part of the Richard Carter CollectionCollection of 16 books from the Office of the Valuer general with data and analysis of property values in Victoria by City and by Shire. With maps of local government. 1988-1994 A4 in size reducing to a slightly smaller size 1996-2006. Originals not kept - only scanned pages of City of Ringwood and Maroondah City Council PDFed. 2008 is in PDF format only. Refer to Victorian Government websites (www.land.vic.gov.au, www.consumer.vic.gov.au and others for Excel downloads and further details.

An article from the Sunday Age listing the value of properties all over Melbourne as at 16/8/1998houses, property values, blackburn, box hill, nunawading, vermont, mitcham

Voters Roll for the City of Bendigo Darling Ward for the year ending 11th August 1948. 44 pages with Names, residence, occupation.bendigo, hospital, voters, bendigo residents, property values.

Report on rises in the property market from 2012-2013 in the Diamond Valley area.News clipping, black and red text.property values, greensborough, real estate

Councils use property values to calculate how much each property owner pays in rates. This can give us some insight to property values within the municipalities. Receipts have been recorded by Receipt No, Date, Name and Riding. The subdivisions at that time which which were proclaimed by Order-in-Council on 22nd May 1917, were North Riding, Moorabbin Riding, Cheltenham Riding, and South Riding.Brown suede and Black linen bound book with Rates Cash Book Moorabbin Shire in gold text along the spinePrinted on white rectangular sticker in black ink: ARNALL & JACKSON/ Engravers and Lithographers/ PRINTERS/ and/ MANUFACTURING STATIONERS/ 478 Collins Street/ MELBOURNE/ No.B 33325 / 2/10/18 rates, ridings, moorabbin, municipality

Councils use property values to calculate how much each property owner pays in rates. This can give us some insight to property values within the municipalities. Receipts have been recorded by Receipt No, Date, Name and Riding. The subdivisions at that time which were proclaimed by Order-in-Council on 22nd May 1917, were North Riding, Moorabbin Riding, Cheltenham Riding, and South Riding.Brown suede and Black linen bound book with Rates Cash Book Moorabbin Shire in gold text along the spinePrinted on white rectangular sticker in black ink: ARNALL & JACKSON/ Engravers and Lithographers/ PRINTERS/ and/ MANUFACTURING STATIONERS/ 478 Collins Street/ MELBOURNE/ No.B 27676 / 1/8/19rates, ridings, moorabbin, municipality

This is an 1877 document, the Letters of Administration in connection with the will and probate of William Ellis, a veterinary surgeon from Wimmera Street, Stawell. He died after an altercation with W. Richards, the landlord of the Post Office Hotel, where he was knocked against the wall of the verandah of the hotel. He left a small estate, with his property valued at under £107. This document is only of interest in that it came from the former legal offices of Mackay Taylor in Kepler Street, Warrnambool. It originally came from Thomas Goodall, a legal clerk in the office of lawyer Ernest Chambers who passed it on to George Mackay, the lawyer in the forerunner firm of Mackay Taylor where it remained until the firm of Mackay Taylor ceased to exist and the buildings were cleaned out. This is a piece of parchment folded and sealed at the bottom edge with a seal of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria. The material in the document is handwritten in black ink. The document is stained and part of it is torn and missing. ‘In the Estate of William Ellis, late of Stawell, deceased, Letters of Administration, 16/8/77, Matthew W. Taylor, Proctor, Stawell’. william ellis,, stawell, warrnambool

Valuation of land, North East corner of Canterbury and Middleborough Roads, part of C.A. Parish of Nunawading, 44 acres, weatherboard house on property and outbuildings. Value 5,400 pounds.Valuation of land, North East corner of Canterbury and Middleborough Roads, part of C.A. Parish of Nunawading, land values, ellingworth, john roger, middleborough road, blackburn, canterbury road

Four pages of information on the Birds/Carshalton Gold Mining poposed development by Bendigo Mining N.L.. 1. Summary of land use planning impact study, Birds/Carshalton Gold Mining Project. On top of page: ' KLM Planning Consultants, Summary Bendigo Mining NL - Birds/Carshalton Project. 2. South Birds/Carshalton Gold Mines, summary of environmental noise and vibration impacts. On top of page: Watson Moss Growcott Acoustics Pty Ltd. 3. Proposed Birds South/Carshalton Gold Mining Project, Summary of Social Impact Assessment. 4. Birds/Carshalton project - economic benefits, tourism benefits, public sector externalities, effect on property values and recommendation. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, mining proposal, dust supression, carshalton mine, williams united mine, birds reef

Government notice of entitlement to compensation for war damage, under the National Security (War Damage to Property) Regulations, from 1 January 1942, and an instruction not to seek compensation until instructed. The War Damage Commission was established under Commonwealth national security legislation to pay compensation for direct war damage. It collected money from local councils through a levy based on property values. Payments were not generally to be made until after the war ended.White paper, discoloured with age, printed in blackwar damage commission

Letter from Public Trustee about inspection of land at Schwerkolt Cottage which had fallen into disrepair. Value of property was 430 pounds.land values, schwerkolt cottage, burns, a.r., public trustee, deep creek road, mitcham

This is the probate and will of John Hannon of the Anakies. John Hannon died in March 1874. Anakie is a small town between Geelong and Bacchus Marsh and the Anakies are three small hills in the nearby Brisbane Ranges National Park. Nothing is known of John Bannon except for the details in the will and probate. He was unable to read and write, signing his will with a cross and he was a small handholder having property valued at under £300. He left his estate to his wife Johanna and her family. The probate document is signed by R.W. Pohlman, Acting Master in EquityThis document is only of interest in that it came from a local Warrnambool legal office in Kepler Street. It originally came from Thomas Goodall, a legal clerk in the office of lawyer Ernest Chambers who passed it on to George Mackay, the lawyer in the forerunner firm of the legal firm of Mackay Taylor. The document came the buildings that previously housed the firm of Mackay Taylor. This is a piece of parchment folded in two and joined at the fold by a piece of green ribbon to which is attached a government seal (Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria). The parchment is much discoloured and the seal is torn. The contents are handwritten in black ink. ‘Probate on the will of John Hannon, late of the Anakies, in the colony of Victoria, Farmer, deceased’john bannon, anakies, warrnambool

Newspaper article outlining RSPCA plans to sell 5 or 6 acres of its East Burwood property at market value to help fund the new veterinary clinic and hospital. The sum required to build the new hospital and clinic is $4 million. RSPCA plans to sell 5 or 6 acres of its East Burwood property at market value to help fund the new veterinary clinic and hospital. royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, burwood east, barber, peter, veterinary services, land sales

The Department of Defence is considering opening Fortuna Villa for public inspection before vacating the property, likely in September or October, as part of community consultation. The City of Greater Bendigo and the Brumby Government will have the first opportunity to bid on the property before it is offered on the open market. There is significant uncertainty about the property's value, with multiple valuation methods resulting in differences of millions of dollars. After the Defence Department vacates, the property will be assessed by heritage experts, architects, surveyors, and engineers to determine necessary work for sale readiness.The Defence Department will conduct an audit and coordinate with the local council before finalizing sale preparations. The Villa Fortuna Action Group is actively monitoring the process and engaging with the community, emphasizing that progress is slow but ongoing.Maggie Maguire, CEO of Abbotsford Convent Foundation, spoke at a public meeting, drawing parallels between the efforts to preserve Villa Fortuna and similar heritage battles in Melbourne.Fortuna Article - "Villa May Open to the Public" - The Bendigo Miner Thursday Jul 10 2008 - Author Nino Bucci, photos Nick McGrath This item contains the following: 11217.12a Colour Photo of Maggie Maguire at the Villa Fortuna Action Group public meeting 11217.12b Colour Photo of the Villa 11217.12c Part of page - Villa may Open to the Publicnon-fictionbendigo, fortuna, george lansell, villa fortuna action group public meeting, maggie maquire

Bendigo Advertiser article 14th March, 2000, , titled 'Litigation dropped, Miner, claimants reach settlement', describes the court case taken against Perseverance Mining by eleven claimant couples. The case was dropped and settled when Perseverance acquired 10 of the claimants properties 'at values agreed by property valuers and will provide relocation expenses of $5000 per couple', John Kelly, the Managing Director of Perseverance Mining said claimants had undertaken 'not to be involved in any further court proceedings or campaigns against the company'. gold mining, bendigo, fosterville, perseverance gold mine, john kelly, slater and gordon

Photocopied extract on ‘The Howitt Family of Barragunda’ from ‘Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina’ includes black photos of family. Handwritten family tree – source unknown. Two handwritten foolscap sheets with extracts from Caulfield Rate Books, 1857-1891 where Howitt is listed as owner of properties, records tenants, addresses, size of property and value. Typewritten notes on the biography of Dr. Godfrey Howitt, outlines qualifications, endowments, interest, membership, no map included – it says Foot Survey Map. Howitt, Alfred William, typed and handwritten notes, references to house. Notes on publications written by Howitts, and the roles they undertook.bakewell, millman william, howitt godfrey dr., howitt john henry, howitt richard, howitt phoebe, mrs. nee godfrey bakwell, howitt william, howitt edward, howitt charles ernest, howitt edith mary, howitt alfred william, burke and wills expedition, king john, ‘rosemont’ kooyong rd, melbourne university, pioneer, botanist, naturalist, squatters, doctors, crotonhurst rd, caulfield, kooyong rd west, balaclava rd west, eyre rd, hume rd, howitt thomas, tantum phoebe, boothby benjamin judge, botham mary, millman william, mcwilliams robert, blake arthur palmer, grice james, spretchley edward, mcnaughton goerge, campbell john a., serle w.h., howitt mary, mickle royal society of victoria, st. mary’s church of england caulfield, stables, slab huts, police magistrate, authors

After going to a Revision Court where the voters' rolls had been revised and certified correct every voter on the Shire of Otway register was listed with his or her surname, christian names, residence or post town, nature of calling or occupation, situation and description of property, the yearly value, and the number of votes to which the incumbent was entitled. It included both local residents and residents from other municipalities who owned allotments in the Shire of Otway entitled to vote in Shire of Otway elections.Typescript. Shire of Otway, Voters' Roll for the East (a), Central (b), West (c) and Apollo Bay [comprising a portion of the Parish of Krambruk] (d) Ridings, made in the year 1963. Certified for each riding that it "has been revised and is correct", signed by W.H. Tann, Chairman of Revision Court, 23rd July, 1963.Variously underlined, marked, and written on the verso.shire; otway; voter roll;

These documents concern the property in South Warrnambool, Jetty Allotment 7, Section 4. They include a search made of the title of this property in 1937 and information on later purchasers of the property. The first owner of this property was James Cust who purchased it in April 1853. James Cust (1815-1860) came from Ireland to Australia in 1841. From 1847 on he farmed first at Woodford and then moved into Warrnambool and began land speculating.. In 1856 his property was valued at £20,000 but by 1858 he was declared insolvent following the insolvency of his financial backer, William Bateman and his properties were sold. He died in 1860 following an accident at a Ballarat gold mine. Other notable Warrnambool identities who owned this property on Pertobe Road included Thomas King, Christopher Beattie, Thomas Goodall, William McMahon and Alan Lane.These documents are of interest as they detail the history of a property in Warrnambool up to the 1960s. They are also an example of the type of property once owned by James Cust, an important early land speculator in Warrnambool. These are nine loose sheets of paper concerning a legal search made of a block of land in Warrnambool and later documents on the same property The papers contain handwriting in blue and black ink and pencil and one red stamp. One of the pages is an invoice for the charge made for the search.‘Searched 25/5/37 W.D. Richardson Titles Searcher 418 Little Collins Street Melbourne C1’james cust,, history of warrnambool

This document shows that Mary Irwin of Peterborough, Victoria, died in April 1892 without making a will and the Letters of Administration were granted to her husband, William Irwin. However he died in 1901 without having fully administered Mary Irwin’s estate. In turn the estate administration was passed over to Charles McGillivray of Peterborough and one of Mary Irwin’s sons, William Irwin, residing in New Zealand. This document was drawn up in 1907, fifteen years after Mary Irwin’s death. She left property to the value of £100. No other details on Mary Irwin are available. Tait collection: item 11 of 62This document is of interest because it was drawn up by a local Warrnambool solicitor, Ernest Chamber. He had a practice in Kepler Street, Warrnambool with the known dates, 1897 to 1910, with other offices in Koroit and Port Fairy during the same time. His manager in Warrnambool was Thomas Goodall who appears to have passed this document on to lawyers continuing on in the Kepler Street premises until it was found in the building once used by the legal business of Mackay Taylor.This is a piece of parchment paper folded in two and written on the back and front in brown-coloured ink (perhaps originally black). There is a seal of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria attached with a green ribbon and three red stamps of the Master in Equity in the Supreme Court. Apart from some yellow staining the document is in good condition.‘In the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Probate Jurisdiction in the unadministered Estate of Mary Jane Irwin, late of Peterborough in the County of Heytesbury in the State of Victoria, married woman, deceased intestate, Letters of Administration, de bonis non. I certify there is no duty or fee payable on these Letters of Administration, Dated 8th day of November 1907, Officer under Sec. 96 Act.1060, Extracted by E.J.W.Chambers, Proctor, Warrnambool’mary irwin, solicitor, warrnambool, peterborough, ernest chambers