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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: 7 POSTCARDS, 1903 - 08
... Morleys Flat... Billie Burke (actress), (d) Morleys Flat, Fernshaw (forest scene... Burke Morleys Flat Fernshaw Harvest Time Mabel Love Daisy Seven ...Seven assorted postcards with various themes : (a) Hand tinted photo of an unknown actress, (b) National Memorial, Adelaide to South Australians who fell in the Boer war, (c) Miss Billie Burke (actress), (d) Morleys Flat, Fernshaw (forest scene), (e) Harvest Time, (f) Miss Mabel Love , (g) The recipient's niece, Daisy.postcard, various themes, national memorial, adelaide, boer war, billie burke, morleys flat, fernshaw, harvest time, mabel love, daisy -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photographs, 1890s
Peter Cameron, came to Orbost in 1885, at the age of 69, having sold his farm at Geelong. Peter bought the property ―Glen Avon from a Mr Street. The home was situated at the bottom of the paddock, near the corner of Morley and Livingstone streets. The farm stretched from Tennyson Street to the end of Snaggers Lane and along the river frontage to “Carinya” Cameron Home. In the Gippsland Times on Wednesday. 2 Jul 1890 on Page 3 is an article titled "THE SNOWY RIVER CALAMITY" which describes an ".unexpectedly sudden rush of water down the flats..... the terrified people commenced to remove their stock from the land and the work of saving property was continued all day ............ many head of cattle were washed away.......The river road, for its entire length, is obliterated, and the approaches to the bridge at Watt's Gulch are gone, with the enormous volume of flood water," These photographs are pictorial records of a significant event in the history of Orbost. There are few personal records of the very early floods.Three black / white photographs of wooden buildings with flood water in foreground. There are post and rail fences. 3193.2 has been taken from a distance.on back -" "Glenavon east of Lagoon 1897 Feb"floods-orbost-1890s glenavon-orbost -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Elizabeth Street, 30, Elsternwick, formerly Trengrove
A one page article from the Southern Cross newspaper, dated 09/12/1998, on page 12, for the auction of the mansion at 30 Elizabeth Street. The article includes a brief history of the occupancy of the building, a description of the property and the interior plan and three colour photographs (168mm x 121mm; 59mm x 78mm; 58mm x 73mm) taken by Maurice Grant-Drew.rippon lea estate, elizabeth street, elsternwick, sargood fredericl sir, bent thomas, hannon s j mrs, georgian revival style, gardens, architectural features, walling edna, flats, house names, talbot birner morley, trengrove, architectural styles, grant-drew maurice -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: WESTERN MINING CORPORATION TO J. MORLEY, DEPT OF CONSERVATION, FORESTS AND LANDS
Letter, 8th March 1984, from R.W. Wittmann, Western Mining Corporation Exploration Division, Bendigo Office to J. Morley, District Forester, Dept of Conservation, Forests and Land, Bendigo re exploratory drilling, Spring Gully. Western Mining has applied to the Shire of Strathfieldsaye for a Town Planning Permit for an exploratory drilling program on the Carshalton line, west of the Spring Gully Reservoir. Seeking confirmation that 'your Department's approval of our exploratory drilling program in that area is not required.' Attached map shows proposed drilling areas.bendigo, gold mining, drilling proposals, bendigo, western mining corporation, shire of strathfieldsaye, drilling exploration, r.w. wittmann