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Memorabilia - Army Tankard
Tankard to commemorate conflicts in which the Australian Army has been involved since and including World War I. From the Returned Services League, Mitcham Sub-Branch, 26 McDowall Street, Mitcham, cnr Harrison Street when it closed early 2014.Australian Army Tankard with Australian rising sun badge on front. Tankard is made of pewter with a glass base. On the tankard all the conflicts that the Australian fought in are commemorated from World War I to Vietnam.The Australian Army Tankard, World War I, World War I, Mesopotamia, Flanders, German New Guinea, Gallipoli, France, Palestine, World War II, North Africa, Crete, Malaya, S.W. Pacific, Timor, New Guinea, Java, Bougainville, Borneo, Greece, Syria, Singapore, South Africa, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam.military history, army, metalcraft, pewterware -
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Functional object - Stamp, >1945
From the Returned Services League - Mitcham Sub-Branch. Commonly referred to as the|Mitcham R.S.L.|Branch at 26 McDowall Street (cnr of Harrison Street), Mitcham. Closed in early 2014.R.S.L. Mitcham, Ink Stamp, reading |Building Patriot Fund Trust Returned Soldiers League Mitcham Sub-Branc |Brown wood oblong block with painted black handle and blue inked rubber wording.Building Patriot Fund Trust|Returned Soldiers League|Mitcham Sub-Branchmilitary history, air force, army, marines, navy, societies, service clubs -
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Domestic object - Cushion Panel, 1940s
Item donated by R.W.T. Rowland, and was sent to the wife of a friend while serving in the 2/7th Battalion A.I.F. Middle East.|From the Returned Serviced League, Mitcham, 26 McDowall Street (cnr Harrison Street) closed in early 2014.Velvet square material 50cm x 40cm with 30cm x 40cm handpainted Oval Painting of the 'Blue Mosque in Jerusalem'handcrafts, hand painted, domestic items, furnishings -
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Memorabilia - Book Mark, 1980s
Handcrafted by a friend of the Donor, who also smocked baby bottles and little girl's dresses for Georges Department Store, Collins Street, Melbourne.Georges Department Store was a very exclusive and expensive store in Melbourne from the 1880s, and closing in 1995.Book Mark. Embroidered, 16cm x 5cm cream linen Hardanger.handcrafts, embroidery -
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Newspaper - Article, Heritage Buildings, 23/06/1999
Building our history. 3 Whitehorse properties included in the Whitehorse Council Heritage Overlay. Article in the Whitehorse Gazette.city of whitehorse, historic buildings & sites, residental development, commercial buildings, dulce domum blackburn road, blackburn, churchill street mont albert, robs cycles & sports, robinson, george, lewis, greg, cahill, bernadette, lewis family -
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Map, Laurel Grove, 1959
Plan of subdivision, part of Crown Portion 84, Lots 29, 30, 31 Kings Paddock subdivision, cnr Laurel Grove and Laburnum Street, Blackburn. Ref 2713, 6/2/1959.laurel grove, blackburn, laburnum street, land subdivision, kings paddock -
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Pamphlet, Wandinong Sanctuary, 1985
Wandinong Sanctuary: its origins, objectives and development prepared by the City of Nunawading Committee of Management for Wandinong Sanctuary, 1985. Includes information about the original owners, Mr & Mrs Hooke.wandinong sanctuary, parks and reserves, ronley street, blackburn, canterbury road, hooke, albert arthur, janet emily -
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Document, Emma Elizabeth Weston
Information from the notes of Nancy Leach re Emma Elizabeth Weston who sailed for Melbourne on the 'Charlotte Gladstone' on 9/9/1869.Information from the notes of Nancy Leach re Emma Elizabeth Weston who sailed for Melbourne on the 'Charlotte Gladstone' on 9/9/1869. She subsequently ran a bakery in Swanston street and later married Thomas Scott, Tinner and Galvanizer. They lived in Victoria street (now rooks Road) and had several children, one daughter being named Emma. Emma married Mr. Ottenbach who jumped ship from the German navy and they had a daughter, Christina who was a member of the Nunawading Historical society. Emma (Junior) worked at the Australian tesselated tile Co. in Mitcham and learnt art in order to design tiles.Information from the notes of Nancy Leach re Emma Elizabeth Weston who sailed for Melbourne on the 'Charlotte Gladstone' on 9/9/1869. weston, emma elizabeth;, scott, thomas, emma elizabeth, otterbach mr, otterbach, christina emma, australian tesselated tile co pty ltd, leach, nancy, pioneers -
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Pamphlet, Rosslyn Street, 1/11/1998
Auction brochure for a 4 bedroom house at 11 Rosslyn Street, Blackburn South, 12 December 1998. Agent, Stockdale & Leggo.rosslyn street, blackburn south, no 11., auctions -
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Document, 'My Recollections', 1996
Autobiography of Bill Andrade. covers each 10 years of his life from the twenties to the eighties. Bill Andrade is a local artist.andrade, bill;, rogalski, barbara, lavoni street, balmoral, n.s.w., jones, shirley, mitcham arts association -
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Document - Pamphlet, Review of special residential zone, 1973
City of Nunawading: review of special residential zone: seeking exemptions from residents on existing zone provisions 1973residential development, land use, city of nunawading, laburnum street, blackburn, the avenue, fuschia street, myrtle grove, linum street, acacia avenue, laurel grove, boongarry avenue, main street, gardiner street, blackburn road, jeffery street, naughton grove, special residential zone -
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document - Map, Melbourne Metro, 1978
Collection of reproductions issued by the Public Record Office in 1978. Comprises: Allotments in the Black Forest, 1857; Township of Dandenong, 1856; Township and suburban allotments, Gisborne, 1857; Storing Yard allotments near the Melbourne Wharf, 1854; Town lots near the Railway Terminus, Melbourne, 1863; Parish of Prahran, 1853; Township of Sandridge, 1855; Township of Sunbury, 1857; River Yarra Yarra at the Queens Wharf, 1860.victoria. public record office, black forest, victoria, dandenong, gisborne, melbourne wharf, railway terminus, spencer street, melbourne, prahran, sandridge, sunbury, queens wharf -
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Document, Certificate of Title, 1/06/1951
Certificate of Title Vol 7583 Fol 060, being Lot 72 on Plan of Subdivision No 6626, 50 Burnett Street, Mitcham, with Plan of Subdivision No 6626 including Burnett Street, Thomas Street, bordered by Cook Street and Cook Street and Whitehorse Road, Mitchamburnett street, mitcham, no 50, thomas street, cook road, whitehorse road -
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Article, The 70's make a comeback, 16/12/1998
Article in Domain Property Supplement to The Age, 16 December 1998. 'the 70's make a comeback' (Australian modern designs) and ' Design by cooperation (Fashion-Johnson Building Company).bindy street, blackburn south, no 2, fasham-johnson, houses -
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document - Pamphlet, Orion Street, Vermont, 1/11/1996
Pamphlet on the auction of a house in VermontBrick house for auction 23 November 1996Pamphlet on the auction of a house in Vermont auctions, orion street, vermont, no 13 -
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document - Map, Village of Burwood, 1892
Map on the village of Burwood.Village of Burwood : old name Ballyshanassy (with southern section of Nunawading). Area bounded by Chapman, Ireland and Evans Streets). Victorian Shire Map. co. 26 November 1892. Scale: 8 chains = 1 inch. The full map is reproduced in 'The History of Nunawading' by Niall Brennan, p. 62.Map on the village of Burwood.burwood, land settlement -
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article - Pamphlet, Street talk, 1/12/1989
Pamphlet on the closure of Nunawading North Neighbourhood centre and program for 1989.Closure of Nunawading North Neighbourhood Centre due to funding cutbacks. Programme of the house for 1989.Pamphlet on the closure of Nunawading North Neighbourhood centre and program for 1989.nunawading north community centre, mountainview road, nunawading, no 25, gillan, clare, slattery, paul, stewart, bruce, wakeman, lyn, anderson, judy -
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Newspaper - Article, Mural - Spencer St Station, 13/01/1978
Australia Day 1978 Melbourne had the biggest collection of historic vehicles seen in this country. There were electric and horse drawn trams, steam trains, veteran and vintage cars and even a fly past of old flying machines. Officially the occasion marked the unveiling of Harold Freeman's giant mural at Spencer Street Station depicting a century of transportation in Australia. Another paragraph refers to the horse trough referred to in E - C - 3 and research by Amy Bunker into the story of George Bills. It points out that the RSPCA emergency home in Burwood is the George Bills Rescue Centre.transport, freeman, harold, spencer street station, horse troughs, bills, george, royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, bunker, amy -
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Letter - Correspondence, Postal land - Blackburn, 1/06/1924
Letter from the Crown Solicitor to Edgar Erikson, orchardist, re compulsory acquisition of land for postal use. He was paid 264 pounds.land titles, eriksson, edgar, junction road, blackburn north, australia. crown solicitors office, johnston, louisa caroline, station street, box hill, post offices -
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Letter - Correspondence, Early Postal History, Blackburn, 2/08/1977
A letter from Australia Post to Robin Da Costa in answer to her queries regarding early postal history of Blackburn. It recommends various directories, publications and correspondence that would help her. Letter written by Derek Baker, historian.postal services, da costa, robin, minahan, james j., poyntz, henry, sinclair, p. j., railway road, blackburn, chapel street, bell, andrew, cage (miss), baker, derek n., blackburn post office -
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Newspaper - Scholars award newspaper cutting, An Historic cottage win, 1/09/1997 12:00:00 AM
Unearthing local heritage has won two Year 8 Korowa Anglican Girls School students the state finals in the 'Victorian Heritage' section of the National History Awards. Serrin Smyth and Georgina Blood submitted a video which was one of over 2000 entries from across Victoria. Their chosen subject was in the history challenge topic 'Civic Rights and Responsibilities in our History' was Blood's Cottage in Station Street, Box Hill. The cottage is now 144 years old and is the oldest surviving cottage in Box Hill. Keeping the cottage has, and will definitely have, an impact on society. Cutting from 'Whitehorse Post', 3 September 1997.smyth, serrin, blood, georgina, bloods cottage, box hill -
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Document - Article, Planning Notice, 21/12/1998 12:00:00 AM
Planning Notice concerning the Walker Estate in Mitcham. Amendment to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme could include protection of buildings of historical significance, proposed early in 1999. Includes map of area.maps, walker estate, mitcham road, mitcham, calcutta street, mitcham, delhi street, mitcham, agra street, mitcham, simla street, mitcham, benares street, mitcham, meerut street, mitcham, the strand, mitcham, percy street, mitcham, stanley grove, mitcham, bray, dawn -
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Pamphlet, Auction Notice, 1/02/1999
Notice of auction, 2 Queen Street, Blackburn, 20/2/99. 1900's weatherboard house.auctions, queen street, blackburn, no 2, r. g. woodard pty ltd -
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Legal record - Document, Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, 1987
Explanatory Statement of Amendment 500 to Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, including map of area (South of Blackburn Station). To be exhibited from 2 October 1987 to 22 December 1987.roads and streets, victoria. ministry for planning and environment, city of nunawading, south parade, blackburn, blackburn road, blackburn, main street, blackburn -
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Document - Correspondence, Anderson's Creek, 19/12/1874
Letter of resignation, 19 December 1854, from W. Bennett Hull to the Surveyor General regarding complaints about the supervision of Mr Hodgkinson, District Surveyor during survey of road to Anderson's Creek.hull, w. bennett, hodgkinson, clement, andersons creek, land surveys, roads and streets -
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Letter - Correspondence, Roads, 10/10/1867
Letter from S. Padgham to Road Board Engineer dated 10 October 1867 re representations by Mr Cook about location of road relating to Mr Cumming's land and Marshall's Gully.marshall's gully, roads and streets, cook, william, cummings, (mr), padgham, silas -
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Letter - Document, Roads, 1/04/1868
Letter to C. Hodgkinson, Assistant Commissioner of Lands Survey from William H. Watkins, Bailiff of Crown Lands, dated 1 April 1868 re alternative locations of road through Messrs Cook or Cummings land in Nunawading.marshall's gully, cook, william, cumming (mr), watkins, william h, hodgkinson, clement, roads and streets -
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Letter - Correspondence, Roads, n.d
Request from 'Residents of Ringwood' to President of Board of Lands & Works, the Hon. Mr Casey for provision of a road alternative to 'Blood's Hill ' route. Signed by J. M. Setford and others. n.d.roads and streets, setford, j.m., ringwood, clements, a.b., blazey, w.r., parr, william, maggs, joseph, morriss, james, burge, william, holmes, william, hatfield, h., leach, g.w. -
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Document, Eastern Corridor Study, 9/10/1975
Bulletin, Eastern Corridor Study (Combining Koonung and Ringwood Studies) issued by the study consultants, Alan M. Voorhees & Partners P/L, Bulletin No 3, 9 October 1975: Routes 'A', 'B' and 'E' - Ringwood Sector, Lines of minimum impact.eastern freeway, alan m. voorhees & partners p/l, roads and streets, freeways, ringwood, mitcham -
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Newspaper, This week down Main Street, 1/06/1957 12:00:00 AM
Eastern Times Newspaper dated 13 June 1957.eastern times, advertising