A glossy information booklet for visitors to the Gippsland Lakes, with short articles on the history of Lakes Entrance, Metung, paynesville and Bairnsdale to complement well produced photographsTo Vera, I appreciated your assistance and generous personality. Helen Mac Cubbin 19.12.90directories

A booklet written to commemmorate the work of the Buchan Victoria Red Cross Unit from 1917 to 1998, particularly from 1958 to 1998 illustrated with photographic reproduction.emergency services, volunteering, welfare services

Environment effects statement, Supplementary Report on the proposed Storth Ryes, Metung, Victoria, residential and resort development on the Gippsland Lakes. Includes concept plans and sketches.land settlement, commercial development

A description of the terrain flora fauna management and recommended management of Victorias Alpine region, produced by the Australian Conservation Foundation. Indexedtopography, natural history, vegetation

A descriptive account with illustrations of twenty Victorian historical places nineteen of which were classification by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Stories of the people associated with the buildings gives insight into the early developmenarchitecture, heritage

A booklet recording some historical events in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia area, particularly Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale and Sale. These articles first appeared in 'Moe Star' between October and December, 1948.settlers, transport, agriculture, ships and shipping

An affectionate portrait of the town of Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria, and its people.explorers, township

The third (1983) report by the Standing Consultative Committee on River Improvement, giving an overall review of the state of the rivers of Victoria and the Murray. The subject is covered from the catchment to usage, pollution and drainage. Includes caswaterways, water supply, water pollution

The Murray-Darling basin river system - called the rivers of life. Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. 32,000 Kms. along the system.waterways, catchments, natural disasters, bridges, commerce, land settlement

A joint guide to records about Aboriginal people in the Public Record Office of Victoria and the Australian Archives Victorian Regional Office. Detailed Indexed and Bibliographyaboriginals

A short life history of one Hector Valentine James Hanson who lived and worked in the eastern states of Australia, particularly Mornington Peninsula Victoria. Contains sketch maps and photographsgenealogy

A history of the postal services in Victoria, Australia, presenting the changes over the 150 years up to Victoria's Sesquicentenary, 1984.postal services, communications

Personal records of twenty-six residents of East Gippsland, Victoria, captured in print and photographs. Lives and legends from a vanishing breed of people that have helped shape the fact of Australia.settlers, agriculture, aboriginals

Account of the Royal Commission findings from the Esso gas plant explosion in 1998 at Longford Victoria and the OHS trial held in Supreme Court Melbourne, where various legal aspects were examined. Indexedindustrial, public utilities

A fictional account of the settling of the Providence Ponds area of Gippsland, Victoria, based on factual events.settlers, history

A booklet with tourist information on the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, and environs. Illustrated with colour photographs. Also contains a short history of the Lakes entrance.tourism, township, waterways

A comprehensive study of black and brown coal mining in Victoria, from earliest discovery of coal deposits in Australia, to the vast coal fields of the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, where extraction is by open cut engineering.engineering, mines and mining

List of school enrolments from eight small schools which became Boisdale Consolidated also total enrolments to 2001 Boisdale Victoriaschools, students

Folder of newspaper cuttings and leaflets which record the involvement of Tambo Historical Society in australia Day celebrations at Nyerimilang Park until venue changed to Lakes Entrance Victoriacelebrations

A promotional booklet describing the paper production of Maryvale Mill Morwell Victoriaforest, paper making industry

Comprehensive account of the trading boats which were powered by either stem or motor between 1858 to late 1980s on the Gippsland Lakes VictoriaThis book is dedicated to all those hardy mariners who blazed their trail across the waters of the Gippsland Lakesboats and boating, tourism, trades

Newspaper articles rlerant to the history, extracted mainly from Our Province in the making Pictorial Standard 1960 and the History of Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, history

A facsimile of volumes 1 and 2 of the picturesque atlas of Australia 1888 including short account of Australia as a penal settlement and establishment of separate states Victoriasettlement, exploration, australia

A facsimile edition of pages devoted to Australia appearing in Cassells Picturesque Australia Victoriahistory, exploration, mines and mining, agriculture

A short account of some of the tramlines constructed to access the mountain forests for the timber required as building material in the rapidly expanding cities and towns of Victoria. These trainlines serviced isolated sawmilling communities from c. thetransport, timber industry

A magazine reporting on the activities of staff and students of Bairnsdale Technical School contains names of staff school council Bairnsdale Victoriaschools

Also a second identical copy damaged 05390.1Sepia toned postcard of early style Australian country home double front with verandah and skillion on side with picket fence, family posed on verandah dressed in best clothes Tambo Upper VictoriaRiversleigh Tambo Upperpostal services

Coloured lithographic postcard showing small clearing in bush, bark barn, paling fence, three cattle and one man, small building among trees in Gippsland VictoriaNear Lake Tyersagriculture, machinery

Also another lithographic postcard with inscription In the Gippsland Bush 05046.2 14.5 x 19 cmColoureed lithographic postcard showing men hop picking near Bairnsdale Victoriasettlers, agriculture

Also a second black and white photograph taken at same event 05104.1Black and white enlarged photograph of Doug Coole and Edith Juillerat and Ann Canterbury representing Lakes Tyers Beach community group entrants in 1995 Keep Australia Beautiful competition Lake Tyers Beach Victoriatourism, buildings