Many Ithacan Greeks who migrated to Australia prior to World War 2 worked with family members or friends in food vending industries such as fish shops, fruit shops and cafes. Many of these businesses were located in the Melbourne CBD or in the surrounding inner suburbs. A sepia photograph mounted on brown board of 2 men standing outside a fish shop in a strip shopping centre. The men are wearing aprons over their work clothes.south melbourne, peter drakopoulos.

Poster titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Tram services from North South East and West take you to the Malvern Shopping Centre" Prepared on a Dyeline drawing base and then hand coloured using a draftsman's wash in red for tram lines and green for the shopping centre. Shows the various main roads, tram lines, and rail lines. Has a compass drawn on it. No date - presumed 1950'sctrams, tramways, malvern, glenferrie rd, shoppers

East Ringwood 2000 - Burnt Bridge Shopping Centre taken from Maroondah Highway just near Kalinda Road - B&W Photo from Album 6501

A booklet about children's resources in Nunawading, emergency and legal services, kindergartens, infant welfare centres, play groups, shopping, sports, feeding facilities in shopping centres etc.childrens services, nunawading pavilion playgroup association, nunawading community childcare association, kindergartens

Black and white photo of Mitcham Shopping Centre in Whitehorse Road looking towards Mitcham Post Office in the 1950s.(Note alternative position of Post Office during this period)mitcham shopping centre

Black and white photograph of the foyer at Hoyts Theatre Complex, Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre- 1994. Two people standing in centre with ice cream sign overhead. hoyts theatre complex, forest hill

Colour photograph of old shops and service station Lower Plenty (prior to construction of present shopping centre). 4 x 6 print and 8 x 10 laminated printshops, service station, lower plenty, main road

Sunday Age article about Forest Hill in the Real estate section. The shopping centre is discussed and the manager, Ms Elaine Forde is interviewed. Comment is made on roads and the quality of the houses.Sunday Age article about Forest Hill in the Real estate section.forest hill, forest hill chase, forde, elaine, parkmore estate, residential development

Age article about drug dealing in Box Hill. It describes the Box Hill Central shopping centre around the station and the ease of purchasing heroin. Some users are interviewed. Photograph.box hill central, drugs, heroin

Article in Nunawading Gazette. Vermont South Post Office has moved to Vermont South Shopping Centre 'Gifts Galore' Shop 36. No staff members lost their jobs in the transition.post offices, vermont south post office, vermont south shopping centre

Blackburn Village Shopping Centre now has a glut of Coffee Shops and Real Estate Agents and a lack of options for groceries and household supplies since IGA closed on Nov 8th.Blackburn Village Shopping Centre. blackburn village shopping centre, shops

Black and white photograph of Mayor Keith Rooney (right) and the director of Keep Australia Beautiful at the opening of the Keep Australia Beautiful campaign. Venue- Forest Hill Shopping Centre, 1969.keep australia beautiful, forest hill shopping centre, rooney keith

The two storey building is the Royal Hotel which replaced an earlier single storey building that was destroyed by fire in 1935. It stood on a corner at the intersection of Brook and Evans Street. The new hotel was completed and opened in 1939 on the same site and still functions as a hotel today. The Royal Hotel was has occupied the same site in Sunbury's shopping strip for 163 years.A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of a brick two storey hotel with white trims around the windows and doors. The building occupies a street corner in a shopping centre.hotels, brook street, evans street, royal hotel

Property sketches done for Frank Gordon Real Estate in the 1990s. Garden City Shops, Centre Avenue [Note: Caption says Centre Rd rather than Centre Avenue]frank gordon & co, built environment - commercial, garden city, centre avenue

Part of the AFB network of fundraising involved the use of opportunity shops in various locations. The Top Opp was a large contributor and the work of those who volunteered is acknowledged in this plaque.Gold coloured metal plate with black writingAssociation for the Blind gratefully recognises the financial contribution made by the Top Opp at the Chadstone Shopping Centre through the efforts of its many volunteers August 1995association for the blind, fundraising

Photocopy of newspaper article reviewing land prices in Vermont, Blackburn, Nunawading and Mitcham. Includes photo of Rangeview Shopping Centre, Mitcham Road, Mitcham 195?. From the scrapbook of Jessie Williams.Photocopy of newspaper article reviewing land prices in Vermont, Blackburn, Nunawading and Mitcham. nunawading, vermont, mitcham, blackburn, real estate, rangeview shopping centre, williams, jessie

The Burwood brickworks site in Middleborough Road may become the world's first retail centre with a living building accreditation. There are plans for a 10,500 sq. m. shopping centre and 750 townhouses and apartments.brickworks, retail trade, middleborough road, environment

Coloured photograph of the Nunawading Shopping Centre on the left of Springvale Road just before the Whitehorse Road intersection. Old hall with white roof can be seen behind the wine shop on the left.nunawading shopping centre

The City Engineer's Department within the former City of Kew, was responsible for public works, including street beautification. This photograph was held in the archives of the Department and was subsequently gifted to the Kew Historical Society. Like other examples originally held by the Department, photographs of road works, street beautification, engineering works were often sourced from other municipalities, or countries, to use as references for engineering works and design in Kew.Colour photographic positive (faded) of street beautification in Port Melbourne, used as a model by the Engineer's Department of the City of Kew for how civic spaces, including shopping centre precincts, could be improved. street beautification, city of kew -- engineers department, public works -- kew (vic.), port melbourne

The City Engineer's Department within the former City of Kew, was responsible for public works, including street beautification. This photograph was held in the archives of the Department and was subsequently gifted to the Kew Historical Society. Like other examples originally held by the Department, photographs of road works, street beautification, engineering works were often sourced from other municipalities, or countries, to use as references for engineering works and design in Kew.Colour photographic positive (faded) of street beautification in Port Melbourne, used as a model by the Engineer's Department of the City of Kew for how civic spaces, including shopping centre precincts, could be improved. street beautification, city of kew -- engineers department, public works -- kew (vic.), port melbourne

The City Engineer's Department within the former City of Kew, was responsible for public works, including street beautification. This photograph was held in the archives of the Department and was subsequently gifted to the Kew Historical Society. Like other examples originally held by the Department, photographs of road works, street beautification, engineering works were often sourced from other municipalities, or countries, to use as references for engineering works and design in Kew.Colour photographic positive (faded) of street beautification in Port Melbourne, used as a model by the Engineer's Department of the City of Kew for how civic spaces, including shopping centre precincts, could be improved. street beautification, city of kew -- engineers department, public works -- kew (vic.), port melbourne

The Olympic Games were held in Sydney during 2000. The Olympic torch progress through Australia and prominent sporting or cultural identities were invited to carry the torch through their local areas. The relay was accompanied by large crowds.Colour photograph depicting the crowd in attendance at Westfield Shopping Centre, Cheltenham, during the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay. There are people lined up along the street, many carrying red balloons.olympics, torch relay

Early settlers in the Parish of Moorabbin, County of Bourke, established market gardens and farms in the area of Henry Dendy's Special Survey 1841 Brighton. Small communities grew near Churches & Schools and shops and businesses were established. Following the opening of the Railway line from Caulfield to Mordialloc 1881 the shops and business moved from the Tucker Road /Centre Road ( East Brighton ) East Bentleigh area to be close to the transport. Shops, businesses and housing developed along Centre Road between Thomas Street and Jasper Road. Mr Arthur Moore established his 1st shop in 395 Centre Road c1930 and later moved along the road to a site next to Coles Variety Store.Following the opening of the Railway line from Caulfield to Mordialloc 1881 the shops and business moved from the Tucker Road /Centre Road East Bentleigh area to be close to the transport. Shops, businesses and housing developed along Centre Road between Thomas Street and Jasper Road. Mr Moore established his 1st shop in 395 Centre Road c1930 and later moved along the road to a site next to Coles Variety Store.Black & White photograph of Mr Arthur Moore's 1st Chemist Shop, 384 Centre Road Bentleigh c 1930 back Handwritten information unsignedbentleigh shopping centre c1930, east brighton, railway line caulfield -mordialloc 1881, chemists, pharmacy, moore's moorabbin shire, smith j l, smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, smith harry redvers, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b., bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards