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Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper Clipping - Digital Image, 2000 [pounds] for public open space 1965, 05/11/1965
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... greensborough melbourne and metropolitan board of works plenty river ...In 1965, the Board of Works advised Eltham Council that it had purchased 1 1/2 acres of land adjoining the Plenty River off Para Road zoned for public open space and offered the land to Council.An example of developments in the Greensborough area during the 1960sNews clipping, black and white text.shire of diamond valley, para road greensborough, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, plenty river, shire of eltham -
Greensborough Historical SocietySlide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Plenty Gorge sign: Slide 50, 1990s
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... and metropolitan board of works No maker's marks. No caption on slide ...Photograph shows a sign accusing MMBW of taking land for mega park - Plenty Gorge ParkPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty gorge metropolitan park, plenty gorge, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Greensborough Historical SocietySlide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Gorge Road sign: Slide 55, 1990s
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... gorge plenty gorge metropolitan park melbourne and metropolitan ...Photograph shows house with anti-Plenty Gorge Park sign, Gorge Road South MorangPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty gorge, plenty gorge metropolitan park, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Greensborough Historical SocietySlide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Sign - Gorge Road: Slide 76, 1990s
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... gorge plenty gorge metropolitan park melbourne and metropolitan ...Photograph shows an anti- Plenty Gorge Park sign in Gorge Road South MorangPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.plenty gorge, plenty gorge metropolitan park, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyBook, Margaret Bride et al, The Borough and Its People, 2013
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Arts and Entertainment ...The Borough and Its People. 1839 -1939 Port Melbourne Book with blue front cover and narrow band of 5 photos 3to 5 cms from top. Back cover similar in layout plus description of book's theme and contents . PMHPS logo and Port Phillip Council logo on back cover.australian aborigines, built environment, armed services, maritime, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, arts and entertainment, piers and wharves, transport, natural environment, transport - aviation and aerodrome, advertising, built environment - commercial, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, religion, industry, engineering, education, families, garden city, sandridge lagoon, politics, sport, margaret bride nee polson, graham bride -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Robert La Nauze, Engineer to marvellous Melbourne - The Life and Times of William Thwaites, 2011
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works MMBW All England Eleven ...Engineer to marvellous melbourne - The Life and Times of William Thwaites Second edition by Robert D LA NAUZE (signed). Paperback produced by Melbourne Water to tell the story of the extraordinary young engineer who oversaw the sewering of Melbourne in the 1880s and 90s. Chrome yellow with sepia photo of aquaduct project 1890sSigned by author on title page. Archival PMHPS Stamp 1st page, also donor name in inkengineering - board of works, built environment - civic, william thwaites, george thwaites snr, elizabeth thwaites, george thwaites jnr, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mmbw, all england eleven hotel, robert d la nauze -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyBooklet, Melbourne and Metropoltan Board of Works, Once Upon a Time ... An M.M.B.W. Picture Story, 1950
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... and metropolitan board of works "Once Upon a Time ... An MMBW Picture Story ..."Once Upon a Time ... An MMBW Picture Story" Small oblong booklet. Front cover red banner title and B&W photo of the All England Eleven Hotel. Describes history of Melbourne's sewerage systemutilities - sewerage, engineering - board of works, armed services - air force, built environment - commercial, hotels, all england eleven hotel, mmbw, werribee metropolitan farm, pier hotel, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - Alan Mathews and family, 7 Jul 1964
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Mathews Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works MMBW Six folders ...The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Documents relating to the purchase of residence on Howe Parade. Building and contents Insurance from Scottish Union and National insurance Co for 395 Howe parade. (Note the changed address.)built environment - domestic, banking, utilities - water, alan mathews, j e mathews, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mmbw -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyMap - Plan of Melbourne, 1855
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Environment Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Framed copy ...Framed copy of 1855 "Plan of Melbourne and its suburbs". Black frame. Some writing can be seen on left hand side of print.built environment, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1933
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Princes Street Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Lasercopy ...Thought to be MMBW works on the main Princes Street pipeline. The 'original', which appears to be a framed, sepia original, is actually screened, so has appeared in a publication at some point. It belonged to Beryl nee BROWN, whose father 'Gus' BROWN is one of the workers. Lasercopy from photo loaned for copying and later donated (item 799.01), then digitally restored (item 799.02), of workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, 1933.sydney "gus" brown, mmbw, engineering - canals and drainage, princes street, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - Wharves and Fisherman's Bend, MMBW, 17 Jan 1894
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Fishermans Bend pencil ...MMBW plan of Number 9 Wharf Area and Fisherman's Bend, 1894pencil writing addedmmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, fishermans bend -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - Yarra River, Saltwater River and Coode's Canal, 1935
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... melbourne a w walker melbourne and metropolitan board of works mmbw ...Plan No.7. Yarra River, Saltwater River, Coode's Canal area 1935.Signed Walker A.W.melbourne, a w walker, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mmbw -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Board of Works planning reports, 1950s - 1960s
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Folder contaoning Board ...Folder contaoning Board of Works planning reports etc. Circa late 1950s to mid 1960smmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Drainage, 50 Beach Street, Port Melbourne, 18 Jan 1899
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works F T WARREN Photocopies (2 ...Photocopies (2) of black / white plan of drainage for Mr Warren, 50 Beach Street Port Melbournemmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, f t warren -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Correspondence, E C CROCKFORD, Town Clerk, Port Melbourne Council, Edward C Crockford, Town Clerk, 1895 - 1896
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... CROCKFORD Town Clerks MMBW Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works ...Letterbook of correspondence generated by Town Clerk of Port Melbourne, E.C. CROCKFORD, 1895 -1896local government - town of port melbourne, sandridge lagoon, edward c crockford, town clerks, mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Melbourne Metro Planning Scheme 1954, 1954
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Brown, covered book ...Brown, covered book of Melbourne Metro Planning Scheme, 1954 reportmmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Port Melbourne, MMBW, 1987
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Engineering - Canals and Drainage MMBW Melbourne and Metropolitan ...Very large MMBW plan of Port Melbourne 1987 made up of several sections taped together; drains indicated in blackPMH&PS stamp on backengineering - canals and drainage, mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Renewal of storm water drain, Esplanade West, Port Melbourne, Janet Bolitho, Jul 2002
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Drain Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Five coloured ...Five coloured photographs of renewal of storm water drain Esplanade West. .01 Esplanade East Street sign .02 Digging .03 Putting in pipe .04 large casing on end of crane .05 Workersbuilt environment - civic, engineering - canals and drainage, natural environment, sandridge lagoon, esplanade east, hmas lonsdale, stormwater drain, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Peace pipe at pottery pow-wow, 1971
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Mitcham melbourne Geal Bros Melbourne and Metropolitan Board ...Article on talks between Geal Bros., Springvale Road potters, Nunawading Council, residents and the Board of Works regarding noise, pollution and traffic problems arising from their operations.Article on talks between Geal Bros., Springvale Road potters, Nunawading Council, residents and the Board of Works regarding noise, pollution and traffic problems arising from their operations.Article on talks between Geal Bros., Springvale Road potters, Nunawading Council, residents and the Board of Works regarding noise, pollution and traffic problems arising from their operations.geal bros, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, city of nunawading, springvale road, forest hill, potteries -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Heatherdale Estate, Ringwood, 1919
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... road mitcham melbourne and metropolitan board of works peers ...Brochure advertising 52 lots, Heatherdale Estate, Ringwood (now Mitcham) to be auctioned September 1919.Brochure advertising 52 lots, Heatherdale Estate, Ringwood (now Mitcham) to be auctioned September 1919. Station Street on the plan is now Victory Street and a Railway Avenue is shown which does not now exist.Brochure advertising 52 lots, Heatherdale Estate, Ringwood (now Mitcham) to be auctioned September 1919.land subdivision, heatherdale estate, whitehorse road, mitcham, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, peers, w.h., coane, j.m., h.e., knight & harwood, godbehear & co, haynes, sydney t, walter street, witt street, victory street, purches, frederick walter -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Water supply, 1927
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Orchards Water supply Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works ...Agreement between five orchardists for watger supply.Agreement between five orchardists to obtain and construct a private water supply to their orchards. Gordon Rennick, solicitor.Agreement between five orchardists for watger supply.toogood, charles rupert, gill, charles gilyard, pearce, edward h, lawford, thomas, lawford, victor, orchards, water supply, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, rennick, gordon, springfield road, blackburn -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Board agrees to Mitcham plan, 1962
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... melbourne and metropolitan board of works mitcham chamber ...The Board of Works has agreed to Mitcham's proposal that the whole Mitcham Junior School area eventually should become a shopping car park.The Board of Works has agreed to Mitcham's proposal that the whole Mitcham Junior School area eventually should become a shopping car park. Mitcham's long range plan is to get the Education Department to agree to move the school to another site. This proposal first originated through Mitcham Chamber of Commerce, has already been before the State Government and the Education Department. The M.M.B.W. said it would not favour re-zoning to the east of Mitcham Road.The Board of Works has agreed to Mitcham's proposal that the whole Mitcham Junior School area eventually should become a shopping car park.shopping centres, mitcham shopping centre, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mitcham chamber of commerce -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, My Memories of George Skewes, 1999
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Supply Commission Keage Beryl Colville Melbourne and Metropolitan ...Memories of George Skewes by Ted Arrowsmith who knew him over a period of 45 years, and a letter from George's son, Eric outlining his father's history from 1897 - 1989. This history is in the Archives of both Christ Church, Mitcham and Nunawading Historical Society. With photo of George and Beryl Skewes.skewes, clarence george, arrowsmith, ted, toc h mitcham branch, clayton, 'tubby', rev, christ church, anglican church, mitcham, nunawading historical society, state rivers and water supply commission, keage, beryl colville, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, skewes, eric william, skewes, coryl isobel, skewes, luke, skewes, beryl -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Historic building reduced to rubble, 1988
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Andrew Tate Sherryn Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works ...An old homestead which belonged to the Mullens family for 5 generations.An old homestead which belonged to the Mullens family for 5 generations has been demolished by the Board of Works who now own the land. the Board demolished the house because it was a fire hazard.An old homestead which belonged to the Mullens family for 5 generations.burwood highway, vermont south, springvale road, vermont south, mullens, hugh, mullens, mary, mullens, elma, ellerton, andrew, tate, sherryn, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Pamphlet, A Historical survey of Melbourne's water supply, 1942
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works.... Mitcham melbourne water supply melbourne and metropolitan board ...Based on an address by J.C. Jessop, 8 May 1942. With plan of Melbourne's water supply system.Based on an address by J.C. Jessop, 8 May 1942. With plan of Melbourne's water supply system.Based on an address by J.C. Jessop, 8 May 1942. With plan of Melbourne's water supply system.water supply, melbourne and metropolitan board of works., blackburn, james, hodgkinson, clement, oldham, t -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Victoria's Water Resources
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... resources and water supply melbourne and metropolitan board of works ...Pamphlet by Ministry of Water Resources and Water Supply for Use Water Wisely Campaign.Pamphlet by Ministry of Water Resources and Water Supply for Use Water Wisely Campaign.Pamphlet by Ministry of Water Resources and Water Supply for Use Water Wisely Campaign.water supply, victoria. ministry of water resources and water supply, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, state rivers and water supply commission -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Melbourne's water; a community problem, 1968
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... Mitcham melbourne water supply melbourne and metropolitan board ...Collection of papers relating to Melbourne's future water needs by Leigh Blackburn with map extractsCollection of papers relating to Melbourne's future water needs by Leigh Blackburn with map extracts defining the area the author considers the most suitable for the development of future water resources and the dangers of the Lower Yarra Dam proposals.Collection of papers relating to Melbourne's future water needs by Leigh Blackburn with map extracts water supply, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, state rivers and water supply commission, lower yarra dam -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Schwerkolt Cottage sale, 1963-1964
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Housing Commission ...Correspondence and other documents relating to sale of Schwerkolt Cottage by C. C. V. Schwerkolt as Attorney for Mary Jackschowsky in 1964.Correspondence and other documents relating to sale of Schwerkolt Cottage by C. C. V. Schwerkolt as Attorney for Mary Jackschowsky in 1964. List with documentsCorrespondence and other documents relating to sale of Schwerkolt Cottage by C. C. V. Schwerkolt as Attorney for Mary Jackschowsky in 1964.c. e. carter and son, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, housing commission victoria, city of nunawading, schwerkolt, charles clarence victor, schwerkolt cottage, jackschowsky, mary elizabeth, o'donnell, e. k. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Land Title, Moffatt land, 1907
... Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works... Arthur Vernon Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Moffatt ...Certificate of Title Vol. 3247 Fol. 346.Certificate of Title Vol. 3247 Fol. 346, 9 acres, 25 perches, Mahonys Road Burwood, 19 November 1907. Incl. transfers to MMBW 4 August 1926 and Arthur Vernon Moffatt 30 October 1934 by William James MoffattCertificate of Title Vol. 3247 Fol. 346.moffatt, arthur vernon, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, moffatt, william james, mahoneys road burwood east -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Blackburn Lake, 1932 - 1985
... melbourne and metropolitan board of works... association hunt a melbourne and metropolitan board of works lane ...Collection of documents showing history of Blackburn Lake Sanctuary including hand written notes, council minutes, letters, reports, pamphlets, period covered 1932 - 1985.city of nunawading, blackburn lake sanctuary, adult deaf and dumb society, weber (mrs), blackburn progress association, hunt, a, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, lane, terry, camberwell grammar school, goble, dorothy ., environment
