mueller, melbourne botanic gardens, new guinea, catherine lindt

This wad of paper is a section from a bale of paper that was recovered from the Falls of Halladale. The iron-hulled, four-masted barque, the Falls of Halladale, was a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 on her way to Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold, along with 56,763 tiles of unusual beautiful green American slates (roofing tiles), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6500 gallons of oil, 14400 gallons of benzene, and many other manufactured items, were 117 cases of crockery and glassware. Three months later and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland at 3 am on the morning of the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members all survived, but her valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. ABOUT THE ‘FALLS OF HALLADALE’ (1886 - 1908) Built: in1886 by Russell & Co., Greenock shipyards, River Clyde, Scotland, UK. The company was founded in 1870 (or 1873) as a partnership between Joseph Russell (1834-1917), Anderson Rodger and William Todd Lithgow. During the period 1882-92 Russell & Co., standardised designs, which sped up their building process so much that they were able to build 271 ships over that time. In 1886 they introduced a 3000 ton class of sailing vessel with auxiliary engines and brace halyard winches. In 1890 they broke the world output record. Owner: Falls Line, Wright, Breakenridge & Co, 111 Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Configuration: Four masted sailing ship; iron-hulled barque; iron masts, wire rigging, fore & aft lifting bridges. Size: Length 83.87m x Breadth 12.6m x Depth 7.23m, Gross tonnage 2085 ton Wrecked: the night of 14th November 1908, Curdies Inlet, Peterborough south west Victoria Crew: 29 The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted sailing ship built-in 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, for the long-distance cargo trade and was mostly used for Pacific grain trade. She was owned by Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow and was one of several Falls Line ships, all of which were named after waterfalls in Scotland. The lines flag was of red, blue and white vertical stripes. The Falls of Halladale had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the ‘windjammers’ that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. Previous to this, heavily loaded vessels could have heavy seas break along the full length of the deck, causing serious injury or even death to those on deck. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck stormy conditions. This idea is still used today on the most modern tankers and cargo vessels and has proved to be an important step forward in the safety of men at sea. On 4th August 1908, with new sails, 29 crew, and 2800 tons of cargo, the Falls of Halladale left New York, bound for Melbourne and Sydney via the Cape of Good Hope. The cargo on board was valued at £35,000 and included 56,763 tiles of American slate roofing tiles (roof slates), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6,500 gallons of oil, 14,400 gallons of benzene, plumbing iron, 117 cases of crockery and glassware and many other manufactured items. The Falls of Halladale had been at sail for 102 days when, at 3 am on the night of 14th November 1908, under full sail in calm seas with a six knots breeze behind and misleading fog along the coast, the great vessel rose upon an ocean swell and settled on top of a submerged reef near Peterborough on the south-west Victoria’s coast. The ship was jammed on the rocks and began filling with water. The crew launched the two lifeboats and all 29 crew landed safely on the beach over 4 miles away at the Bay of Islands. The postmistress at Peterborough, who kept a watch for vessels in distress, saw the stranding and sent out an alert to the local people. A rescue party went to the aid of the sailors and the Port Campbell rocket crew was dispatched, but the crew had all managed to reach shore safely by the time help arrived. The ship stayed in full sail on the rocky shelf for nearly two months, attracting hundreds of sightseers who watched her slowly disintegrate until the pounding seas and dynamiting by salvagers finally broke her back, and her remains disappeared back into deeper water. The valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. Further salvage operations were made from 1974-1986, during which time 22,000 slate tiles were recovered with the help of 14 oil drums to float them, plus personal artefacts, ship fittings, reams of paper and other items. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson’s navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The shipwreck is a popular site for divers, about 300m offshore and in 3 – 15m of water. Some of the original cargo can be seen at the site, including pieces of roof slate and coils of barbed wire. The section of paper has significance through its association with the Falls of Halladale. The shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Paper wad; a section of a bale of many sheets. The paper has several layers and shows the effects of being in the sea for many years. It was recovered from the wreck of the Falls of Halladale.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, falls of halladale, shipwreck peterborough, 1908 shipwreck, great clipper ships, russell & co., paper, bale of paper, ream of paper, wad of paper

The School of Mines Ballarat Administration Building had a foundation stone laid in 1899. It was originally known as the New Classrooms.Two photographs mounted on to thick card. Photographs have a gold boarder marked on to the card. One photograph shows the construction under scaffold, and other other the completed building.ballarat school of mines, administration building, scaffold, a building, new classrooms

Bendigo Advertiser' The way we were'' from 2003. Hunting: Dingee farmers show the results of a three hour hunting trip, circa March 1949. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Pages of history: a program from the 1925 Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Society's grand national show. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

black and white photograph: image shows group of children at Golden Days Historical Exhibition 1960. Children are dressed in winter clothing, teacher (?) standing LH side back.

black and white photo: image shows Mitchell Street, looking south. Lindsays store on corner of Bath Lane, Plaza Theatre on other corner. C 1970's ?place, streetscape, mitchell street, bendigo, bendigo, mitchell street, plaza theatre, lindsays, bath lane

Postcard Colour photo of 'Fernery, Rosalind Park, Bendigo - Fern garden - rear of postcard shows 'The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd Melbourne - printed in Great Britain.'The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd Melbourne - printed in Great britainpostcard, photograph, 'fernery , rosalind park , bendigo -fern garden / the valentine & sons publishing co. ltd melbourne